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wícnian

(v.)
Grammar
wícnian, p. ode
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To perform an office (wíce), to serve, minister Se geatweard, gif hé fultumes behófige, sý him gingra bróðor betǽht, ðe him mid wícnige, R. Ben. 127, 3. Sum æðelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann módigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum ðingum

Linked entry: wíce

wrótan

(v.)
Grammar
wrótan, p. wreót

To turn up with the snoutroot up

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To turn up with the snout, root up Wrótu subigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 64. Ic wróte subigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6 ; Zup. 176, 12. Hine útan of wuda eoferas wrótaþ exterminavit eam (vineam) apfir de sylva, Ps. Th. 79, 13. Swín on bócwuda wrótende, Exon. Th. 428

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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A blowing or swelling up, inflation Sió ábláwung on ðǽre lifre, Lch. ii. 204, 17, 23 : 206, 1 : 248, 5. Sió áþenung ðæs magan and sió ábláwunge hǽto, 192, 17. Sealf gód wið swelcre ábláwunge ( quinsy ), 48, 11. Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð

wundor-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-weorc, es; n.

A wondrous worka miracle

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A wondrous work, a miracle Hé (Christ) óðerra unrím cýðde wundorworca, Andr. Kmbl. 1409; An. 705. Manige wítgan ǽr Sancte Ióhanne on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum ealra wundorweorcum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, Blickl. Homl. 161, 19. Ðæt cwyce secgeaþ

Linked entry: wundor-geweorc

blót

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Hé his ágenne snnu his godum tó blóte ácwealde, and hine him sylf siððan tó mete gegyrede ipsum filium epulis Iovis non dubitarit inpendere, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, ll. Hǽðenscipe dreógan on blót, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 28. After gedyde add: and hys godum bebéad

cnæp

Grammar
cnæp, cnæpp.
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For third passage substitute Ofer scittisce cneppas trans [s]cotianorum juga, Germ. 397, 539, for bracket at end substitute: [v. N. E. D. knap, knop], and add: top of a hill On þorndúnes cnep; of ðane cneppe, C. D. iv. 8, 27. a button, brooch Cnæp

eáþ-nes

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Add: ease, freedom from trouble, suffering, &c. Eorla gehwám eádnys and tóhyht, Rún. 4. ease, freedom from difficulty Éðnise facultatem, Lk. p, 9, 6. gentleness Ongan hé wurðigan þá gódan þeáwas þára gódra on þám lífe, eádnysse and hýrsumnysse

Linked entry: eád-nes

fíf-teóþa

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Se fífteóða quintus decimus, Ælfc. G. Z. 283, 3. Under þám fífteóðan (-teogeþan, -tigeþan, -tegþan, -téþan, v. ll.) geáre, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 430, 22. Gér ðe fíftegða (ðió fífteiðe, L.) anno quinto decimo, Lk. R. 3, 1. Ðió fífteiðo, Lk. p. 4, 6. On þone

ge-hwirfedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfedness, e; f.
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inclination (? cf. ge-hweorfan ; ) Þone bryne þǽre flǽsclican gehwyrfednysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 523. conversion Seó sóðe gehwyrfednes ( conversio ) mæg beón on þǽre ýle-mestan tíde, Ll. Th. ii. 172, 31. Ðás herigendlicestan gehwyrfednysse ǽgðer ge dǽda

ge-swencednes

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Add: - — Þá wearð hé geneádod ꝥ hé on his ágenre geswencednysse (-swænced-, -swencend-, v. ll. ) oncneówe hwæt hé sylf wæs compulsus est cognoscere in sua vexatione quid esset, Gr. D. 73, 5 : Fram geswincednesse (the vowel of the second syllable is

Linked entry: swencedness

ge-anwealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anwealdian, p. ode
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To exercise authority, bear rule over Deáð him furðor ne bið rýcsend ł ne gionwældiað (dominabitur), Rtl. 26, 33Sóðfæsto gionuældas folcum justi dominabuntur populis, 86, 36. Gean-wealdiaþ, Ps. L. 48, 15. Ne on sweorde heora geanwealdedan ( possede-runt

Linked entry: an-wealdian

ge-félness

Grammar
ge-félness, sensitiveness, sensation.
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Gif ꝥ líc tó þon swíþe ádeádige ꝥ þǽr gefélnes on ne sý, Lch. ii. 8, 14: 82, 26. Welmes hǽto mid gefélnesse ... áheardung þæs magan mid gefélnesse and mid sáre ... heardung þǽre lifre bútan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, 198, 11-14. Þone dǽl þe git hwilcehwega

hwet-stán

Grammar
hwet-stán, Add:, <b>hwete-stán</b>
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Huetistán (huete-) cox Txts. 54, 294. Hwetstán cox, hwetestán cotem Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 4, 5. Lytel hwetstán coticulus vel coticula 135, 37. Hwettstán cotem An. Ox. 56, 21. Mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán æfter þǽm ꝥ hé þence þone soelestan

ofer-drync

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Add Mid micelre sýfernysse and gemetfæstnysse Godes góda brúcan and ná mid nánre oferfylle and mid oferdrince, Hml. A. 144, 17. Ðá ðe hira ágene sáwle ðurh oferdrinc ofsleáð, 147, 75. Add Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa geswícan nellað,

ofer-flówan

(v.)
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add: trans. Þíne ýþa mé oferfleówon fluctus tui super me transierunt, Ps. Th. 41, 8. add: intrans., of a vessel, stream, &amp;c., where the contents flow over the side or brim Ðý lǽs mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge, ðæt hit

þider

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Add Ðá hét hé hí bídan on þám eálande, ... and hé ðider heora þearfe forgeaf, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 53, 2. Hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder hý scylan gafol syllan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Far nú þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr. D. 25

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd. Wlfst. 146, ll)

Linked entry: wíd

wæter-scipe

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Ðá wǽron twégen gebrððra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fiscnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe . . . micel gefeoht for þám fixnoþe. Hwæt þá se bisceop . . . ábaed æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó wynsumum ytþlande . . . and

wyrt-tún

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Hé eóde into his wyrttúne ( ingressus hortum ), þá gemétte hé þone wyrttún beón oferwrigenne mid micelre menieo emela, Gr. D. 67, 4-8. Hæbbe ma[n] ǽfre on preósta mynstre wynsume wirtúnas ( ortos olerum ), ꝥ man mage þǽrof ǽfre sumne smeálicne ést findan

ælmes-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-riht, es; n.

A right or obligation in reference to alms

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A right or obligation in reference to alms (cf. Riht is ðæt man betǽce . . . þriddan dǽl (folces ælmessan) ðám þearfum,) (Ll. Th. ii. 256, 30) Ǽghwilc ælmesriht ðe man on Godes ést scolde mid rihte georne gelǽstan, ǽlc man gelitlað oððe forhealdeð, Wlfst