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norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Northward, north Norþeweard, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre the northern part of Norway, where it was narrowest, might be three miles broad to the mountains, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 31.

Linked entry: norþ-weard

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Þearfan hé lǽrde ðæt hí on lífes wǽdlunge geðyldige beón, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 15. Ne ðú ne wén ná ðæt ic áht underfénge for ǽnegum welan, ac symle on wǽdlunge lyfde, Homl.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Gebannan manigre mǽgþe geond ðisne middangeard, Beo. Th. 150; B. 75.

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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To remember, bear in mind, consider; recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari Gemunan his hálegan cýðnesse memorari testamenti sui sancti, Lk. Bos. 1, 72.

hengen

a crossa rack

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'Ne mæg mín sáwl beón gebróht tó heofonum bútan mín líchama beó on þínum bendum genyrwod and fram ðínum cwellerum on þínum copsum ágrápod.' Þá hét hé hí gewríðan on ðám breóste mid þǽre hencgene, Hml. S. 8, 112-122.

a-wacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 11 ; Gen. 2615

Linked entry: a-wóc

Clǽig-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clǽig-hangra, an; m. [clǽig = clǽg clay]

Clay-hangerClaybury

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Clay-hanger or Claybury, Essex Eádmund cyning gegaderede fyrde and férde to Lundene, eal be norþan Temese, and swá út þuruh Clǽighangran king Edmund gathered a force and went to London, all north of the Thames, and so out through Clayhanger, Chr. 1016

ferend

(n.)
Grammar
ferend, es; m. [part. of feran]

A travellermessengersailorperegrīnātornunciusnauta

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A traveller, messenger, sailor; peregrīnātor, nuncius, nauta He hét gefetigan ferend snelle he commanded swift messengers to be fetched, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 12; Jul. 60.

leófan

(v.)
Grammar
leófan, p. leáf; pl. lufon.
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Is it possible however that a verb such as hæfdon should be supplied, and that lufan is the accusative after it?

ge-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hón, -hongian; pp. -hongen, -hoen

To hanghang with

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Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71

wítnigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítnigend-líc, adj.

that punishestormentsthat deserves to be punished

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Wítniendlícum fýre, ii. 344, 12, 17: 590, 13. that deserves to be punished Ne gemétst ðú on mé áht wítniendlíces, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 4. Similar entries Cf. un-wítniendlíce

á-blǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
á-blǽst, adj.
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Gl. 466, 8, infuriated, furious Hé hét geótan týn orcas fulle eles, ðæt hé wolde ðæt ðæs fýres hǽto ðe réðre wǽre and ðe áblǽstre that the heat of the fire might be the more fierce and furious Angl. xvii. 113, 16

Linked entry: blǽstan

ál-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ál-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel that may be placed on the fire (v. ál), a cooking-vessel Gif hit ( the ordeal ) wæter sý . . . sí ꝥ álfæt ísen oþþe ǽren, leáden oþþe lǽmen, Ll. Th. i. 226, 15. Aalfatu cocula; omnia vasa coquendi sic dicuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39

bí-sǽce

(adj.)

Disputeddisputablecontested

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Substitute: Disputed, disputable, contested Gif ðær hwæt bísæces sý, séme se biscop if there be anything contested, let the bishop arbitrate, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 9. Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóst bísæce ordél ǽfre ne geǽðe, 258, 3. Cf. un-besacen

cumb

(n.)
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and should be taken as separate words (but see N. E. D. coomb). Add:to cumb, On cumb middeweardne, C. D. iii. 411, 11. On wulfcumb ufeweardne, 403, 19: 446, 22. But also neuter (?); cf. Innan rigecumb norðewærd, 449, 27.

feferian

(v.)
Grammar
feferian, p. ode

feverish

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To be feverish, suffer from fever Febrende wæs febricitans, Mk. L. 1, 30. Gyf hé feforgende (fefrigende, v. l.) sý, Lch. ii. 220, 18. Syle drincan fefergindum, 122, 15. Tó þám fefergendan (-um, v. l.), 138, 5: 212, 13.

Linked entry: febrende

ge-lofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lofian, p. ode
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To put a price upon, value, appraise Næfð Godes ríce nánes wurðes lofunge, ac bið gelofod be ðæs mannes hæfene. Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten þisum gebródrum for heora nette and scipe, and ðám rícan Zachéo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta, Hml.

Linked entry: lofian

hwifer

(adj.)
Grammar
hwifer, (?); adj.
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Perhaps this adjective may be inferred from the following words in Suffolk names Tó hwifermirsce, C. D. iii. 275, l. Wifærmyrsc, 273, 26. Tó hwifræme-[ra, v. C. D. B. iii. 603, 40], 275, 12. Ic gæan þæs landes æt hwi-fersce, 272, 16

mid-wunung

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Be midwununge ( consortio ) gódra and yfelra, 191, 1. Leóhtes eces midwuninge lucis consortium, Angl. xiii. 380, 209. Yfelra þeáwas and midwununga ( consortia ), Scint. 192, 4

prútian

(v.)
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to be proud Gif man þone ærcediácon oððe þone právost ágyte ꝥ hí wyllon módiggan oððe prútian si reperti fuerint superbi aut elati, Chrd. 18, 30, Gif him deóflu hwæt on heora geþance lǽren hwanon hí módigian magon oððe prútian ( unde laudari aut extolli