ylpen-bǽnen
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Ivory Mid ylpenbánenon (-bǽn-, v. l. ) stæfe, Lchdm. i. 244, 24. Ylpenbánene eburna, Germ. 403, 19. v. elpen(d)-bǽnen (where these passages should be put)
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ymb-bígness
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, v. l.: ymbebégnesse, M. 424, 10) Tweode streámes betýned monasterium Tuidi fluminis circumflexu maxima ex parte claudilur, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 25
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ymb-cirr
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Lind. 1. 11, 12, 17. turning over, moving, stirring. v. ymb-cirran Wætres ymbcerr (-cer, Rush.) ł styrenise aquae motum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. the word also glosses versutia, Rtl. 120, 32
ymb-cyme
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A convention, an assembly Ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme, L. Wih. pref.; Th. i. 36, 7. Cf. ymbþreodian
ymb-gyrdan
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His lendena wǽron ymbgirde, L. Ælfc. P. 17 ; Th. ii. 370, 12. 'Beón eówre lendena ymbgyrde.' On ðám ymbgyrdum lendenum is se mægðhád tó understandenne. Homl.
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ymb-habban
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Ispania land is eall mid fleóte útan ymbhæfd, ge eác binnan ymbhæfd ofer ða land ǽgþer ge of ðám gársecge ge of ðam Wendelsǽ Hispania circumfusione oceani Tyrrhenique pelagi pene insula efficitur, Ors. 1, I ; Swt. 24, 1-3. to, contain Beféhð ł emhæfð
ymb-hegian
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To hedge about, surround Ic ymbhegige (embhagige, v. l.) saepio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 15. Emhegod mid weorodum mǽdena septus chords virginum, Hymn. Surt. 140, 12
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ymb-hygdigness
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Lamb. 13, 2
ymb-lǽr(i)gian
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to surround, encompass Sýn emblǽrg[ede] ambiuntur (cf. ymb-hammen, which is a gloss to tie same passage ), Anglia xv. 207, 289. (?)
ymb-licgan
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Kmbl. 152, 6. to lie about, along. v. ymb, 1 d Se cyng ðæt land on ða sǽhealfe mid scipum ymbelæg, Chr. 1072 ; Erl 211, 2
ymb-ryne
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Gyf hé ( the 29th of February) byð forlǽten unteald, ðǽrrihte áwent eall ðæs geáres ymbryn[e] (-rene, v. l. ) þwyres, Lchdm. iii. 264, 12. Emrynes lustrationis, circuli, curriculo annorum, Hpt. Gl. 455, 6.
ymb-sǽlan
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to bind round, tie round Sié unbunden (ymbunden, Lind.) ł unsǽled (=ymbsǽled) circumdaretur Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 42
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word-hleóþor
The sound of speaking ⬩ voice
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The sound of speaking, voice Wordhleóðor ástág háliges láre the voice of the holy one's teaching rose up, Andr. Kmbl. 1416; An. 708. Wearð gehýred heofoncyninges stefn, word-hleóðres swég mǽres þeódnes, 186; An. 93
word-hord
A word-hoard ⬩ store of words
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Th. 524; B. 259: Met. 6, l: Exon. Th. 318, 20; Víd. I. Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, wordhord onwreáh, 313, 20; Mód. 3
wórian
To wander about ⬩ to wander about ⬩ ramble ⬩ be a vagabond
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Hí lufiaþ ídele blisse, wóriaþ and wundriaþ, and ealne dæg fleardiaþ, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 24. Is ðæs (the whale's) híw gelíc hreófóm stáne, swylce wórie bi wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 21; Wal. 9.
worms
Corrupt matter
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Wið ða gerynnincge ðæs worsmes (wormses, v. l. ), i. 292, 8. On ða ádle ðe mon wormse spíweþ, ii. 200,. 21 : 208, 5. Hreófeligum wormse elephantino tabo, Hpt. Gl. 490, 38.
wracnian
To be ⬩ travel in a foreign country ⬩ be a pilgrim ⬩ stranger
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Chanaan land, ðe hig on wracnodon and útancymene wǽrón Chanaan, terram peregrinationis eorum, in qua fuerunt advenae, Ex. 6, 4. Gif mæssepreóst manslaga wurðe. ðonne þolige hé ǽgðres, ge hádes ge eardes, and wiæcnige swá wíde swá pápa him scrífe, L.
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wyn-sum
winsome ⬩ agreeable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ pleasant ⬩ joyous
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Wynsumere ł fægere venustae, 456, 41. Hwæt þincþ ðé on ðam welan and on ðam anwealde wynsumes quid est, quod in se pulcritudinis habeant? Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 20. Mid wynsume wíne, Ps. Th. 59, 3. Tó wynsumum stence in suavem odorem, Lev. 1, 9.
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wyrdness
Condition ⬩ state
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Condition, state Se godcunda foreþonc heaþeraþ ealle gesceafta ðæt hí ne móton tóslúpan of heora endebyrdnesse (wyrdnesse,v. l.), Bt. 39, 5 ; Fox 218, 32
wyrhta
a wright ⬩ workman ⬩ artificer ⬩ labourer ⬩ one who works at some trade ⬩ a maker ⬩ producer ⬩ author ⬩ creator ⬩ fabricator ⬩ the Creator ⬩ Maker ⬩ a doer ⬩ worker
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Drihten, ælmihtiga God, wyrhta and wealdend ealra gesceafta, Bt. 42; Fox 260, 1 : L. Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 13 : L. I. P. 1; Th. ii. 304, 2 : Cd. Th. 301, 21; Sat. 585. Wuldres wyrhta, Exon. Th. 206, 21; Ph. 130.
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