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swift

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Add: swift Singal, swift rine perpes decursus, An. Ox. 508. Swiftum streáme rapaci, i. ueloci alueo, 2667. Swiftum passiuis (uolatibus), 264: reciprocis (uolatibus), 2408: pernicibus, uelocibus (obtutibus ), 9, 10. sloping steeply(?). Cf. rapid as applied

syn-lust

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Hé geteáh þone synlust (unlust, v. l. voluptatem) in his líchaman sár . . . hé swá onwænde þá hǽte and þone synlust . . . seó costung synlustes wæs átemed on him, Gr. D. 101, 24-34. Hí onǽldon þǽra geongrena mód tó forcyrrednesse heora synlustes ( libidinis

tídrian

(v.)
Grammar
tídrian, <b>. I.</b>
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add: of living creatures Sceápa eágan tédriað on þám geáre, Archiv cxx. 298, 17. Gif mannes múð sár sié ge týdred, Lch. ii. 4, 1. Gif ic underfó in mé þone hád tédriendra manna ... ic mage gehelpan þám tédriendum mannum si infirmantium in me personam

trymming

Grammar
trymming, <b>II b.</b>
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add: Cf. trymman; 4 Staþelfæste tremmincge firmo (scriplurarum) fulcimento, An. Ox. 1421. protection Feohte se cempa on fyrdlicum truman, and wíf hí gehealde binnan wealle trymmincge, Hml. S. 31, 1099. Trymminge (trymniige, MS., trymunge, Lch. iii.

un-stillness

Grammar
un-stillness, <b>. V.</b>
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Add Sé færð and fandað þissera fíf andgita, sé ðe þurh fyrwitnysse and unstilnysse hí áspent on unnyt, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 2. Add Hé ongan biddan ꝥ him God forgǽfe ꝥ hé gestillan mihte þæs hátheortan preóstes unstilnysse coepit exorare ut ei redderet

wær-word

(n.)
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Perhaps wǽr-word should be read, with the meaning: an agreement, a proviso. In the following passage, however, wær-word seems to occur Nis geméted on hálgum bócum þætte þisse frigenesse wærword (wiðerword, v.l.) sý gesewen nequaquam in sacris eloquiis

weald

Grammar
weald, power.
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Add: an implement by which constraint is exercised, a bridle, v. ge-weald; <b>II,</b> weald-leþer Walde ceócan heora gewríð in camo maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Rdr. 31, 9. the groin, v. ge-weald ; Wið cyrnlu þe on wealde (v. gewealde

wudu

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Add: gen. wyda. v. gafol-wudu. l. Add Ðæs muntes cnoll wiðútan is sticmǽlum mid wuda oferwexen, and eft sticmǽlum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded. Hml. Th. i. 508, 23; Bl. H. 207, 27. Add On Piceno þǽm wuda án wielle weól blóde, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 2i.

rihtness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtness, e; f.

rightness straightness perpendicularity rightness justice equity

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rightness straightness, perpendicularity Perpendiculawalþrǽd, ðæt is rihtnesse [þrǽd] Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 67. Similar entries Cf. rihtung-þræð. rightness justice, equity On rihtnesse in aequitate, Ps. Th. 97, 9 : 110, 5. Rehtnise, Rtl. 102, 17. in the

Saracene

(n.)
Grammar
Saracene, Sarocine, Sarcine ; pl.

Saracens

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Saracens Sarracene Sarasene, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 5. Wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34. Wit urnon for Sarcina hergunge, 42, 9. Se hefegosta wól Sarcina þeóde Gallia ríce forhergedon gravissima Sarracenorum lues Gallias

Linked entries: Sarcine Sarocine

Hálgo-land

(n.)
Grammar
Hálgo-land, es; n.

A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland

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A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland Óhthere sǽde ðæt sió scir hátte Hálgoland ðe hé on búde. Hé cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in. He said that no one lived north of him

slidorian

(v.)
Grammar
slidorian, slidrian; p. ede

To slitherto slide, slip labo labor

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To slither (in various dialects; Dryden uses sliddering), to slide, slip Ðonne hié on monigfealdum wordum slidrigaþ dum per multiplicia verba dilabuntur Past. 38, 6;Swt. 277, 5. Míne fét ne slideredon non sunt infirmata vestigia mea Ps. Th. 17, 35. Gif

tiriaca

(n.)
Grammar
tiriaca, an; m.

A medicine,properly an antidote for poison,

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A medicine, properly an antidote for poison, cf. tiriaca drenc wyð áttre, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 20 Tyriaca is gód drenc wiþ eallum innoðtýdernessum, and se man se ðe hine swá begǽþ swá hit hér on segþ, ðonne mæg hé him miclum gehelpan . . . Nime áne lylte

Linked entry: tyriaca

tó-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swápan, p. -sweóp

To disperse by a sweeping movementto sweep apart or away

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To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23; Dan. 342. Tósweóp and

Linked entry: tó-swengan

tweó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweó-líc, adj.

doubtfuluncertainambiguous

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doubtful, uncertain Hit biþ twýlíc, hwæðer hit on lífe áðolige,ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 24. Dubii generis, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17. Ðǽr beóþ kende ðæt beóþ twílíce, homodubii, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá andwyrde hire

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

strange

(adv.)
Grammar
strange, adv.

severelystrongly, violently

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severely Rícum mannun man sceal strangor (severius) déman ðonne ðám heánum, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 30. Ðeáh ðe ðæt wíte heardor and strangor dón sý cum districtius agitur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 12. strongly, violently Seó sǽ strange geondstyred on

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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ground, bottom, foundation; fundus, fundamentum Grund fundamentum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 29: 6, 48: Rtl. 82, 34. Ǽlc sǽ ðeáh heó deóp sý hæfþ grund on ðære eorþan every sea, though it be deep, hath its bottom in the earth, Lchdm. iii. 254, 20. Hordweard

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Take here cýþ, cýþþ in Dict., and add: knowledge of, acquaintance with, a matter, subject, &amp;c. Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72. Ic ꝥ for ðínre cýððe, and þé weorðne wiste þyses tó gewitanne

Linked entry: cýþ

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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referring to the body, pain, suffering, soreness Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 28; Gú. 1000. Sár gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst, Andr. Kmbl. 2494; An. 1245. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 7. On

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft. generally the shaft of a spear Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42. Gif se ord sié þreó fingre ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17, 18. His sceaft ætstód ætforan him,