dreórig-hleór
Sad of countenance ⬩ tristis facie
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Sad of countenance; tristis facie Sumne dreórighleór in eorþ-scræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 17; Wand. 83
feoh-spillung
Money-wasting ⬩ profusion ⬩ pĕcūniārum effūsio ⬩ profūsio
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Money-wasting, profusion; pĕcūniārum effūsio vel profūsio Man ðǽr ne gespǽdde bútan manmyrringe and feohspillinge man gained naught there except loss of men and waste of money, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 30
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fylle-wærc
The falling sickness ⬩ epilepsy ⬩ ĕpĭlepsia ⬩ ἐπιληψία
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The falling sickness, epilepsy; ĕpĭlepsia = ἐπιληψία Of ðæs magan ádle cumaþ hramma and fyllewærc from the disease of the stomach come cramps and epilepsy, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 174. 25
Linked entries: felle-wærc fille-wærc
leáh-mealt-wurt
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some kind of wort Léhmealtwurt lexinum (? lixivum, cf. lixivum mustum the wine that runs out of the grapes before they are pressed), Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 23; Wrt. Voc. 34, 6
lim-wæstm
stature
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Limb-growth, stature, size of body Ic eom limwæstmum ðæt ic gelutian ne mæg so large am I of limb, that lie hid I cannot, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130
geatolic
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Add: adorned, splendid. of persons Geatolic gúðcwén golde gehyrsted, El. 331. of things Hý sæl timbred, geatolic and goldfáh, ongytan mihton, B. 308. Bil . . . wǽpna cyst . . . gód and geatolic giganta geweorc, 1562
swífan
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Se bróc þeáh hé swífe (swíþe, MS.) of his rihtryne (cf. bróc bið onwended of his rihtryne vagatur defluus amnis, Met. 5, 19), Bt. 6; S. 14, 15. v. ymb-swífan. Add
wiþer-dúne
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Add: , -ðýneuphill (opposite of of-dúne), steep (?) Se weg is swíðe neara and wiðerdýne, Gr. D. 322, 20. Neara and wiðerdéne is se hálega weg, swá swá Dryhten sylf cwæð, Nap. 69
brehtm
A noise, tumult, sound, cry; ⬩ fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor
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A noise, tumult, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor Ða com hæleþa þreát. . . . . weorodes brehtme then came the troop of heroes. . . . with the tumult of a host, Andr. Kmbl. 2544; An. 1273
ǽternes
Venomousness ⬩ full of poison ⬩ venenositas
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Venomousness, full of poison; venenositas
byt
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3rd pers. pres. of biddan
cweðst
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan
cúðudyst
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2nd pers. p. of cýðan
cwæðst
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan
cweahte
quaked, vibrated
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quaked, vibrated; p. of cweccan
cymst
- Cd. 203 ;
- Th. 252, 28;
- Dan. 585: Beo. Th. 2769 ;
- 8. 1382
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2nd pres. sing. of cuman
dorfen
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laboured, perished; pp. of deorfan
dróh
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dragged, drew; p. of dragan
droren
fallen, perished
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fallen, perished; pp. of dreósan
dréd
dreaded, feared
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dreaded, feared; p. of drǽdan