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líc-sang

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Lícsang epichedieon, An. Ox. 901 : 2, 19. Hí sungon þá ealle sealmas and lícsang þá hwle þe man ðá byrgene bufan geopenode, Hml. S. 20, 88. Add: —

on-lísness

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Ongan mín mód smeágean hweþer ǽnig lǽcedóm wǽre his generenesse and onlýsnesse coepit animus meus si quod esset ereptionis ejus remedium quærere, Gr. D. 345, 21. Add

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc swá wile smeáþanclícor (smeáþanclíce, v. l.) þæs þeáwas and his líf ongytan cujus si quis velit subtilius mores vitamque cognoscere, Gr. D. 175, 4. Add

sóft-ness

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Gif wé lufiað þá sceortan sóftnysse and þá hwílwendlican lustas tó ðan swíðe þæt hí ús gebringan tó ðám écan pínungum, Hml. Th. i. 164, 10. Add

stéda

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Stoedia emissarius, An. Ox. 53, 38. Ic geann Ælfsige bisceope . . . ánes blacan (blácan?) stédan . . . and ic geann Ælmǽre ánes fágan stédan, Cht. E. 226, 10-24. Add

swangorness

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Add: — Þin gerecenes weóx swá swíðe forð fram mínre lætnysse and dysegan swongernysse (swancger-, v. l.) ex tarditate mea tantum crevit expositio tua, Gr. D. 174, 24

swinc

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Dele second passage, for which see swinge, and add Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes hé hit bringð tó mé, Hml. S. 36, 43

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
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Heora geféran æt hám fuhton unwærlíce. . . ofer lúdan leáfe . . . and wurdon ðá ofslagene wel fela manna, ðá ðá hí fuhton búton wísdóme, Hml. S. 25, 455. Add

wóhhian

(v.)
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to go astray mentally, rave, wander Þá wénde se cniht ꝥ hé dwolode and wóhhade (wihade, v.l. wóhade ?) cum anne puer insanire crederet, Gr. D. 314, 7

Linked entry: wihade

Sǽ-Geátas

(n.)
Grammar
Sǽ-Geátas, pl.

The seafaring(?) Geats

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The seafaring(?) Geats Ða Sǽ-Geátas sélran næbben tó geceósenne cyning ǽnigne, Beo. Th. 3704; B. 1850. Sǽ-Geáta ( Beowulf and his companions ) síðas, 3976; B. 1986

Linked entry: Sǽ-Dene

scearpung

(n.)
Grammar
scearpung, e; f.

Scarifying

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Scarifying Lácna mid scearpinge, Lchdm. iii. 82, 23. Mid gelómlícre scearpunge, hwílum mid miclum, hwílum mid feáwum, 84, 2. Lǽcedómas and scearpunga wið sídan sáre, 262, 24

wác-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wác-scipe, es; m.

Remissness

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Remissness Ðæt hí stýran ǽlcum ðara ðe ðis ne gelǽste and mínra witena wed ábrecan mid ǽnigum wácscipe wille, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 7

web-geréþru

(n.)
Grammar
web-geréþru, (-o)?;

weavingtala, tara

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The word occurs in lists of terms connected with weaving, and glosses tala, tara Webgeréþro tala, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 9. Webgeréþru tara, 59, 45: 66, 26

Linked entries: ge-réþru web-geródes

heaðu-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-grim, adj.

Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war

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Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war Hungur heaðogrimne heardne famne fierce and fell, Ps. Th. 145, 6: Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548: 5375; B. 2691

wine-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-geómor, adj.

Sad for the loss of friends

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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239

winn-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
winn-dæg, es; m.

A day of labour or of struggle

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A day of labour or of struggle Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láþes se ðe longe hér on ðyssum windagum worulde brúceþ, Beo. Th. 2128; B. 1062

Linked entry: win-dæg

ofer-hragan

(v.)

to come in stormsto sleeta storm

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to come in storms(?) Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305

Linked entry: hragan

on-settan

(v.)

to oppress, bear down

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to oppress, bear down Hé hig yfele onsette vehementer oppresserat eos, Jud. 4, 3. Ða Cristenan him mid heora wǽpnum hýndon and onsetton, Blickl. Homl. 203, 17

Linked entry: an-settan

on-stíran

(v.)

to govern

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to govern Rícsiendum on écnysse and onstýrendum his cyricean ðam ilcan Drihtne regnante in perpetuum et gubernante suam ecclesiam eodem Domino, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 4

swolgettan

(v.)
Grammar
swolgettan, p. te

To swallow, take into the throat

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To swallow, take into the throat Ðonne sceal mon ðone geagl swillan gelóme on ðære ádle ( quinsy ), and swolgettan eced wiþ sealt gemenged, Lchdm. ii. 48, 16