irfeweardness
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'Donne God sylð his leófum slǽp, þæt is Drihtnes yrfwyrdnys (hereditas).' Þonne Godes gecorenan becumað tó deáðe, ðonne gemétað hí yrfwyrdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 526, 29. Tóhopa ðǽre écan ierfeweardnesse (hereditatis), Past. 391, 30. Mid yrfweard-nysse, Ps
latu
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Add: delay Þá gesettan bíleouene his gebróðrum gebeóde hé on rihtne tíman búton late fratribus constitutam annonam sine mora offerat R. Ben. 55, 12. ' Álǽdað mé nú tó bútan late eówerne ealdor.' Hig clipodon þá þone cniht him raðe tó þe hira heáfodman
lencten-tíma
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spring-time, spring Lengtentíma and cildiugoð geþwǽrlǽcað . . . Lengtentíma ys wǽt and wearm, Angl. viii. 299, 25-28. Lententíma vernale tempus An. Ox. 3837. the season of Lent Lǽsse pleoh bið þám Crístenan men þæt hé flǽsces brúce on Lenctentíman,
módrige
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Add: A mother's sister Buhe hátte wæs Dryhtláfes móddrige, Cht. Th. 651, 4. Sce Seaxburh and Sca Æþeldrýð . . . wǽron Annan dohtra . . . Ðonne wæs Sce Eormenhild Ercenbrihtes dohtor and Seaxburge . . . rested Sce Eormenhild on Élígbyrig mid hyre méder
ofer-flówendlic
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Superfluous, superabundant Rén sé sélost ys gif hé ná oferflówendlic nyþer ástíhð on eorþan pluvia illa optima est, si non superflue descendat, Scint. 51, 16. Án forhæfednys is þæt gehwá werlíce ðá oferflówendlican ðygene him sylfum ætbréde, Hml. Th.
Linked entries: ofer-flówedlic -flówendlic flówend-lic
ofer-ufa
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as preposition, on, upon, above. with dat. Oferufa bolstare slépende, Mk. L. 4, 38. Oferufa eallum is supra omnes est, Jn. L. 3, 31. with acc. Oferufa sunu monnes, Jn. L. 1, 51. Oferufa his heáfut, 20, 7. as adv. Hine oferufa (desuper) sitta dydon,
stuntness
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Þá yfelan ungifa þæs deófles syndan þus genamode . . . stultitia, þæt is stuntnys, Wlfst, 52, 17. Menige . . . þám ásolcenan þeówan geefenlǽcað. Hí. . . ne wandiað tó licgenne on stuntnysse heora ásolcennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 3: Hml. A. 96, 154. Ꝥ hálige
útane
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in foreign countries Heora wíse onnǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 14. Mon ne mæg útane on him ongietan hwæt mon tǽle foris a reprehensoribus non videntur, Past. 271, 20: 417, 17
wín-tredd
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and add Hé eóde in þone wíngeard and gesomnode þá geclystru þára byrgena and gebróhte in þǽre wíntreddan (ad calcatorium) . . . Hé þone cniht ásette on þá ylcan wíntreddan ( in eodem calcatorio), and hét hine wringan þá feáwa geclystru þǽra byrgena,
wrixl
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Add: office taken in turn, place, v. ge-wrixl; <b>V., V a.</b> Be þám þe wrixl ealdordómes (uicem prelatorum) on geférrǽdene habban sceolon, Chrd. 53, 9. Ic geseó ꝥ Benedictus hæfde Paules gewixle (wrixle, v.l. vicem), Gr. D. 141, 12. Wriexle
wundian
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hé hine wundað: wile ðæt hé hit gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10
wæterung
Watering, providing with water, ⬩ providing water for people ⬩ watering of plants
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Watering, providing with water, providing water for people Sume ða hǽðenan on heora ðeówte leofodon tó wudunge and tó wæterunge ( as hewers of wood and drawers of water ), Homl. Th. ii. 222, 29. watering of plants Syððan ða wyrta grówende beóð, hé geswýcð
ǽrend-gewrit
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Ǽrendgewrit commonitorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 33. Án ǽrendgewrit of Lædene on Englisc áreccean, Past. 3, 15. Sumes geréfan dohtor hé áhredde fram fefore þurh his ǽrendgewrit, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 9. Ǽrendgewrite pittacia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 21. Pitaciolis,
bréden
Broad; ⬩ latus
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Broad; latus Seuerus geworhte weall of turfum, and brédenne [breden MS: bred weal, col. 1: bred weall, col. 2] ðár on ufon, fram sǽ to sǽ Severus made a wall of turfs, and a broad wall thereupon, from sea to sea, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 22, col. 3
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gagátes
jet,
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jet, at end forLch. iii. l. Lch. ii., and add Hér bið geméted gagates stán; sé bið swylce blæc gim, gif mon déð on fyr, nǽdran fleógaþ áweg ðone stenc gignit lapidem gagatem; est nigrogemmeus, et ardens igni admotus incensus serpentes fugat, Bd. 1, 1
Gyrwas
The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated
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The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated Se wæs of Gyrwa mǽgðe de provincia Gyrviorum, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 22. Abbud ðæs mynstres ðe gecweden is Medeshamstyde on Gyrwa[n] lande Abbas monasterii quod dicitur Medeshamstedi in regione
ofer-swíðrian
to prevail, conquer
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to prevail, conquer Ic oforswíðrode ongén hine praevalui adversum eum, Ps. Lamb. 12, 5. Wé oferswíðredon (-swíðdon MS. F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37
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tún-cyrice
A church in a tún
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A church in a tún(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2
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tún-rǽd
A town-council
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A town-council Man beád ðam túnrǽde ðe his suna on áfédde wǽron ðæt man sceolde twégen cempan gescyrpan an order was given to the council of the town in which his sons had been brought up, that two soldiers should be equipped, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 297
wíg-rád
A war-road ⬩ road along which an army passes
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A war-road, road along which an army passes Gewát him Abraham on ða wígróde (-ráde ? -trode ? v. wíg-trod) wiðer-trod seen láðra monna Abraham betook himself to the way where the foe had gone and saw the track of their retreat Cd. Th. 125, 24; Gen. 2084