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wamm-wyrcende

(adj.)

working iniquity

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working iniquity Ðæt weorþeþ þeódum tó þreá, ðám ðe þonc Gode, womwyrcende, ne cúþun ðæs ðe on ðone hálgan beám ahougen wæs. Exon. Th. 67, 23 ; Cri. 1093

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode

To remaincontinue

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Waraþ windes full, Salm. Kmbl. 49 ; Sal. 25

bisceop-scír

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-scír, biscop-scír, e; f.

the province of a bishop, a dioceseepiscopi provincia, diœcesis = διoίκησιs, parochia = παρoικίαthe office of a bishop, episcopateepiscopatus

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Se forlét ða bisceopscíre he left the episcopate; relicto episcopatu, 3, 21; S. 551, 38

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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Gyf ǽnigne gylt ungebét hæfð, L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 29.

hund-nigontig

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wæs nigon and hundnigontic geára nonaginta et novem erat annorum, Gen. 17, 24. Ofer nigon and hundnigontigum (hundneántig, L. hund*-*niontig, R.) rihtwísra super nonaginta nouem iustis, Lk. 15, 7.

word

Grammar
word, <b>. II</b> I.
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Geceás Laurentium tó þám háde þæs biscopes dómes . . . and þurhwunode in his cwide (sententia), 329, 16-18) and wæs wið Simmache in parte Laurentii contra Symmachum sensi. Gr.

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruellyhorriblyatrociously

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Swá ðæt wælhreáwlíce wurde áhangen, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 22. ðxt suiðe wælhreówlíce (crudeliter) gecýðde on Urias slæge, Past. 3; Swt. 35, 23. Ðæt ne weorðe wælhreó[w]líce (-reówlíce, Cott. MSS.)

twǽming

(n.)
Grammar
twǽming, e; f.

divisionseparationsevering the connection between objectsseparationdistinction

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Úre Drihten forbeád ða yfelan twǽmincge betwux twám ǽwum, ii. 322, 32. separation, distinction cwæð 'ðæs lifigendan Godes' for twǽminge ðæra leásra goda he said 'the living God' to distinguish him from the false gods, Homl. Th. i. 366, 19

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Twá béc self gesettebe his fare, Ap. Th. 28, 14. Þenc ǽfre embe God on eallum ðínum wegum, and sylf gewissað wel þíne fare in omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos, Hml.

ge-wunelic

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gehylt þá gewunelican (-wun-, v. l. ) gód halígre drohtnunge, R.

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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He sende blódige earnas he sent bloody eagles, Salm. Kmbl. 943; Sal. 471

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

ealdian

(v.)
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Ðonne ealdað cum senuerit, Kent. Gl. 815. Þonne se sunu wyxð, þonne ealdað se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 278, 25. Ic aldade senui, Ps. Srt. 36, 25. Ðá ðá ealdode, and his sunu wífian sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 234, 24.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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on heortan hogode georne hú mid searuwe swylce ácwealde he diligently considered in his heart how with cunning he might kill such, Ps. Th. 108, 16: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 92.

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Niéde sceolde him forgyfan ánne ( custom required it ), Lk. 23, 17. from force, under compulsion, without free-will Nán nyle onginnan ðæt ðæt nele, búton néde scyle ( unless he is forced ), Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 9 : 41, 4; Fox 252, 3.

flex

(n.)
Grammar
flex, es; n.

Flaxlīnum

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Flax; līnum Smeócende flex he ne adwæscþ līnum fūmĭgans non extinguet, Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Eall hira flex and hira bernas wǽron fordóne linum et hordeum læsum est, Ex. 9, 31

sige-tác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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sigetácen sende misit signa, Ps. Th. 134, 9. v. sigor-tác[e]n, sige-beác[e]n

un-bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bryce, adj.

Unbrokeninviolateuninjured

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Unbroken, inviolate, uninjured Hwæþre his meahta spéd hálig wunade, dóm unbryce, þeáh deáþes cwealm ræfnan sceolde, Exon. Th. 240, 21; Ph. 642. Hyre wæs mægen unbrice, 256, 22; Jul. 235

Linked entry: un-brice

wirming

(n.)
Grammar
wirming, e; f.

Warming

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Warming Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde; and ðá betwih ða wærminge (werminge, M. 196, 27) (inter calefaciendum) gemunde ðæt word, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34

Linked entry: wærming

wudu-hunig

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-hunig, es; n.

Wild honey

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Wuduhunig æt, Mk. Skt. l, 6

Linked entry: hunig

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. de
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Onbúton ðone croft ðe Wynstán bylde; on ðá díc ðe gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6. Tó werbolde án fóðer gyrdo, oððe . viii. geocu byld, 451, 1