ofer-geswincfull
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Excessively laborious or troublesome Þis wæs on eallon þingan swíðe hefigtýme geár, and ofergeswincfull on ungewederan, þá man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1098 ; P. 234, 2
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storm-sǽ
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Ger. sturm-wint turbo: Icel. sturm-viðri tempest, for similar compounds.)
morgen-gifu
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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.
wel
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Add Sum man wæs blind wel seofon geár fulle, Hml. S. 21, 202. Add Hí lá hí and wel lá well and ðyllice óðre sindon englisce interjectiones, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 13
on-bídan
to abide, wait, remain ⬩ to wait for, expect, ⬩ to wait on, attend upon
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Willaþ gé mín onbídan? Blickl. Homl. 233, 30, 27. to wait on, attend upon Onbídendum prestulanti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 58
wíslíce
wisely ⬩ sagaciously ⬩ with wisdom ⬩ prudently ⬩ wisely ⬩ skilfully ⬩ cunningly
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Th. 29, 26; Gen. 456: Ps. Th. 138, 13. Ða wíslíce áwriten standaþ, 101, 16. Ðú unstilla gesceafta wíslíce ástyrest, Met. 20, 15. Daniel sægde him wíslíce wereda gesceafte ðætte sóna ongeat cyning, Cd. Th. 225, 26; Dan. 160
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nabban
not to have ⬩ to be without
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Næfde gé, Jn. Skt. 9, 41. Nafa ðú fremde godas, Deut. 5, 7. Ðonne gé faran næbbe gé mid eów hláf, Blickl. Homl. 233, 17. Gif hé wíf næbbe, Ex. 21, 4. Ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn langunga nabban, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26. Næbben, Beo.
wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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Ðæt wé ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wé wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, L. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 24.
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fullwiht-ele
Oil used at the rite of baptism
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Oil used at the rite of baptism Preósta gehwilc ǽgðer hæbbe ge fulluhtele ge seócum smyrels, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 15
meagol-ness
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Wé sceolon þǽre micclan lufan úrum Drihtne singallíce þancian ǽghwæþer ge mid wordum ge mid dǽdum ge eác mid ealre heortan meagolnysse, Hml. A. 153, 39. Add
scippan
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Géfægniaþ ðæt gé móton sceppan ðone naman, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 24
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be-gitan
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Begyte hé him þá lácnunge sanationem ei comparet, ii. 210, 25. to get to, find Ðú onfindes ł begetes invenies, Mt. L, . 17, 27. Begettes invenit, 10, 39. Soecað gé and gé begeattas (invenietis), 7, 7. Begæt invenit, 12, 43.
regn
Rain
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Th. 82, 34;Gen. 1372. Rén, Gen. 7, 4 : Met. 7, 14, 21. Ðás windas and ðás regnas syndon ealle his, Blickl. Homl. 51, 20. Regna scúr, Cd. Th. 252, 10;Dan. 576. Nalles wolcnu regnas bǽron, 14, 4;Gen. 213. Regnas (rénas, Ps. Spl.), Ps. Th. 104, 28.
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of-gifan
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Abraham nihtreste ofgeaf, Gen. 2863. Næs ofgeáfon hwate Scyldingas, B. 1600. Þá hildlatan holt ofgéfan, 2846. Carran ofgif, fæder éðelstól, Gen. 1747. Sceoldon wræcmæcgas ofgiefan gnornende gréne beorgas, Gú. 203 : 448. Ofgyfan, B. 2588.
wæl-grim
Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive
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Th. 109, 1; Gen. 1816. Níð wæs réðe, wællgrim werum, 83, 23; Gen. 1384. Hé geseah wíde fleógan wælgrimme réc (the smoke from the burning cities of the plain) 155, 26; Gen. 2578. Wælgrimme wyrd (the fall of man) 61, 12; Gen. 996.
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brytta
A bestower, dispenser, distributor, prince, lord, God? ⬩ largitor, dispensator, administrator, princeps, dominus, Deus?
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Goldes brytta a distributor of gold, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 26; Gen. 2867: 93; Th. 120, 20; Gen. 1997. Beága brytta a distributor of rings or bracelets, Beo. Th. 69; B. 35: 709; B. 352: 2978; B. 1487. Synna brytta the prince of sins, the devil. Elen.
be-byrgan
To bury ⬩ sepelire
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To bury; sepelire Bebyrgeþ bán and ýslan buries bones and embers, Exon. 60 a ; Th. 217, 26; Ph. 286 : Gen. 23, 19. To bebyrgenne sepelire, Mt. Bos. 27, 7 : Jn. Bos. 19, 40
Byr-tún
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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16
engu
Narrowness, confinement, a narrow place ⬩ angustiæ
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Narrowness, confinement, a narrow place; angustiæ Of enge from confinement, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 23; Gen. 1435: Exon. 101b; Th. 383, 17; Rä. 4, 12. On enge, Th. 383, 3; Rä. 4, 5
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ful-georne
Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ full well ⬩ diligentissĭme ⬩ optĭme
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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3
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