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þunor

Grammar
þunor, <b>. I.</b>
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Seó líget ðæt deófol bærneð . . . and se ðunor hit ðrysceð mid dǽre fýrenan æcxe, Sal. K. 148, 4-6. Add

wíf-híred

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-híred, es; m.
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A household of women, a nunnery Ꝥ him wǽre eáðelic se wífhíred tó healdanne (feminis praeesse), Gr. D. 27, 8

wiht

Grammar
wiht, <b>. II</b> 2.
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Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ð hió an geworden wæs, C. D. B. ii. 46, 29. Add

wóh-dǽd

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Hé forhogade ꝥ hé ǽnig gemet sette his wóh-dǽdum modum suis pravitatibus ponere contemsit, Gr. D. 341, 4. Add

riht-wer

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wer, es; m.

A legitimate husband

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A legitimate husband Gif wíf hire rihtwer ( virum suum legitimum ) forlǽt, L. Ecg. P. ii. 8 ; Th. ii. 184, 25

Linked entry: wer

wæter-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ádl, e; f.

Dropsy

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Dropsy Se ðe him seó wæterádl, Lchdm. i. 354, 8. Wið wæterádle . . . seó wæterádl út áflóweþ, 364, 19-20, 11

Linked entry: wæter-seócness

gálsere

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Reg. 15 substitute Sé ðe wǽre gálsereon fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6

geswincfulnys

(n.)
Grammar
geswincfulnys, -nyss, e; f.

Sorrowafflictiontribulationtrībŭlātio

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Sorrow, affliction, tribulation; trībŭlātio Of eallum geswincfulnyssum he gehǽlde hine de omnĭbus trībŭlātiōnĭbus ejus salvābit eum, Ps. Lamb. 33, 7

tumbian

(v.)
Grammar
tumbian, p. ode

To tumbledance

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To tumble, dance Ðá tumbude (saltavit) ðære Herodidiscean dohtur beforan him. Mt. Kmbl. 14, 6. Tumbode, Mk. Skt. 6, 22

Linked entry: tumbere

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

To cause to spring awaysend flying

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To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors tó and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213

Linked entry: sprengan

be-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
be-drúgian, p. ode

To dry up

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To dry up Meng wið ele, smyre, and þonne ꝥ bedrúgud sý, eft þú hit geníwa, Lch. i. 336, 4

Linked entry: drugian

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Hé swincþ ealle his woruld æfter ðam welan, 33, 2; Fox 124, 1. Ða eldran gnorniaþ ealle heora woruld, 11, 1; Fox 32, 10. winnaþ heora woruld æfter ðæm, 24, 2; Fox 82, 4. búton wærscipe heora woruld ádreógaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 361.

a-hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýrian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere He úteóde ahyrian wyrhtan exiit conducere operarios, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Jn. Bos. 10, 13

Linked entries: a-hérian hýrian

cumbor

(n.)
Grammar
cumbor, gen.es; n. [ = cumbol, q. v.]

A banner, standard, ensignsignum militare

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A banner, standard, ensign; signum militare Hroden hilte cumbor a banner adorned on the hilt, Beo. Th. 2048

dresten

(n.)
Grammar
dresten, = drestan; pl.
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Dregs, lees; fæx Dresten his nys aídlude fæx ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Spl. T. 74, 8

fówer

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four Cnut hit todǽlde on fówer Cnut divided it into four, Chr. 1017; Th. 285, 19, col. 1

húsa

(n.)
Grammar
húsa, an; m.
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A member of a household Fióndes menn húsa his inimici hominis domestici ejus, Mt. Ktnbl. Lind. 10, 36

hús-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hús-rǽden, e; f.

A housefamily

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Húsrǽdenne hire domus ejus, 47, 14

nafel-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
nafel-sceaft, e; f.

The navel

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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22

níd-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
níd-freónd, es; m.

One closely connected by relationship or friendship

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One closely connected by relationship or friendship Hé wæs pápan ǽhte bifealden Enagrius his neódfreóndes, Shrn. 36, 4

Linked entry: níd-gestealla