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mis-wider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-wider, es; n.

Bad weatherstorm

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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2

Linked entry: mis-gewider

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to clothe.
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Add: to stock land. Take here the passages from the charters given in the Dict. wider ge-werian; to defend

of-stǽnan

(v.)
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to stone to death Seó burhwaru gelæhton Stranguilionem and his wíf. . . and ofstǽndon hí tó deáðe, Ap. Th. 26, 24

emn-neáh

(prep.)
Grammar
emn-neáh, prep.

Equally near æque prŏpe

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Equally near; æque prŏpe On ǽlcere stówe he is hire emn-neáh it is in every place equally near it. Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 23

Linked entry: efen-neáh

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tó, adv.
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Hé nówiht ágnes hæfde bútan his cyricean and ðǽrtó feówer æceras, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 32. marking association Ðá stód ðære sunnan cræt mid feówer horsum on áne healfe; on óðre healfe stód ðæs mónan cræt and ða oxan ðǽrtó, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 24.

wederung

(n.)
Grammar
wederung, e; f.

Weather

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Weather Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc gear . . . swá mycel ungelimp on wæderunge swá man náht ǽþelíce geþencean ne mæg; swá stór þunring and lǽgt wes, swá ðæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 21.

Linked entry: wederian

wilding

(n.)
Grammar
wilding, e ; f.

Dominion

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Dominion On ǽlcere stówe wylddingce his in omni loco dominationis ejus . Ps. Lamb. 102, 22. Wylding, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 22

æl-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroada pilgrimage

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A being or living abroad, a pilgrimage On stówe ælþeódignysse mínra in loco peregrinationis meæ, Ps. Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11

Linked entry: æll-þeódignes

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, dinge, dynige, es; m?

A noise, dashing, storm sonus, strepĭtus, procella

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A noise, dashing, storm; sonus, strepĭtus, procella On dynges mere on the sea of noise, Gst. Rthm. ii. 66, 20; Chr. 937; Th. 206, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: dincge dinne

leóht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-leás, adj.
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd tó leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29

wóda

(n.)
Grammar
wóda, an ; m.

Danger

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Ðá gyrnde hé ðæt hé móste macian ǽnne hwerf wið ðon( Kemble reads stone, Cod. Dip. iv. 58, l) wódan tó werianne, Chart. Th. 341, 8

cursung

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In stóue cursungra in locum tormentorum, 16, 28. Add

hyse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse, es; m.

A young manwarrior

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Him be healfe stód hyse unweaxen cniht on gecampe by his side stood a youth not yet grown up, a boy in battle, Byrht. Th. 136, 17; By. 152. Hyse [Beowulf ], Beo. Th. 2438; B. 1217: Andr. Kmbl. 1190; An. 595: 1622; An. 812: Elen. Kmbl. 1043; El. 523.

Linked entries: hós hese hise

scort

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Add Wæs þǽr án stów swýþe sceort ( locus brevissimus) in þæs muntes sídan, Gr. D. 49, 5. Add Hé wénde ꝥ swá scort (sceort, v. l. ) man (cf. lytelne, 10) ne mihte ná habban swá ormǽtne hlísan þurh hálinesse, Gr. D. 46, 18. 2 b.

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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Brǽcon Cantwara burh they took Canterbury by storm, 853; Th. 120, 28, col. 3.

Linked entry: Contwara burg

stíþ-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hycgende, adj.
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in a good sense, of firm, inflexible purpose, resolute Stópon tó ðære stówe stíðhycgende, Elen. Kmbl. 1429 ; El. 716. in a bad sense, obstinate, stubborn Hire Iudas oncwæð stíðhycgende: 'Ic ða stówe ne can,' 1362 ; El. 683.

eorþ-reced

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-reced, es; n. [reced a house]

An earth-house, a cave subterrānea dŏmus, antrum

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An earth-house, a cave ; subterrānea dŏmus, antrum Hú ða stánbogan éce eorþreced healde how the stone arches held the eternal earth-house, Beo. Th. 5431; B. 2719

méd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
méd-wyrhta, an; m.
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A hireling, worker for pay, mercenary Médwyrhta (mercennarius) ys sé þe stówe hyrdes healt, ac gestreón sáwla ná sécð, Scint. 123, 13. Médwyrhtena lixarum, An. Ox. 4, 24

bricg

(n.)
Grammar
bricg, e; f.

A bridgepons

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A bridge; pons He hét ða ofermetan bricge mid stáne gewyrcan he ordered a very large bridge to be built with stone, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, II

Linked entries: Cwat-brycg brig Brycg

ge-seón

Grammar
ge-seón, <b>; X.</b>
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Ðá hwíle ðe God gesegen hæbbe ( may have seen to it ) ðæt fulwiht æt ðeosse stówe beón móte, Txts. 175, 13. Add