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bláwung

inflation

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Add: of wind. Similar entries v. bláwan, I. 1 Ðǽra winda naman and bláwunge (-a, v. l.) wé mihton secgan, Lch. iii. 276, 2. blowing of a trumpet. Similar entries v. bláwan, II. 2 Hwæt is se hreám búton ðǽra engla bláwung?, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 21.

for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow awayinflateinflāre

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To blow away, inflate; inflāre Com án wind, ond forbleów hie út on sǽ there came a wind, and blew them out on to the sea, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 19. Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

án-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
án-wille, def. se án-willa; adj. [án one, willa a will]

Having one willfollowing one's own willself-willedobstinatestubbornpertinaxobstinatuscontumax

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Having one will, following one's own will, self-willed, obstinate, stubborn; pertinax, obstinatus, contumax Ánwilla obstinatus, pertinax, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Wrt. Voc. 51, 29. Sint to manianne ða ánwillan admonendi pertinaces, Past. 42. 1; Hat. MS. 57 b, 23

fór-witan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-witan, p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; subj. pres. -wite; pp. -witen

To foreknowknow beforehandpræscīre

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To foreknow, know beforehand; præscīre Ðæs ðe ðú fórwite hwám ðú gemiltsige that thou mayest know beforehand whom thou pitiest, Apol. Th. 11. 21

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

weorold-earfeþe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-earfeþe, es; n.
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Labour or trouble of this life Strong wind woruldearfoþa. Met. 7, 26, 35, 49

fisting

(n.)
Grammar
fisting, físting, e; f.
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Breaking wind (silently) Físting fesiculatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 16: i. 46, 23. Substitute:

smylte

(adv.)
Grammar
smylte, adv.

Quietly, mildly, gently

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Quietly, mildly, gently Ðonne smylte bláweþ súþan-westan wind Bt. 9; Fox 26, 17

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowedmaymoteto be inferred otherwiseto be obligedmust

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from mót-te). to be allowed, may, mote, Grammar mótan, with an infinitive Mót ic drincan licet mihi bibere, ic móste mihi licuit, gif wé móstan si nobis liceret, beón álýfed licere, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 15. Wé móton nobis licet, ðú móstest tibi licuit

un-feor

(adv.)
Grammar
un-feor, un-feorr; adv.

Not far offat no great distance offno great distance

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Not far off. marking position, at no great distance off, Grammar un-feor, where the point from which the distance is measured is given by an adverb Ðǽr wæs unfeorr (-feor, MS. A.) án swýna heord erat non longe ab illis grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30.

ge-wider

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wider, -widor, es; pl. nom. acc. -wideru, -widera, -widru; n.

Weatherthe temperature of the aira tempesttempestascæli tempĕries

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Ðonne wind styreþ láþ gewidru when the wind stirs hateful tempests, Beo. Th. 2754; B. 1375

ge-bésmed

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Add: Swelled out by the wind Segelbósmas gebésmed carbasa sinuata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 26

a-wearpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wearpan, = a-weorpan

to cast awayprojicere

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to cast away; projicere Dust ðæt awearpþ wind pulvis quem projicit ventus, Ps. Spl. 1, 5

súþan-westerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-westerne, adj.
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South-western, from the south-west Þurh þone smyltan súþanwesternan wind. Bt. 4; F. 8, 7

ceác ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ceác ful, adj.

A pitcher full, jug full

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Gedó on ceác fulne wínes put [it] into a jug full of wine, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 23

á-wecgan

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Lytel wind mæg ðone cíð áwecgan (á-wecggean -wecggean, v. l.) (agitat), Past. 225, 6. Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, 306, 6. Hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107.

Linked entry: wecgan

beód-wist

(n.)
Grammar
beód-wist, beód-wyst, e ; f. [beód a table, wist food]

Food placed on a tableboarda tablemensa

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Food placed on a table, board, a table; mensa Ðú gearcodest befóran mínre gesihþe beód vel beód-wyste vel mýsan parasti in conspectu meo mensam Ps. Lamb. 22, 5

dol-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
dol-wíte, es; n. [dol foolish, audacious = Ger. toll-kühn; wíte a punishment]

Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardinesstemerĭtātis pœna

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Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness; temerĭtātis pœna Nales dolwíte no punishment for audacity, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 25; Rä. 27, 17

ge-bærmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærmed, part. [ge, and pp. of byrman to ferment with barm or leaven]

Fermentedleavenedfermentātus

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Fermented, leavened; fermentātus Gebærmed hláf leavened bread; pānis fermentātus, Som. Ben. Lye

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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pain, suffering, misery Is fela yfela and mistlícra gelimpa wíde mid mannum ; and eal hit is for synnum ; and gyt weorþeþ máre, ðæs ðe béc secgaþ, wracu and gedreccednes, ðonne ǽfre ǽr wǽre on worulde, Wulfst. 91, 7. Nis mé wracu ne gewin. ðæt ic God