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un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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un-fæderlíce, adv.

In an unfatherly manner

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In an unfatherly manner Saturnus wæs swá wælhreów, ðæt hé fordyde his ágene bearn ealle bútan ánum and unfæderlíce macode heora líf tó lyre, Wulfst. 106, 6

Linked entry: fæder-líce

un-getreówþ

(n.)
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un-getreówþ, e; f.

Bad faithbreach of good faith

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Bad faith, breach of good faith Hér sýn on lande ungetrýwða (-treówða, S. B.: -tríwða, MS. C.) micle for Gode and for worulde, M Wulfst. 160, 6

Linked entry: ge-treówþ

un-gewildelíc

(adj.)
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un-gewildelíc, adj.

Not to be subduedunyielding

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Not to be subdued, unyielding Hæbbe se mann heardheortnysse and ungewyldelíc mód ... ðonne forsearaþ swíðe hraðe ðæt hálige sǽd on his heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 92, 2

wer-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wer-stede, es; m.
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A weir-stead, place where thsre is a weir Of ðam wege on ða eá, and se werstede be súðan hreódbricge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 105, 11

wirþig

(adj.)
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wirþig, adj.

Worthy Fitting

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Worthy Fitting Wyrþigre wrace hié forwurdon ðá, ðæt ðá heora synna sceoldon hreówsian and dǽdbóte dón, swíþor ðonne heora plegan begán, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 256, 11

Linked entry: wyrþig

á-rencan

(v.)
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to make proud, exalt Swuran on flǽslicre ic upp árengde (=-rencte ?) ofermódignesse collum in carnali erexi superbia, Angl. xi. 117, 32. v. ranc, and cf. wlanc, wlencan. (?)

Linked entry: rengan

behreówsung-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
behreówsung-tíd, e;
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f, A time of penitence, penitential season (Septuagesima) Fram ðisum dæge oð Eástron is úre heófungtíd and bereówsungtíd úre synna, Hml. Th. ii. 86, 25: 88, 3

bóc-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-weorc, es; n.

study

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Literary work, study Bisceopes dægweorc, ꝥ bið mid rihte his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding oððon rihting, lár oððon leornung, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 19

bródig

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Inclined to sit (of a hen) Oft seó bródige henn, þeáh heó sárlíce cloccige, heó tósprǽt hyre fyðera and þá briddas gewyrmð, Angl. viii. 309, 25. Substitute:

Cumere

(n.)
Grammar
Cumere, (-as ?); pl.
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The Britons of Strathclyde Ealle ðá cyningas þe on þysum íglande wǽron Cumera and Scotta cómon tó Eádgáre, Hml. S. 21, 451. v. Cumber-land in Dict

deófol-cræft

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Se moncwealm wæs swá ungemetlic, ðæt hié mid deófolcræftum sóhton hú hié hit gestillan mehte, and gefetton Escolafius þone scínlácan, Ors. 3, 10; S. 140, 7. Add

fird-láf

(n.)
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fird-láf, e; f.
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The remnant of an army, the survivors of a battle Þǽr feóllon ðá hǽþenan fíf ðúsend ofslagene, and Lisias fleáh mid þǽre fyrdláfe. Hml. S. 25, 377

Linked entry: here-láf

firgen

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Fled þr (fleó þ?) on fyrgen, hæfde hál westu may the pain flee to the hills, and you have your head sound (? ?), Lch. iii. 54, 17. Add

for-meltan

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Formelteþ liquitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 22. ꝥ ís formealt on eallum þám mere and þ wæter waerð áwend tó wynsumum baðe, Hml. S. II, 198. Add

ge-beácn

(n.)
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ge-beácn, es; n.
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Signs, movements intended to express a meaning Twégen seólas mid heora flýse his fét drygdon, ... and siððan mid gebeácne his bletsunge bǽdon, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 13

ge-irfeweardian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-erfeweardian</b> in Dict., and add Cynren his geyrfeweardað ( hereditabit ) land, Ps. L. 24, 13. Geyrfweardiað hereditabant, 36, 11

Linked entry: ge-yrfeweardian

ge-crymian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-crymian, ge-crymman
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To crumble bread Nim of ðám hálgedan hláfe þe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg feówer snǽda and gecryme on þá feówer hyrnan þæs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28

Linked entry: crymian

heáh-mód

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Add: high-spirited Hú þá wihte (a cock and a hen) mid ús heáhmóde (heán-, MS. ; but cf. wrǽtlice twá, 1) twá hátne sindon, Rä. 43, 17

hociht

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hociht, l. hóciht(e)
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full of mallows,having many bends, On ðá olde lake tó hóctan ýðe, C. D. vi. 227, 9. and add [For ii in l. 3 read iii.]

leoþu--wǽcan

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Dele first passage (for which see Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28), and for last passage substitute :-- Leoþewǽcan mitigare, pacificare, An. Ox. 3802