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wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

bisceop-scír

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-scír, biscop-scír, e; f.

the province of a bishop, a dioceseepiscopi provincia, diœcesis = διoίκησιs, parochia = παρoικίαthe office of a bishop, episcopateepiscopatus

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Se forlét ða bisceopscíre he left the episcopate; relicto episcopatu, 3, 21; S. 551, 38

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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Ealle scylda, ðe wið God beóð ungebétta, beóð unforgifne on dómes dæge, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 17. of persons, unatoned because 'bót' has not been made Ðá wæs ðisse spǽce, ǽgðer ge on lífe and æfter, ungeládod ge ungebétt he was, both when alive and

tál

Grammar
tál, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Se wellwillenda man wyle eáðe forberan gif him man tále gecwyð, Hex. 44, 18. Þá sǽde se deófol him hospword, and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, ac næs gestirod for his leásum tálum, Hml. S. 31, 725.

word

Grammar
word, <b>. II</b> I.
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Hié bǽdon þæt hié ðæs gefeohtes geswicen, þæt hié mósten þá deádan bebyrgean . . . þæt is mid Crécum þeáw þæt mid ðǽm worde bið gecýþed hwæðer healf hæfð sige, 3, I; S. 100, 8.

anda

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., is felt by the agent wráðum on andan bád bolgenmód in a rage with the foe he waited furious, B. 708. gealp gramlíce Gode on andan ( in envy of God ), Dan. 714. Feóndum on ondan in detestation of the devils, Gú. 745.

twǽming

(n.)
Grammar
twǽming, e; f.

divisionseparationsevering the connection between objectsseparationdistinction

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Úre Drihten forbeád ða yfelan twǽmincge betwux twám ǽwum, ii. 322, 32. separation, distinction cwæð 'ðæs lifigendan Godes' for twǽminge ðæra leásra goda he said 'the living God' to distinguish him from the false gods, Homl. Th. i. 366, 19

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Niéde sceolde him forgyfan ánne ( custom required it ), Lk. 23, 17. from force, under compulsion, without free-will Nán nyle onginnan ðæt ðæt nele, búton néde scyle ( unless he is forced ), Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 9 : 41, 4; Fox 252, 3.

flex

(n.)
Grammar
flex, es; n.

Flaxlīnum

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Flax; līnum Smeócende flex he ne adwæscþ līnum fūmĭgans non extinguet, Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Eall hira flex and hira bernas wǽron fordóne linum et hordeum læsum est, Ex. 9, 31

gǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
gǽstan, p. te; pp. ed [gást, gǽst a spirit, ghost]

To gastfrightenafflicttormentterrērecrŭciāreaffligĕre

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To gast, frighten, afflict, torment; terrēre, crŭciāre, affligĕre gǽston Godes cempan gáre and líge they afflicted God's champions with spear and flame, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 27; Jul. 17

Linked entry: gǽst-lic

ge-niman

Grammar
ge-niman, <b>;
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</b> add Genam deófol him andan wið, Hml. A. 195, 17. Add genam þurh heora láre on his orþance þá egeslican dǽda, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 20

sige-tác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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Homl. 97, 13. sigetácen sende misit signa, Ps. Th. 134, 9. v. sigor-tác[e]n, sige-beác[e]n

un-bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bryce, adj.

Unbrokeninviolateuninjured

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Unbroken, inviolate, uninjured Hwæþre his meahta spéd hálig wunade, dóm unbryce, þeáh deáþes cwealm ræfnan sceolde, Exon. Th. 240, 21; Ph. 642. Hyre wæs mægen unbrice, 256, 22; Jul. 235

Linked entry: un-brice

un-geleáfa

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáfa, an; m.

Unbelief

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Unbelief wundrode for heora ungeleáfan ( incredulitatem ), Mk. Skt. 6, 6: Blickl. Homl. 77, 27. Ungeleáuon, Chr. 616; Erl. 22, 21. For ungeleáfa heora, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 58: 17, 20

Linked entry: ge-leáfa

un-stenc

(n.)
Grammar
un-stenc, es; m.

A bad smellstench

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A bad smell, stench mid nosan ne magon náht geswæccan bútan unstences ormǽtnesse foetor ingenti complet putredine nares, Dóm. L. 207. Niht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8

wirming

(n.)
Grammar
wirming, e; f.

Warming

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Warming Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde; and ðá betwih ða wærminge (werminge, M. 196, 27) (inter calefaciendum) gemunde ðæt word, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34

Linked entry: wærming

wudu-hunig

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-hunig, es; n.

Wild honey

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Wudehunig, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7. Be wyrtum and be wuduhuuige, Blickl. Homl. 167, 36. Wuduhunig æt, Mk. Skt. l, 6

Linked entry: hunig

á-riht

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hit áriht náme, Ll. Th. i. 286, 18. Add

brim

(n.)
Grammar
brim, es; n. (not m.),
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Monnum bið ðonne (in June) gewunelic ðæt líðað on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 88, 2. Ofer sǽs brim, Bl. H. 143, 6. dele passages from An. 496, Edw. 12, and add

candel-leóht

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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7