fýst
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Físt [in Wülck. Gl. 291, 17 it is printed fýsð], i. 64, 74. Gif man óðerne mid fýste in naso slæhð .III. scill. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 16, 17. Þanne ic sleá swíðe mid fýste, breóst míne beáte ego percutiam pugnis pectora, Dóm. L. 29: 160.
wá
Woe ⬩ ill ⬩ woe ⬩ alas ⬩ vae, ⬩ well-a-way ⬩ well-a-day ⬩ ah ⬩ vah
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Hí ne mihton ásecgan, hú wá ðám sáwlum byð, Wulfst. 147, 17. Ðæt him nǽfre ǽr nǽre swá wá swá him ðá wæs, 235, 19. Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó ðæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde, Prov.
ufera
upper ⬩ higher ⬩ upmost ⬩ highest ⬩ later ⬩ after
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On uferan dagum, Wulfst. 88, 20: Chart. Th. 356, 7. Uferan dógrum, Beo. Th. 4407; B. 2200: 4773; B. 2392. On uferum tídum, Lchdm. iii. 438, 15. On uferan tídan, Wulfst. 89, 1
wiþer-saca
an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel ⬩ an adversary at law ⬩ a prosecutor ⬩ one who renounces ⬩ denies ⬩ apostate
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an adversary, opponent, enemy Anticristus is on Lǽden contrarius Cristo, ðæt is on Englisc Godes wiðersaca, Wulfst. 78, 13: Homl. Th. i. 376, 16. Ǽlc ðæra ðe hyne tó cynge déð ys ðæs cáseres wiðersaca (contradicit Caesari), Jn. Skt. 19, 12.
leás-líc
False ⬩ vain ⬩ frivolous
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Leáslíce cristene false christians, Wulfst. 93, 8. Leóhtlícu weorc and leáslícu levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1. Mid leáslícum wordum hí hine beswícaþ with false words they deceive him; blandientes sermone ut decipiant eos, Nar. 37, 5.
Linked entry: leás-ferhþness
luf-líce
Amiably ⬩ kindly ⬩ dearly ⬩ willingly
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Hú luflíce hé ús gesóht hider on middangeard with how great love he visited us here en earth, 129, 11: Wulfst. 204, 16. Ic wylle cýpan luflícor ðonne ic gebicge volo vendere carius quam emi, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 19
mis-beódan
To do wrong to ⬩ to offend ⬩ abuse ⬩ ill-use
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Ne misbeóde ǽnig óðrum, forðam eal ðæt ǽnig man óðrum on unriht tó hearme gedéþ, eal hit sceal eft mænigfealdlíce derian him sylfum, Wulfst. 112, 7-11. Misbeódan, 157, 20. Gif him ǽnig man heálíce misboden hæbbe (cf.
self-willes
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Hé sylfwilles menniscnesse underféng, Wulfst. 15, 12. Hé gǽþ sylfwilles twá míla tó ánre geneádod, R. Ben. 28, 6. of things Ðonne his wæstmas weaxaþ sylfwilles quae sponte gignet humus, Lev. 25, 5. Sylfwilles ( ultra ) seó eorþe wæstm beraþ, Mk.
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Scot-land
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Án diácon wearð forþféred on Sceot*-*lande (cf. an Scotta eálonde, 215, 21), and ðæs diácones nama wæs Njál háten, Wulfst. 205, 16. Hí cómon on Scotland ( Hiberniam ) upp, Bd. l, l; S. 474, 10.
ufenan
From above ⬩ Above ⬩ besides
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Hé déð ðæt fýr cymð ufenon, Wulfst. 97, 21 note. Seó landfyrd com ufenon and trymedon big be ðam strande, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 24. Grammar ufenan, prep. with acc. Above, besides Ufenan eall ðis insuper, Dom. L. 10, 144: 18, 271.
Linked entries: þǽr-onufenan þǽr-onufenan
ge-þúf
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Heó hafaþ leáf swylce wulfes camb, ac hí beóþ mearwran and hwítran and geþúfran, 278, 15
wæscan
To wash
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Ðæt man cláðas waxe, Wulfst. 296, 7. Wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán, ge wætercláðas wacsan (waxsan, waxan, v. ll.) R. Ben. 59, 7. Wacxon hig hira reáf, Ex. 19, 10. Waxan hig ðæt innewerde, Lev. 1, 9, 13.
wéman
To allure ⬩ attract ⬩ persuade ⬩ entice
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Ðæt wé tó ǽlcan rihte ús sylfe wenian and wéman Wulfst. 266, 6. Hwǽr ic findan meahte ðone ðe mec fréfran wolde, wéman(wenian?q. v.) mid wynnum Exon. Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. in a bad sense Ða teolunga ðe hine fram Gode wémaþ Homl. Th. ii. 288, 24.
Linked entry: wǽman
spátl
Spittle ⬩ saliva ⬩ sputum, screa, saliva,
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Ðæne ðe hý heora spátlum on spiwon, Wulfst. 183, 21. Spátlu sputa, Hymn. Surt. 80, 1
staþol-fæst
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Staðolfæst on hire heortan wið deófies costnungum, Wulfst. 237, 12. Beó strang and staðulfæst confortare et esto robustus Deut. 31, 7. Ic eów friðe healde strengðu staþolfæstre, Exon. Th. 31, 3; Cri. 490.
þeód-scipe
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Þes þeódscype the English, Wulfst. 163, 19. Se ðeódscype the Jews, 14, 7. Cyning sceal geþeón and his þeódscipe eác swá, 266, 21. Oratores syndon gebedmen, ðe sceolon for ðæne cyngc and for ealne þeódscipe þingian georne.
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un-lagu
violation of law ⬩ illegality ⬩ injustice ⬩ a bad law
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S. 1; Th. i. 376, 8: 11; Th. i. 382, 7: Wulfst. 156, 13.
will
A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)
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Ne weorðian gé wyllas, Wulfst. 40, 15. [Cnihtes þane wel dutte, Laym. 19812 (and MS.).]
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morþ-dǽd
A deed which causes destruction ⬩ deadly sin ⬩ evil deed
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Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod . . . þurh morþdǽda and þurh mándǽda, Wulfst. 163, 21. [Þonne scalt þu (the body), erming, up arisen imete þine morþdeden, Fragm. Phlps. 7, 37.]
nefa
a nephew ⬩ nepos ⬩ a grandson ⬩ a step-son
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Ealdra nefena pronepotum, 445, 56. a step-son Nefa prifignus, Wülck. Gl. 41, 28