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wyrm-melu

(n.)
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wyrm-melu, (-o), wes; n.
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See also: Eft angeltwæccan, gegníd swíþe, Lchdm. iii. 44. 4) Wyrc sealfe ... of wyrmmeluwe, Lchdm. ii. 78, 15. Nim wyrmmelu, 150, 10. Wyrmmelo, 238, 30

ymb-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þringan, p. -þrang; pp. -þrungen To throng round, crowd round, surround
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Ic mé ná ondrǽde þúsendu folces, þeáh hí mé útan ymbþringen non timebo millia populi circumdantis me, Ps. Th. 3, 5. Embþrungen constipata, circumdata Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 62

á-dǽlan

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Ðæt is mycel syn tó geþencenne be Gode ðæt ǽnig gód sié from him ádǽled, Bt. 34, 3; F. 138, 6. Ðone ðe ( John the Baptist ) swá feor from eallum monnum ádǽlæd wæs, Bl. H. 169, 6. Add

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, to destroy.
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IS. v. á-geótan, á-gíta

burg-weall

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Th. ii. 190, 34. Add

célan

(v.)
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Wolde ic mínne þurst célan, Nar. 8, 28. Seó ádl mid cealdum þingum biþ tó célanne ... scealt þú ǽrest þá hǽto célan midcellendre, Lch. ii. 82, 3-6

crycc

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Lituus, baculum augurale in prima parte curvum, id est crycc (cryc), Txts. 72, 571. Cryc baculum, Ps. Srt. 22, 4. Se biscop slóh mid his cricce on ðá eorðan, Shrn. 70, 14. Hé mid twám criccum creáp him tó Wynceastre, Hml. S. 21, 101.

fals

(adj.)
Grammar
fals, adj.

False

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Voc. i. 57, 34. Swicollice dǽda and láðlice unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ꝥ is false gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13. Wóge gemeta and false gewihta rihte man georne, Wlfst. 272, 4

ge-fættian

(v.)
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Gefǽttod is incrassatus est, gefǽttod inpinguatus (Deut. 32, 15), Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

manung

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Add Cóm eft þider sé þe geswænced wæs mid þæs gafoles manunge cum is qui necessitate debiti affligebatur rediret, Gr. D. 158, 13. v.gafol-manung

met

(n.)
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, Lch. ii. 30, 30

mynegung

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Minegungum oraculis, i. sermonibus An. Ox. 3384. Add Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge. LL Th. i. 234, 29. a memorandum Ðis is myngung manna bíwiste. Ll. Th. i. 440, 29

on-clifiende

(adj.)
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Onclifende (inhaerendo) þam gáste se líchama byþ gehealden in écnesse, 264, 1

wulf-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
wulf-pytt, es; m.
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B. i. 280, 20. On wulfputt; of þám pytte on ðá wógan ǽc, iii. 113, 31. Tó ðǽm wulfpyttæ, C. D. v. 84, 17. On ðone wulfpyt; of ðám wulfpytte, iv. 49, 7: 157, ii. Tó wulfpyttan, 343. 23 : iii. 434. 18

wearglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearglíce, adv.

Vilely, meanly, wretchedly

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Hú ne is ðæt sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon swá wærelíce (werelíce, v. l.) scyle culpian tó ðám ðe him gifan scyle qui praeire ceteros honore cupis, poscendi humilitate vilesces, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 15

Linked entries: wærelíce wearg-líc

smæl-þearme

(n.)
Grammar
smæl-þearme, es; n.

The small gut, lower abdomen

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Ðá þýdde Æfner hine mid hindewerde sceafte on ðæt smælþearme percussit eum Abner aversa hasta in inguine Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 18

ge-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spreca, an; m.

One who talks with anothera counsellor

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Th. ii. 190, 12. Ðú dé ánne genim to gesprecan symle spella and lára rǽd-hycgende always take as thy counsellor one sagacious in discourses and doctrines, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 26; Fä. 25

Linked entry: ge-speca

á-weorþan

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Voc. ii. 126, 19. ¶ in Northern Gospels = ge-weorþan :-- Forð áworðað peribunt, Mt. L. 26, 52. Áwærð ł gewærð facta, 13, 21. Áwarð (giwarð,R.), Mk. L. 15, 33. Ꝥte áworðe ł ꝥte hiá sé áworden fieri, Lk. L. 21, 31. Add The p. p. occurs frequently

Linked entry: weorþan

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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Voc. i. 58, 29. Neare pyt puteus angustus, Kent. Gl. 901. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe (MS. B. nearuwe : Lind. nearuo : Rush. naarwe) geat ... Eálá hú neara (MS. A. nearu : Lind. naruu : Rush. naru) is ðæt geat intrate per angustam portam ...

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Th. ii. 308, 9. Búton heó hit ǽfre gebéte, Hml. S. 17, 156: An. 1014. giving emphasis as in whatever, (as) ever, &c. Swá rihtlíce geséman swá him ǽfre rihtlícost þúhte, C. D. iii. 292, 32. Eall ðæt ǽfre betst wæs, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 23.