Scilling
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The name of a poet:?-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103
þýmel
A thumb thick
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A thumb thick, applied to the fat of swine Æt þýmelum, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 19
úht-floga
A creature that flies in the early morning
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A creature that flies in the early morning Ðæs wyrmes denn, ealdes úhtflogan, Beo. Th. 5513; B. 2760
wirged
An accursed being ⬩ the devil
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An accursed being, the devil Cymeþ se wærgad, venit malus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 19. v. preceding word
wundor-deáþ
A wondrous death
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A wondrous death Wedra þeóden (Beowulf, killed by the fire-drake) wundordeáðe swealt, Beo. Th. 6067; B. 3037
ýþ-mere
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The billowy main Hwonne up cyme æþelast tungla ofer ýðmere éstan líxan, Exon. Th. 204, 7; Ph. 94
wulf-hliþ
A hill where the wolf has its den
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A hill where the wolf has its den Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358
wyrms-hrǽcung
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The expectoration of corrupt matter Wyr[m]shrǽcing vel wyr[m]sútspíung phthisis, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 39
Linked entries: wyrms-útspiung wyrs-hrǽcing
be-þerscan
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to thrash thoroughly: þurh þé wé beþurscon úre fýnd in te inimicos nostros ventilabimus, Ps. Th. 43, 7
ceaster-wíc
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A village Gangaþ on þás ceasterwíc ( castellum, Mt. 21, 2) þe inc ongeán standeþ, Bl. H. 69, 35
for-gryndan
destroy
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To send to the bottom, destroy Hit eall se gífra flód forswealh and forgrinde, Angl. xi. 2, 40
ge-þingung
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Sé wæs wið his feóndum gescilded, sé þe þá anlícnesse tó geþingunge sóhte, Mart. H. 60, 24. Add
gyltlíce
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Faultily Gyltlíce (culfabiliter) handa tó Dryhtne upp árǽrð sé þe dǽda his gebiddende gylplíce geypð, Scint. 35, 3
hilde-rinc
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Þú scealt gyltas þíne swíðe bemurnan, hár hilderinc, hefie þé ðincaþ synna þíne, Dóm. L. 30, 56. Add
leóþ-wíse
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Þás þing magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 3. Add
leódan
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Him brega engla of líce áteáh liódende bán ( the rib from which Eve was made), Gen. 182. Add
offrung-dæg
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ná ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23
plegol
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Add: in a bad sense, wanton Seó plegole (lasciua) geogoð þe byð hræd tó singienne, Chrd. 54, 22
riht-dóm
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just judgement Sé þe rihte lage and rihtne dóm (rihtdóm, v. l.) forsace, Ll. Th. i. 384, 16
sceam-fæst
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Ne lyste þé fægeres wífes and sceamfestes? nonne te delectat uxor pulchra, pudica?, Solil. H. 36, 1. Add