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weorold-weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-weorþscipe, es; m.
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Worldly honour, civil dignity Hæbbe hé ( the priest) Godes miltse, and tó woroldweorðscipe ðæt hé sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe (his civil status is that of a thane ), L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Tó woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe, L.

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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Sió áþenung ðæs magan and sió ábláwunge hǽto, 192, 17. Sealf gód wið swelcre ábláwunge ( quinsy ), 48, 11. Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð inne betýnde þurh ðá ábláwunge, 174, 23

bismer-líce

(adv.)

irreverentlyblasphemously

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Þá hǽðnan bysmerlíce and synlíce heora godas him laþodan on fultum, Bl. H. 201, 30

blót

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After gedyde add: and hys godum bebéad hospitum sanguinem diis propinabat; add also

ge-liþewácian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþewácian, p. ode.
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to render gentle, soften a person Hié wǽron tó sybbe geliðewácede and gefeohtan ne meahton they were brought to the gentleness of peace and could not fight, Nap. 15, 28. to mitigate, soften the rigour of misery, pain, & c.

Linked entry: leoþuwácian

ge-sweðerian

(v.)
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. : ge-sweðrung. v. ge-swædrung, sweðrung in Dict. and add :--

gearwe

Grammar
gearwe, dress.
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., and add: gear, goods (?) Ealle Rómáne woldon ymb xii mónað bringan tógædere þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara (gearwa, v. l.) (heora góda gegearod tó heora geblóte, v. l. ), and hiora siþþan feta wucena ætgædere brúcan, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 25

ge-félness

Grammar
ge-félness, sensitiveness, sensation.
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Welmes hǽto mid gefélnesse ... áheardung þæs magan mid gefélnesse and mid sáre ... heardung þǽre lifre bútan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, 198, 11-14. Þone dǽl þe git hwilcehwega gefélnesse hæbbe, 84, 1. Add

gigant

Grammar
gigant, l. gígant,
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Gód and geafolic gíganta geweorc, B. 1562 : 1690

hege-rife

Grammar
hege-rife, hairif (N. E. D.)
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Wiþ cneówwærc, wuduweaxe and hegerife, Lch. ii. 66, 11: 140, 3. Wyl æscrinde, . . . hegerife, marubian . . . and jí líc gnid mid þǽre hegerifan, Wyrc sealfe of marubian, . . . hegerifan, 78, 11-16. Hegerifan corn, 344, ii.

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd.

Linked entry: wíd

breóst-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gewǽdu, pl. n.

the breasta garment, clothing A covering for the breast, corselet pectoris vestimentum, lorica

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, and his collar also, Bec.

of-sceamian

(v.)

to put to shame

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Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30. Hí gecyrdon him hám hearde ofsceamode 518, 31

Linked entry: on-sceamian

ge-stun

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stun, es; n. [stunian to stun]

A noisestuncrashwhirlwindstrĕpĭtusfrăgorturbo

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A noise, stun, crash, whirlwind; strĕpĭtus, frăgor, turbo Ðæt gestun and se storm brecaþ bráde gesceaft the stun and the storm shall break the broad creation, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 27; Cri. 991.

Linked entry: -stun

gif

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An. 407.

crafian

(v.)
Grammar
crafian, cræfian.
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Hér kýþ on þissere béc ꝥ Huberd cræfede ánne wífman þe Édit hátte mid unrihte . . . and Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633, 17. Ðæt nán bisceop náne feorme ne crafige, bútan of ðám ðe him mid rihte gebyrað, C.

lufu

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I a. an act of kindness, action prompted by love :-- Án lufu is þe þú miht mé gegearwian unum est quod mihi impendere beneficium poles, Gr. D. 182, 5. Bescirede duguda gehwylcre, lufena and lissa, Gú. 1049. <b>I b.

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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Efne swá even so, even as And efne swá he ðec gemétte meahtum gehrodene and even so he found thee adorned with virtues, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 5; Cri. 330.

burh-weard

(n.)
Grammar
burh-weard, es; m.
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A city-ward or guardian, city-defender; urbis custos vel defensor Hæfde abrocene burhweardas had slain the city-guardians, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 2; Exod. 39: Andr. Kmbl. 1320; An. 660

Linked entry: byri-weard

fámig-heals

(adj.)
Grammar
fámig-heals, adj.

Foamy-necked spūmōsus in collo

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Th. 3822; B. 1909: 441; B. 218: Andr. Kmbl. 993; An. 497

Linked entry: heals