sorh-word
A word expressive of care or sorrow
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A word expressive of care or sorrow Hié (Adam and Eve) fela sprǽcon sorhworda, Cd. Th. 49, 8; Gen. 789
sóþ-word
a true word
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a true word Ic Gode sealmas singe, sóðword sprece, Ps. Th. 56, 9: 118, 93
torn-word
A word that causes distress or grief, ⬩ a contemptuous, scornful word
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A word that causes distress or grief, a contemptuous, scornful word Hí mé hosp sprecaþ, tornworda fela, Exon. Th. 11, 17; Cri. 172
Linked entry: torn-wyrdan
fracoþ-word
An abusive word ⬩ an insult ⬩ bad language
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An abusive word, an insult, bad language Hé sǽde hú manigne teónan and orwyrdu þára nunnena fracoð-wyrda (-worda, v.l.) hé geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumelias enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 7
frófor-word
A word of consolation ⬩ consolatory talk
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A word of consolation, consolatory talk Hé nán fróforword ne onfó ne ne gehýre æt heora ǽniges múþe nec sermonem consolationis ex cujuslibet eorum ore percipiat, Gr. D. 344, 28
gilp-word
A boastful word ⬩ a boast ⬩ vaunt
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A boastful word, a boast, vaunt Hí him to gylpworde hæfdon 'ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hí hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce' their boast was 'that they had rather have a halting king than a halting kingdom,' Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 26. Gylpword boastful
þanc-word
A word of thanks
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A word of thanks Swá scríþende hweorfaþ gleómen, þearfe secgaþ, þoncword sprecaþ, simle sumne gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 32; Víd. 137
galdor-word
A magic word ⬩ word of incantation ⬩ cantātiōnis verbum
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A magic word, word of incantation; cantātiōnis verbum Ic galdorwordum gól I sang in magic words, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 37; Reim. 24
heoru-word
A hostile, fierce word,
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A hostile, fierce word, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 7; Fä. 84
Lǽden-word
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A Latin word Ðás word ne beóþ ná lédenword gif se r byþ áweg gedón, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 54
lást-word
Report ⬩ reputation
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Report, reputation Eorla gehwam lástworda betst the best reputation for every man, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 12; Seef 73
lyge-word
lie ⬩ falsehood
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A lying word, lie, falsehood Lygeword spǽcon locuti sunt falsa, Ps. Th. 57, 3: Cd. 210; Th. 261, 3; Dan. 720. Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt is lygewordum leóþ somnige, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 28; Ph. 547
Linked entry: lygen-word
mán-word
A wicked word
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A wicked word Ys hyra múðes scyld mánworda feala ða hí mid welerum ásprǽcan delicta ores eorum sermo labiorum ipsorum, Ps. Th. 58, 12
bismer-word
A disgraceful or abusive word, reproach, insult ⬩ ignominiosum vel contumeliosum verbum, opprobrium, insultatio
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A disgraceful or abusive word, reproach, insult; ignominiosum vel contumeliosum verbum, opprobrium, insultatio
bí-word
A BYEWORD, proverb ⬩ proverbium
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[be, bí by, word a word] A BYEWORD, proverb; proverbium Man segþ [seið MS.] to bíworde, 'hæge sitteþ ða æceras dǽleþ' man saith for a proverb, 'the hedge abides which fields divides,' Chr. 1130; Erl. 259, 13. Bíword, bíwyrd proverbium, Cot. 157
teón-word
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A word that conveys reproach, insult, abuse, calumny; a word that does wrong Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they slandered the land with their calumnies, Num. 13, 33. Eorl óðerne mid teónwordum tǽleþ behindan, spreceþ fægere beforan, Frag.
þrýþ-word
A brave word ⬩ noble speech
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A brave word, noble speech Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr (cf. word wǽron wynsume, 1228; B. 612) inne on healle þrýðword sprecen, ðeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1290; 643
word-beót
A promise
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A promise Ða com féran Freá tó Sarran swá hé self gecwæð, hæfde wordbeót leófum gelǽsted, Cd. Th. 167, 6; Gen. 2761. Wáciaþ wordbeót, Exon. Th. 469, 22; Hy. II, 6
Linked entries: word-gebeót worn-gehát
word-beótung
Promising ⬩ a promise
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Promising, a promise Ðec biddan hét se ðisne beam ágróf, ðæt ðú gemunde on gewitlocan wordbeótunga, Exon. Th. 473, 14; Bo. 14
Linked entry: beótung
word-cennend
The begetter of the Word
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The begetter of the Word (Jn. l, I) Ó milda Wordcennend pie Verbigena, Germ. 389, 2