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leóht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-líc, adj.

Light

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Light, of little weight or value Leóhtlícu weorc levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Þe lǽs þú weorðe . . . tó úpáhafen . . . ne eft tó wáclice geortreówe ǽniges gódes. Met. 5, 34. Add

micelung

(n.)
Grammar
micelung, miclung, e; f.

A doing of great thingsmagnificentia

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A doing of great things; magnificentia Miclung ł mǽrsung weorc his magnificentia opus ejus, Ps. Lamb. 110, 3

ge-hræcan

(v.)

to set in orderdirectdirĭgĕre

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to set in order, direct; dirĭgĕre Weorc handa ussera gehræce ŏpus mănuum nostrārum dirĭge, Ps. Lamb. 89, 17

open-lic

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Þára openlican weorc (aperta opera) wé gesióð, ac wé nyton hwelc hira inngeðonc bið, Past. 105, 9. Add

wil-hréþig

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-hréþig, adj.

Satisfied, exultant

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Satisfied, exultant Weorud willhréðig sægdon wuldor Gode, Elen. Kmbl. 2231; El. 1117. v. wil-fægen, and preceding word

efen-heáp

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Cf. efen-weorod

Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORDoppidi nomen

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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam

þafung

(n.)
Grammar
þafung, e; f.
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Ðú wéndest ðæt seó weord ðás woruld wende búton Godes geþeahte and his þafunge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 32. Ne mæg se deófol mannum derian bútan Godes ðafunge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 196. Þet weas mid Earnulfes þafunge (geþafunge, MS. A.), Chr. 887; Erl. 87. 3

wollen-teár

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
wollen-teár, adj.

Having hot tearswith hot tears

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Having hot tears, with hot tears Weorod eall áras, eodon unblíðe, wollenteáre, wuudur sceáwian. Beo. Th. 6056 ; B. 3032

feónd-rǽden

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Swutele synd ðæs flǽsces weorc . . . feónd*-*rǽden and geflit (inimicitiae, contentiones, Gal. 5, 20), Hml. S. 17, 25. Add

not-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
not-georn, adj.
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Busy in useful employment, profitably employed diligent in business Sé ðe wǽre idelgeorn, weorðe sé notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9

gét

(v.; part.)

poured out

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poured out He gét ðæt blód uppan ðæt weofod fudit sanguinem super altare, Lev. 8, 24; p. of geótan

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum heó is biter on þigene lettuce was the name of the herb that they were to eat with the unleavened loaves; it is bitter in the eating, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26. Nim lactucan ánc hand fulle

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
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Sint tó manienne ðá ðe ðá sibbe sáwað, ðæt hié swá micel weorc tó recceleáslíce and tó unwærlíce ne dón admonendi sunt pacifici, ne tantae actionis pondus levigent, Past. 361, 6.

gálsere

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Reg. 15 substitute Sé ðe wǽre gálsereon fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6

lǽring-mann

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Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs lǽrincmannes (leornincgmannes, v. l.) weorc magistri jussio et discipuli opera R. Ben. 20, 6. Add

festnes

(n.)
Grammar
festnes, -ness, e; f.

A fastnessfirmamentfirmāmentum

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A fastness, firmament; firmāmentum Weorc handa his bodaþ festnes [MS. fesnesse] ŏpĕra mănuum ejus annuntiat firmāmentum, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 1

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.
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Oft sé sláwa ágǽlð ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne plerumque piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Add

wæter-þrýþe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-þrýþe, f.

Water-hosts, great waters

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Water-hosts, great waters Ða ðe wyrceaþ weorc mænig on wæterðrýþum qui faciunt operationem in aquis multis, Ps. Th. 106, 22