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wanigend

(n.)
Grammar
wanigend, es ; m. One who diminishes, weakens, impairs, injures, spoils, etc. v. wanian
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T. ) if he dreams that he is riding on a bay horse, that means there will be a spoiler of his goods, Lchdm. iii. 172, 29

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

ge-brecan

(v.)
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Bán ni gebraecgað gé (comminuetis), Jn. L. 19, 36. Him hildegráp bánhús gebræc, B. 2508. Leg þæt bán-hús gebrocen hæfde, 3147 : Ph. 229. Líc sáre gebrocen, bánhús blódfág, An. 1406. Gif þeóh gebrocen weorðed. Ll. Th. i. 18, 13: 12, 6.

bi-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bi-geng, es; m.

Observation, worship, servicecultus

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He bæd híg ðá georne, ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon fram Godes bigengum he bade them then earnestly, that they should not decline from the services of God, Jos. 23, 7

unc

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Þá wé úp cómon, þá næs úre módor mid ús, nát ic for hwí þá genam úre fæder unc, and bær ús wépende forð on his weg, Hml. S. 30

ofersǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofersǽwisc, adj.

From beyond the seatransmarine

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From beyond the sea, transmarine: — Ofersǽwisc rind bark from beyond the sea (cinnamon), Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Landferþ se ofersǽwisca hit gesette on Léden, Glostr. Frag. 10, 21.

ge-hléða

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hléða, an; m. [hlóþ]

A companioncomradesŏcius

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Se ðe ǽr bær wulfes gehléðan who ere bore the wolf's companion, Exon. 130 b; Th. 499, 30; Rä. 88, 23

wederian

(v.)
Grammar
wederian, p. ode

To be (good or bad) weather

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To be (good or bad) weather Cweðaþ sume men, ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian (wedrian, widrian) sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde ys, Lchdm. iii. 268, 2

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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Æt ðam unþeáwe ðe dysige men on ungewunan healdaþ ( which foolish men observe as a custom, and a bad one it is ), Wulfst. 305, 9

Linked entry: ge-wuna

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Þá stánas nales ꝥ án ꝥ hí his limu tóbrǽcan, ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán gebrýsedon (-brýsdon, tóbrýsdon, v. ll.] saxa non solum cjtes membra, sed etiam ossa contri*-*verant, Gr. D. 125, 23.

arg

(adj.)
Grammar
arg, adj.

Wickeddepravedbadmaluspravus

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Wicked, depraved, bad; malus, pravus. An impure word only found in the Lindisfarne Gospels or the Durham Book Cneórisse yflo and arg an evil and wicked generation; generatio mala et adultera, i. e. prava, pigra, etc. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 39.

Linked entry: earg

fræt

(adj.)
Grammar
fræt, ... superbus.
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Wanton, shameful, foul; fedus, turpes, and add Þæt ne blissige [þé] frǽte bǽr ne letetur te fedus (obscenus, turpis) sandapila, Hpt. 31, 4, 12. Þæt bið feóndes bearn ..., hafað frǽte líf, Mód. 48. Frǽtum fugitivus (-is? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 40.

ge-hǽman

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Ox. 1176. in a bad sense, to have illicit intercourse Uenus wæs swá fúl and swá fracod on gálnysse, þæt hyre ágen bróðor wið hý gehǽmde, Wlfst. 107, 16. Ꝥ man wið swustor gehǽme, Ll. Th. i. 404, 27

hirste

(n.)
Grammar
hirste, an; f.

a frying-pana gridiron

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a frying-pan Bán míne swá swá on herstan (frixorio) herste sint, Ps. Vos. Srt. 101, 4. a gridiron Hyrste craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53. Herst[um?] graticulis, ferreis factis (flectis?), Ld. Gl. H. 36, 175. Herst[an?]

Linked entries: hyrste herste

CREÓDAN

(v.)
Grammar
CREÓDAN, ic creóde, ðú creódest, crýtst, crýst, he creódeþ, crýdeþ, crýt, pl. creódaþ; p. ic, he creád, ðu crude, pl. crudon; pp. croden

To CROWDpressdrive premerepremipellerepelli

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Creád cnear on flot the bark drove afloat Chr. 937; Th. 204, 14: col. 1; Æðelst. 35

Linked entry: cruþ

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé nán þing onhafenes. Ex. 12, 19. to take up, begin (cf. Icel. hefja to begin) Ic ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange, Dóm.

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

byht

(n.)
Grammar
byht, es; m. [býgan to bend]
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Ofer wætres byht to lande over the water's abode [bay] to the land, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 23; Rä. 23, 12

feorh-lást

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lást, es; m.

A life-stepstep taken to preserve one's lifeflightvītæ vestīgiumgressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātusfŭga

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A life-step, step taken to preserve one's life, flight; vītæ vestīgium, gressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātus, fŭga He onweg ðanon on nicera mere, fǽge and geflýmed, feorhlástas bær he bore his life-steps away thence to the monsters' mere, death-doomed and

be-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To slit, tearfindere, lacerare

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Hér sculon abídan bán besliten seonwum here shall abide the bones torn from the sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 20; Seel. 62

þearl-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-mód, adj.
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Of severe mind, in a bad sense, stern, cruel Hæfde his ende gebidenne unswǽslícne, swylcne hé ǽr æfter worhte, þearlmód þeóden gumena ( Holofernes ), Judth.Thw, 22, 18; Jud. 66. in a good sense, severe in dealing with evil. v. þearl, I Þearlmód þeóden