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genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, an; f.
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Gengan latrine (ilia Arii in latrinae cuniculum defluxerant, Ald. 39, 7), 80, 65. Gengena latrinarum (spurca purgamenta, Ald. 54, 30), 84, 9: 52, 39. Cf. gang; XII

wǽde-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
wǽde-ráp, es; m.

A stay ⬩ halyard ⬩ rigging

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Untóslitenum wǽderápum (the passage is: Quod nostrarum carbas antennarum indisruptis rudeniibus feliciter transfretaverint, Ald. 80), 88, 32

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down

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Alf. 48; Th. i. 54, 23. Se king swór under God ǽlmihtine and under ealle hálgan ðártó, Chart. Th. 340, 2. Symle byð under dæg and niht feówer and xxtlg tída, Lchdm, iii. 260, 12.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

hnygela

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Hniglan putamine (stuppae, Ald. 51, 23), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 17: An. Ox. 7, 267. Of hnílan, Angl. xiii. 35, 206. Ǽcemban hniglan stuparum putamina (Ald. 45, II), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 16. Hnyglan, 118, 36. Þá hnyglan, 66, 60. Hnílan, Hpt. 33, 239, 17. Add:

wearriht

(adj.)
Grammar
wearriht, adj.

having hard skin, leprous ⬩ gnarled, knotted

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of living beings, having hard skin, leprous Wærrehte ł hreóflige elephantinosa, leprosa (elephantinosa corporis incommoditas, Ald. 28), Hpt. Gl. 455, 35. Hreófe oððe wearrihtum callosi (corpore calloso venere leprosi. Ald. 175), Wrt.

á-breótan

(v.)
Grammar
á-breótan, Add: Also with p. -breot, pl. -breóton, and wk. -breótte
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Weg synfulra ábreóteð (exterminabit), Ps. Srt. 145, 9. Ðone ðe heó on ræste ábreát, B. 1298. Hé ábreótte (exterminavit) hié, Ps. Srt. 77, 45: 79, 14. Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge, An. 51. Biáð ábreótte exterminabuntur, Ps. Srt. 36, 9.

wár

(n.)
Grammar
wár, I.

sea-weed ⬩ waur ⬩ sand ⬩ strand

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Plant Names, in which other forms are given, ware, woare, woore, ore: see also Jamieson's Dict. ware. Waar, uaar, uár alga, Txts. 39, 120. Wár. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39, 125.

Linked entries: sǽ-wár waar wároþ

heápian

(v.)
Grammar
heápian, p. ode

To heap up ⬩ accumulate ⬩ bring together

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To heap up, accumulate, bring together On heápedon ingesserunt (ubi cloacarum cuniculi putores stercorum ingesserunt, Ald. 45, 27), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 21.

un-hǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hǽmed, adj.

Unmarried

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Unmarried Unhǽmedo innuba (voluit dotales linquere pompas, Ald. 195), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95. 50

Linked entry: un-gehǽmed

un-belimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-belimp, es; n.

Mischance ⬩ accident

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Mischance, accident Of unbelimpum (fortunae) casibus (oppressos, Ald. 42), Hpt. Gl. 478, 25

Linked entry: be-limp

hearn

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In the line: Salpicis et clangor, necnon et classica sistri, Ald. 207, 36,(?)

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, e; f.

Fervour

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Fervour Wealle, wylm fervorem, ardorem(devotionis fervorem,Ald. 34) Hpt. Gl. 465, 37

hring-seta

(n.)
Grammar
hring-seta, hring-sete.
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A circus Hringsete circio (accipit in circo victor serta, Ald. 141, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 45. Hringseta circentium (gymnicorum exempla . . . praeconia circensium (cf. circenses circus, Migne) adipiscuntur, Ald. 3, 22), 75, 18: 17, 64.

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol

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Se hálga herigeas þreáde, deófulgild tódráf, An. 1689. the word is also applied to a Christian temple Heargas fana (but Giles gives templa: Nescitis quod templa Dei sint ilia vestra, Ald. 140, 19), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 21

ceren

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Ciern sapa (dulcisapa, Ald. 81, 1), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 40. Coerin defrutum, 105, 74: 25, 10. Cærenes defruti, 27, 30. Cerenes, 96, 58: carene (-i, Ald. 3, 34), 17, 65. Gedó on eald wín oþþe cæren, Lch. ii. 276, 9. Add

hlówung

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Hlówengum bombis (aurea hunc bombis nascentem vacula (bacula, Giles; but cf. aurea quadrupes, Ald. 20, 34) vatem signavit, Ald. 144, 6), 90, 6. Hlówengum vel swoegum, 12, 8. For 'Hlóweng. . . Lye' substitute

wistfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wistfullíce, adv.

Sumptuously

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Sumptuously Wistfullíce sumptuosius (si tu te sumptuosius comas, Ald. 75), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 24

stirne

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Styrne feroces (inter feroces ursinae ferocitatis rictus, Ald. 61, 18), An. Ox. 11, 151. Add

or

(prefix)
Grammar
or, This form occurs in A. Sax. only as a prefix, but in
Goth. us
, in
Icel. or, ur,
in
O. H. Ger. ur
it is found also as a preposition.

without ⬩ original, early

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It has the meaning without, e. g. or-mód ; also that of original, early, e. g. or-eald

un-cípe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cípe, adj.

Given without payment ⬩ gratuitous

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Given without payment, gratuitous Sió uncýpe gratuita (Dei gratia, Ald. 78), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 9

Linked entry: un-cýpe