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esne-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
esne-wyrhta, an; m.

A hireling, mercenarymercēnārius

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Eallum frióum monnum ðás dagas sién forgifene bútan þeówum mannum and esnewyrhtum to all freemen let these days be given, but not to slaves and hirelings, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 3

æncnetrym

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
æncnetrym, = ǽn(i)gne trym (?) or ængne trym (?) a narrow step; an acc. used adverbially with same force as colloquial a little bit (?). The word pedetemptim (An. Ox. 7, 221: 8, 165) is glossed by this form in the passage: Qui pedetemptim in pubertatis primordio instrumentis medicinallbus imbuti, Ald. 41, 33. v. trem
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in Dict

Linked entry: trem

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:

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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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

wearriht

(adj.)
Grammar
wearriht, adj.
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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.

betwux-alegednes

(n.)
Grammar
betwux-alegednes, -nyss, e; f. [betwux between; aleged, alegd laid] What is laid or placed between,
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an interposition, interjection; interjectio Interjectio mæg beón gecweden betwuxalegednyss on Englisc, forðanðe he líþ betwux wordum an interjection may be called a laying between in English, because it lies between words, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 48, 61

Linked entry: betwyx-aworpennyss

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.

Mischanceaccident

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

Linked entry: be-limp

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, e; f.
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Fervour Wealle, wylm fervorem, ardorem (devotionis fervorem, Ald. 34), Hpt. Gl. 465, 37

hearn

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

heápian

(v.)
Grammar
heápian, p. ode

To heap upaccumulatebring 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.

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

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.

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

un-cípe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cípe, adj.

Given without paymentgratuitous

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

Linked entry: un-cýpe

níd-sibb

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Niédsybba necessitudinum (Osburgae mihi contribulibus necessitudinum nexibus conglutinatae, Ald. 1. 12), An. Ox. 9, 5. Add

gíferlíce

(adv.)
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Add: — Gýferlíce pertinaciter, i. insuperabiliter (instrumenta bellica pertinaciter portantes, Ald. II. 29), An. Ox. 766

hóf

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Befealdende hófringas (= hóf-hringas) hófum inplicans orbes orbibus (Ald. 2, 36), An. Ox. 19. Add