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níd-sibb

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

wendend

(n.)
Grammar
wendend, es; m.
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That which turns round Wendend vertigo (teres vertigo coeli, Ald. 10) Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 32

þurh-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wund, adj.

Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through

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Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf. Sinness þatt stinngenn and þurrhwundenn all þatt bodig and tatt sawle, Orm. 17443.]

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

ge-gafelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gafelian, ge-gafelod.
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Beón gegavalad proscriberentur (ne possessiones earum fiscali jure proscriberentur, Ald. 69, 6), Hpt. Gl. 517, 59

féþé-here

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Féþehere felethi (= Pelethi, Ald. 11, 37), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 45: 148, 32: An. Ox. 776. Add

Linked entry: here

feþer-cræft

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Feþercræfte plumario (arte plumaria, Ald. 15, 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 15. For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute

heald-ness

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Ald. 25, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 71. Add:

glidering

(n.)
Grammar
glidering, e; f.
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Ald. 57, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 66

Linked entry: glydering

geán-nis

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Gl. 513 substitute Geánnysse obuiam (in sponsi obuiam subuolas, Ald. 65), An. Ox. 4610

swátan

(n.)
Grammar
swátan, (swatan? v.
  • Engl. Stud. viii. 479
); pl.

Beer

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[Jamieson gives swaits new ale or wort; but also swats new ale; the thin part of flummery.]

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 leaven ⬩ to take up, begin ⬩ to take away ⬩ metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) Ðonne ic mec onhæbbe, and hí onhnígaþ tó mé, Exon. Th. 412, 28; Rä. 31. 7. Ðá onhóf Laurentius his égan up, Shrn. 116, 4. Petrus onhóf his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

hirting

(n.)
Grammar
hirting, e; f.
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Refreshing treatment Hyrtinge fotu (medicus ... putrida fibrarum procurans ulcera fotu, Ald. 150, 16), An. Ox. 17, 10

Pierisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Pierisc, adj.
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Ald. 182, 31) (printed pueriscan puerio ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 48

sceadwung

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Add: something affording shade Sceadewunge umbraculo (furvo facessante veteris instrumenti umbraculo, Ald. 8, 1), An. Ox. 438

áþ-swerian

(v.)

to curse

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devotabant (se,Ald. 38, 19), Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 48. (?)

Linked entry: for-swerian

be-byrd

to fringe ⬩ border

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Ald. 77, 15), Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 46

wiþer-winn

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-winn, es; n.

Contest ⬩ conflict

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Contest, conflict Wiþerwinnes exercitationis (qui laboriosi certaminis coronam difficillimis propriae exercitationis viribus nanciscuntur, Ald. 2), Hpt. Gl. 405, 20

mǽl-sceafa

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Mǽlscaua a caterpillar (described thus : Centenis pedibus gradior per gramina ruris, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 53. Add