wed-loga
One who is false to a pledge or engagement
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One who is false to a pledge or engagement On ðison gére swác Harðacnut Eádulf eorl under his grðle, and hé wæs ðá wedloga. Chr. 1041 ; Erl. 166, 33. Ic ðé eom andetta mínra synna . . . ic eom wedloga, Anglia xii. 501, 19.
ǽrend-wreca
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Gabriel wæs ðissa brýdþinga ǽrendwreca, Bl. H. 3, 19. Érendwrica legatus, Txts. 180, 10. Philippes tíd ðæs apostoles and ðæs Godes ǽrendwrecan, Shrn. 78, 4. Ærendwreocan, 108, 14. Ðá sende hé his ǽrendwreocan tó Wulfhearde, Cht. Th. 47, 9.
ofer-flówendness
Superfluity, exuberance
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Eall hit byþ oferflówendnyss and ídel tóforan ðisum, R. Ben. 90, 5. Mid heora ouerflówednesse ne gedrífen ða gebróðru, 60, 17: 108, 5. Gif hit gelimpþ for oferflówennysse metes ex superfluitate cibi L. Ecg. P. iii. 14; Th. ii. 200, 30.
GEÁR
A YEAR ⬩ annus
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Ðis wæs feorþes geáres his ríces this was in the fourth year of his reign, Chr. 47; Th. 10, 13, col. 1. On geáre in the year, Menol. Fox 218; Men. 110. Ðríwa on gére thrice a year, Thw. Exod. 23, 17.
ge-flít
Contention ⬩ strife ⬩ contest ⬩ dispute ⬩ discussion ⬩ contentio ⬩ lis ⬩ certāmen ⬩ concertātio ⬩ rixa
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Ðis geflít hæc lis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 29; Som. 11, 62. Sume ic to geflýte fremede I have urged some to strife, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 18; Jul. 484; Bd. 5, 6 : S. 619, 4. On geflít in contest, Beo. Th. 1734; B. 865.
Linked entry: ge-flýt
ymbren-dæg
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. ¶ with riht prefixed :-- Ðis synt ða rihtymbrendagas (legitimi quatuor temporum dies ), ðe man mid rihte healdan sceal; ðæt is, on kł. Martii, on ðære forman wucan; and kł. Iunii, on ðære æfteran wucan; and on kł.
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cwén
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Ðis weará þus gedón æfter þǽre cwéne hǽse . . . þá men ealle grétton þone cyngc and ðá cwéne . . . Apollonius cwæð: 'Ðú góda cyngc . . . and þú cwén.' Hé cwæð: 'Nimað þás þing þe mé seó cwén forgeaf,' Ap. Th. 17, 16—18, 15. v. port-, rihtæþel-cwén
ge-libban
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L. 185 a, 16. to escape spiritual death Ðis dó ꝥte ðú gelifige, Lk.
Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian
hordere
A treasurer, steward, chamberlain ⬩ treasurer
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Ðis forward was makid wid ordríc hordere, Chart. Th. 438, 3, 7. Cynges hordera oððe úra geréfena swilc, L. Ath. 1, 3; Th. i. 200, 23, see note. Nán man ne hwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse ... oððe ðæs horderes, 9; Th. i. 204, 19
HOL
A HOLE, ⬩ hollow, ⬩ cavern, ⬩ den
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On ðis dimme hol into this dark den [prison ], Bt. Met. Fox 2, 21; Met. 2, 11. Ðæt cúðe hol, Exon. 112 b; Th. 43l, 10; Rä. 45, 5. Wild deóra holl and denn lustra, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 38; Wrt. Voc. 59, 10.
weorold-gesǽlþa
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Ða getreówan treónd, ic secge seó ðæt deórweorðeste ðyng eallra ðissa woruldgesǽlþa, 24, 3 ; Fox 82, 29. Tó upáhafen for woruldgesǽlþum, Met. 5, 34. Ðeáh hý sýn on þyson woroldgesǽlþon ða unspédgestan, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 4.
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un-wita
A foolish, stupid, witless person ⬩ a fool
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó sinoðe gefædne man tó cnihte and nǽnigne unwitan ðe disig lufige, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14. Gif hit unwitan ǽnige hwíle healdaþ bútan hæftum, hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, bærneþ boldgetimbru, Salm. Kmbl. 821; Sal. 410
wídgilness
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Behealdaþ ða wídgilnesse and ða fæstnesse and ða hrædlérnesse ðisses heofenes respicite coeli spatium, firmitudinem, celeritaíem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 5. Wé beóð ful swyfte tó farenne geond ealle wídgylnyssa ( vast expanses ) Godes ríces, Homl.
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be-sceótan
to dash ⬩ fling ⬩ to shut up ⬩ to dash ⬩ to happen ⬩ occur
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On ðisum dagum . . . búton sum heálic freólsdæg him on besceóte, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 28
gítsung
Covetousness ⬩ avarice ⬩ cupidity ⬩ desire
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From ðisse worlde gítsungum from the desires of this world, Blickl. Homl. 57, 23
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swinge
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Ða hálgan men geðafedon on ðisse worlde monige swyngean and monige bendas and carcernu sancti verbera experti, insuper et vincula et carceres, Past. 30; Swt. 205, 12. metaphorical, chastisement, afflicting stroke Geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðære Godes
Linked entry: swynge
ymb-hweorfan
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to go round, revolve round Se roder ǽlce dæg úton ymbhwyrfð ealne ðisne middaneard, Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 16. Ymbhwyrfeþ, Met. 20, 137. Ymbhwerfeþ, 28, 4.
capitol
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Hér onginnað ðisse bóce capitulas, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 5, 7. Hér onginð seó óðer bóc mid hire capitulon, 180, 40.
rówan
to row or sail
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'Utun seglian ofer ðisne mere.' And hig seglydan ðá. Ðá hig reówun ðá slép hé (navigantibus illis obdormivit) Lk. Skt. 8, 23, 26. Ða óðre leorningcnihtas reówon navigio venerunt, Jn. Skt. 21, 8.
Linked entry: ge-rówen
sǽ-flód
an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,
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Ðises geáres ásprang up tó ðan swíðe sǽflód, and swá mycel tó hearme dyde swá nán man ne gemunet ðæt hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, 1099; Erl. 235, 24. Sǽflóde indruto, Wrt.