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swátig

(adj.)
Grammar
swátig, adj.
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sweaty Ða ongan hé hine baðian swá swátigne cum sudans in amnem descendisset, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 124, 31. Godes engel mid handcláðe wípaþ ðine swátigan limu, Homl. Th. i. 426, 31. bloody Sweord wæs swátig, Beo. Th. 3143; B. 1569.

un-gewilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewilde, adj.

Not in subjection

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Gif ǽnig leódscipe wæs ungewylde ðam Cásere, ðonne send hé him tó swá fela eóroda ðe mihton gebígan ðæt mennisc him tó, Jud. Thw. p. 161, 35. Hé underþiédde him selfum monege þeóda ðe ǽr wǽron Rómánum ungewilde, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 284, 6

Linked entry: un-gewylde

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Swá hraðe swá his sceadu hí hreopode as soon as his shadow touched them, 316, 16: 492, 25. Hrepede, 176, 6. Gif ic his reáfes gefnædu hreppe ... heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu ...

stæl

(n.)
Grammar
stæl, es; n.

a placeplacesteadsteadsituationcondition

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wanede, ðe hyt swá on stæle stóde, ðe hyt swá dyde, swá hyt ǽr dǽð on ðisse weorulde, óðre hwíle weóxe óðre hwíle wanode (cf. 200, 17-19), Shrn. 199, 26-30

Linked entry: æt-steal

droppetung

(n.)
Grammar
droppetung, e; f.

A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop stillicĭdium

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A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop; stillicĭdium Swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung droppende ofer eorþan as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: dropung

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, es; m.
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A throw, cast, the distance which a thing may be thrown Swá mycel swá is ánes stánes wyrp (weorp ł wyrp, Lind.) quantum jactus est lapidis, Lk. Skt. 22, 41

Linked entry: wirp

ge-wriþen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wriþen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Bound, obliged, under obligation to do Swá micele beón eádmódra gehwylc scyl of gyfe swá micele hyne gewriþenra ( obligatiorem ) beón besceáwað on ágyldendum gesceáde, Scint. 155, 7. Gewriþenre, 21, 2

mónaþ-ádl

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Swá hwilc ceorl swá mid his wífe hǽme on mónaðádlie ( in consuetudine ejus menstrua ), 144, 3. Add

snáw-hwít

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Wé habbað cynehelmas. . . snáwhwíte swá swá lilie, Hml. S. 34, 115. Add

ofer-hrops

(n.)

voracity

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voracity Ic brúce ðisum mettum mid sýfernysse swá swá dafnaþ munuce næs mid oferhropse vescor his cibis cum sobrietate, sicut decet monacho, non cum voracitate, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5

ge-swincan

(v.)
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to labour, toil Ic wundrige hwí swá mænige wíse men swá swíþe geswuncen mid ðǽre sprǽce and swá litel gewis funden, Bt. 41, 4; F. 250, 20. to labour under, be afflicted with þonne se ufera dǽl þæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, Lch

Linked entry: swincan

scír-wita

(n.)
Grammar
scír-wita, an; m.
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4

brád

(n.)
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the full breadth of the hand Swá mycel swá gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 73. [v. N. E. D. broad; <b> B.</b> 2.]

wrǽsnan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽsnan, p. de

To twistchange the character of

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To twist, change the character of something Ic (a woodpecker) eom wunderlícu wiht, wrǽsne míne stefne, hwílum beorce swá hund, hwílum blǽte swá gát, hwílum grǽde swá gós (cf.

íþe

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þingum ne on rénum, Shrn. 204, 3. easy, not troublesome, pleasant Hé sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7. of persons, not exacting, not harsh Wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé him ǽr wæs

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

réce-leás

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Bútan geþylde and þeáwfæstnysse wé yrsiað . . . and lythwón þencað hú wé sceolon æt Gode miltsunge begitan nú wé swá réceleáse syndon and swá réþe ús betwýnan, Hml. S. 28, 141. Add

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

Linked entry: limpan

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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We bióþ genédode we are forced, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 30; Hat. MS

sticung

(n.)
Grammar
sticung, e; f.
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.xv. swýn tó sticunge . . .

un-sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sceandlíce, (?); adv.

Shamelessly

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Shamelessly Ic mé unsceandlíce [ the un- has been erased (properly. v. sceandlíce) in one MS. ], swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tómiddes heora gemengde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 372