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wrǽst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst-líc, (wrást-); adj.

Delicate ⬩ elegant

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Wrǽstlícum delicatis (ornamentis vestium delieatis decorari, Ald. 73), 87, 17

Linked entry: wærst-líc

be-hæfednes

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Substitute: Restraint, temperance Behæfednes parsimonia (cujus alimonia parsimonia tam frugalis fuisse ferebatur, Ald. 51), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 26. Cf. for-hæfedness

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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generally feminine, but see the genitive. a plough Sulh aratrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 2: 289, 76. Sul, ii. 6, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 17; Zup. 109, 18. Swá seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer gegá, L. Eth. ix. 7; Th. i. 342, 11: L. Eiig. i. 1; Th. i. 262, 9: L. C. E. 8; Th.

Linked entries: sulh-ælmesse sulh-gang sulincel syl sylan sylh syll

gýmeleás

(adj.)
Grammar
gýmeleás, adj.

Careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ uncared for ⬩ wandering ⬩ stray ⬩ negligens

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Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9; Ps. Th. 70, 10. Ða gímeleasan men ðe heora líf adrugon on ealre ídelnisse careless men who passed their life in all frivolity, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 56, 11. Gýmeleáse heedless, Exon. 73 a; Th. 271, 33; Jul. 491; Blickl. Homl. 55, 30

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

feþrian

(v.)
Grammar
feþrian, p. ode

fledged

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To become feathered, be fledged Feðriað plumescunt (grandia membra mihi (the ostrich) corpore denso, Ald. 255. 26), An. Ox. 26, 27

ge-miscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miscan, ge-myscan
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to injure, offend Gemyscan deformare (illustrem Christi famulam sermone procaci deformare studet, Ald. 188, 13), An. Ox. 17, 47. v. miscan

Linked entries: mis-can ge-myscan

gilp

Grammar
gilp, powder.
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For Cot. 181 substitute Gilp scobem (the passage is : Cuspide vexilli scrobem sulcare, Ald. 153, 31), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 23

heáfod-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
heáfod-beald, adj.
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Bold-faced, shameless Mid heáfodbaldre frontosa (cf. sió balde frontosa [moecharum impudentia, Ald. 60, 16], 85, 27), Wrt. Voc. 34, 44

Linked entry: beald

heáf-sang

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Substitute: A dirge, lament Heáfsang lamentabile (canticum: cf. canticum lamentabile, quod epithrenion nocatur, Ald. 13, 23), Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 69

ge-fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fǽran, [ = ge-féran]; p. de; pp. ed

To lead ⬩ bring

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To lead, bring Ic eów hebbe hám gefǽrde alle I have brought you all home, Cd. Th. 270, 18; Sat. 92

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Sax. tellian an to charge; Icel. telja á: see also on-talu) they put all the breach of faith upon the king, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 4. Ne tele ðú him ðis synn ne statuas illis hoc peccatum, Rtl. 44, 15. Telle hé ðæt Gode, næs him sylfum, L. E.

híw-lic

Grammar
híw-lic, adj.
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matronalis pudicitiae obliviscens, Ald. 59, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 19. For 'matronalis ... Lye' substitute:

fýr-feaxe

(adj.)

Having locks of flame

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Having locks of flame Se fýrfeaxna [engel angelus] ignicomis (Ald. 146, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 31: 47, 17

toppa

(n.)
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Toppa pensa (protendor seu serica pensa porrecta in gracilem pannum ceu stamina pepli, Ald. 272, 24), An. Ox. 23, 45

full-fremedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremedlic, adj.

Perfect

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Ald. 40, 11: Apologetica verborum veritate defenditur), Wrt.

Linked entry: fremed-lic

witigness

(n.)
Grammar
witigness, e; f.

Sagacity ⬩ prudence

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Sagacity, prudence Wyttinysse industriam (saga-cissimam animi industriam, Ald. 3: Similar entries cf. gleáunes industria,Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 2), Hpt. Gl. 407, 71

gléd-fæt

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Add: a censer, incense-pan Glédfæte acerra (Ald. 195, 27), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 56: 5, 66. Cf. Ps. Th. 140, 2 under gléd,

wáriht

(adj.)
Grammar
wáriht, adj.

Full of sea-weed

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Full of sea-weed Wárihtum árena tíum algosis remo-rum tractibus (Ald. 3), Hpt. Gl. 406, 68: Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 14: 4, 63

þweorh-furh

(n.)

a cross furrow ⬩ a rough place

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See also þwyres fura salebroso (the passage is: Genus explanat salebroso pagina versu), 90, 60. (?)

Linked entry: -fýre

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