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weax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
weax-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of wax,

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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Ðonne ðín flǽsc ligeþ when thou art dead, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 5; Gen. 2188. Nú se wyrm ligeþ the serpent is dead, Beo. Th. 5484; B. 2745. Ðonne wind ligeþ weder biþ fæder when the wind is at rest the weather is fair, Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 7; Ph. 182.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf hæc est autcm vīta æterna. Jn. Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal

Linked entry: ǽce

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Yet, but, nevertheless, however Ðeáh-hwæðere ( verumtamen ) ic secge eów, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 24: Lk. Skt. 10, 20. Ðeáhhwæðere ( autem ) gang tó ðære sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27. Þeáhhwæþere, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25.

Linked entry: hwæðere

cwylm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwylm-bǽre, adj.

Death-bearing, perniciousmortifĕrus

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Death-bearing, pernicious; mortifĕrus Cómon ða cempan mid cwylmbǽrum tólum the soldiers came with deadly tools, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 7

un-áwemmedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-áwemmedness, e; f.

Incorruption

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Incorruption Crist gewát of deáðe tó lífe, and of brosnunga tó unáwemmednysse, and of wíte tó wuldre, Anglia viii. 330, 10

wól-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wól-dæg, es; m.

A day of pestilencea day of death

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A day of pestilence, a day of death Cwómon wóldagas; swylt eall fornom secgróf wera, Exon. Th. 477, 18 ; Ruin. 26

hreppan

(v.)

to touchtreat

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Ðeáh hí hwá hreppe heó hit ne gefrét though any one touch it [the soul] it does not feel it, Homl. Swt. 1, 220. Ða réðe deór ne dorston hí reppan the fierce beasts durst not touch them, 4, 405.

wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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Th. i. 6, 18. wisely, skilfully, cunningly Se wolcnreáda wǽfels wíslíce getácnode úres Drihtnes deáð mid ðære deáge híwe, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 5. Hé Adam funde, wíslíce geworht, and his wíf, Cd. Th. 29, 26; Gen. 456: Ps. Th. 138, 13.

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

ban-weorc

(n.)
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action which causes death, manslaughter Seó unlagu ꝥ man móste banweorc on unsacne secgan, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 34. Cf. morþ-weorc

of-swelgan

(v.)

to swallow up, devour

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to swallow up, devour Deáþ forsiehþ ða æþelo, and ðone rícan gelíce and ðone heánan ofswelgþ, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 33

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, feorh-lege, es; m.

death

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Nú ic on máðma hord mínne bebohte fróde feorhlege I to the king of glory give thanks that I might for my people ere the day of death so much gain. Now a hoard of treasures have I prudently got as the price of my death, B. 2800. Substitute:

DREÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓSAN, ic dreóse, ðú drýst, he dreóseþ, drýst, pl. dreósaþ; p. dréás, pl. druron; pp. droren

To rush, fall, perish cadĕre, ruĕre

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Dreóseþ deáw and rén dew and rain fall, 16 b; Th. 38, 19; Cri. 609. Druron dómleáse they fell ingloriously, Andr. Kmbl. 1989; An. 997.

leóf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóf-líce, adv.

Kindlygraciouslygladlylovingly

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Kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly Ðeáh ðe ic scyle ealle wucan fæstan ic ðæt leóflíce dó though I have to fast all the week, I will do it gladly, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 7.

molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
molsnian, p. ode

To moulderbecome corruptdecay

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Ðeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 29; Ph. 564

Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian

must

(n.)
Grammar
must, es; m. (?)

Mustnew wine

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Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter, ðeáh ðé wel lyste wearmes mustes, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32. Ðás men sindon mid muste fordrencte ( 'these men are full of new wine,' Acts 2, 13), Homl. Th. i. 314, 21

un-cweþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cweþende, adj.

not having speechnot having a voiceinanimate

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not having speech Ðeáh ðe gesomnod sý eal ðætte heofon oððe hel oððe eorðe ǽfre ácende, and ánra gehwylc ge ðæra cweðendra ge ðæra uncweðendra hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, Salm.

gearolíce

(adv.)
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geare-líce, gear-líce</b> well. of sight, perception Þá mihte hé mid þan óþron geseón, and on þám inne hé gearlíce oncneów hwæt þǽr inne wæs, Guth. 98, 5. of knowledge, understanding Ic habbe gearolíce (cúðlíce, v. l. ) ongyten ꝥte ús is seó mǽste ðearf

ofer-flówendness

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Add: superabundance, excess Ne forseó gé Godes ðearfan, ðeáh ðe hí tállíce hwæt gefremman; for ðan ðe heora yrmð áfeormað þæt þæt seó gehwǽde oferflówendnys gewemð, Hml. Th. i. 332, 14.

for-rotian

(v.)
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Ðeáh ðá bán for æfste forrotigen putredo ossium invidia, Past. 235, 14, 25. Ne þínne gehálgodan þú ne lǽtst forrotian ne forweorðan nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem, Ps. Th. 15, 10. Forrotad tóð dens putridus, Kent. Gl. 966. Add