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un-wittol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wittol, adj.

Ignorant

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Ignorant On manegum beó ðú swylce unwittol in multis esto quasi inscius, Scint. 80, 12

Linked entry: -wittol

tó-blǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-blǽdan, p. de

To inflate, ⬩ puff up

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To inflate, puff up Sóð lufu ná byþ tóblǽdd caritas non inflatur, Scint. 82, 10

Linked entry: blǽdan

sprecolness

(n.)
Grammar
sprecolness, e; f.

Talkativeness, loquacity

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Talkativeness, loquacity Genihtsumian on gebeórscypum specolnyss gewunaþ abundare in conuiuiis loquacitas solet, Scint. 170, 15

fǽmn-hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmn-hád, es; m.
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Fǽmnhád líchaman virginitas corporis, Scint. 69, 7. Fǽmnhádes uirginitatis, An. Ox. 574. Fǽmnhádes men hí geneósiaþ apud hos . . . visitatio virginum, R. Ben. 136, 24. Be faemnháde de uirginitate, Scint. 68, 13.

ge-dwola

Grammar
ge-dwola, error.
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H. 61, 23. erroneous opinion or doctrine Wiðerweardra gedwola apocryphorum naenias, Mt. p. 10, 9. v scín-gedwola

efen-irfeweard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-irfeweard, es; m.
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Efenyrfeweardum coheredibus, Scint. 30, 8

for-gǽging

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽging, e; f.

Transgression ⬩ excess

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Transgression, excess Hí be hyra forgǽgincgum beóð geþreáde de suis excessibus arguuntur, Scint. 115, 9

Linked entry: gǽging

herigend

(n.)
Grammar
herigend, es; m.
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One who praises Ne gelýf þú herigendrum þínum nec credos laudatoribus tuis, Scint. 205, 15

on-becyme

(n.)
Grammar
on-becyme, es; m.
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), Scint. 211, 8. v. becuman(on)

Linked entry: be-cyme

riþ

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Ríþe uenam, Scint. 224, 7. Add

on-ýðan

(v.)

to pour in

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to pour in Tunge witan swylce lagoflód onýðaþ lingua sapientis quasi diluvium inabundabit, Scint. 65

þolebyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
þolebyrdness, e; f.

Patience ⬩ long-suffering ⬩ endurance

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Patience, long-suffering, endurance Tó þolibyrdnysse þrowunga strange ad tolerantiam passionum fortes, Scint. 3, 8

Linked entry: þolibyrdness

þurh-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wund, adj.

Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through

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Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through Gif mon biþ on hrif wund, geselle him mon .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múðe .xx. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf.

ofer-módigian

(v.)
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Ðonne ofermódigaþ (superbit) se árleása, Scint. 177, 15. Ðæt mód ðe for his cræftum ofermódgede virtute superbiens anima, Past. 463, 24. Mid nánes prýte þú ofermódiga nulla elatione superbias, Scint. 152, 16.

æt-fleón

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Þén scip ætfleó tó hwilcre friðbyrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, I. Cf. oþ-fleón

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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Hý wǽron gebrýtte swá hrædlíce swá swá hradu ýst windes scip tóbryceth; in spiritu vehementi conterens naves, Ps. Th. 47, 6. Eal mín baacute;n synt gebrýtt, 6, 2

ge-broc

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Add: a breaking, v. scip-gebroc. a fragment Þá legde hé beforan heom þone hláf, and þá þá hiacute; wǽron gereordade, heacute; gesomnode of þám máre on þám gebrocum ( fragmentis ) þonne se hláf sylf ǽr wǽre.

nearu

Grammar
nearu, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðæt scip bið drifen on swííe nearwe bygeas, Past. 59, 6. <b>I a.</b> fig. :--- Add Þá synfullan berað nearowne wæstm and sceandfulne on ansýne þes heáhstan Scyppendes, Verc.

muscelle

(n.)
Grammar
muscelle, muscle, muxle, musle, an; f. [from Latin]

A muscle ⬩ mussel ⬩ a shell-fish

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Musclan scil conca, 15, 35. Of muscellan de conca, 26, 39: 75, 71: 89, 35. Musclan, Hpt. Gl. 417, 9. Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna muscule (muslena, note), Bd. 1. 1; S. 473, 17. Muslan musculos, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11

un-wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽst, -wrǽste; adj.

Weak ⬩ poor ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched

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Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan, p. 320, col. 2) férde ofer sǽ, Chr. 1051; Th. 319, 3. Hí hí selfe léton ǽgþer ge for heáne ge for unwrǽste, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 23

Linked entry: wrǽst