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fýr-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bryne, es; m.

A fire burningincendium

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A fire burning; incendium Wearþ ungemetlíc fýrbryne mid Rómánum an immense fire happened among the Romans, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 18

Linked entry: bryne

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

a-rǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-rǽrnes, -ness, e; f.

A raisingan exaltationexaltatio

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A raising, an exaltation; exaltatio Heora hrýre wearþ Athénum to arǽrnesse their fall was the raising of the Athenians, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 42

a-wést

(v.)
Grammar
a-wést, part.

Wastedlaid wastewastedesertvastatusdesertus

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Wasted, laid waste, waste, desert; vastatus, desertus Awést wearþ was laid waste, Ors. 3, 9 ; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21: Ps. Spl. T. 68, 30

corn-hrycce

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hrycce, an; f.

A CORN-RICK frumenti acervus

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A CORN-RICK; frumenti acervus Wearþ gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhryccan the money was found upon a corn-rick Homl. Th. ii. 178, 8

Linked entry: hrycce

ge-smeáh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-smeáh, gen. -smeáges[?]; n.

Intrigue

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Intrigue Ðǽr wearþ se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred there the king of France was turned back by intrigue, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 23

ge-edwyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edwyrpan, p. te; pp. ed

To recoverreviverevīviscĕre

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To recover, revive; revīviscĕre Ðá æt nýhstan onféng he gáste and wearþ geedwyrped tandem recepto spīrĭtu revixit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36

a-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
a-teorian, -teorigan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. intrans.

To failbecome wearyceaseleave offdeficerefatiscerecessaredesistere

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To fail, become weary, cease, leave off; deficere, fatiscere, cessare, desistere : Geteorigende ateoraþ deficientes deficient, Ps. Spl. 36, 21. Ateorode hálig defecit sanctus, Ps. Spl. 11, 1.

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.
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Ðǽr feóll ádúne wearm hláf mid his syflinge, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 18.

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Nero, ðá ðá hé ðæs folces ðeaht geácsode, wearð tó feore áfyrht, Homl. Th. i. 384, 7. On módes þeaht, Elen. Kmbl. 2482; El. 1242

un-gerǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdness, e; f.

Discorddisagreementvariance

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Discord, disagreement, variance Betux Agathocle and his folce wearð ungerǽdnes in exercitu Agathoclis orta est seditio, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 170, 15.

ge-menged

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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854.

leád

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George ) bletsode ꝥ leád and læg him onuppan, and ꝥ leád wearð ácolod, Hml. S. 14, 104-115. Leádes clynum mastigiis Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75.

riftere

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wearð ofslagen . . . on hærfestlicre tíde úte mid his rifterum þe rípdon his corn, Hml. A. 108, 199. Add

wæfre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæfre, adj.

flickeringwaveringquiveringwaveringlanguishingactivenimble

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cf, the force of the old adjective quiver) Wearð him tó handbanan wælgæst wæfre, Beo. Th. 2666; B. 1331

wérig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig-mód, adj.
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Weary in spirit Ic wérigmód wann and cleopode laboravi clamans, Ps. Th. 68, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 2732; An. 1368: Beo. Th. 1692; B. 844: 3090; B. 1543. Mín freónd siteþ under stánhliðe, . . . wine wérigmód . . . dreógeþ se mín wine micle módceare, Exon.

wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunaticpossessed

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Wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðam fúlan gáste . . . Ðá geáxode se cyning be ðam witseócum menn, Homl. Th. i. 458, 2-8. Hí deóflu fram wittseócum mannum áflígdon, ii. 490, 23. Exorcista is se ðe rǽt ofer ða witseócan men, L. Ælfc.

wiþer-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cwide, es; m.

Resistanceoppositioncontest

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Ic on unriht lócade and wiðercwyda wearn gehýrde vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem, 54, 8

deófol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deófol-líce, (deóf-); adv.
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Hé deóflíce wearð geháthyrt, 22, 220

Linked entry: deófel-líce

tó-stregdan

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Swá mycelu wynsumnes þæs æþelestan stences tóstrogden and tógoten wearð geond eall ꝥ hús tanta illic fragrantia odoris aspersa est, Gr. D. 282, 19. Þá tóstrýddan gebricu dispersa fragmina. An. Ox. 11. 139