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fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽcne, fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wicked ⬩ subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam

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Of firenfulra fǽcnum handum from the deceitful hands of the wicked, Ps. Th. 81, 4: 105, 10: 136, 3

Linked entries: fácne fácne

firen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
firen-dǽd, fyren-dǽd, -déd, e; f.

A wicked or sinful deed ⬩ crime ⬩ scĕlestum făcĭnus

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A wicked or sinful deed, crime; scĕlestum făcĭnus Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 29; Gen. 2580: Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 35; Hy. 4, 25. Firendéda, Ps. C. 50, 44; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 44.

Linked entry: fyren-dǽd

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Not ⬩ not at all

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Not, not at all Grammar nealles, in the second clause of a sentence. Ðonne telle ic ða weorþ-mynd ðæm wyrhtan, nealles ðé I ascribe the honour to the maker, not to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 19 note. Swá sceal mǽg dón, nealles inwitnet óðrum bregdan, Beo

Linked entry: nalas

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To suffer ⬩ to suffer as opposed to to act ⬩ to suffer what is painful ⬩ to suffer martyrdom ⬩ to make to suffer ⬩ to crucify ⬩ to suffer for something ⬩ pay for ⬩ atone for

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To suffer Ic ðrowige patior, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Zup. 286, 9. to suffer as opposed to to act Verbum ys word ... getácniende oððe sum ðing tó dónne oððe sum ðing tó þrowigenne oððe náðor, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 119, 10. to suffer what is painful. Grammar þrowian

Linked entry: a-þrówian

decan-hád

(n.)
Grammar
decan-hád, es; m.
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Dignity of a dean (decan, q. v. ) Ofor heora wican heora decanhádes super decanias suas, R. Ben. I. 54, 2

frætig

(adj.)
Grammar
frætig, def. se frætga; adj.

Proud ⬩ perverse ⬩ wicked ⬩ superbus ⬩ perversus

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Proud, perverse, wicked; superbus, perversus Forfóh ðone frætgan seize the proud one [the devil ], Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 18; Jul. 284

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy

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Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84. Hé is snel and swift

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [
  • Halliwell
gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In
  • Jamieson's Dictionary
the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]

unwilling ⬩ dull, heavy, ⬩ lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.] ⬩ heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive ⬩ heavy, grievous, painful, unpleasant ⬩ heavy, sad, feeling or expressing grief ⬩ of sin or evil, grave, grievous ⬩ of physical or mental inactivity, heavy, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent ⬩ inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak ⬩ of sleep, heavy ⬩ grave, honoured ⬩ grievous (sin, sickness) ⬩ gravis, onerosus ⬩ (a poetic word) heavy, grave.

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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

for-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-scyldig, adj.

wicked ⬩ flagitious

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Very guilty, wicked, flagitious Mid forscildigum sceteratis (manibus), An. Ox. 4707. On forscyldegodum (-scyldigum, v. l.) monnan, Hml. A. 58, 170

Weogorna-ceaster

Grammar
Weogorna-ceaster, Weogora-ceaster, e; f.

Worcester

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Worcester. The first part of the name is found in the following forms: Weogorna Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 131, 14: 100, 8: i. 35, 21. Weogerna 114, 15 : 152, 7: ii. 150, 4. Weogurna i. 315, 27. Wiogorna 176, 5. Wiogoerna 279, 11. Wiogerna iii. 166, 7 : 186

et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere ⬩ adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

ge-béd-hús

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-hús, es; n.

A prayer-house ⬩ an oratory ⬩ house of prayer ⬩ orātōrium ⬩ dĕmus orātiōnis

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A prayer-house, an oratory, house of prayer; orātōrium, dĕmus orātiōnis Habbaþ ða wíc gebéd-hús the dwellings have a prayer-house, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 33. Mín hús biþ genemned gebéd-hús dŏmus mea dŏmus orātiōnis vocābitur, Mk. Bos. 11, 17.

æwul

(n.)

A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish ⬩ a WEEL ⬩ nassa

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A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish, a WEEL; nassa, Ælfc. Gl. 102 ; Som. 77, 85; Wrt. Voc. 56, 9

weorold-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
weorold-ende, es; m.
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The end of the world Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean ðǽr hé longe wæs, wícum wunian óð woruldende, Beo. Th. 6159; B. 3083

mearh

(n.)
Grammar
mearh, a horse.
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Wicgce, meare equo, An. Ox. 2, 32. Mera mengeo on onsióne máran . . . þonne ðá elpendas maiores elephantorum corporibus hypopotami, Nar. 11, 1. Add

and-langes

(prep.)
Grammar
and-langes, prep. adv.
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Fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan, and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7

hæsel

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel, es; m.

The hazel ⬩ corulus, colurnus ⬩ corylus, amygdalus

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Hwít hæsel wich hazel; ulmus montana : saginus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 96; Wrt. Voc. 32, 31. For special virtue of the hazel see Grmm. D. M. 927, and cf. hæslen.

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to wash ⬩ to anoint.

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to wash. Grammar þweán, with object of that which is to be cleansed Petrus cwæð tó him: 'Ne þwyhst (ðuóas, Lind.: ðwǽs, Rush.) ðú nǽfre míne fét.' Se Hǽlend cwæþ: ' Gif ic ðé ne þweá (áðóa, Lind.: ðwǽ, Rush.), næfst ðú nánne dǽl

forþ-forlǽtenes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-forlǽtenes, -ness, e; f.

A free permission ⬩ license ⬩ fault ⬩ derelictio

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A free permission, license, fault; derelictio On ðara mánfulra forþforlǽtenesse on account of the license of the wicked. Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 24

Linked entry: for-lǽtenness

mán-word

(n.)
Grammar
mán-word, es; n.

A wicked word

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A wicked word Ys hyra múðes scyld mánworda feala ða hí mid welerum ásprǽcan delicta ores eorum sermo labiorum ipsorum, Ps. Th. 58, 12