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undern-gereord

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Se wítega wæs áhafen mid his undern-gereorde (prandio), Gr. D. 150, 6. Add

unriht-hǽmere

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Mid forligerum ł unrihthǽmerum (-hǽmrum, Ps. Rdr.) cum adulteris, Ps. L. 49, 18. Add

wóp-lic

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Add Hig ymbscrýdan hig mid þám wóplican gyrlan lamentationis habitum induere, Chrd. 96, ll

wræt-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
wræt-reád, wræte-reád; adj.
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Red Bind þá moran ymb ꝥ heáfod mid wrætereáde wrǽde, Lch. ii. 306, 18

ymb-þringan

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Þá mycclan þreátas þe him mid férdon and embþrungon, Bl. H. 99, 36. Add

á-wlǽtan

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á-wlǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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Ꝥ hí mid leahtrum ne áwlǽton (fedent) hira godcundan gyfe. Chrd. 56, 31. Add

gadertangnes

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Hí líchaman fæstena mid gædertangnysse þreágeað corpus jejuniorum continuatione castigant, Scint. 52, 15. Add

brýd-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-reáf, es; n.

A nuptial garmentnuptialis vestis

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A nuptial garment; nuptialis vestis Mid brýdreáf veste nuptiali, Mt. Lind. Stv. 22, 11

on-geótung

(n.)
Grammar
on-geótung, e; f.

Pouring in

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Pouring in Clǽnsa ǽrest ða wambe mid drences ánfealddre ongeótunge, Lchmd. ii. 234, 26

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Eton þeorfe hláfas mid ðære lactucan ðe on felda wixþ edent azymos panes cum lactucis agrestibus, Ex. 12, 8. Etan þeorfe hláfas mid feldlícere lactucan, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 3.

wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽtan, p.te

To wet, moisten

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Wǽt wulle mid biccean hlonde. 362, 17. Wǽt ðæt liþ mid ecede, ii. 134, 9. Wǽt mid ðínum scytefingre, Techm. ii. 126, 2. Hí ða lifre wǽten, Lchdm. i. 346, 23. Hé wylle mid ðam seáwe his eágan hreppan and wǽtan, 128, 13. Wǽtan rigare, humectare, Hpt.

Linked entry: wǽtian

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Læg heó swilce mid slǽpe fornumen, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 29. Seó módor mid murcnunge wæs fornumen, Hml. S. 2, 105. Mid fyrhte fornumene, 3, 138: Hml. Th. ii. 382, 3. Mið costungum fornumena tormentis comprehensos, Mt.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

DRENCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRENCAN, part. drencende; p. ic, he drencte, ðú drenctest, pl. drencton; pp.drenced ; v. a.

DRENCH, make drunkpotum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre to drown submergĕre

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Ðú drenctest us mid, wíne potasti nos vino, 59, 3. On þurste mínum hí drencton me mid ecede in siti mea potavērunt me acēto, 68, 26. Drencende inebrians, 64, 11.

Linked entry: dryncan

scotung

(n.)
Grammar
scotung, e; f.
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Hé wæs biset mid heora scotungum swylce ýles byrsta, Th. An. 122, 17. Wið ðám scotungum ðara werigra gásta hé hine mid gástlícum wǽpnum gescylde, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 24, 5.

Linked entry: sceotung

swilian

(v.)
Grammar
swilian, and swillan
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Seóh þurh cláð and swile mid ðæt geagl; after ðam lǽcedóme gelóme mid ele swille ðahracan, Lchdm. ii. 24, 25-27. Swille ðone geagal . . . . swille ða ceolan, 48, 19, 21, Gagul suille gargarizet. Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 46.

ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21.

ge-horwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horwian, ge-horgian, ge-horian; p. ode.
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Gif gé mid synnum gehorgode beóð, Nap. 30. to disgrace, treat shamefully Ðene hiá mið sceofmum (scomum, R.) miclum gehoruadon (Skeat prints gehornadon, but Cook in his Glossary to the Durham Book gives gehoruadon) illum contumeliis affecerunt Mk.

Linked entries: ge-horian -horwian

ge-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wirdan, to injure, spoil.
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Ðý lǽs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg aceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 365, 12.

Linked entries: ge-werdan ge-wyrdan

hand-lín

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Scrýde hine mid superhumerale and mid alban and stolan and handlíne and planétan, MS. Laud. 482, fol. 48 a. [Take here the two instances given in the Dictionary.]

scóh

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Gescód mid gehammenum (geclútedum, v. l. ) scón, 37, 13. Gescrýd mid gyldenum cynehelme and mid goldfellenum sceón, Hml. S. 31, 752. Sum sútere siwode þæs hálgan weres sceós, 15, 23. Add