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niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.

Sleep during the night

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Sleep during the night Ðæt ilce geþanc ðe heom amang ðam nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall ðá hí áwac. Odon hí ðæt sylfe geþohton, Homl. Skt. 23, 442

tó-brǽdan

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Ox. 23, 47. add: — Se consul wæs wénende þæt eall þæt folc wǽre gind þæt lond tóbrǽd, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 12

rihtend

(n.)
Grammar
rihtend, es; m.

A ruler

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A ruler Eálá ðú ælmihtiga scippend and rihtend eallra gesceafta, rector ¨Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10. Hé gehýreþ cyning mæðlan, rodera ryhtend sprecan, Exon. Th. 50, 10; Cri. 798

fore-wyrdan

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Add: to settle terms, agree Eal swá mín swestar hit ér foræwyrde, C.D. iii. 274, 12

ende-byrdnes

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ende-byrdnes, <b>; V 2.</b>
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Preóstas hyra endebyrdnessa ( ordines suos ) sceolon healdan eal swá hig geendebyrde synt, Chrd. 9, 16. Add

fót-spure

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spure, es; n.

A foot-supportfoot-restpĕdum fultūra

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A foot-support, foot-rest; pĕdum fultūra Hí clumben upp to ðe hálge róde, námen ðá ðe kynehelm of úre Drihtnes heáfod, eall of smeáte golde, námen ðá ðet fótspure ðe wæs undernæðen his fóte, ðæt wæs eall of reád golde they climbed up to the holy cross

Linked entry: -spure

ceaster-waru

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-waru, e; f.

Townsmen as a body, the citizens or citycives, civitas

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Townsmen as a body, the citizens or city; cives, civitas Ðá eóde eall seó ceaster-warú then the whole city [citizens as a body] came out, Mt. Bos. 8, 34

Linked entry: ceaster-gewaru

þuhsian

(v.)
Grammar
þuhsian, þux[s]ian; p. ode

To make mistydark

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To make misty, dark Eall upheofon biþ sweart and gesworcen and swýðe geþuhsod (cf. Dóm. L. 8, 105, which has geþuxsað), deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart, Wulfst. 137, 9

Linked entry: þuxsian

þurh-wlítan

(v.)

to look throughpenetrate with the sight

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to look through, penetrate with the sight Glæs ðæt mon mæg eall þurhwlítan, Exon. Th. 79, 2; Cri. 1284. Wé ne magun hygeþonces ferð eágum þurhwlítan, 82, 1; Cri. 1332

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Hí dydon eall swá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

smeoruwig

(adj.)
Grammar
smeoruwig, adj.

Fatty, greasy, unctuous greasy

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Fatty, greasy, unctuous Eal ða wǽtan þing and ða smerewigan sint tó forbeódanne Lchdm. ii. 210, 27

Linked entry: smerewig

hwearfian

(v.)
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Seó hior ðe ealle gód on hwearfaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 35. Eall ðiós hwearfiende gesceaft hwearfaþ on ðám stillan Gode, 39, 6; F. 220, 24.

þri-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-líc, adj.

Threefold

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Eálá ðú ðrilíc godcundnyss, 133, 5. Ðé þrylícne and ǽnne, 146, 32

á-cweccan

(v.)
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Eall ðæs scipes fæt wæs ácweht (quassatum ), Gr. D. 248, 25. intrans. To quiver Hé hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, ðæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10

ǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentbeautifulelegantunicusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Eal wæs ǽnlícra ðon mæge stefn areccan all was more excellent than voice can tell, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 17; Gú. 1294.

un-forcúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forcúþ, adj.

Not despicablenot ignoblenot wickedhonourablenoblegood

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Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse þince eal unforcúþ, Exon. Th. 315, 14; Mód. 31. Cweðan ealle ðæt unforcúðe ðe him on standeþ egsa Dryhtnes dicant qui timent Dominum, Ps. Th. 117, 4

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Hwá is þæt þe eall ðá yfel þe hí dónde wǽron ásecgean mæge?, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, 16. Eal þá monigfealdan yfel, 2, 5 ; S. 86, 15. Hí him ondrǽden ðá écan yflu, Past. 393, 29

múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160

of-drǽd

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of-drǽd, of-drǽdd.
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Se þridda cnapa wacode swíðor for ege þonne for his gebedum . . . se ofdrǽdda cnapa ꝥ eall geseah, Vis. Lfc. 59. Daria cwæð tó þám ofdrǽddan men, Hml. S. 35, 269. Add