galdor-sang
An incantation
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An incantation Gif hwylc wíf wiccunga begá and þá deóflican galdorsangas (diabolica cantica magica), Ll. Th. ii. 154, 26. Ne wé galdorsangas onginnen, Wlfst. 253, 10
ge-wunsum
Pleasant
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Pleasant Swíðe gewunsum hit biþ ðæt mon wíf hæbbe and bearn it is very pleasant to have wife and children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 8
þus
Thus ⬩ in this manner, degree
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Thus, in this manner, degree, etc. Grammar þus, where the manner, etc., is determined by what precedes, Grammar þus, with verbs 'Mín Drihten, gestranga míne heortan. Ðus gebiddende ðam hálgan Andrea Drihtnes stefn wæs geworden, Blickl. Homl. 245, 3:
fór-strang
Very strong ⬩ prævălĭdus
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Very strong; prævălĭdus Fórstrangne oft wíf hine wríþ [though] very strong, a woman often binds him, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 2; Rä. 51, 4
blód-þigen
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Tasting blood Be blódþigene de esu sanguinis (cf. Gif wíf þicgð (gustaverit) hire weres blód for hwylcum lǽcedóme, 156, 13), Ll. Th. ii. 130, 18
Linked entry: þigen
híw-ness
Beauty ⬩ fairness
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Beauty, fairness Sindon óðre wíf ... heora líc bið on marmorstánes hwítnysse (híwnesse, v. l.) aliae sunt mulieres ... specioso corpore quasi marmore candido, Nar. 38, 10
un-fricgende
not questioning
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not questioning Mé sægde ðæt wíf hire wordum selfa unfricgendum the woman of her own accord told me without my asking, Cd. Th. 160, 12; Gen. 2649
a-lystan
To list ⬩ wish ⬩ desire ⬩ desiderare
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To list, wish, desire; desiderare Hwí eów alyste [á lyste, Grn.] why do ye desire? Bt. Met. Fox 10, 36; Met. 10, 18
Deór-hám
DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk ⬩ lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ
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DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk; lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ Hí iii ciningas ofslógon in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Deórhám they slew three kings at the place which is called Derham, Chr. 577; Erl. 19, 21. On ðysum geáre Wihtburge
gearn-winde
A yarn-winder ⬩ reel ⬩ rhombus ⬩ ρόμβos
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A yarn-winder, reel; rhombus = ρόμβos Gearn-winde conductum, Wrt. Voc. 66, 19
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mis-þyncan
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to have mistaken ideas Ðá cwæð hé tó ðám cynge: 'Þes man is swíðe æfestful." Ðá cwæí se cyngc: 'Ðé misþingð ( you are mistaken); þes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum,' Ap. Th. 14, 25
swelgan
To swallow. ⬩ of taking food, etc., by living creatures ⬩ of absorption or reception by inanimate things, to swallow, take in, drink, absorb ⬩ to take in to the mind, accept, imbibe (wisdom) ⬩ with the idea of violence or destruction, to devour (lit. or fig.), to consume, engulf ⬩ absorbere ⬩ glutire ⬩ to swallow.
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To swallow. in a physical sense, of taking food, etc., by living creatures Se draca hig swealh, and hig eft áspáw, L.E.I. prm.; Th. ii. 398, 40. Hé geféng slǽpendne rinc, bát bánlocan, synsnǽdum swealh, Beo. Th. 1490; B. 743. Hé ( a book-moth ) ðám wordum
Linked entry: swylfende
wan
Want ⬩ lack
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Want, lack Ne byð mé nánes gódes wan nihil mihi deerit, Ps. Th. 22, 1. Hí habbaþ ǽghwæs genóh, nis him wihte won, Exon. Th. 352, 9; Sch. 95. On ðám ðingum ðe hí won hæfdon in eis quae minus habuerat, Bd. 5, 22 ; S. 644, 15
cote
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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add
tung-wód
Tongue-mad ⬩ violent in speech
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Tongue-mad, violent in speech Uppstige sandfull on fótum forealdudes swá wíf tungwód menn stillum ascensus arenosus in pedibus ueterani, sic mulier linguata homini quieto, Scint. 223, 13
stán-fæt
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A stone vessel On stánfate gehíded, Wald. 62. Com wíf hæbbende stánfæt ( alabastrum ), Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 3. Miððý gebrocen wæs ðæt, stánfæt, Lind. 14, 3
sealf-box
A box for ointment
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A box for ointment Án wíf hæfde hyre sealfbox deórwyrþes nardes, and tóbrocenum sealfboxe ofer his heáfod ágét, Mk. Skt. 14, 3: Lk. Skt. 7, 37
nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Grammar nán, as adjective, not one, none, no, Grammar nán, without other negatives Nán mǽrra man wurde ácenned, Menol. Fox 319; Men. 161. Hit is nánum men getiohhod ac is eallum monnum it is not intended for one man, but for all men, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188
frécnian
To endanger ⬩ imperil
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To endanger, imperil On his heortan unhǽlo cymð, and hé bið frǽcnoð, E.S. 39, 328. Moni wíf sweltað and scíp beóð frécnode and ciningas forwearðað, Lch. iii. 164, 1