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frí-borh

(n.)
Grammar
frí-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A free suretypledgebondmanfĭdejussio

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C. 20; Wilk. 202, 11

ge-wyle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyle, es; n.

A willvŏluntas

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A will; vŏluntas, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11, MS. A

ge-wilness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilness, e; f.
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Will, desire Fram willan ł gewilnessa ( voluntate ) welera his, Ps. L. 20, 3

an

I givehe gives

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Will 14, 4; he gives, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 22; Gen. 2915

án-wilnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-wilnes, -ness, e; f.

Obstinacyself-willcontumacypertinaciaprotervia

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Obstinacy, self-will, contumacy; pertinacia, protervia, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a, 16, 25

freó-borh

(n.)
Grammar
freó-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A free suretypledgebondmanfidejussus

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C. 20; Wilk. 201, 53, col. 2

Linked entry: frí-borh

manig-síðes

(adv.)
Grammar
manig-síðes, adv.

Many timesoften

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Many times, often Manisíðes swutelaþ ðæt man wile on ǽnne God gelýfan, Wulfst. 144, 11

nearu-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-wrenc, es; m.

A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble,

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A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble, Exon. Th. 316, 5; Mód. 44

ge-eglan

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Hý mon band on wilde fearras and ðá hyre ne geegledon, Shrn. 133, 12. Add

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ŏleum

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pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above: pour water upon the oil, and the oil will break through and swim above, Homl.

Linked entries: æl ole

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Land that passes as an inheritance, heritable land Ic cýðo hú mín willa is ðet mín ærfelond fére ðe ic gebohte on ǽce ærfe I declare how my will is that my heritable land shall go, that I bought in perpetual inheritance, Chart. Th. 476, 12.

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 29 : ii. 506, 27 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 30.

bera

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Wilde beran and wulfas, Hml. Th. i. 244, 18 : Nar. 12, 3. Ðá egeslican beran, Hex. 14, 33. In menigo leóna and berena, Shrn. 133, 10. Mid wildum berum and leónum gewyldan, Hml. Th. 192, 24. Add

brim-streám

(n.)
Grammar
brim-streám, brym-streám, es; m. [brim, stréam a stream, river].

the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, oceanmaris fluctus, mare, oceanus a rapid stream, riverfluvius rapidus, amnis

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Ic eów ferian wille ofer brimstreámas I will convey you over the seas, 695; An. 348: Beo.

Linked entry: brym-streám

hearmian

(v.)
Grammar
hearmian, p. ode

To harm, hurt, injurecalumniarito afflict, grieveto be annoyed

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To harm, hurt, injure Gif preóst óðerne un-warnode lǽte ðæs ðe hé wite ðæt him hearmian wille if a priest leave another unwarned of that which he knows will harm him, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33.

on-fundelness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fundelness, e; f.

Experience, proof

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Hyt déþ onfundelnysse ðæs sylfan þinges it will give proof of the same thing, the second method will prove as efficacious as the first, 162, 1

Linked entry: -fundelness

wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
wrencan, p. te.

to tarntwistto practise wilesuse tricks

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to tarn, twist (intrans. ) Is ðæs horderes tácen, ðæt mon wrænce mid his hande, swilce hé wille loc unlúcan, Techm. ii. 118, 12. to practise wiles, use tricks, Similar entries v. wrenc Biþ óþer swice, . . . wrenceþ hé and blenceþ, worn geþenceþ hinderhóca

wudu-cerfille

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-cerfille, an; f.

Wild chervil

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Wild chervil Wuducerfille brassica, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 4. Wuducerefille brassica sylvatica, 68, 74. Wuducerfille pastinace, 19. Wuducarfille speragus, 46. Wuduceruille.

Linked entry: wudu-fille

a-cofrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cofrian, p. ode; pp. od

To recovere morbo consurgerecon-valescere

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To recover; e morbo consurgere, con-valescere Acofraþ will recover, Lchdm. iii. 184, 15

ellm

(n.)
Grammar
ellm, es; m.

An elmulmus

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C. 16; Wilk. 83, 47