wirs
Worse ⬩ worst
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Oft hit gesǽleþ dæt his ǽhta weorþaþ on ðæs onwealde, ðe hé ǽr on his lífe wyrrest úþe, Blickl. Homl. 195, 4. Grammar wirs, marking unfavourable condition, a higher degree of what is unpleasant or improper Ðý læs him ðý wirs (wiers, Cott.
Carendre
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Carinthia or Kärnthen, a crown land of the Austrian empire On óðre healfe Donua ðære eá is ðæt land Carendre, súþ óþ ða beorgas ðe man hǽt Alpis on the other side of the river Danube is the country Carinthia, [lying] south to the mountains which are
leóht-lic
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Add: of sin, venial Ðurh ðám streáwe and ðám ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlice synna, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14. Hú deóp seó bóc ys on gástlicum andgite, þeáh þe heó mid leóhtlicum wordum áwriten sig, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 22
é
from a river
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from a river Of ðære é Indus from the river Indus, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 16, 25 ; dat. sing
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Grammar un-weorþ, with dat. of person by whom one is considered worthless : -- Xersis wearþ his ágenre þeóde swíþe unweorþ Xerxes contemtibilis suis factus, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 23.
ǽht
possessions ⬩ property ⬩ lands ⬩ goods ⬩ riches ⬩ cattle ⬩ opes ⬩ substantia ⬩ possessio ⬩ greges ⬩ possession ⬩ power ⬩ possessio ⬩ potestas
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Ágan us ðis wuldres leóht eall to ǽhte let us get all this light of glory into our possession, Cd. 219; Th. 280, 11; Sat. 254. On ágene ǽht syllan in possessionem dare, Ps. Th. 104, 10, 39: 110, 4
geréf-scir
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Substitute: geréf-soír, e; geréf-soíre, an; f. office of ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; I. II Geréfscíre praefecturae (dignitas), An. Ox. 1382. Hé is nú geréfscíre healdende in Rómebyrig in Romana civitate locum praefectorum servans, Gr.
gníþe
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Of gnǽþum parcis, Germ. 391, 31. On ðám mægenum eúðmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte þon lǽssa ne gnéðra (gnédra, v. l.: these forms might be mutated comparatives of gneáþ(-d)) wæs, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 656, 11
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ende-láf
The last remnant ⬩ extrēmum relĭquum
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The last remnant; extrēmum relĭquum Ðú eart endeláf usses cynnes thou art the last remnant of our race, Beo. Th. 5618; B. 2813
mynegian
to bring to one's own mind ⬩ recall ⬩ to bring to another's mind ⬩ to remind ⬩ to bring a duty to the mind ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ to remind of a debt ⬩ to ask for payment ⬩ to have in the mind ⬩ to purpose ⬩ intend ⬩ determine
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Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 6. to remind of a debt, to ask for payment, Similar entries v. manian Myngaþ exigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 81. Sǽde on heortan hys ne myngeþ (requiret). Ps. Spl. T. 9, 15.
Linked entries: myngian un-mynegod ge-mynegian
ge-hatian
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Ox. 4923
ameos
ammi ⬩ bishop-wort
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= ἄμμεως of ammi or bishop-wort;
ge-wealcian
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Ox. 26, 69
ge-smittian
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Ox. 7, 323 : 8, 282
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an-speca
A speaker against ⬩ an accuser ⬩ a persecutor ⬩ persecutor
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A speaker against, an accuser, a persecutor; persecutor
weorold-gleng
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Heora yldran on worolde ne wurdan welige ne wlance þurh woroldglænge, L. Eth. vii. 4; Th. i. 334, 4. Ðá forlét hé ealle ðás woruldglenga. Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 18
for-ealdian
to run out ⬩ expire
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Add: of living material, animal or vegetable, to grow weak with age Æpla, græs, and wyrtan foraldiað and forsériað ...
útane
from without ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ out ⬩ at sea ⬩ outwardly ⬩ externally ⬩ about
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. on the outside, on the surface Se wielm ðæs innoðes út ábiersð, and wierð tó sceabbe, and moniga wunda útane wyrcð, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 10. out, at sea Ðá gerǽdde se cyng ðæt man gegaderode scipu ... and hí sceoldan cunnian gif hí muhton ðone here
imbe
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Of ðám móre on imbaleá, C.D. v. 277, 13
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fugles
of a bird or fowl
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of a bird or fowl, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 11; Cri. 654;