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un-árweorþlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árweorþlic, adj.
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Dishonourable, disgraceful Swá hit is eác unárwurðlic (inhonestus) and bysmerlic ꝥ hig óðres hádes reáf werian, Chrd. 63, 24

word-lár

(n.)
Grammar
word-lár, e; f.
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(Verbal) teaching Swá dón hí . . . ꝥ. . . hí beón tó bysne óðrum ge an wordlǽre ( in uerbo), Chrd. 53, 22

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.),move, shake

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Hwý gé ǽfre scylen unrihtfióungum eówer mód dréfan, swá swá mereflódes ýþa hréraþ íscalde sǽ, wecggaþ for winde (cf. swá swá ýþa for winde ða sǽ hréraþ, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 25), Met. 27, 4. Hig wegdan, hrérdan heora heáfod moverunt capita sua, Ps.

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

finger

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Genim cymenes swá micel swá þú mæge mid þrím fingrum foreweardum geniman, Lch. ii. 180, 20. Æt þám ó ðrum táum healf gelde, eal swá æt þám ingrum ys cwiden, Ll. Th. i. 20, 4. Add

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwylc swá hwætlíce tó þeógincge efstað, bútan tweón hrædlíce hí beóð geendude quicumque ad profectum tendunt, sine dubio celeriter finiantur, Scint. 101, 16.

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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Swá hit on þǽre dómbéc stande, 158, 6. of non-material things His hlísa nú stynt swá hwǽr swá crístendóm bið, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 25. <b>II a.

frihtere

(n.)
Grammar
frihtere, es; m.

A soothsayerdivinerhariŏlus

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A soothsayer, diviner; hariŏlus Ða syndon gefeaxen swá frihteras quasi dīvīne, Nar. 37, 2. The translator has read dīvīni for divine

wlite-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-full, adj.

Beautifulhandsomecomely

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Beautiful, handsome, comely: Ofermódig gif hé wlitefull (decorus) sí geþúht on gesihþe, swá þeáh on weorcum wác ys, Scint. 21, 8

dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
dwæscan, l. dwǽscan, dele 'p. dwæscede,'
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and add Ongunnon hió weorpan wæter and hlýdan, swá þá dóð þe fýr dwǽscað (-eað, v. l. ), Gr. D. 124, 1

geó-man

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., and add Swá geómen cwǽdon, Lch. iii. 430, 32

stefn-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
stefn-mǽlum, adv.
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By turns Swá stemmǽlum on þám þá wucan ádreósan sic alternati in eo epdomadam percurra [n]t, Angl. xiii. 385, 280

Linked entry: stefn

tó-éþian

(v.)
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translates aspirare Swá se ælmihtiga God tóéþiende and gefyllende gelíffæsteð sicut omnipotens Deus aspirando vel implendo vivificat, Gr. D. 270, 13

Linked entry: éþian

ciric-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-griþ, cyric-griþ; es; n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuaryecclesiæ pax

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A.] swá swá hit betst stód let every church-peace stand as it has best stood, L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 25: L. E. G. 1; Th. i. 166, 20.

Linked entry: cyric-griþ

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Mágon hie swá hreówlíce wépan swá gé mágon ðara óðra blíþelíce hlihhan, 3, 7; Swt. 120, 6. Earme menn sindon hreówlíce besyrwde poor men are grievously ensnared, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 47.

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Add Hié þæt dydon for þǽm swíþost þe hié þóhtan þæt hié siþþan hiora underþeówas wǽren, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 22; 3, 9; S. 132, 13. add Wé ne mihton secgan swá swíðe embe þæt swá swá wé woldon, Hex. 2, 4.

treów

(n.)
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</b> add :-- Stód þǽr án medmycel ród on þǽre eorðan, and wæs swá mycel þæs treówes gesyne swá wolde beón gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 72

brytnian

(v.)
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Þás suǽsenda se reogolward brytniæ swǽ hígum mǽst réd sié, Cht. Th. 460, 37. Brytnian inpendere, i. donare, An. Ox. 7, 3. Brytniende dispertiens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 73. Wæs brytnod inpendebatur, 44, 65. Add

hwá

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Deo possit placere, Bd. 1, 27 ; Sch. 65, 5. in combination with swá. swá hwá (hwæt) swá.

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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The form of the face, the face, countenance Heora nebwlitu sceán swá swá sunne, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 10. Ic ne mæg on his nebwlite beseón, Homl. Skt. 7, 104. Hí gesáwon his nebwlite swylce sumes engles ansýne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5.

gigant

(n.)
Grammar
gigant, gygant, es; m.

A giantgigas

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Swá swá gigant yrnþ on his weg ut gigas ad currendam viam, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Ne se gigant ne wyrþ ná gehǽled nec gigas salvus erit, 32, 14. He ðone gigant ofwearp he struck down the giant, Blickl. Homl. 31, 18