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wylfen

(adj.)
Grammar
wylfen, adj.

Wolfish ⬩ fierce

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Wolfish, fierce Wé geáscodan Eormanríces wylfenne geþóht; ðæt wæs grim cyning, Exon. Th. 378, 24; Deór. 22

wyrt-stenc

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-stenc, es; m.
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A perfume from a plant Hús gefylled wæs wyrtstence ( odore ) ðære smirnisse, Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 3

á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and tó læt wæs míne cyrcan tó sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

árigend

(n.)
Grammar
árigend, es; m.
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A patron, protector, benefactor Heó wæs wuduwena and steópcilda árigend, Lch. iii. 430, 2: Wlfst. 257, 4

dohtor-sunu

(n.)
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a grandson Leódulf wæs þæs ealdan Oddan sunu and Eádweardes cininges dohtorsunu, Chr. 982; P. 124, 32

cynn-recceniss

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Crístes cynnreccenise ( generatio ) suǽ wæs, Mt. L. 1, 18. Bóc cynnrecenisse liber generationis, p. 9, 13. Add

hundred-mann

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Wæs sumes hundredmannes þeówa untrum, 7, 2. Add

sceamol

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Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum and mid creópera sceamelum, Hml. S. 21, 432. Add

riht-gewitt

(n.)
Grammar
riht-gewitt, es; n.

Right mind

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Right mind Ðá wæs heó of hyre ryhtgewitte she was out of her mind, Shrn. 141, 18

tó-hopung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopung, e; f.

Hope ⬩ expectation

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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155

Linked entry: -hopung

ge-týd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-týd, part. p.

Skilful ⬩ learned ⬩ peritus

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Skilful, learned; peritus Wæs he se getýdesta sangere cantator erat peritissimus, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 11

Linked entries: ge-tydd ge-týn

deáw

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Swilce hé wǽre on wynsumum deáwe, 31, 888, 876. Þyses fýres hǽto sý gecyrred on wǽtne deáw, 30, 441. Deáwas and rímforst rores et pruina, Hy. T. P. 68. Add

for-sewenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sewenlic, adj.

contemptible ⬩ abject ⬩ despised

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Voc. ii. 140, 63. exciting contempt, abject, despised Hé wæs swá forsewenlic (ita despectus), þéh þe hit gelumpe ꝥ him hwilc man ... ongén cóme, and sé wǽre gegréted, ꝥ hé forhogode tógénes grétan, Gr. D. 34, 2.

Linked entry: for-sáwenlic

mæsse-preóst

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Leófgár wæs Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 25.

winestra

(adj.)
Grammar
winestra, adj.

Left

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Dryhtnes winestre hand is under mínum heáfde. " Sió winestre hand Godes, hé cwæð, wǽre under his heáfde... Eft wæs gecueden ðætte on his winestran handa wǽre wela...

Linked entries: wynstra winstre

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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Maria wæs ofersceadewed ðurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes. Hú wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást hý mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13

púca

(n.)
Grammar
púca, an; m.
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Wæs sumes gesíðes tún, sé wæs Púh (Púhh, v. l.) háten qui vocabatur Puch, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 10

Linked entry: púcel

Francan

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Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164. Mid Froncum ic wæs, Víd. 68: 24: B. 2912. Add

tiér

(n.)
Grammar
tiér, distillation (? cf. teár); ornament, splendour (? cf.
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v. tír) Nis nán wundor ðæt sió lyft sié wearm and ceald wǽt wolcnes tiér winde geblonden (cf. sió lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm; nis hit nán wunder, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35), Met. 20, 81

yfel-lic

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Hé wæs swíðe yfellic (wáclic, v. l. vilis ) on his gegerelan, 34, 1. of things Hé wæs swíðe yfellices híwes and forsewenlices ( exili forma et despecta ), Gr. D. 45, 30. On yfellicum (wácum, v. l.) wísum rebus vilibus , 70, 19