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drync-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
drync-wérig, adj.
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Weary of drinking, stupid with drink Dru[ncen], dryncwírig lent[us] (v. first passage under druncen), Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 9

be-dífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dífan, p. de

To plungeimmerse

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.), immerse Heó wearð gelǽdd tó sumre eá and on wætere bedýfed (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24

a-wácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wácian, -wácigan ; p. ode; pp. od ; v. intrans.

To grow weak or effeminateto languishdeclinefailfall awayrelaxto be indolentinfirmarideficererecedere

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To grow weak or effeminate, to languish, decline, fail, fall away, relax, to be indolent; infirmari, deficere, recedere Awácode mid langre ealdunge weakened with old age, Gr. Dial. 2, 15.

Linked entry: wacian

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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Having curved markings, applied to a sword Wearp wundenmǽl (wundel-, MS.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531

dumb

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Sum þegn wearð fǽrlíce dumb, Hml. S. 22, 73. Dumbre swígan mutae taciturnitatis, An. Ox. 1936. Spǽcleáse ł dume elinguia, Germ. 398, 72. Add

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, the share.
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wearð drepen in þá sceare and þý wæs gelǽded tó deáþe percussus in inguine perductus est ad mortem, Gr. D. 324, 14. Add

wind-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
wind-cyrice, an; f.

A round church

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cf. seonu-wealt, I) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12

Fricg

(n.)
Grammar
Fricg, e; f.
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. ¶ a weak genitive occurs :-- Dæg Friggan die Ueneris, Archiv cxx. 297, 33. See also E. S. 39, 341

Linked entry: Fríg

neb-corn

(n.)
Grammar
neb-corn, es; n.

A pimple on the face

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A pimple on the face Gif nebcorn on wífmannes nebbe weaxan ... hit áfeormaþ of ealle ða nebcorn, Lchdm. i. 118, 22-25

yfel-dǽd

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wearð álýsed fram þæs drýes bendum . . . and arn tó ðám apostole bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26. Add

boh

Grammar
boh, l. bóh,

sprig

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and add: [a weak form bóga occurs, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 16, and also weak forms of g. pl.] a shoulder of an animal Boog armus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 82. Bog armum, 7, 17. Ðone suíðran bógh, Past. 81, 19.

bǽg

(n.)

a collar

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a collar Wearm lim gebundenne bǽg hwílum bersteþ the warm limb sometimes escapes from the bound collar, Exon. 102b; Th. 387, 20; Rä. 5, 8

Sweotolung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sweotolung-dæg, es; m.
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Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20

flyge

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Mid þan þe se strǽl on flyge wæs, þá cóm windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, Bl. H. 199, 20. Add

ge-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinca, an ; m.
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Cf. ge-beór Danihel wearð þæs cyninges gedrinca. Nap. 29

Linked entry: drinca

sǽ-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-wérig, adj.

Weary with being on the sea

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Weary with being on the sea Sǽwérige slǽp ofer*-*eode, Andr. Kmbl. 1651; An. 817: 1723; An. 864. [We beoþ sæ-werie men. Laym. 4619.]

weder-candel

(n.)
Grammar
weder-candel, f.

The candle of the open air, the sun

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Wedercondel wearm weorodum lýhteþ, Exon. Th. 210, 17; Ph. 187

West-Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
West-Centingas, pl. m.
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The people or the district of West Kent Hí forneáh ealle West-Kentingas (Weast-Centingas, v. l. ) fordydon, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 28

cól

(n.)
Grammar
cól, coal. l. col,
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Þæt fýr wearð ácwenced ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240

hefig-lic

heavygravedeepprofound

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Add: of fighting, heavy Nán hefilic gefeoht ne wearð, Chr. 868; P. 71, 2. grave, deep, profound Hefiglices gedwolan erroris, Past. 367, 19