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weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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Th. 431, 16; . 46, 1

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx

hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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Ic wið brýde ne mót hǽmed habban with a bride I may not have intercourse, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 11; . 21, 28. Hǽmed connubium, Mone Gl. 340. Hǽmeda connubii convenientia, 417. Hǽmeda himeneas, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 2.

Linked entry: dreám

Lyge-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Lyge-tún, Lyg-tún

Leighton

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Leighton, in Bedfordshire Ðæt rád út wið Lygtúnes, Chr, 917; Erl. 102, 16. Æt Lygetúne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 196, 3

gyrd-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
gyrd-wíte, es; n.

Punishment with a rodthe punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro

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Punishment with a rod, the punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Th. 491, 29; . 81, 6. Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, Met. 12, 15. Se ðe nǽngum scód, Exon. Th. 90, 1; Cri. 1467. Nǽnige neminem, Hpt. Gl. 457, 57. Ðǽr hé nǽnige forlét bendum fæstne, Andr. Kmbl. 2074; An. 1039.

Linked entry: nán

a-swícian

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

To offendscandalizare

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Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: ǽ-swícian

ge-heort

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Ꝥ hí hí gereordodon, and ꝥ hí wurdon þegeheort-ran wið þám áwyrgedan strangan and þone ealdan wiðerwinnan, Hml. S. 23, 241. Add

Italie

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Add: — Wǽron ealle Italie Rómánum on fultume, rs. 4, ii; S. 208, 7. Áscian Italie hiera ágne londleóde, 5, I; S. 214, ii

hyse-byrþre

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-byrþre, an;
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One who bears a (male) child Ácende hyse-berþre þæne þe (Gabriel) foresǽde enixa rat puerpera quern Gabriel praedixit, Hy. S. 50, 34

Linked entry: byrþre

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus Fealo líg feormaþ and fénix byrneþ the yellow flame consumes and burns the Phœnix, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 1; Ph. 218: 104b; Th. 396, 8; . 16, 1.

FÚL

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚL, adj.

FOULdirtyimpurecorruptrottenstinkingguiltyconvicted of a crimefœdusimmundussordĭdusobscœnusspurcuspūtĭdusfœtĭdusculpæ consciuscrīmĭne convictus

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Ic eom wyrslicre ðonne ðes wudu fúla I am viler than this rotten wood, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 33; . 41, 48. Fúl fýr of heora múþe bláwende de ōre ignem pūtĭdum efflantes, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 41: 5, 12; S. 630, 12.

Linked entries: a-fúl FÚL fúl

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

seawater

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Kmbl. 343, 19; Rún. 21. Swá ᛚ tóglídæþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2536; El. 1269

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Steppeþ, 499, 33; . 88, 25. Rúmaþ, steppaþ cedunt; Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 19: 87, 64. Stóp forð ( prodiit ) se ðe deád wæs, Jn. Skt. 11, 44. Deáð neálǽcte, stóp stalgongum, sóhte sáwelhús, Exon. Th. 170, 17; Gú. 1113.

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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Th. 405, 6; . 23, 19

BEÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÁTAN, part. beátende ; ic beáte, ðú beátest, býtst, he beáteþ, být, pl. beátaþ ; p. beót, pl. beóton ; pp. beáten.

to BEATstrikelashdashhurtpercuteretundereverberarecæderepulsarequaterelædereto treadtrampletrampcalcareproculcare

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Streámas staðu beátaþ streams beat the shores, Exon. 101 a ; Th. 382, 4; . 3, 6. Sǽ on staðu beáteþ the sea lashes against the shore, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 30; Met. 6, 15. Beóton brimstreámas the sea-streams dashed, Andr.

Linked entry: a-beátan

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 8; . 41, 105. Bringon eall ðæt ðǽrinne fættest sí offĕrent quidquid pinguēdĭnis est intrinsĕcus, Lev. 3, 3

Linked entries: fæt fett

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Mec se wǽta wong, wundrum freórig, ǽrist cende the humid field, wonderously frigid, first brought me forth, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 8; . 36, 1. Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr.

lagu-streám

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-streám, es; m.

Seastreamriverwater

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Lagustreáma full full of water, 502 a; Th. 385, 1; . 4, 38. Álýs mé and genere wið lagustreámum manegum wæterum eripe me, et libera me de aquis multis, Ps. Th. 143, 8: Cd. 91; Th. 115, 21; Gen. 1923.

lilie

(n.)
Grammar
lilie, lilige, an; f.

A lily

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Ðeáh ðe lilie sý beorht on blóstman ic eom betre ðonne heó, Exon, 110 b; Th. 423, 24; , 41, 27. Drince hé lilian wyrttruman áwylledne on wíne, L. M. 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 90, 13. Genim neoþewearde lilian, Lchdm. i. 374, 6.

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turnwendhiegomove

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Th. 403, 9; . 22, 5