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neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

twéntig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-geáre, adj.
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Twenty years old On þám geáre þe Ælfréd Æðelincg wæs án-and-twéntig-geáre, Hml. S. 32, 37

un-wénlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wénlíce, adv.
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Unexpectedly Þá gelamp hit ꝥ se mæssepreóst wæs unwénlíce ( inopinate ) ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne, Gr. D. 88, 17

Linked entry: wénlíce

ymb-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.).
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Circumspect Hé symble wæs ymbsewen on his sylfes heordnysse in sua semper custodia circumspectus Gr. D. 107, ll

Linked entry: ymb-seón

on-tyhtan

(v.)

to incite, instigate, impel

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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086

ge-snyttro

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snyttro, f. n.[?]

Wisdom

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Wisdom Gúþlác wæs ealra gesnyttra goldhord Guthlac was a treasure of all wisdom, Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 92, 17

Linked entry: snytro

swát-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swát-swaþu, e; f.

A bloody track

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A bloody track Wæs sió swátswaþu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5884; B. 2946

á-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wuldrian, p.ode

To glorify

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To glorify Áuuldrad (glorificatus est) wæs se Hǽlend, Jn. L. 12, 16. Áwuldrad sié glorietur, Rtl. 79, 30

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.

Straightway ⬩ forthwith ⬩ at once ⬩ immediately

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And leóht wæs þǽrrihte geworden, Lchdm. iii. 232, 9. Ðǽrryhte æfter rehte sanctus Paulus paulo post subdit, Past. 51; Swt. 395, 26. Hé wæs hálig þǽrrihte, swá hraðe swá hé mann wæs; Homl. Th. i. 2oo, 8. Sóna ł ðariht statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20

Linked entries: hér-rihte þáriht

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.

Thitherwards

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Thitherwards Wæs se cyng þiderweardes on fære ... Þá hé þá wæs þiderweardes and sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes the king was on the march thither ... When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32.

ǽht-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-welig, adj.

Rich ⬩ wealthy ⬩ locuples

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Rich, wealthy; locuples Sum wæs ǽhtwelig geréfa there was a wealthy count, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18

átter

(n.)
Grammar
átter, gen. áttres; n.

Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum

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Poison, venom; venenum Ðæt átter wæs sóna ofernumen the poison was soon detected, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 474, 39

færnys

(n.)
Grammar
færnys, -nyss, e; f.

A passage, fare ⬩ transĭtus

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A passage, fare; transĭtus Ðǽr monna færnys mǽst wæs juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 5

earfoþ-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþ-cyn, -cynn,es ; n.

A violent generation ⬩ prāva gens

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A violent generation; prāva gens Ðæt wæs earfoþcynn yrre and réðe genus prāvum et peramārum, Ps. Th. 77, 10

nigon-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-wintre, adj.

Nine years old

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Nine years old Ðá hé nigonwintre cniht wæs cum esset novem annos natus, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 10

un-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swǽs, adj.

Unpleasant ⬩ disagreeable

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wæs posueruut me in abominationem sibi, Ps. Th. 87, 8

un-þyldlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-þyldlícness, e; f.

Difficulty

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Difficulty Ðá wæs mycel unþyldlícnes geworden be his byrignesse facto diffcultate tumulandi, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 8 note

unriht-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-dónde, adj.

Evil-doing ⬩ an evil-doer

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Evil-doing; substantive, an evil-doer Him wæs beboden ðæt hí sceoldan ðǽm unrihtdóndum stéran, Blickl. Homl. 63, 12

cyne-mann

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-mann, es; m.
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A royal person, a king Gelíc geworden wæs ríc heofnæ cynemenn (cyninge, R. homini regi ), Mt. L. 22, 2

el-þeódige

(adv.)
Grammar
el-þeódige, adv.

abroad

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In or to foreign parts, abroad Ðe gingra suno elðiódge foerende wæs (peregre profectus est), Lk. R. 15, 13