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widl

(n.)
Grammar
widl, filth, pollution : — Ǽlc widðil omnis pollutio, Rtl. 98, 24. Idese mid widle and mid womme besmítan, Judth. Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59. Widl and fúl
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inluviem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 53. Geseah síde sǽlwongas synnum gehladene, widlum gewemde, Cd. Th. 78, 16; Gen. 1294

Linked entry: ge-widlian

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, ǽr ðæt frið geset wǽre . . . nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 1.

sibling

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Man ne mihte æt fruman wífian búton on his siblingum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 6. Gefeoht betwux siblingum bellum plusquam civile . . . þæt feórðe gefeoht þe betwux freóndum bið is swíde earmlic, Hml. S. 25, 707.

godspell-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bodung, e; f. Gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b>
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Seó ealde ǽ and wítegan wǽron oð Ióhannes tócyme; siððan ongann godspelbodung ( lex et prophetae usque ad Iohannem; ex eo regnum Dei euangelizatur, Lk. 16, 16), Hml. Th. i. 354, 16. Æt him ongann seó godspellbodung, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 16.

ác

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Tó ðǽre gemearcodan ǽc, Cht. E. 355, 20. On thá radeludan ác; of ðǽre radeludan ǽc, C. D. B. iii. 44, 21. On ðǽ rúgan ǽc; of ðǽre ǽc . . . on ðá wón ác, 319. 5-7. Tó ðǽre mǽran ǽc; of ðǽre ǽc, C. D. iii. 78, 36. On ðá sméðan ác; of ðǽre ǽc, 79, 20.

Twi-fyrd

(n.)
Grammar
Twi-fyrd, -ford
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Twyford, a place-name occurring more than once in England and meaning double ford On ðære stówe ðe is cweden Æt Twyfyrde in loco qui dicitur Ad Twifyrde, quod significat, ad duplex vadum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 5. Æt Twyfyrde, Cod. Dip.

mæstling

(n.)
Grammar
mæstling, mæsling, mæslen [n], es; n.

A kind of brassaesaurichalcumelectruma vessel made of the metal

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The word is used to gloss aes, aurichalcum, and electrum Mæstlingc ǽr and tin aurichalcum, aes et stannum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 11. Mæstlinc, gréne át auricalcos. Wrt. Voc. 286, 66. Cwicseolfer vel mæstling electrum i. sucus arboris, ii. 142, 78.

Linked entry: mæslen

cancer

Grammar
cancer, (-or).
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.,' and add Hine æt se cancor, and his weleras wǽron áwlǽtte mid ealle, and eác his nosu fornumen mid áttre, Hml. S. 6, 284. Hym of þám andwlytan nyðer áfeóll se cancer þe hyne ǽr swýðe ámyrred hæfde, Hml. A. 183, 70.

on-wreón

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Add Hé onwreáh þá eorðan þe ǽr wæs oferþeaht, Ps. Th. 28, 7. Onwríg eágan míne, Ps.

undern-sang

(n.)
Grammar
undern-sang, es; m.

The service at the third hour of the daytierce

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Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6. Undernsanges gebed tertie oratio, R. Ben. Interl. 47, 10. Æt ǽfensonge and æt undernsonge, Chart. Th. 137, 34

land-hláford

Grammar
land-hláford, <b>. I.</b>
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Æt ǽlcum were ðe binnan ðám .xxx. hídan is, gebyreð ǽfre se óðer fisc dam landhláforde, C. D. iii. 450.26. Add

wín-tunne

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tunne, an; f.

A wíne-cask

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A wíne-cask Ne hé ne drince æt wíntunnum, swá swá woroldmenn dóð, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 4

Linked entry: tunne

hálwendlíce

(adv.)
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Críst wolde ðá ealdan ǽ ǽr gefyllan, and siððan ðá níwan gecýðnysse hálwendlíce ( with salutary effect ) onginnan, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 29

ceorl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorl-leás, adj.
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Without a husband, unmarried Ðæt wudewe sitte .xii. mónðas ceorl ǽs. Sitte ǽlc wuduwe werleás twelf mónað, Ll. Th. i. 416, 3

ge-beót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beót, es; n. [ge-, beót a threatening] .

a threateningthreatboastcommĭnātiomĭnæa promisepromissum

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of Noah, before they parted, Ælfc.

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3. On ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; ac beornas Baðan nemnaþ

dóm-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-dæg, es; m. [dómes dæg doom's day, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 10: Salm. Kmbl. 649; Sal. 324]

DOOMSDAY, judgment-day

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DOOMSDAY, judgment-day; dies jūdĭcii-Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre before he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 545; Sal. 272. Æt dómdæge, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 3; Cri. 1619. On dómdæge, 99 b; Th. 372, 19; Seel. 95: Cd. 227; Th. 302, 15; Sat. 600.

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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Ðá on ðæm setle Eádweard cyng ðǽr sæt [æt Steanforde], ðá gefór Æðelflǽd his swystar æt Tameworþige, xii nihtum ǽr middum sumera.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
wlacian, p. ode.

to beget lukewarmto make lukewarm

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Ic wlacige tepefacio, Ælfc.

mete

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Ǽlce dæge ǽr mete þrié cucler fulle geþicge, Lch. ii. 152, 7