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wer-bold

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bold, es; n.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 37

Linked entry: bold

wist-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-full, adj.

Abounding in foodproductive

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Abounding in food, productive Ðis wæs swíðe gód geár and swíðe wistfull on wudan and on feldan, Chr. 1112; Erl. 243, 38

Wocen-

(prefix)
Grammar
Wocen-, (Wrocen- ?
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v. Wreocen-sǽte
) sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.

The name

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Dip. B. i. 414, 16

Linked entry: Wreocen-sǽte

wyrm-galdor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdor, es; n.

A charm against worms

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Ðæt wyrmgealdor (cf. ðis ylce galdor mæg mon singan wið smeógan wyrme, 10, 17), Lchdm. iii. 24, 25

ymb-wlátend

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-wlátend, es; m.
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A spectator, observer Beó ðú emwlátent ðín esto catascopus tui Lchdm. i. 1x 11. Emwlátend(o)um spectatoribus Hpt. Gl. 488, 64

Linked entry: wlátend

á-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bíwan, -beówan (-býwan, v.
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Dict. ), to rub up, polish, burnish, scour Ǽren fæt nyþewerd ábýwed, Lch. iii. 292, 10. Ábeówed defricatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 26

Linked entries: á-beówed a-býwan

á-blysian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blysian, to redden with shame,
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Add:passage from a-blísian in Dict

Linked entries: a-blísian blysian

be-wærlan

(v.)

to pass byto avoid

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to pass by. v. bi-wærlanin Dict. to avoid, be free from Bewærle élc unclǽnnisse careat omni inmundicia, Rtl. 121, 7, 36

éstig

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Cirica ðín oestigo (devota) ðerhwunige, Rtl. 72, 18. Ué bigaað oestigo colimus devoti, 30, 23. Oestigo ús votivos nos, 85, 35 Add

firwit

(adj.)
Grammar
firwit, adj.
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Take here fyrwit in Dict., and add

Linked entry: fyrwet

Wealh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-þeód, e; f.

The Welsh people

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The Welsh people Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O. D. proem.; Th. i. 352, 1

ǽ-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-firmþa, f.

Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse

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Add:the quotation in Dict. under æ-fyrrnþa. Cf. á-feormian

ge-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To spread outextendextendere

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To spread out, extend; extendere Gesprǽd hond ðín extende manum tuam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 13. Gesprǽde hond extendens manum, 8, 3

Linked entry: sprǽdan

tráge

(adv.)
Grammar
tráge, adv.

Evillycruelly

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Evilly, cruelly Ðis is weorc ðara ðe oft wráðe mé tráge tǽldan hoc opus eorum, qui detrahunt mihi, Ps. Th. 108, 20

efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equalæquālis

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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19

Linked entry: efen-líca

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, e; f.

Fulnesssatietygluttonysătietasinglŭvies

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Fulness, satiety, gluttony; sătietas, inglŭvies He þurh fille unriht gefremode he did wrong through gluttony, L. Pen. 16; Wilk. 95, 58

Linked entry: fæll

galga-tré

(n.)
Grammar
galga-tré, es; n.

A gallows-treecross

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A gallows-tree, cross Ðín ródes galgatré tuum crucis patibulum, Rtl. 23, 36. On ródes galgatree in crucis patibulo, 124, 1

ge-arfoðe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-arfoðe, adj.

Difficultdiffĭcĭlismolestus

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Difficult; diffĭcĭlis, molestus Hú gearfoðe ðis is to gereccanne! how difficult this is to explain! Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 33

ealning

(adv.)
Grammar
ealning, adv.

Always semper

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Always; semper Swá he ealning dyde æt Saltwíc as he always did at Saltwich, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 15

in-dípan

(v.)
Grammar
in-dípan, p. te

To dip inimmerse

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To dip in, immerse Ðætte indépe útaweard fingeres in wætre ut intinguat extremum digiti in aquam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 24