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sumer-lic

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Wel is Godes ríce sumerlicre tíde wiðmeten, Hml. Th. i. 614, 28. Add

wénþ

(n.)
Grammar
wénþ, (?);

beauty,

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beauty, Similar entries v. wén-líc Wénðe cum formosior Hpt. Gl. 417, 23

ge-wyrde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, -wyrd[?], es; n.

Speech ⬩ conversation ⬩ collection of words ⬩ sentence ⬩ rule[?]

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Ðæt ic mǽge sum rust on weg adrífan of mínre tungan ðæt ic mǽge becuman to brǽddran gewyrde that I may clear some rust away from my tongue, so that I may attain to more copious speech, Shrn. 35, 22. Wísra gewyrdum by the rules of wise men, Menol.

strútian

(v.)
Grammar
strútian, p. ode
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To stand out stiffly or projectingly Se hálga wer hié ( the robbers who were trying to break into the church ) wundorlíce geband, ǽlcne, swá hé stód, strútiendne mid tóle, ðæt hiera nán ne mihte ðæt moþ gefremman . . .

á-hwergen

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwergen, -hwærne, -wyrn, ó-wern; adv.
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Nǽnige swaþe his ówwern ætýwdon nullum ejus uspiam vestigium apparuerit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 473, 9. v. ná-hwærn, ǽg-wern, and á-hwærn in Dict

Linked entries: á-hwærgen hwergen á-wyrn

sǽ-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-genga, an; m.

a sea-goer, a mariner ⬩ a vessel, ship

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wel hig understandaþ ðæt eorþlíce líchamlíce beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan ðonne on wanigendum the skilful mariners well understand that earthly, corporeal things are fuller with a waxing than with a waning moon, Anglia viii. 327,21 . a vessel, ship

Linked entry: sǽ-líðend

ofer-cýðan

(v.)

to bring stronger testimony than another

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to bring stronger testimony than another Wé cwǽdon be mannum ... gif áþ burste oððe ofercýðed wǽre if the oath were not supported by a sufficient number of compurgators, or were disproved by testimony more strongly supported by oath.

fracoþ-líce

(adv.)
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Swá wer sé fracodlíce ( fraudulenter ) derað frýnd hys, Scint. 194, 1. Add

wǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽtian, p.ode

To become wet:

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To become wet: Ðániaþ and wǽtigaþ madescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 39

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

ge-hiscan

(v.)

to hate ⬩ abominari

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to hate; abominari Ðæne wer gehiscþ drihten virum abominabitur dominus, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8

yfel-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-dónd, -dóend, es; m.
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Cf. wel-dónd

blód-geótende

(adj.)
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Wer þe is blódgita ł (blód-)geótende vir sanguinum, Ps. L. 5, 8. Add

norþ-efes

(n.)
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a northern margin Be ðám wege oð ðá norðefes, C. D. v. 221, 2

Linked entry: efes

fúht

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ꝥ on þám fúhtan wege ne beón heora fét besprengde, Chrd. 64, 36. Add

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed

To strengthen; ⬩ confortare

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To strengthen; confortare Se cnæht gestrenced wes puer confortebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 80

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign land ⬩ peregrination ⬩ pilgrimage ⬩ exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness

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Wé synd on ðisse worlde ælþeódige . . . ; for gylte wé wǽron on ðysne wræcsíþ sende, Blickl. Homl. 23, 5. misery, wretchedness Uton gangan ðæt wé bysmrigen bendum fæstne, óðwíton him his wræcsíð, Andr. Kmbl. 2715 ; An. 1360.

ge-wyrce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrce, es; n.
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Gýme swán ꝥ hé æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel behweorfe, sæncge; ðonne bið hé ful wel gewyrces wyrðe, 17. [The nature of the perquisite may be illustrated from later documents.

Linked entries: ge-wirce wyrce

rihte

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Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Genóh wel ðú hyt ongitst, and genóh rihte, Solil. H. 16, 22. Genóh rihte ðú hyt understenst, 24, 14. Apollonius þone rǽdels rihte árǽdde, Ap.

ge-lóman

(n.)
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Næs nǽnig wén þæs gelóman ( a wood-bill) . . . Se hálga man ágeaf þám Gotan þone gelóman, and cwæð: 'Lóca nú l hér is þín gelóma,' Gr. D. 114, 1-18.

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