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fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him pusan and fætelsas ĕgo ĕmo cŭtes et pelles et făcio ex iis pēras et marsūpia, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

foxes glófa

(n.)
Grammar
foxes glófa, an; m. [foxes clófa MS. B.]

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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Foxglove; digĭtālis purpŭrea, Lin Wið óman genim ðysse wyrte leáf ðe man στρύχνος μανικός, and oðrum naman foxes glófa [MS. foxes clófa] nemneþ for inflammatory sores, take leaves of this wort, which is named sōlānum insānum or Sodŏmeum, and by another

hwǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
hwǽten, adj.

Wheaten

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On hwǽtene wyrte in wheaten wort, L. M. 2, 57; Lchdm. ii. 268, 12. Nim hwǽten corn, L. M. 1, 75; Lchdm. ii. 150, 8. cxx hwǽtenra hláfa, Chart. Th. 460, 15

líðian

(v.)
Grammar
líðian, p. ode
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Swá hwæt swá gé gebindaþ hér ofer eorþan eall hit wyrþ on heofenan mid Godes yrre gebunden bútan gé líðian whatsoever ye bind on earth shall all be bound in heaven with God's anger, unless ye be gracious, Wulfst. 178, 4.

Linked entry: líðan

GRÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
GRÉNE, adj.
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Genim ðære ylcan wyrte leáf ðonne heó grénost beó take the leaves of the same plant when it is greenest, Herb. 1, 4; Lchdm. i. 72, 7

Linked entry: groene

be-teldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-teldan, bi-teldan; p. -teald, pl. -tuldon; pp. -tolden; [be, teldan to cover, teld a tent]

To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelmtegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere

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To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelm; tegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere He ðæt wælreáf wyrtum biteldeþ he covers the dead spoil with herbs, Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 1; Ph. 273.

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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O. 12, 13; Th. i. 182, 14-19) Se mæssepreóst biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. O. 12; Th. i. 182, 17: L. Eth. v. 21; Th. i. 306, 21: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14.

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

ge-scý

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Ic bicge hýda and fell . . . and wyrce of him gescý (calceamenta) mistlices cynnes, Coll. M. 27, 31. Giscóe, Lk. R. 10, 4. Gesceóe, Mt. L. 3, ii

nídþearf-ness

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Ox. 1987. add: where there is idea of want Hí wǽron gefédde mid þaes gecyndes neádþearfnysse (with what is needed by nature) . . . ꝥ is mid þám wyrtum þe on þám wéstene weóxon, Hml. S. 23 b, 130: 153.

wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
wearmian, p. ode

To get warm

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Wyrta wearmiaþ, Exon. Th. 212, 20; Ph. 213. Wearmode ł gehǽt Wæs ł áhátode heorte mín concaluit cor meum, Ps. Lamb. 38, 4. Hí (the clothes which he wore while standing in the river ) on his líchaman wearmodon, Homl. Th. ii. 354, 20.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on fæstum landum and on strangum, Lchdm. i. 134, 19.

hord

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Wyrm, hordes hyrde, B. 887. Máðma hord mínne, 2799. Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian, þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan, Hml. S. 23, 716. Ne hýdeþ eów hord in eorþe nolite thesaurizare vobis thesauros in terra Mt. R. 6, 19.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Þú wéndest ꝥ þiós slíþne wyrd þás woruld wende bútan Godes geþeahte has fortunarum vices existimas sine rectore fluitare, Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 5: 5, 1; F. 8, 32.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Nis nán wyrse yfel . . . þonne þæt gehíwode yfel ( evil that is made to appear good ), for ðám deófol sylf hit gefadað and gehýwað tó þám þæt þæt þincð ǽrest gód þe wyrð yfel on ende, Wlfst. 54, 4-11. to assume an appearance or character not belonging

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Þá wyrta þe hé ǽr mid stale gewilnode tó ætbrédanne ( appetebat auferre ), Gr. D. 25, 16. Hé ꝥ gefremede man gewilnade tó bedíglianne, Ap. Th. 2, 6.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, es; n.

The elder-treesambūcus nigra, a small tree whose branches are filled with a light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular, purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made, called elder-berry wine. It is quite distinct from alor the alder-tree

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Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man sambūcus = σαμβύκη [MS. samsuchon = σάμψυχον] and óðrum naman ellen, háteþ take this wort, which is named sambucus, and by another name elder, Herb. 148, 1; Lchdm. i. 272, 14. Genim ellenes leaf take leaves of elder, L.

Linked entry: ellm

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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Wið scorpiones stincg, genim ðás ylcan wyrte . . . lege tó ðam stinge (cf. lege tó ðære wunde, 168, 7), 272, 22-24. v. in-, on-sting ; stingan, <b>Ia.</b>

trum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
trum-líc, adj.
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Kyne*-*wyrðe rǽd and trumlíc, Anglia viii. 308, 33. Ðæt óðer líf ðætte fæstre beón scolde and trumlícre (stabilior ]. Past. 52 ; Swt. 411, 1. hortatory, of exhortation Hé ðam cyninge sende trumlíc ǽrendgewrit.

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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And sién heora áðas ungelygenra manna be ðæs feós wyrðe, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 10, 13. Hæbbe hé ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðera ungeligenra manna ðe man gelýfan mæge, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 12.

un-wæstmbǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmbǽre, adj.

Unproductivebarrensterile

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Ic wyrce ðín land unwæstmbǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 102, 34. Sume treówu hé cearf, ðý læs hié tó ðæm forweóxen ðæt hié forseareden, and ðý unwæsðmǽrran wǽren, Past. 40; Swt. 293, 7

Linked entry: wæstm-bǽre