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fore-witig

Grammar
fore-witig, -wittig.

sagacious ⬩ foreknowing ⬩ presaging ⬩ prophetic

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His foregengan wǽron on gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, 12. foreknowing Drihten cwæð tó ðǽre byrig, 'Gif þú wistest hwæt þé tóweard is . . .' Gif seó buruhwaru ðǽre yrmðe forewittig wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 404, 33.

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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Gif gedwalige (ge-duologia, L., erraverit) án ðára scípa . . . hé gáð soece þætte gedwalode (ge-duolade, L., erravit) . . . hé máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt), Mt. . . . 18, 12-13.

sac-full

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Twelf unþeáwas syndon . . . gif se crístena bið sacfull (contentiosus), O. E. Hml. i. 299, 14: 301, 30. Gif se crístena mann bið sacfull, ne bið hé sóðlíce crísten. Nis nán man rihtlíce crísten bútan sé ðe Críste geefenlǽcð.

sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorfan, scearf, scurfon; scorfen

To gnaw ⬩ bite ⬩ scarify

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Gif se seóca man áspíwþ ðone yfelan bítendan wǽtan on weg, ðonne forstent se geohsa. Spíwe ðá deah ðám monnum ðe gihsa hié innan scyrfþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 18-25: 176, 20. Gif hé geféle ðæt se geohsa hine innan sceorfe on ðone magan, 62, 10.

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.

With a double payment

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With a double payment Gif ðeós lád teorie, gylde twygylde (cf. gylde ángyldes, 1. 15), L.O.D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31. Gif þeów steleþ, ii-gelde gebéte, L. Ethb. 90; Th. i. 24, 17. Béte hé ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his were, L.

beorhtu

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtu, beorhto, birhtu, byrhtu, e; f.

Brightness ⬩ splendour ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor

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Brightness, splendour; claritas, splendor Gif hæleþa hwilc mæg ǽfre ofsión heofones leóhtes hútre beorhto if any man may ever behold the clear brightness of heaven's light Bt. Met. Fox 21, 78; Met. 21, 39

húsel-genga

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-genga, gengea, an; m.

a communicant

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One who goes to the Lord's supper, a communicant Gif hé húslgengea síe, L. Win. 23; Th. i. 42, 7: L. In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. Be húslgengum, 15; Th. i. 112, 4

Linked entry: húsel-gang

óþ-grípan

(v.)
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to snatch away Gif wén wíére ðæt hé ðǽr hwylce mihte deófle óþgrípan and tó Criste gecyrran si quos forte ex illis ereptos Satanae ad Christum transferre valeret, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 19

be-weddian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weddian, -weddigan; p. -ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To espouse, wed ⬩ spondere, despondere

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Gif he híg his suna beweddap si filio suo desponderit eam, Ex. 21, 9

Linked entries: be-wyddod bi-weddian

tǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcend, es; m.

One who prescribes or orders.

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Gif hwylcum bréþer hwæt hefelíces beboden sý underfó hé ða geboda his tǽcendes si cui fratri aliqua gravia injunguntur, suscipiat jubentis imperium, R. Ben. 128, 11. v. tǽcan, IV

teárig

(adj.)
Grammar
teárig, adj.

tearful, weeping ⬩ watery, watering (of the eyes)

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., watery, watering (of the eyes) Gif mon biþ on wæterælfadle, ðonne beóþ him ða eágan teárige. Lchdm. ii. 350, 22

wudu-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fugel, es; m.

A bird of the woods

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A bird of the woods Wudufuglas, ðeáh hí beón wel átemede, gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ, hí forseód heora láreówas, and wuniaþ on heora gecynde, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 15 : Met. 13. 35

á-cennedness

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Gif gé willað ðone fruman sceaft geþencan, and ðone scippend, and siþþan eówer ǽlces ácennednesse si primordia vestra, auctoremque Deum spectes Bt. 30, 2; F. 110, 18. v. eft-, frum-ácennedness; á-cenness. Add

Linked entry: á-cenness

cloccettan

(v.)
Grammar
cloccettan, p. te
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To palpitate, beat, throb Gif se drinca mára biþ, sóna biþ seó wamb gehefegod and cloccet swá swá hit on cylle (fylle ?) slecgete fluctuationes habeant, si id quod redundat, innatet, Lch. ii. 220, 18

forhtlíce

(adv.)
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Gif hwæt bið beboden ne forhtlíce (trepide), ne lætlíce bið geworden, R. Ben. I. 24, 17. Add

twibóte

(adv.)
Grammar
twibóte, adv.

With double 'bót'

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With double 'bót' Gif hé óðswerian nylle, gebéte ðone mǽnan áð twibóte, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 13. ii-bóte gebéte, L. Ethb. 3; Th. i. 4, 2 : 2 ; Th. i. 2, 9

ed-lesende

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-lesende, ed-lesendlíc; adj.

Reciprocal, relative ⬩ relātīvus

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Reciprocal, relative; relātīvus Gif ic cweðe, ðú wást hwá ðys dyde tu scis quis hoc fēcit, ðon biþ se [hwá]ðæt is edlesendlíc quis rĕlātīvum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 30: 38; Som. 40, 62

norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan, adv.

From the north

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Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súþan oððe norþan, Cd. Th. 50, 11; Gen. 807

dæg-fæsten

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Gif man wylle his dægfæsten álýsan mid ælmessan, gesylle twám mannum oððe þrým dægswǽsendo si aliquis jejunium suum eleemosynis redimere velit, duobus vel tribus hominibus det cibum unius diei, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 29. Add

híred-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
híred-leóf, (?); adj.

friendly ⬩ familiar

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Dear to a family, friendly, familiar Gif of óþrum mynstre cúþum and híredlofum (-leófum?) bróþor ǽnig gecýdd byþ forþfaren si ex alio monasterio noto ac familiari frater quis nuntiatus fuerit defunctus, Angl. xiii. 445, 1146

Linked entry: híred-lof