on-unwísdóm
Folly, ignorance
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Folly, ignorance Ic wæs unwísum nétenum gelíc geworden. Ac ðú Drihten onunwísdómes ne wes ðú gemyndig, Blickl. Homl. 89, 10
sinc-gimm
A precious gem ⬩ jewel
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Ðǽr wæs gesýne sincgim locen, hláfordes gifu, Elen. Kmbl. 528; El. 264
Linked entry: sinc-gifa
winter-getæl
A number of years
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A number of years Ða ágán wæs winter-geteles (-tæl-,v. l.) seofon and twéntig, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22
béc-rǽding
Reading of books
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Reading of books Se biscop in bécrǽdinge (bóca rǽdinge,v. l. lectioni) geornfull wæs, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 15
Linked entry: bóc-rǽding
beadu-rǽs
A battle-rush ⬩ onset ⬩ pugnæ impetus
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A battle-rush, onset; pugnæ impetus Biter wæs se beadurǽs the onset was bitter, Byrht. Th. 134, 68; By. 111
engel-líc
Angelic ⬩ angĕlĭcus
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Angelic; angĕlĭcus He ge-earnode ðæt he wæs brúcende engellícregesihþe angĕlĭca mĕruit vīsīone perfrui. Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 13
Linked entry: engle-líc
fíf-flére
Five-floored ⬩ five-storied ⬩ quinque tăbŭlātis constans
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Five-floored, five-storied; quinque tăbŭlātis constans Se arc wæs fífflére the ark was five-floored, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 6
freónd-laðu
A friendly invitation ⬩ invītātio fămĭliāris
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A friendly invitation; invītātio fămĭliāris Him wæs freóndlaðu bewægned a friendly invitation was offered him, Beo. Th. 2389; B. 1192
Linked entry: laðu
freoðo-leás
Peaceless ⬩ pāce cărens
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Peaceless; pāce cărens Swylc wæs ðæs folces freoðoleás tácen such was the people's peaceless token, Andr. Kmbl. 58; An. 29
in-weorud
a household
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A band of domestics or courtiers, a household ÐDæt wæs innweorud Earmanríces, Exon. 86 b ; Th. 325, 13; Víd. 111
ge-medemian
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add: to be deemed worthy to do Ic wæs ge-medemod gebiddan þá gerýnu þǽre róde. Hml. S. 23b, 466
be-wægnan
To offer ⬩ offerre
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To offer; offerre Him wæs freónd-laðu bewægned a friendly invitation was offered to him, Beo. Th. 2390; B. 1193
Linked entry: wægnan
ge-deorfsum
Troublesome ⬩ grievous ⬩ mŏlestus ⬩ grăvis
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Troublesome, grievous; mŏlestus, grăvis Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár this was a very grievous year, Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 1
Linked entry: ge-dyrfsum
ge-eáþmódian
to humiliate ⬩ condescend ⬩ vouchsafe ⬩ deign
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to humiliate, condescend, vouchsafe, deign Drihten wæs geeáþmódad to onwreónne dominus revelare dignatus est, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 35
ge-fiðerhamod
Provided with a covering of feathers
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Provided with a covering of feathers He wæs egeslíce gefiðerhamod he was frightfully feather-clad, Homl. Th. i. 466, 27
clifer-féte
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Cloven-footed Hara wæs unclǽne, for ðan ðe hé nis cliferféte, Hml. S. 25, 79. v. clyfer-féte in Dict
Linked entries: clyfer-féte -féte
heofon-leóht
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Ðæt ofer his reliquias ꝥ heofonleóht (lux caelestis) ealle niht wæs ofer grstondonde, Bd. 3, II; Sch. 235, 9. Add
organistre
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One who plays on an organ Iubal wæs sangera fæder, and hearpera, and organystra (canentium organo) E. S. 42, 165
slíf
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Eall wæs gesýne, fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, and sumne dǽl of þǽre slýfe, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add
timbrend
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Add: timbriend His hús wæs þǽr getimbrod, and þæs húses timbriend (constructors ) wǽron wyrcende Sæternesdagum ánum, Gr. D. 322, 2