forþ-weard
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Cf. forþ, 4 Á swá hit forðweard[r]e (-werdre, -wærdre, v. ll. ) beón sceolde, swá hit lætre wæs, Chr. 999; P. 133, 6. departed, deceased. Cf. forþ, 6 a ꝥ him lifiendum wǽre ꝥ tó wíte ꝥ þám forðweardan (forðfarenum, v. l. ) men bið tó reste, Mart.
ge-drinc
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H. 99, 22. with the idea of excess Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan. Se cyning wénde ꝥ hit for singalum gedrynce wǽre (assiduae potationis esse credidit), Gr. D. 187, 17.
ǽr
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Hí cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr hé ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5.
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Medeshámstede
Peterborough
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Nama hit gáuen Medeshámstede, forðan ðæt ðǽr is án wæl ðe is geháten Medeswæl, Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 9. Hé geaf hit ðá tó nama Burch ðe ǽr hét Medeshámstede, 963; Erl. 123, 34. See also Cod. Dip. Kembl. vi. 312
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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Wæs seó fǽmne for ðam fǽrspelle egsan geaclad the damsel was chilled with terror at the horrible message, Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 19; Jul. 267.
word
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D. 330, 8. v. fore-, fracoþ-, frófor-, gréting-, Lǽden-, leáfnes-, teosu-, wær-word. Add
hǽtu
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Þæs folces wæs fela forworden ǽgðer ge for þurste ge for hǽte ( ardore solis ), Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 21. heat as an element in all bodies Geðweorod sint . . . cele wið hǽto, wǽt wið drýgum, Met. 20, 73.
bele-wite
simple ⬩ simplex
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simple; simplex Se wer wæs swíðe belewite and rihtwís erat vir ille simplex et rectus Job 1, 1; Thw. 164, 2
feax-hár
Hoary-haired ⬩ cŏmam cānam hăbens
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Hoary-haired; cŏmam cānam hăbens Ic wæs feaxhár I was hoary-haired, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 13; Rä. 73, 1
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lof-líce
Honorably ⬩ gloriously
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Honorably, gloriously Uton wé gehýran hú swíðe loflíce Sanctus Johannes wæs mid ðæs Hálgan Gástes mægenum gefylled, Blickl. Homl. 165, 16
ge-heád
Lifted up ⬩ exalted ⬩ exaltātus
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Lifted up, exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten swýðe geheád Britain was very much exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27, MS. B
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ge-méðgian
To weary, fatigue, impair ⬩ fătīgāre
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To weary, fatigue, impair; fătīgāre Wæs Gúþláce mægen geméðgad Guthlac's strength was impaired, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 27; Gú. 950
þoftscipe
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Fellowship Sum bróðor ... se him wæs on gástlícum (-re, MS.) þoftscipe geþeóded, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 5: 14; Gdwin. 62, 2
weorr
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Bad, grievous Ðæt wæs ðam weorode weor tó geþoligenne (cf. sár tó geþolienne, 3375 ; An. 1691), Andr. Kmbl. 3317; An. 1661
beó-cere
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Hwíta hátte wæs beócere intó Hǽðfelda, Cht. Th. 649, 27. Add
costere
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Þá ðá hé ána wæs, þá com him tó se costere, Hml. Th. ii. 156, 22: Gr. D. 100, 18. Add
hlýding
Clamour ⬩ cry ⬩ noise
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Clamour, cry, noise Middum næht lýdeng (cirm ł cleopung, R.) geworden wæs media nocte clamor facias est Mt. L. 25, 6
hwarne
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at all Wæs ne huarne long from him sunes berga erat non longe ab illis grex porcorum, Mt. L. 8, 30
K
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9
leás-óleccan
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to flatter Wæs hit ꝥ seó tunge þára leásólecendra ( adulantium ) cweleþ þæs sáwle þe hí gehiéran lysteþ Gr. D. 34, 27