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un-weorþung

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Add: dishonouring Unwurþung (inhonoratio ) góddra manna, unwurðung mága, Sunnandaga unwurþung, Chrd. 40, 29-31

and-wreþian

(v.)
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to support Stæf ꝥ hí mægen manna untrumnyssa and-wreðian (sustentent), Chrd. 62, 29

Linked entry: wreþian

feor-cumen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feor-cumen, part.

Come from afarperĕgrīnusperĕger ventus

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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus, perĕger ventus Feorcumen [MS. feorcuman] man a far-come man, a foreigner, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15, note 30, MS. B

wesendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wesendlíce, adv.
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Essentially Þ is þonne óþer, ꝥ man eádiglíce lifige sume hwíle, óðer is, ꝥ man aa wesendlíce (essentialiter) and écelíce lifie, Gr. 0. 336, 36: 337, 4

CURS

(n.)
Grammar
CURS, es; m.

CURSEmaledictio

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A CURSE ; maledictio On ǽnigne man curse asettan to set a curse on any man, Offic. Episc. 3 . Git híg ǽnig man útabrede, hæbbe he Godes curs if any man take them away let him have God's curse, Wanl. Catal. 81, 5: Cod. Dipl. 310 ; A.

Linked entry: cors

Gotisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gotisc, adj.
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Of the Goths Þǽr æfter cóm Gotiscra manna here Gothis supervenientibus, Gr. D. 194, 14

weorold-camp

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-Gif hwilc preósthádes manna hine gebeóde silfne tó woroldcampe (militię seculari), Chrd. 97, 8. Add

þýle

(n.)
Grammar
þýle, Thíla

Thule

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Thule, some island in the north-west of Europe Be westannorðan Iberuia is ðæt ýtemeste land ðæt man hǽt Thíla ( insula Thule ), and hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20.

Linked entry: Týle

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To lightenmitigateassuagealleviare

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To lighten, mitigate, assuage; alleviare Mid ánre mæssan man mæg alýsan xii daga fæsten and mid x mæssan man mæg gelíhtan iiii monða fæsten and mid xxx mæssan man mæg gelíhtan xii monða fæsten with one mass a man may redeem a xii days' fast, and with

Linked entries: ge-lýhtan ge-lýhtan

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias părāre

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Gif man gehádodne man forrǽde æt feó oððe æt feore if any one wrong a man in holy orders as to money or as to life, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 5: L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 6

port-weall

(n.)
Grammar
port-weall, es ; m.
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A town-wall Man gengde ábútan ðone portweall, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 267.

freoðu-webbe

(n.)
Grammar
freoðu-webbe, an; f.

A peace-weaverwomanpācis textrixconciliatrixmŭlier

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A peace-weaver, woman; pācis textrix, conciliatrix, mŭlier Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw, ðætte freoðuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan such is no feminine usage, that a peace-weaver deprive a dear man of his life, Beo. Th. 3888; B. 1942.

Linked entries: freoðo-webbe webbe

wæter-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-seóc, adj.

Dropsical

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Dropsical Ðá wæs sum wæterseóc man homo quidam hydropicus erat, Lk. Skt. 14, 2 : Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Wæter-seóc lymphaticus, Hpt. Gl. 514, 30. Ydropicus byð se wæterseóca, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 3.

sorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-líc, adj.

Sorrowfulcausing sorrowgrievoussorrymiserable

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Sorrowful, causing sorrow, grievous, sorry, miserable Hit is eatmlíc and sorhlíc mannum tó gehýranne, eall ðæt man ús foresægþ, Wulfst. 241, 21. Ðonne biþ sorhlíc sár and earmlíc gedál líces and sáwle, 187, 14.

agén-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-yrnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run against meet withmeetoccurrere

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To run against meet with, meet; occurrere Him agénarn án man oscurrit homo, ME/Bos. 5, 2. Inc agényrnþ sum man oecurret vobis homo. Mk. Bos. 14, 13

Linked entry: agén-arn

þeód-guma

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-guma, an; m.
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A chief man of a people, a great man Ða þeódguman (cf. eorlas æscrófe, 26, 20; Jud. 337), Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 332: 24, 26; Jud. 208

á-weódian

(v.)
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Ǽr man áweódige þá unriht and þá mánweorc þe man wíde sǽwð, Wlfst. 243, 19. Ǽlc unriht bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2. Add

Linked entry: weódian

médren-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
médren-gecynd, es; n.

Nature derived from the mother

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Nature derived from the mother Hé wæs sóð man þurh his médrengecynd (méddrengecynd) he was very man in the nature derived from his mother, Wulfst. 17, 7

crismal

(n.)
Grammar
crismal, (e?), es; m. or n.
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A chrisum-cloth Mid þám crismale þe man him on utan þæt heáfod déð, man tácnað þæne cristenan cynehelm þe hé on heofenum áh, Wlfst. 36, 17

dys-lic

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Dyslic bið þæt hwá woruldlice spéda forhogige for manna herunge and beó on Godes dóme geniðerod, Hml. Th. i. 60, 32: Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 28. Dys(e)lic dyrstignes. v. dyrstignes. Hit ðincð ungelǽredum mannum dyselig tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. i. 94, 35.