wípian
To wipe
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Wætercláðas ðe hý heora handa and fét mid wípedan, R. Ben. 59, 8. Lege on hunig ðreó niht, nim þonne and wípa ðæt hunig of, Lchdm. iii. 4, 20
wandian
to hesitate ⬩ shrink ⬩ flinch ⬩ be influenced by
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Ne wandode ic ná mínum sceattum ða hwíle ðe eów unfrið on handa stód I did not spare my treasures while you had hostilities on hand, Chart. Erl. 229, 27.
ymb-spannan
to span round
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to span round Swyle tó ðon swíþe áswollen ðæt hine mon ná mid twám handum ymbspannan circumplecti mihte, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 7
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gár-beám
The wood or handle of a javelin ⬩ a spear-shaft ⬩ cuspĭdis hasta
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The wood or handle of a javelin, a spear-shaft; cuspĭdis hasta Gárbeámes feng a spear-shaft's grasp, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 14; Exod. 246
ge-handlian
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To handle, treat a subject Ús þingð behéflic ꝥ wé on þisre stówe ymbe þarne saltus lunae wurdliun and hine gehandlion, Angl. viii. 308, 16
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tord-wifel
A dung-beetle ⬩ scarabaeus stercorarius
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A dung-beetle; scarabaeus stercorarius Ðǽr ðú geseó tordwifel on eorþan up weorpan, ymbfó hine mid twám handum mid his geweorpe, Lchdm. ii. 318, 15
óþ
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Oð nú for twám geárum usque ante biennium, 235, 19: 342, 33. marking stage reached Nú hít eall ágán is oð on (v. á-gán) ðíne hand, ðonne ðú hit becweðe swá gesibre handa swá fremdre swáðer ðé leófre sý, C.
FÝST
A FIST ⬩ pugnus
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On ðone eádgan andwlitan helfúse men hondum slógun, folmum areahtum, and fýstum eác wicked men struck on the blessed visage with their hands, with outstretched palms, and with fists also, Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 24; Cri. 1125; Blickl. Homl. 23, 33; Mk.
eáþ-módgian
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Eáþmódgiaþ eów sylfe under þǽre mihte Godes handa, Bl. H. 99, 2. [Grist eadmode hine seolfne, O. E. Hml. i. 17, 27. Eadmodieð (makeð edmod, v. l. ) our heorte, A. R. 278- O. H. Ger. gi-ótmuotigón, (-ód-) humiliare.] Cf. eáþ-médan
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wearg-brǽde
Some form of disease; ⬩ impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma
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Gif nægl sié of handa and wiþ wearhbrǽdan ( probably πτερύγιον, Cockayne), nim hwǽtecorn, meng wið hunig, lege on þone finger, ii. 80, 20, 24
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regn-
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used
Linked entries: regen- regn-heard regn-meld regn-þeóf regn-weard
racent-teáge
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Þá læg Petrus . . . mid twám racenteágum getíged . . . se engel cwæð, 'Arís . . . ' and þá racenteágan feóllon ðǽrrihte of Petres handum, Hml. Th. ii. 382, 2-8. Add
stór-cylle
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Ealle stórcillan mid récelse on handum berende, 427, 882
æt-feolan
To adhere ⬩ cleave or hang on ⬩ insist upon ⬩ stick to ⬩ continue ⬩ insistere ⬩ adhærere
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To adhere, cleave or hang on, insist upon, stick to, continue; insistere, adhærere Ætfeole mín tunge fæste gómum adthæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, Ps. Th. 136, 5. Is ætfeolen eác mín bán flǽsce mínum adhæserunt ossa mea carni mea, Ps. Th. 101, 4.
bred
a board ⬩ plank ⬩ a tablet
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Similar entries v. gyrdel-, hand-, nam-, pic-, rihte-, tæppel-, writ-bred
ge-spédan
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Seó hǽl wearð gespéd on Iudan handum. Hml. S. 25, 286. Add
GÁT
A she-GOAT ⬩ capra
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Drihten toscǽt hí on twá, swá swá scéphyrde toscǽt scép fram gátum : gelogaþ he ða scép on his swíðran hand, and ða gǽt on his wynstran the Lord will part them into two, as a shepherd parts sheep from goats : he will place the sheep on his right hand,
hladan
to heap, ⬩ pile up, ⬩ build, ⬩ place, ⬩ lade, ⬩ load, ⬩ freight ⬩ to lade, ⬩ draw [water]; ⬩ haurire
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Hlade ðonne mid ðære ylcan hand ðæs wæteres múþ fulne let him then take up with the same hand a mouthful of the water, Lchdm. iii. 68, 15; 74, 16. Wæter tó hladanne ad hauriendam aquam, Ex. 2, 16.
midde-weard
Mid-ward ⬩ middle of
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Mid-ward, middle of (the noun with which the word agrees) Middeweard hand vola vel tenar vel ir, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 54. Middewærd lencten vel foreweard lencten ver novum, 53, 26.
Boéties
The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs
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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?