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fyrd-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wíse, an; f.

A military manner

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A military manner Se mon se ne wǽre mid his wǽpnum æfter fyrdwíson gegered qui non legitimis indutus insignibusque armis, Nar. 9, 28

Linked entry: fird-wíse

beg-beám

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Morarius begbeám morarius etiam celsa vocatur, mora haec commune nomen est bergena (cf. heorot-berge), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, I. Cf. beger. Add

sefa

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Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (cf. sefan, sídne geþanc, Dan. 536), Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add

stillan

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Add Ðonne sceal him mon sellan hát wæter drincan; þonne stilð (ꝥ) ꝥ gesceorf innan and clǽsnað þá wambe, Lch. ii. 240, 23

un-wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
un-wyrht, e; f.
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Ill-doing, demerit Ꝥ is hiora mildsung, ꝥ mon wrece hiora unþeáwas be hiora unwyrhtum (gewyrhtum, v.l. ), Bt. 38, J ; F. 210, 19

yfel-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wille, adj.
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Malevolent, spiteful, envious Yfelwille mód byþ gedréfed gif his feónd ætwint wíte maliuolus animus contristatur si eius inimicus euaserit poenam , Scint. 196, 16

á-scirpan

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His mód and his ondgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð. . . his ondgit bið áscirped, Past. 69, 8, 13. Áscearptun exacuerunt, Ps. Srt. 63, 4. Add

á-wrǽnan

(v.)

to make wrǽne

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Gif mon sié tó unwrǽne, wyl on meolce þá ilcan wyrt, þonne áwrǽnst þú, Lch. ii. 144, 21

Linked entry: wrǽnan

bearn-eaca

(adj.)
Grammar
bearn-eaca, adj.

Big with childpregnant

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Ðonne mon sníð ðá bearneácan (praegnantes), wíf Past. 366, 14

íð

(adv.)
Grammar
íð, iéð, ýð; adv. compve.

More easily

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More easily Ðæt hie hiera godum ðé iéð blótan mehten that they might the more easily sacrifice to their gods, Ors. 2, 2 ; Swt. 64, 29.

Linked entry: íðast

ǽl

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Ǽles tácen is . . . swá swá mon ǽl déð ðonne hine mon on spite stagan wyle, Tech. ii. 124, 6-11.Ll. Th. i. 146, 20. Add

snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽsan, p. de

To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon to spit

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To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon Gif mon hafaþ spere ofer eaxle and hine mon on ásnáseþ (ásnǽseþ, MS. H., snǽseþ, MS. B.), gielde ðone wer bútan wíte; gif beforan eágum ásnáse (ásnǽse, MS. H.) gielde ðone wer L.

Linked entries: snás á-snǽsan

furþor

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Add: local Ðá eóde hé furþor oþ hé gemétte ðá graman gydena, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 23. to or at a more advanced point of progress Lǽre mon siððan furður on Lædengeðióde ðá ðe mon furðor lǽran wille, and tó hiéran háde dón wille, Past. 7, 14: Gú. 1195.

fulluht-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-þeáw, es; m.

The rite of baptismbaptismi mos

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The rite of baptism; baptismi mos Cyning onféng fulluhtþeáwum the king received the rite of baptism, Bt. Met. Fox 1. 65; Met. 1, 33

ge-arnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-arnian, p. ode; pp. od [earnian to earn]

To earnmeritmĕrēri

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To earn, merit; mĕrēri Sceal mon lofes [MS. leofes] gearnian a man shall merit praise, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 9; Gn. Ex. 140

ge-wlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlǽtan, p. -wlǽtte; pp. -wlǽted, -wlǽt

To defiledebasefœdare

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To defile, debase; fœdare Gif ðú swá gewlǽtne mon métst if thou shouldest meet a man so debased, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

bletsung-sealm

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung-sealm, es; m.

The Benedicite

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The Benedicite Æfter þisum mon sceal singan þone bletsingsealm, þæt is 'Benedicite' inde benedictiones (i. e. canticum trium puerorum) dicantur, R. Ben. 36, 18

clǽnsung-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung-drenc, es; m.
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A cleansing-drink, purgative Ne bið áléfed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blód lǽte oððe [cl]ǽsnungdrenceas drince, Shrn. 80, 5. v. preceding word

middaneardlic

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Add His mód áwrecce hé of middan-eardlicum gedwyldum. Hml. A. 53, 74

þicgan

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Add Þonne mon þá hláfas wrát tó þicgeanne cum panes per convivia frangerentur, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 5. v. oþ-þicgan; á-þegen