ge-spreca
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Abraham wæs Godes gespreca (cf. æfter ðǽre sprǽce se Ælmihtiga úp gewende (Gen. 17, 22), 92, 83, Hml. Th. i. 90, 19. Móyses wæs Godes sylfes gespeca (-spreca, v.l. ) (cf.
marm-stán
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Se marmstán sceolde beón onwænded, sé wæs áseted ofer his byrgene. Þá þá se marmstán áweg genumen wæs, Gr. D. 302, 15-16. Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh geworht of marmstáne, Hml. S. 20, 80. Godes encgel sette énne marmstán æt þæs mǽdenes heáfde, 8, 201.
fléde
Flooded ⬩ overflowed ⬩ tŭmĭdus
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Flooded, overflowed; tŭmĭdus Wæs seó eá to ðan fléde the river was so flooded, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 13. Seó eá fléde wæs the river was flooded, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 7. Tiber flédu wearþ the Tiber was flooded, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 20
Linked entry: in-fléde
be-weaxan
to overgrow
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Wæs se mere eall mid wudu beweaxen stagnum erat circumdatum habun*-*danti silva, Nar. 12, 8. to overgrow, cover with a growth Sumne dǽl þæs meóses þe seó ród mid beweaxen wæs, Hml. S. 26, 37
flǽsc-bana
A slayer ⬩ executioner
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A slayer, executioner Se flǽscbana (interfector) þe tó his cwealme gecoren wæs . . . se wælhreówa flǽscbana (carnifex), Gr. D. 254, 26, 33.
Linked entry: flǽsc-cwellere
un-lǽttu
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Moral wretchedness, wickedness God gecýðde in þám for hwylcre scylde (blasphemy) se cniht wæs geseald swylcum éhterum; for þon þe his fæder nolde hine gerihtan þá hwíle þe hé lifde,þá ylcan unlǽttu hé lét hine eft edníwian þá þá hé sweltende wæs, Gr
Linked entry: -lǽttu
hundseofontig-wintre
Seventy years old
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Seventy years old Ðá hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31
sige-cempa
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A victorious warrior Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, Ps. C. 50, 10
un-gifeðe
Not granted
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Not granted Ús wæs á syððan milts ungyfeðe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2921
Linked entry: gifeðe
un-gréne
Not green
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Not green Folde wæs ðágyt græs ungréne, Cd. Th. 7, 36; Gen. 117
un-hírsum
Disobedient ⬩ inattentive
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Disobedient, inattentive Wæs hé náwiht unhýrsum his yldrum; Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 14
Linked entries: un-gehírsum un-hérsum un-hýrsum hírsum
wís-wyrde
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Wise in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 18
exlypsis
eclipse
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eclipse Þonne Ꝥ exlypsis wǽre, ꝥ is ðæs sunnan ásprungnis, Nar. 28, 9
ge-underþeódan
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to subject Gif hé wǽre neádunga Gode geunderþeód ( subjectus ), Angl. vii. 4, 39
hold-lic
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Friendly, kindly [H]wæt hý holdlices quid amicum, fidum An. Ox. 50, 29
norþ-sciphere
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a northern fleet Wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod fram Norðsciphere, Chr. 980; P. 124, 10
Linked entry: scip-here
twi-sestre
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Containing two sesters Éghuælc án wæs twisestre gemet, Jn. L. 2, 6 marg
fore-hús
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a porch Þǽr wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, Vis. Lfc. 33
súþ-duru
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A south door Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Blickl. Homl. 201, 15
un-blinnendlíce
Incessantly
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Incessantly Unblinnendlíce dón wæs incessabiliter acta est, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 26