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weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
weardes, adv.

Wards in to-wards

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Wards in to-wards Ðá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 590. Swá eode heó wið his weardes, 684. Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes, 599

Linked entry: wiþ

neurisn

(n.)
Grammar
neurisn, e; f.

A kind of paralysis

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A kind of paralysis Wið paralisin and wið neurisne, Lchdm. i. 12, 21 : 130, 11

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring

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Ðú wilt habban ealle fægere ðing and ácorene, and wilt ðé sylf beón wáclíc and unwurð, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 20. Unwurð scop tragicus vel comicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 9. Unweorþe scopas tragedi vel comedi, 39, 39.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

sidesa

(n.)
Grammar
sidesa, (?) , sidsa, an ; m.

A charm ⬩ magical influence

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Wið ælfe and wið uncúþum sidsan, Lchdm. ii. 296, 10

Linked entry: sidsan

ge-algian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-algian, -ealgian; p. ode; pp. od

To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre

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To protect, defend; tuēri, defendĕre Hér stynt eorl, ðe wile gealgian éðel ðysne here stands an earl, who will defend this land, Byrht. Th. 133, 18; By. 52.

Linked entry: ge-ealgian

melc

(adj.)
Grammar
melc, meolc; adj.

Giving milk ⬩ milch

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Hé geseah wilde hinde melce and se geþyrsta mon meolcode ða hinde, Shrn. 130, 3. Wið tittia sár wífa ðe beóþ melce, Herb. 19, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 26. Meolce breóst ubera, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 14

ge-méde

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Add: of persons Hí óðer twéga oððe wíf habbað him gemæc, oððe him geméde nabbað, Bt.

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing

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Grammar nán, with other negatives Ne nán heora án nis ná læsse ðonne eall seó þrynnys and no one of them is less than all the Trinity, Homl. Th. i. 284, 1.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape

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Kmbl. 342, 9; Rún. 15. of other things, concrete Ðæt land ðǽr ðǽr gold wixt terra, ubi nascitur aurum, Gen. 2, 11. Hwæðer gé nú sécan gold on treówum ? ...

fǽr-steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-steorfa, an; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25

ropp

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Þás þing magon wið roppes ge wið wambe and smælþearmes ádlum, Lch. ii. 234, 29. Add

on-feall

(n.)

a swelling, fellon

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Lǽcedomas wið ǽlces cynnes ómum ond onfeallum and báncoþum, 98, 21: 102, 20. Wíð innanonfealle, 106, 9. Onfelle, 106, 10

Linked entry: innan-onfeall

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased

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Grammar unnan, with dat. of person and clause : --- Þenden lífes weard unnan wolde, ðæt hé blǽdes hér brúcan móste, Exon. Th. 158, 2; Gú. 902. to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) Ða ðe mé yfeles unnon them that wish me evil (A.

Linked entries: an ann

nǽp

(n.)
Grammar
nǽp, es; m.

Turnip ⬩ rape

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Wilde nǽp nap silvatica, i. 31, 27 : diptamnus vel bibulcos, 32, 5. Nim Ængliscne nǽp, Lchdm. iii. 12; 14. Nim smælne nǽp, 40, 5. Healde hine wið nǽpas, and wið ða þing ðe windigne ǽþm on men wyrcen, ii. 214, 3

scorf

(n.)
Grammar
scorf, sceorf, scurf, scruf, es; m. (?)

Scurf

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Wið scurfe and nebcorne, 68, 10. Wið heáfodsár, ðæt ys wið scurf, 116, 23. Wið scruf (scurf. MSS. H. B.) and wið sceb, 316, 22. Wið scurfum, 356, 23.

wiþ

Grammar
wiþ, <b>. I</b> I a.
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Wið ðám spelle wæs Crisorius contra Chrysaorius narrare consuevit, 325, 19. 2. Add Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 6. Add Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá feónd, Past. 357, 7. (10) add :-- Hé hit hæl swíþe fæste wið his bróðor.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Gl. 253, 32. with the idea of horizontal movement, to draw along, pull, drag Ðú mé gebundenne mid fýrenum racenteágum týhst in éce fýr, Shrn. 117, 18. Heó teáh hyne ( Holofernes ) folmum wiþ hyre weard, Judth. Thw. 23, 1; Jud. 99.

deáfu

(n.)
Grammar
deáfu, e; f. [deáf deaf]

Deafness ⬩ surdĭtas

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Deafness; surdĭtas Wið eárwærce and wið deáfe for ear-ache and for deafness, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8. Wið eárena deáfe for deafness of ears, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 20

ge-witleást

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Add: cf. ge-witleas; <b>I a</b> Wið gewitleáste, ꝥ is wið deófulseócnesse, Lch. i. 248, 3. 1. cf. ge-witleás; 1 His wífes gewitleást (cf. þú sprǽce swá swá án stunt wíf, 452, 31), Hml. Th. ii. 456, 4. Gewitleást vechordia, Hy.

Linked entry: wit-leást

á-dumbian

(v.)
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Wið ðon ðe wíf fǽrunga ádumbige, Lch. iii. 58, 16. Hét hé ðone hund ádumbian, Hml. S. 31, 1133. Se fæder wæs ádumbod, Hml. Th. i. 352, 32. Hí ealle wurdon ádumbode, ii. 486, 11. Add