west-lang
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Se þridda sceáta is án hund and syfan and hundsyfantig míla westlang, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 9. v. preceding word
ge-rísan
To behove, become, befit, suit ⬩ dĕcēre, convĕnīre
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Wera gehwylcum wíslícu word gerísaþ to every man wise words are fitting, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 34; Gn. Ex. 166. Swá ðam þeódne gerás as was fitting to the master, 49 a; Th. 168, 34; Gú. 1087.
hýrig-mann
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A person hired to work Ðá gewearþ ðam hláforde and ðam hýrigmannum wið ánum peninge an agreement to work for a penny was made between the lord and the workmen he had hired, Th. An. 73, 30
bisceop-wyrt
BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow ⬩ ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos
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Genim bisceopwyrt ða súðernan take the southern bishop's-wort, L. M. 2, 54; Lchdm. ii. 274, 27. To monnes stæmne nim biscopwyrt for a man's voice take bishop's-wort, Lchdm. iii. 46, 26: Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 93; Wrt. Voc. 30, 43.
Linked entries: biscep-wyrt biscop-wyrt
reng-wyrm
A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines
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A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines Wið ðæt rængcwyrmas (rengc-, MS. B. ; rýnwyrmas with a gloss lumbrici, MS. H.) dergen ymb nafolan, Lchdm. i. 168, 9. Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen, 218, 14
under-ginnan
To begin ⬩ attempt
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To begin, attempt Ic gedyrstlǽhte ðæt ic ðás gesetnysse undergann I ventured to attempt this work(the translation of a Latin work), Homl. Th. i. 2, 27.
Linked entry: under-beginnan
stearc-heard
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Violent, unrestrained Stearcheard wóp durus fletus, Dóm. L. 200
wiþer-cwedung
Gainsaying
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Gainsaying Word wyþercwedunga verba praecipitationis, Ps. Spl. 51, 4
Linked entry: cwedung
ge-nápan
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This word, as regards form and meaning, is uncertain
ge-rádnes
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The word is not found in the printed vocabularies
sweord-wegende
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The word glosses gladiantes
æsc-wert
Ash-wort ⬩ vervain ⬩ verbena
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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24
sealf-lǽcung
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Voc. i. 20, 27. v. preceding word
Linked entry: lǽcung
tǽl-líc
Blasphemous
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Blasphemous Tǽllíce word blasphemiae, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 19, MS. A
feld-wyrt
Field-wort ⬩ gentian ⬩ gentiāna
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Field-wort, gentian; gentiāna Feldwyrt gentiāna, Wrt. Voc. 68, 7. Herba gentiāna, ðæt ys feldwyrt the herb gentiāna, that is, field-wort, Herb. cont. 17, 1; Lchdm. i. 12, 16.
Linked entry: ferd-wyrt
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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ground, hilly and void of wood.'
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
ge-twinness
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Pairing, joining of two identical things, in grammar, repetition of a word Epizeuxis, on lýden super-conjunctio, on englisc getwynnys, þonne man cwyð twá gelíce word on ánum verse, swá swá ys þis consolamini, consolamini, Angl. viii. 331, 35
a-wǽgan
To deceive ⬩ delude ⬩ frustrate ⬩ disappoint ⬩ cause to fail ⬩ eludere ⬩ frustrari ⬩ irritum facere
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Ǽr awǽged síe worda ǽnig ere any word be made to fail, Andr. Kmbl. 2876; An. 1441. Awǽged ne dó ðú wedd irritum ne facias fædus, Hymn, Lye
Linked entry: wǽgan
læt-byrd
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words: 'May this help me with the troublesome late birth,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 21
Linked entry: lam-byrd
bell-tíd
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A canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell (v. preceding word, bel-hringes beácn, and Ll.