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searu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
searu-cræft, es; m.
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Swíðe forsyngod þurh swicdómas and þurh searacræftas, 164, 3. art, skill, cunning, a cunning art (in a good sense, v. next word) Wuldres ealdor gesweotula þurh searocræft ðín sylfes weorc, Exon. Th. 1, 16; Cri. 9.

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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To take counsel, to consult Hié smeágeaþ and ðeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 22, Hé mid his ealdormannum ðeahtode and sóhte hwæt be ðyssum ðingum tó dónne wǽre cum suis primatibus curavit conferre, quid de

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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Kmbl. i. 293, 35. secular, profane as opposed to sacred Gelǽred ge on godcundum gewritum ge on weoruldcundum literis sacris simul et saecularibus instructi, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 24. secular as opposed to ecclesiastical Ðis is seó weoruldcunde (weorld-,

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ, MS. ) ðone norðende, 28, 13. to go about, in the neighbourhood of. v. ymb, 1 b Ic ymbehwyrfe weófod ðín circumdabo altare tuum, Ps.

self-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, es; n.
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Ðýlæs hé sié áhafen on his móde and on oferméttum áþunden and þurh ðæt selflíce his gódan weorc forleóse ne perfecta opera tumor elationis extinguat, proem.; Swt. 25, 7.

Linked entries: -líce -líce

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfþ, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan; sútere and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísaþ hwæt him tó gebyreþ, Anglia ix. 263, 18. Sútera hús sutrina domus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 3. [A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

wræc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-líc, adj.

strangewonderfulwretchedmiserable

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Ðíne weorc wǽron wræclíce swýþe mira opera tua, 138, 12. Wræclíce syndon wǽgea gangas mirabiles elationes maris, 92, 5. Weorca wræclícra mirabilium, 76, 9: 105, Æðele cyningas, weras wræclíce reges mirabiles, 135, 19.

á-gǽlan

(v.)
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L. 88, 35. to neglect, delay doing Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne piger necessaria agere negligit , Past. 283, 25. Ic ágǽlde þæt tó mínre sáwle frætwum belumpe, Angl. xi. 98, 29: 99, 63.

Linked entry: a-gálan

grundlinga

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Wearð swá micel storm ꝥ eall ꝥ ormǽte weorc wearð tówend grundlunga, Hml. S. 31, 1244. Ꝥ tempel grundlunga tófeóll, 2, 387. Áhreás þæt tempel grundlunga, Hml. Th. i. 72, 5. <b>I a.

mann-cynn

Grammar
mann-cynn, II. add: (i)
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Ðá getácniæð alle deófles limæ, þæt beóð alle þá þe deófles weorc wyrcð, Wlfst. 84, 30. Manncynna ealdor Christ, Hml. Th. i. 588, 18

wearm

(adj.)
Grammar
wearm, adj.

Warm

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Warm Swá swá ðæt cealde ǽrest onginð wlacian, ǽr hit ful wearm weorðe, swá eác ðæt wearm wlacaþ, ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige sicut a frigore per teporem transitur ad calorem, ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 5.

on-drǽdan

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Hé ná syþþan ǽnige hyre yfelan weorc ondréd (-drǽd, v. l. ), Lch. i. 176, 2. Hit is ungecyndelicu ofermódgung ðæt se monn wilnige ðæt hine his gelíca ondrǽde, and suáðeáh hit is niédðearf ðæt mon his hláford ondrǽde, Past. 109, 11-13.

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Hreðer [hreder, MS.] innan weóll beorn breóstsefa, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 9; Cri. 539: 46 b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 910: Beo. Th. 4233; B. 2113.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Gif ys of mannum géþeaht ðis oððe weorc, sí tostenct (dissoluetur, dissipabitur); gif hit of Gode ys, gé ne mágon tóstencean (dissoluere) (Acts 5, 38, 39), 199, 2-4. Tóstencendes dissipantis (sua opera, Prov. 18, 9), Kent. Gl. 639.

ágan

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Hé þæt weorð nolde ágán ( would not retain in his possession ), ac hit óþrum monnum sealde, Ors. 4, 10:8. 198, 17. Eall ꝥ him wæs leófost tó ágenne, Bl. H. 111, 26. Tó áganne, Met. 21, 19. <b>la.</b> of a husband's relation to his wife.

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Ðæs flǽsces weorc ... hǽðengild oððe unlybban ( veneficia, Gal. 5, 19), Homl. Skt. i. 17, 25. Ðínre módor fela unlybban matris tuae veneficia multa(2 Kings 9, 22), 18, 333

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Ðý ðíne wordcwidas weorðan gefelde (ut jitstificeris in sermonibus tuis), ðæt ðú ne wilnast weora ǽniges deáð, ac ðú synfulle simle lǽrdes ðæt. . . . Ps. C. 53. Ðé ða wordcwydas Drihten on sefan sende . . . Ðú eart on móde fród, wís wordcwida. Beo.

wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirablepleasantwillingvoluntaryspontaneousdevoutdevoted

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Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia, Ps. Surt. 18, 11. Of ðám wilsuman wyllgespryngum from the pleasant well-springs, Exon.

Linked entry: will-sum

á-spendan

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Hé on swilce weorc áspende his ðing, 31, 68. Þone ofereácan his ǽhta hé áspende on Godes þearfum, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 31. Miccle spéda on his lácum áspendan, 580, 17. Þone máran dǽl his lífes áspendan on his lustum, 574, 8.

igil

(n.)
Grammar
igil, íl, es; m.

A hedgehogporcupinean urchin

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Se iil ǽrðæm hé gefangen weorðe mon mæg gesión ǽgðer ge his fét ge his heáfod ac sóna swá hiene mon geféhþ swá gewint hé tó ánum cliewene and tíhþ his fét swá hé inmest mæg and gehýt his heáfod ericius cum apprehenditur, ejus et caput cernitur, et pedes

Linked entry: iil