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widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Wíf gif hire forman, were forðsíð gebyrige, be leáfe heó nime óðerne, gif heó ðæt ceósan wyle ; and gif heó ðone oferbýt, wunige heó á syððan on wndewan háde, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 6. Iudith þurhwunode on hire wudewan háde, Homl.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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Ðeós wyrt hafað geoluwe blóstman, and gif þu hý betweónan þínum fingrum gebrýtest, þonne hafað heó swæc swylce myrre, Lch. i. 256, 9.

óþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
óþ-hilde, adj.
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Content Ánum were óþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be content with one man, Lchdm. iii. 188, 6. Óþhelde (cf. éþhylde, l. 1), 194, 14. v. eáb-, éþ-hylde

ge-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrgen, gebyrgenn, e; f.
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A grave Se wífmon, sé hyre bearn áfédan ne mæg, genime heó sylf hyre ágenes cildes gebyrgenne dǽl, wrý on blace wulle and bebicge tó cépemannum, Lch. iii. 68, 5

tó-slite

(n.)
Grammar
tó-slite, es; m.

A rent ⬩ lear ⬩ laceration ⬩ wound made by scratching, cutting, or biting,

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Eác swylce tóslite heó gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 3

Linked entry: slite

wárig

(adj.)
Grammar
wárig, adj.

Stained with sea-weed ⬩ dirty

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Stained with sea-weed, dirty Biþ his ceól cumen and hyre ceorl tó hám, and heó hine in laðaþ, wæsceþ his wárig hrægl, Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 90

rest-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
rest-gemána, an; ;m.;

Conjugal intercourse ⬩ concubitus

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; Conjugal intercourse;; concubitus Hié noldan leng heora hláforda ne heora wera ræstgemánan sécean, Blickl. Homl. 173, 16. Restgemanan, Lchdm. i. 350, 10

Cealca-ceaster

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Heó gewát tó þǽre ceastre þe in Englisc is háten Cealcaceaster (Kalca-, v. l.) secessit ad ciuitatem Calcariam, quae a gente Anglorum Kælcacaestir appellatur, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 466, 15. Add

widl

Grammar
widl, l. wídl,
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and add Seó hýd ásweóll swá ꝥ heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms and wíðl (wídl, v.l.) ui cutts intumesceret, atque increscentem saniem occultare non posset, Gr. D. 157, 10

greótan

(v.)
Grammar
greótan, ic greóte, ðú grýtest, grýtst, he greóteþ, grýt, pl. greóteþ; p. greát, pl. gruton; pp. groten
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To weep; flere, lacrimare Heó sceal oft greótan she shall often weep, Salm. Kmbl. 753; Sal. 376. Se ðe on sefan greóteþ who weeps in spirit, Beo. Th. 2689; B. 1342

ge-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clyccan, p. ge-clyhte; pp. ge-clyht

To bend, incurve the hand

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To bend, incurve the hand Ná sý ástreht hand þín tó nimene; heó sý tó syllene gecliht non sit porrecta manus tua ad captandum; sit ad dandum collecta, Scint. 99, 2

lifer-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
lifer-seóc, adj.
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Heó liferseócum wel fremað, i. 236, 13

neoþor

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Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan swá gefæstned ꝥ heó nǽfre ne býhð náþor ne ufor ne nyðor (neoðor, nyþror, v.ll.), Lch. iii. 254, 18. Add

swincan

Grammar
swincan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne bið heó ná swincende on feforádlum non febribus laboratura est, 29, 23. Add

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

wiþ-métedness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-métedness, e; f.

An invention ⬩ adinventio

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Similar entries v. métan Wiðmétednyssa heora adinventionum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 27, 5. On wiðmétednysse heora, 80, 11. Wiðmétednyssa, 98, 9

Linked entry: -métedness

dwǽsian

(v.)
Grammar
dwǽsian, p. ode
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To become foolish, stupid Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað and heora gewitt ámyrrað, swá ꝥ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum, Hml. A. 6, 146

oferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
oferlíce, adj.

Excessively ⬩ excessive

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Excessively Hí mid heora synnum swá oferlíce swýðe God gegræmedon, ðæt hé lét Engla here heora eard gewinnan, Wulfst. 166, 18: 83, 14

bót

mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance

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From alre néweste geleáfulra sýn heó ásyndrade nymðe heó hit hér mid þingonge bóte gebéte (cf. nisi ante placita satisfactione emendaverit, 106, 9), C.

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberation ⬩ hesitation

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B.) geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 23. hesitation Geseah hé sume earme sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, ac heó ne dorste út gán, for ðam ðe heó geseah ða áwyrgedan gástas beforan hyre standan.

Linked entries: þridung þrydung