irfe
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Ðæt ierfe ðæt gé æfter hiégiað hereditas ad quam festinatur, Past. 331, 24. Üre worldcunde fædras wilniað ðæt wé hira irfes (ierfes, v. l.) wierðe sién, 255, 2, Yrfes lyre patrimonii iacturam, An. Ox. 3151.
þúr
Thor
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On Galienus dagum ðæs káseres hét Necetius Róme burge geréfa hí lǽdan tó Þúres deófulgeldum, Shrn. 128, 9. Ðys godspel sceal on Þúres-dæg, Rubc. Jn. 7, 40. On Þúrs-dæg, Rubc. Jn. 5, 30. The word is found also in local names, e.g.
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wit-word
A statement which bears witness ⬩ testament ⬩ covenant
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A statement which bears witness to anything, testament, covenant Witword and gewitnes, ðæt ðæt stande ðæt hit nán man ne áwende, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 1. Wé willaþ ðæt . . . witword and getrýwe gewitnes . . . fæste stande, L. N. P.
stenc
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</b> an unpleasant smell, stench, stink :-- Se wólberenda stenc ðære lyfte, Bd. 1, 13; S. 482, 8. Ðǽr slóh út of ðære niwelnysse ormǽte stenc, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 25. Eall forwearð for ðæm stence, Ors. 5, 4; Swt. 226, 13.
líget
Lightning
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Æfter ðæm wolcne cymeþ légetu and þunor, Blickl. Homl. 91, 33. Légitu, Ps. Surt. ii. 196, 19. Légite fulgoris, 190, 15. Men sweltaþ for ðæs þunres ege ánum and ðære lígette, Wulfst. 207, 26. Ðæt fýr ábyrst út þurh lígett [lígette, MS. R.
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hreówsian
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Ðǽt mód innan hreówsað ðæs unnyttes þe se líchoma ǽr dyde magis intus quod fecimus, dolemus, Past. 259, 23. Ðæt mód ðæs hreówsað, 415, 27.
reliquias
Relics of saints
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Mid háligdóme of ðæs Hǽlendes róde ... and of Martines reliquium, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 74. Ofer his reliquias ðæt heofonleóht wæs scínende and deófolseóce æt his reliquium wǽron gelácnóde, Bd. 3, 11;S. 535, 6-8.
un-hlísa
Ill-fame ⬩ evil report ⬩ discredit ⬩ infamy
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Gode swá gecwéme þurh hálige drohtnunge, ðæt him nán unhlísa ne fylge þurh ǽnigne fracodscipe, R. Ben. 141, 4: L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 24. Ðǽm hádum ðe mon nánes unhlýsan æt wénan ne þorfte, L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 9.
ǽ-spryng
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Srt. 67, 27. departure, defection, v. á-springan, II Nǽnig ðæs fród leofað ðæt his ( the sun's ) mæge ǽspringe witan, hú geond grund færeð goldtorht sunne in ðæt wonne genip under wætra geþring. Sch. 77
láð-líc
Hateful ⬩ loathsome ⬩ disgusting ⬩ unpleasant ⬩ detestable ⬩ abominable ⬩ horrible
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Láðlíc biþ ðæs hreóflian líc mid menigfealdum springum the leper's body is loathsome with manifold ulcers, Homl. Th. i. 122, 21. Ðæt is láðlíc líf ðæt hí swá maciaþ it is an abominable life that they do so, L. I.
twi-feald
Twofold ⬩ double ⬩ twice as much ⬩ of twice the amount ⬩ consisting of two items ⬩ consisting of two parts ⬩ containing two elements ⬩ that belongs to one or other of two kinds ⬩ doubtful ⬩ irresolute ⬩ double ⬩ not straightforward ⬩ deceitful ⬩ double (as in bent double) ⬩ placed together
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Homl. 233, 18. consisting of two parts, containing two elements Ðæt twiefalde (twyfealde, Cott. MSS.) gesuinc. . . ðæt is ðæt hié ondrǽdaþ ðæt hí mon tǽlan wille . . . ; óðer is ðara gesuinca ðæt hí séceaþ endeleáse ládunga.
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deád-lícnys
Deadliness, mortality ⬩ mortalĭtas
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Ealle his geféran on ðære deádlícnysse ðæs wæles of worulde genumene wǽron omnes sŏcii ipsōrum mortalitāte [cædis] de sæcŭlo rapti, 3, 27; S. 558, 36. He hæfde ealle deádlícnyssa aworpen he had cast off all mortalities, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1
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seohtre
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Ofer ðone cnol tó ðæn seohtore tó þrubróce, iii. 451, 14. Tó ðám fúlan siðre; of ðone fúlan siðre on ðæt díc, v. 304, 24. [On sihterwíc, vi. 56, 16.]
nearu-bregd
A wile or trick that brings others into straits
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A wile or trick that brings others into straits Néþde ic nearobregdum, ðǽr ic Neron biswác, ðæt hé ácwellan hét Cristes þegnas, Exon. Th. 260, 24; Jul. 302
un-gewintred
Not adult
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Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, sié ðæt swá ðæs gewintredan monnes bót, L. Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 16
un-gewuniendlíc
Uninhabitable
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Uninhabitable Án ðæra dǽla is ungewuniendlíc (-wunig-, MS. P.: unwuniendlíc, MSS. L. R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21
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teón
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Gif hine mon tió gewealdes on ðære dǽde, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 15: 31; Th. i. 80, 16. Gif man ðone hláford teó, ðæt hé be his rǽde út hleópe, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 19. Gyf hine þreó men ætgædere teón, Th. i. 392, 23.
on-lúcan
literally, to unlock, open ⬩ to open, disclose, reveal
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Suelce ic gesáwe sume duru onlocene, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 6. metaph. to open, disclose, reveal Ðæt word ðære þreáunge is cǽg forðam hit oft onlýcþ (anlýcþ, Hatt.
scyldig
guilty ⬩ sinful ⬩ criminal ⬩ guilty of committing a crime ⬩ guilty against ⬩ a person ⬩ responsible for ⬩ liable for ⬩ chargeable with an ill result ⬩ liable for a debt ⬩ bound by an obligation ⬩ liable to forfeiture ⬩ forfeiting ⬩ liable to punishment ⬩ deserving of punishment
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Gif hwylc mæssepreóst untruman men sprǽce forwyrne, and hé on ðære tyddernesse swelte, sý hé on dómes dæg ðære sáwle scyldig (ejus animae reus), L. Ecg. P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 29.
Linked entries: deáþ-scyldig for-scyldigian sceldig scildig
Galwalas
Gauls ⬩ Frenchmen ⬩ people of Gaul in a body ⬩ Gaul ⬩ France ⬩ Galli ⬩ Gallia
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Gauls, Frenchmen, people of Gaul in a body, and as the name of a people is often used where according to later usage the name of their country would be found, the word may be translated Gaul, France; Galli, Gallia Hér wæs Brihtwald gehálgod to ærcebiscope