ge-nip
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Tír á byð on færelde ofer nihta genipu, Rún. 17. (1 a) of the darkness to which the sun seems to sink Færeð sunne in þæt wonne genip under waetra geþring, Sch. 79. of a place without light In þissum neowlan genipe ( Hell ), Sat. 102.
ge-rím
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Th. 39, 6. reckoning, computation of time. v. gerím-cræft þá Egyptiscan ðeóda ongunnon heora geáres getel on hærfeste. Nú onginð úre gerím on ðysum dæge, Hml. Th. i. 98, 24.
ge-rísan
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L. 5, 36. with pronoun subject, referring to preceding statement Wide is geweorðod, swá þæt wel gerist, haligra tid, Men. 120. representing a following clause Wel ji gerás p heó wǽre eáðmód, Bl. H. 13, 16.
wesan
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(a) Add Hé in þá ylcan tíd híwcúðlíce mid him waes ei ipso in tempore familiarissimus fuit, Gr. D. 14, 10. add Wæs hyre willa mǽrlícor, Hml. A. 32, igp. Hý wiston hú hit þǽr besúðan wæs, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 18.
Weogorna-ceaster
Worcester
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.; Swt. 3, tit. Wiogre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 405, 5. Wigera iv. 137, 21 : 262, 21 : Chr. 992 ; Erl. 131, 37. Wihgera Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 263, 14. Wigra iii. 95, 28: vi. 126, 25. Wigra, Wygra Chr. 1047 ; Erl. 171, 30, 31. Wigre Cod. Dip.
cwéman
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Cuoemendra ðé placentium tibi, Rtl. 91, 31
stefn
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Add: a fixed time for doing something Hí setton stefna út tó Lundene, and man beád þá folce þider út ofer ealne þisne norðende they fixed times for coming to London, and the people over all this north part were called out thither, Chr. 1052; P. 175,
tó-weard
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Add Þá wǽron Seaxan sécende intingan and tó-weardne (an occasion, and one in the immediate future) heora gedáles wið Bryttas quaerentes occasionem diuortii, Bd. 1. 15; Sch. 42, 26. 1 a a. without inflexion Leoniþa sǽde þæt þá tída þá yfele wǽron and
un-lust
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. , . witodlíce of þǽre tîde seó costnung þæs unlustes (synlustes, v.l.) wæs gewyld on him voluptatem traxit in dolorem . . . Ex quo videlicet tempore in eo est tentatio voluptatis edomita, Gr. D. 101, 22-30
scearp-líc
Sharp, keen, searching, effectual
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Hú ne gesceóp ðé se scaþa scearplíce bysne nonne exempla tibi dabat latro? Dóm. L. 53
twisprǽcness
Falseness in speech ⬩ detraction
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Falseness in speech, detraction Bebeorh ðé wið twisprǽcnysse cave tibi a biloquio, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 132, 10.
scortness
shortness ⬩ a short account ⬩ an epitome
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shortness (of time) Ðonne byrneþ on scortnisse gramen hys cum exarsent in brevi ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13. Ða scortnesse ðysse worulde and ða écnesse ðæs tóweardan lífes. Homl.
sige-leás
without victory ⬩ unsuccessful in conflict ⬩ defeated ⬩ unattended by victory ⬩ that tells of defeat
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without victory, unsuccessful in conflict, defeated Engle nú lange [wǽron] eal sigeleáse the English now for a long time have been deserted by victory, Wulfst. 162, 15. Hý sigeleáse (defeated) ðone grénan wong ofgiefan sceoldan, Exon.
líf-dæg
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Hé him lífdagas leófran ne wisse ðonne hé hýrde heofoncyninge no pleasanter time in his life did he know, than when he obeyed heaven's king. 162; Th. 203, 25; Exod. 409. Oflét lífdagas died, Beo. Th. 3248; B. 1622
winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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a season of the year, winter Feówer tída syndon getealde on ánum geáre, ðæt synd uer, aestas, autumnus, hiems... Hiems is winter, Lchdm. iii. 250, 12.
Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre
deád-lícnys
Deadliness, mortality ⬩ mortalĭtas
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He becom on ða tíde ðære mydan deádlícnysse tempŏre mortalitātis adveniens, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 9: 3. 30; S. 561, 38.
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ge-cígnes
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Ofer mínre gecígnesse þú gesettest ealle þíne apostolas tó mínre byrgenne on the occasion of my call (when the time of my death was announced to me), thou didst appoint all thy apostles to attend my burial (cf.
ge-þyldigian
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Ðonne meaht ðú ðý wyrs geðyldgian óðres monnes yfel pejus tibi sit aliena prava tolerare, 225, 14. intrans. To be patient, have patience Ðá ábǽdan hý uneáðe þæt mon geðyldgode sume hwíle, Wlfst. 100, 8.
midde-winter
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In þǽre middewintres tíde, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 14: 1016; P. 146, 22. Tó þám midewintre wæs se cyng on Gleáweceastre, 1085; P. 216, 10. Hé wæs on Westmynstre þone midewinter. 1075; P. 212, 6. On ðon .xl. dæg ofer midewinter, 762; P. 51, 13.
tungol-wítega
One who prophesies by means of the stars ⬩ an astrologer
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Æfter ðære tíde ðe hé geáxode fram ðám tungolwítegum (Magis; drýum, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 2, 16. Hé clypode on sundersprǽce ða tungelwítegan, 2, 7: Homl. Th. i. 78, 17