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grornung

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Mid grornunge (gnornunge, sárinysse, v. ll.) cum maerore, Gr. D. 148, 30. Þurh nytlice gro[r]nunge per utilem maerorem, Scint. 20, 1. Cf. gnornung. Add

heáh-weg

(n.)
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heáh-weg, es; m.

A highway

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A highway, main road Hiis terminibus circumcincta. Ab oriente cyninges héiweg; a meritie strét scufelingforde . . . an cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 66, 31-67, 2

in-wudu

(n.)
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in-wudu, a ; m.
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Woodland reserved to the lord Se wuda gemǽne þe intó lóceres leáge hýrð ðæs cinges inwuda, C. D. B. iii. 189, 2. Cf. in-snǽd

iren-smiþ

(n.)
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iren-smiþ, es; m.
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A blacksmith ' Hét ic hider lǽdan Stephanum þone írensmið (ferrarium )'. . . Stephanus se írensmið wæs forðféred . . . seó gefremednes Stephanes deáðes þæs írensmiðes, Gr. D. 318, 10-15

mǽr-bróc

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Of Afene in mǽrbróc . . . on ðone nearuan byge on Afene; upp andlang strémes, ðæt eft upp on mǽrbróc, C. D. iii. 436, 33-437, 8. Add

neáh-land

(n.)
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neighbouring country Þá henna áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande (náht feorran, v.l.) vulpis gallinas ex vicino rure veniens auferebat, Gr. D. 69, 28

ofdúne-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-weard, ofdún-weard; adv.
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Downward, down áborstene clif hreás ofdúneweard (ofdún-, v. l. ), Gr. D. 12, 10. áfeóll ofdúneweard (ofdún-, v. l.) (nyðerweard hreás, v. l. ), 24, 25

on-scuniendlic

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þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

renc

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Add: rencu (-eo) Þá swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo (cf. in his onmédlan gealpettunga, 27, 40), Nap. 62, 17

sceaft

(adj.)
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add: In the phrase scæfta munda perhaps sceaft was intended to denote the extended thumb, v. N. E. D. shaftment. v. web-sceaft: lang-sceaft; adj

un-gesundlíce

(adv.)
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un-gesundlíce, adv.
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Injuriously, harmfully ongunnon hyra hors mid heora sceftum þerscan . . . þæt ungesundlíce geswencede wǽron ( until they were quite tired out ?), Gr. D. 15, 2

Linked entry: ge-sundlíce

wacung

(n.)
Grammar
wacung, e; f.
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Vigilance Þá sette weard þám wíngearde, and bebeád hine man scolde healdan mid geornlicre wacunge (wacone, v.l.) (solerti vigilantia), Gr. D. 57, 24

weste-weard

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Þæt feórþe heáfodríce is Rómáne, and on westeweardum, Ors. 2, I; S. 60, 5. Andlang mearcæ on ðá wíðegas westewearde, C. D. v. 319, 23. Add

wund

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wund, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Heó wearð gestanden on þá breóst mid cancre þǽre wunde cancri ulcere in mamilla percassa est, Gr. D. 279, 27. v. feax-, heáfod-, syn-wund. Add

fyrþriend

(n.)
Grammar
fyrþriend, es; m.

One who promotes, advances, &amp;c., a patron

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One who promotes, advances, &amp;c., a patron God eallum þám þe wel þencaþ simle is fultum and firþriend, C. D. B. ii. 389, 17

witan

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witan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Add Þonne hit lǽsse is witenne þonne hit eác bodianne cum minus sit nosse, quam etiam pronuntiare, Gr. D. 138, 2. Ðæt magon witan eówerne Scyppend mid sóðum geleáfan, Hex. 2, 9. wát hine sylfne on synnum fúlne, Wlfst. 38, 15.

eorþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-burh, gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig; f.

An earth mound or burying place agger, hŭmātio

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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31

á-hogod

(adj.)
Grammar
á-hogod, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Solicitous Swýþur áhogod be þǽra manna wísan þonne be his sylfes hǽle de illorum potius quam de sua salute sollicitus. Gr. D. 277, 25. Cf. ymb-hoga

Linked entry: -hogod

drý-cræftig

(n.; adj.)
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drý-cræftig, adj.
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Add: &lt;b&gt;drý-cræftiga,&lt;/b&gt; an; m. A sorcerer On þám ylcan tíman þe þá drýcræftigan ( malefici ) wurdon árásode, Gr. D. 27, 15

efen-gefeón

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Efengefeónde his hǽlo cujus sanitati congaudens, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 560, 15. Efengefeánde (-feónde, v. l. ) hire micclan wundres, Gr. D. 169, 10. Cf. efen-blissian. Add