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rúm-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rúm-gifa, an; m.

A liberal giver

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A liberal giver Hé wæs eallum rúmgifa manu omnibus largus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8

Linked entry: rúm

ofer-swógan

(v.)

to cover thickly

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to cover thickly Mid þýstro genipum ðæs muntes cnoll eall oferswógen wæs, Blickl. Homl. 203, 9

tó-mearcodness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-mearcodness, e; f.

A description

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A description Ðeós tómearcodnes (describtio) wæs ǽryst geworden fram ðam déman Cirino, Lk. Skt. 2, 2

Linked entry: tó-mearcian

beald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
beald-ness, e; f.

Boldness

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Boldness Hé mid micelre baldnesse cíðde ꝥ se Hǽlend wǽre sóð Godes sunu, Shrn. 31, 34

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurð, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 218, 33. Næs án híd landes, ðæt hé nyste hwæs heó wurð wæs, 1086; Erl. 222, 11. Ðæt yrfe ðæt wǽre .xxx. pæniUNKNOWN wyrð, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 19. Genime man .vi. sciłł. weorð (wurð, v. l. ) wed, L.

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Hý wǽron stǽned, and ða stánas wǽron on bæc gecyrred, Shrn. 135. 27. v. ge-, of-stǽnan. to adorn with (precious) stones

weste-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
weste-weard, adj.
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Ðá ðá hé wæs on eásteweardum ðissum middangearde, ða from him ondrédan ðe wǽron on westeweardum . . . Him ða swíþe hiene ondrédan ðe on westeweardum ðisses middangeardes wǽron, 3, 9 ; Swt. 136, 6-23. On ðone westmestan mylengear westeweardne, Cod.

Linked entry: eáste-weard

ge-ancsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ancsumian, p. ode; pp. od

To make anxious ⬩ vex ⬩ anxiāre

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To make anxious, vex; anxiāre Wæs geancsumod mín heorte anxiārētur cor meum, Ps. Lamb. 60, 3

god-gesprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-gesprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs ðis Godgesprǽce ðysses gemetes erat oraculum hujusmodi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 1

Linked entries: god-sprǽce god-gesprecen

ge-anwyrde

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Add Þá sé þæs (þær, K.) geanwyrde wæs þe him Lande sealde, C.D. iv. 235, 6

ge-gléded

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gléded, part. [gléd a burning coal]

Kindled ⬩ accensus

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Kindled; accensus Wæs gegléded fýr on Iacobe ignis accensus est in Iacob, Ps. Th. 77, 23

Linked entry: -gléded

stunt-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-wyrde, adj.
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17

þǽr-uppan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-uppan, adv.
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Thereupon Him wæs his myxen forlǽten, ðæt hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 200

þeóster-loca

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-loca, an; m.
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A dark enclosure, a tomb In byrgenne bídende wæs under þeósterlocan, Elen. Kmbl. 967; El. 485

Linked entry: þeóster-cofa

witer

(adj.)
Grammar
witer, witter; adj.

Knowing ⬩ wise

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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35

Linked entries: witran witter

ága

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Sum mycel ága þæs nama wæs Characterius possessor quidam Carlerius nomine , Gr. D. 230, 11. Add

Íren-síd

(n.)
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epithet of Edmund Eádmund cing Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, Chr. 1057 ; P. 187, 36

Linked entry: -síd

mixen

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Him (Yob) wæs his myxen forlǽten ꝥ hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Hml. S. 30, 200. Add

súþe-weard

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Þæt þridde heáfodríce wæs þæt Affricanum, and on súðeweardum. Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 24. Add

tam

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Se wulf folgode forð mid þám heáfde, swylce hé tam wǽre, Hml. S. 32, 162. Add

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