be-strícan
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13
dreórgian
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become dreary. Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445
forligerlíce
Adulterously
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Adulterously (lit. and fig.) Hé áwearp his rihtǽwe and forligerlíce mánfulles sinscipes breác, Hml. Th. i. 478, 28. Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10
medumian
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add: to assign as one's proper place Gif munuc eáðhylde bid and geþæf, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige andan úteweardum forlǽte and tó úteweardum medemige si omni vilitate vel extremitate contentus sit, R. Ben. 24, 9
wæl-slítende
Corpse-rending, that rends the dead
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
ge-drygan
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Þæt wíf foet his mið hérum heáfdes hiræ gedrýgde (tergebaf), Lk. L. 7, 38. Nim þysse wyrte wyrttruman, and gedríge hine, Lch. i. 102, 8. Genim þás wyrte . . . and gedríge (-drigge, v. l. ) hý, 146, l. and add
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hwít
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whiteness Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit Angl. i. 285, § 2 : ii. 374, 3. something white, the white of an egg. Cf. hwít; ¶ Mid ǽges þý hwíte. Lch. ii. 82, 9. Dó ǽges hwít tó, 342, 18. Nim ǽgra hwít, iii. 134, 10. certain kinds of food, cheese, eggs, butter
æ-wén
Doubtful ⬩ uncertain ⬩ dubius
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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66
híd-mǽlum
By hides
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By hides Ðæt líþ hídmǽlum and æcermǽlum it lies by hides and by acres. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 98, 4. : —
þurh-þráwan
to twist through
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to twist through [Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stán ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ and þurhþreáwþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11]
á-hweorfan
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Se cyning and se biscop sceoldan beón folca hyrdas and hí from eallum unrihtwísum áhweorfan, Bl. H. 45, 26. Add
murnung
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Of þæs magan ádle cumað monige and missenlica ádla . . . micla murnunga and unrótnessa bútan þearfe, Lch. ii. 174, 26. Add
orgel
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Add: orgello; f. Ic ondette . . . unnyttes gylpes bígong, and ídle glengas, uncyste and ídelre oferhygde orgello, Angl. xi. 98, 28
rihtwís-lic
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Ðæs gǽstes wæsðm is lufu and gefeá and ryhtwíslicu sibb fructus spiritus est caritas, gandium, pax, Past. 345, 12. Add
strúdigendlíce
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Rapaciously, greedily Gif hé ofermódlíce and andiendlíce and strúdgendlíce his líf drohtnað si superbe, si inuidę uiuat, Chrd. 108, 18
á-gælwed
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Dele '-gǽlwed(?); but', and add Þá wearþ ic ágelwed (-gaelwed, v.l. ) and swíþe áfǽred, Bt. 34, 5 ; F. 140, 9
ge-dwollíce
In error, erringly
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In error, erringly Hí worhton wólíce and ge-dwollíce him hǽþene godas, and þone sóþan God forsáwon, Wlfst. 105, 9
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fyrþran
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Fyrþru proveho, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 31. Þú mínne naman and anwald friþast and fyrþrast, Lch. iii. 436, 27. Hé tó geleáfan gebígde ungerím folces, and fyrðrode cyrcan, and preóstas gehádode tó ðæs Hǽlendes biggengum, Hml. S. 36, 112: Lch. iii. 438, 3. Mé
be-ǽwnian
To join in marriage ⬩ marry ⬩ wed ⬩ legitime despondere
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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38
eall-rúh
All-rough ⬩ omnīno hirsūtus
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All-rough; omnīno hirsūtus Se wæs reád and eall rúh he was red and all hairy, Gen. 25, 25