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cwild-bǽre

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Swá hwæt ofer gemet ys, cwyldbǽre ( perniciosum ) hit byð, Scint. 55, 2: 192, 17. Orsorhnesse cwyldbǽr(r)e securitatis pestiferae, 92, 14. Cwyldbǽre fægernyssa perniciosas pulchritudines, 168, 15. Add

í

(n.)
Grammar
í, es; m.
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A letter i Án getitelad I getacnað án þúsend, and twégen ías getitelode, i, getácnað twá þúsend, and swá forð tó ǽlcum getele, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 282, 10-12

nón-hring

(n.)
Grammar
nón-hring, es; m.
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The ringing of a bell to announce the hour for the service of nones Sóna swá hý nónhringc gehýrað mox ut signum audierint ad horam nonam, Chrd. 114, 14

Linked entry: nón-belle

under-gitan

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Þeán ðe se Hálga Gást ne beó swutollíce genemned tó ðám Fæder and tó ðám Suna, swá ðeáh hé byð symle ðǽrtó undergyten, Homl. Th. ii. 56, 30. Add

weoruld-geþyngþ

Grammar
weoruld-geþyngþ, weoruld-geþyngþu.
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Ús, þám þe God swá micele heálicnysse woruldge þingða forgifen hæfð, is seó mǽste þearf ꝥ wé hwílon úre mód gebígean tó gástlicum rihte, Gr. D. I. 7. Add

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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. ¶ combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hé hine tintregaþ, Blickl. Homl. 59, 30. Ac swá ðeáhhwæðere seó menniscnys wæs ǽfre forestiht, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 25. Nolde ic cwic ǽfre swá þeáhhwæðere ðíne gewitnesse forlǽtan, Ps.

Linked entry: hwæðere

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Unþeáwas weaxaþ on yfel, swa swa átres unlibba on men; swá hé leng ðæs áttres þigene bedíhlaþ, swá wyrð his untrumnes máre, R. Ben. 135, 16. Unlybbe delatera (deletera?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 138. 55.

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

windig

(adj.)
Grammar
windig, adj.

windywindyflatulent

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Swá síde swá sǽ bebúgeþ windge eardweallas (wind geard weallas, MS.), 2452 ; B. 1224.- fig. Ðeáh ðeós woruld wéde, and windige éhtnysse ástyrige ongeán Cristes gelaðungem Homl. Th. ii. 388, 9. windy, flatulent. v. wind, II.

ofer-faran

(v.)

To pass, go offto pass, crossto pass through, traverseto pass throughto pass through, penetrateto come upon, come across, meet with

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Gl. 493, 30. to come upon, come across, meet with Se here ... slógon and bærndon swá hwæt swá hí oferfóron the Danes slew and burnt whatever they came across, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 2

Linked entry: ofer-féran

lustfullung

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Add: in a not unfavourable sense Gehwilce untrume and forsewenlice on ðissum middanearde swá miccle hraðor Godes stemne gehýrað, swá micclun. swá hí lytle lustfullunge on ðisum lífe habbað, Hml. Th. ii. 376, 6.

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruellyhorriblyatrociously

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Hí áxodon, hwí hí swá wælbreówlíce dydon, ðæt hí freónda ne róhton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 44. horribly, atrociously Ðæt cild wolde wyrian wælhreáwlíce Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 10

á-solcen

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Synd wé swá ásolcene ꝥ wé swincan nellað nán þincg, Hml. S. 28, 132. Add

Linked entry: á-seolcan

swearc

Grammar
swearc, l.
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swárc

ge-wearnian

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

To guard against>avoid

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To guard against, >avoid Hwǽr him wǽre fultum to sécanne to gewearnienne swá réðre hergunge ubi quærendum est præsidium ad evitandas tam feras inruptiones, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 37

ge-mǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To madden, make foolish

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To madden, make foolish Swá gemǽdde m-ode bestolene dǽde gedwolene so foolish bereft of mind erring in deed, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 6; Rä. 12, 6. Gemǽded vecors, Lye

Linked entries: ge-mád wíf-gemǽdla

be-seóþan

(v.)
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Seóþ þú hyt swá swíðe þat se þridda[n]-dǽl beó besodan, iii. 92, 19

candel-leóht

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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt hý candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7

ge-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwe, in the phrase on gerǽwe
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Of ðám alre tó ðám twám wycan standað on geréwe swá ðæt gemére gǽþ, C. D. iii. 424, 8

neoþor

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Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan swá gefæstned ꝥ heó nǽfre ne býhð náþor ne ufor ne nyðor (neoðor, nyþror, v.ll.), Lch. iii. 254, 18. Add

níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt hé his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt hé his neádþeówum beorge swá hé betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add