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dwǽsian

(v.)
Grammar
dwǽsian, p. ode
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To become foolish, stupid Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað and heora gewitt ámyrrað, swá ꝥ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum, Hml. A. 6, 146

fild-burne

(n.)
Grammar
fild-burne, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A stream in a plain(?) Of ðǽm aldan felde . . .; swá ondlang bróces on ðone gemǽrhagan; ofer fild*-*burnan, C. D. iii. 393, 27

Linked entry: fild

heáh-clif

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Add: — Swá bið eác gelíce be þám heáclifum þonne hí hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 10. Cf. heáh-torr

un-cúþness

(n.)
Grammar
un-cúþness, e; f.
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Strangeness, novelty Ne mihte se cniht ádreógan þá neównesse and uncúþnesse swá mycelre gesihðe tantae visionis novitatem non ferens, Gr. D. 278, 15

un-scyttan

(v.)
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to un shoot, push back a bolt Hé gelæhte þá dura, and ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan swá hraðe, Hml. S. 31, 863

Linked entry: scyttan

un-wríþan

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Swá þæt nánra þinga hí (the ropes) mihton beón undón and unwriðene (tólýsede, v.l.) ut dissolvi non potuissent, Gr. D. 164, 16. Add

wæter-frogga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-frogga, an; m.
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A water-frog Wæterfrocgan (ranę in aqua) hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum, Chrd. 96, 27

Linked entry: frogga

mearc-hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-hlinc, es; m.
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A boundary hlinc (q. v. ) Eást tó mearchlince; and swá eást be ðæs bisceopes mearce, . . . be Byrhtswýðe mearce, C. D. vi. 33, 32

wíf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-leást, e; f.

Lack of women

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Lack of women Menn hæfdon on frymðe heora mágan tó wífe, and swá wel mósten for ðære wífleáste, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 216

oferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
oferlíce, adj.

Excessivelyexcessive

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Excessively Hí mid heora synnum swá oferlíce swýðe God gegræmedon, ðæt hé lét Engla here heora eard gewinnan, Wulfst. 166, 18: 83, 14

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Add Gestaþelaþ fundat, edificat, construat, consolidat, gestaþelad fundatum, consolidatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 14, 17. to fix in a position or place, place permanently, set. the object a living creature Ðæt hé gesteaðelie (collocet) hine mid aldermonnum

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

ge-gremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gremian, -gremman; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To irritateprovokeexciteincenseinflameexaspĕrāreprovŏcāreexăcerbāre

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To irritate, provoke, excite, incense, inflame; exaspĕrāre, provŏcāre, exăcerbāre Ðe in eorre [hine] gegremmaþ qui in īra [eum] provĕcant, Ps. Surt. 67, 7. Hwæt hit swíður gehierste and gegremige what more scorches and excites it? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165

Linked entry: gremian

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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deliberation Þridung discrepatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 63. Gif hé mid þancmetunge and ðreodunge (ðrydunge, MS. B.) geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 23. hesitation Geseah hé sume earme sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, ac heó

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

wóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-bora, an ; m.

A (good) speakeroratorpoetprophetphilosopher

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A (good) speaker, orator, poet, prophet, philosopher Sum biþ wóðbora, giedda giffæst. Exon. Th. 295, 19 ; Crä. 35. Sægde sum wóðbora, Esaias 19, 18;Cri. 302. Ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde, 489, 17 ; Rä. 78, 9. Micel is tó hycgenne wísum

Linked entry: sóþ-bora

bí-leofen

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Bílifen, andlifen pulmentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 5. Ásmeáge hé on þám þrím iengctenum hwæt his biglifen (-leofa, v. l.) sý computet per tres quadrigesimas quanti victus ejus sit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 31. Tóforan gesetre bigleofene (-leofan, v. l.) super statutam

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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To talk low, whisper, mutter Ic rúnige susuro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 53. Tógeánes mé rúnedon ( susurrabant ) ealle fýnd míne, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov. Kmbl

Linked entries: rún rúnere

or-wirðlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wirðlíc, adj.
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Ignominious, shameful God hine forlét in ðisse nyþerlícan worulde swá orwyrþlícne déþ þrowian, ðæt hé hine wolde in ðære heán worulde gelǽdan, Shrn. 123, 10

súþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-heald, adj.
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Sloping or tending to the south Rodor súðheald swífeþ swift, Met. 28, 17. Swá súðhealde swíþe hlimman sicut torrens in austro, Ps. Th. 125, 4

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

þel-brycg

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Be þaelbrycge, swá forþ andlang bróces, C.D.B. iii. 15, 7. Ðanne tó þelbrycge (-brige, 31), C.D. iii. 236, 28. In pontem thelbrycg, 373, 10. Add