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flíta

Grammar
flíta, l. flita,
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and dele' wið-,'

for-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To rebukecensurerevilerefuserejectincrĕpāremaledīcĕrerecūsārerejĭcĕre

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Se wísa Catulus forcwaeþ Nonium ðone rícan the wise Catulus censured Nonius the rich, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 32. Drihten forcwæþ swelce ælmessan the Lord rejected such alms, Past. 45, 4; Hat. MS. 65 a. 26

út-siht

(n.)
Grammar
út-siht, e,an; f.

Diarrhoeadysentery

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Wið útsiht and wið ðæs innoðes ástyrunge, i. 254, 7: iii. 294, 7. Hé bið gód wið lengtenádle and wið útsiht (contra dysenteriam et diarrhoeam), L. Ecg. C. 38; Th. ii. 162, 23

á-wiht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wiht, á-wyht, á-wuht, á-uht, áht, es; n. [á semper, wiht creatura, animal, aliquid]

AUGHTanythingaliquid

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AUGHT, anything; aliquid Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht to us two shall not be aught else common, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 16; Gen. 1905: Ps. Th. 55, 9. Handa hí habbaþ, ne hió hwæðere mágon gegrápian gódes áwiht they have hands, and yet they may not touch

teofrian

(v.)
Grammar
teofrian, p. ode
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, appoint Ðone sylfan stán ðe hine wyrhtan áwurpan nú se geworden is hwommona heágost hálig Drihten tó wealles wraðe wís teofrade (he has appointed it to be the wall's support) lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli:

heald

(n.)
Grammar
heald, es; n.

Hold, guardianship, protection, rulesupportupholding, support, custody, keeping

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Wit synd ðisra landa hald and mund we two will be a protection and a defence to these lands, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 73, 5

Linked entries: ge-hildan hilde hald

piplian

(v.)
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to grow pimply Wið teter and pypylgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc, Lchdm. i. 234, 10. Wið pypelgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc ðæt Grécas erpinam ( έρπηs ) nemnaþ, 266, 20

sǽ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-hete, (or sǽ hete), es; m.

Raging of the sea

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Raging of the sea Mid ðý wé wið ðam winde and wið ðam sǽ (sǽhete, MS. Ca.) campodan cum vento pelagoque certantes, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 27

drípan

(v.)
Grammar
drípan, p. te
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Ceáces sure wið wín gemenge, ii. 32, 9. Gewyrce (cf. wyrc, 32, 5) him ... finul, wyl þá wyrta, 34, 9. Lǽt reócan þone steám on ꝥ eáre and fordytte mid þǽre wyrte, 44, 3.] Lǽt drýpan wearm on ꝥ eáre, 310, 12. [v. N. E. D. dripe. O. H.

Linked entry: dryppan

þanc-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-snotor, þanc-snottor; adj.
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Wise in thought, wise Þoncsnottor guma breóstgehygdum his bearn lǽrde, Exon. Th. 301, 19; Fá. 21. Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuiurthit thoncsnottura than him tharf sié, Txts. 149, 17

ge-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-genge, adj.
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Convenient, suitable, agreeable Unc wearð God yrre for þon wit him noldon hnígan mid heáfdum . . .: ac unc gegenge ne wæs þæt wit him on þegnscipe þeówian wolden, Gen. 743

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Leófan men, utan beón ðe wærran, Wulfst. 90, 10. with gen. Ús is micel þearf, ðæt wé wære beón ðæs egeslícan tíman, ðe nú tówærd is, Wulfst. 191, 25. with preposition Wes ðú giedda wís, wær wið willan, Exon. Th. 302, 26; Fä. 42.

ge-limpwíse

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Dele. l. gelimp, wíse

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a personto marryto share with anotherto communicate

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to have the companionship of a person, to marry Ne hiá mǽnsumiaþ (mǽnsumigaþ, Rush.) ne hiá biþon gemǽnsumad (i. ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána ne wíf hæfis ceorles) neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt.

un-biþirfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biþirfe, adj.

Uselessvainunprofitable

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Useless, vain, unprofitable Ðú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen you have taken an unprofitable course contrary to the judgement of wise men, Exon. Th. 248, 18; Jul. 97.

Linked entry: un-beþirfe

lús

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Wið lúsan sealf . . . sóna ðá lýs swyltað, Lch. iii. 54, 21-25 : 28. Wyrc sealfe wið lúsum . . . seó sealf gedéð ꝥ þǽr bið þára lúsa lǽs, 50, 16-18. Add

cneó-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-wærc, cneów-wærc, es; n?

A pain in the knees; genuum dolor

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A pain in the knees; genuum dolor Wið cneówærce for a pain in the knees Lchdm. iii. 16, 16. Wið cneów-wærce L. M. 1, 24; Lchdm. ii. 66, 11

Linked entry: cneów-wærc

be-rídan

to surroundinvestto seizearrest

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Harold king lét berídan Sand*-*wíc of Xpes cyrcean him sylfan to handa and hæfde hit twelf mónað, 338, 30

sidesa

(n.)
Grammar
sidesa, (?) , sidsa, an ; m.
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Wið ælfe and wið uncúþum sidsan, Lchdm. ii. 296, 10. [Cf. (?) Icel. síða to work a charm ; seiðr a spell, charm, enchantment.] Cf. ælf-siden

Linked entry: sidsan

un-sidefulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sidefulness, e; f.

Immodestyimmorality

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Immodesty, immorality Se fífta unþeáw is ðæt wíf beó unsydefull. Unsydefulnys bið sceamu for worulde, and ðæt unsydefulle wíf bið unwurð on lífe, O. E. Homl. i. 300, 30

Linked entry: sidefulness