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ge-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lecgan, p. -legde; pp. -leged, -legd, -léd

To laypōnĕre

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Hwár he geléd wǽre ubi pōnĕrētur, Mk. Bos. 15, 47. He wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs he was guiltless of that which was laid to him, Chr. 1053; Erl. 187, 21

un-gesibsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesibsum, adj.

Prone to discordquarrelsome

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Prone to discord, quarrelsome Lóca hwylc cristen man sý ungesibsum, man áh on ðam dæge hine tó gesibsumianne, Wulfst. 295, 4.

Linked entry: ge-sibsum

wundel

(n.)
Grammar
wundel, e: wundle, an; f.

A woundsore

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.), sore Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde (wundlan, wundlác, v.ll.), L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25. Wið níwe wundela (wunda, v.1. ), Lchdm. i. 8, 14: 10, 9: 92, 21: 100, 1: 108, 19: 296, 6, 17.

Linked entries: wund-lác wyndle

crocca

(n.)
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Hwer ł crocce lebes, Ps. L. 107, 10

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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A population; people, the country of a people Hwylc wundor is, þeáh þe wé þis be mannum secgan, nú seó úplice leódrǽden þǽre ængellican gecynde of sumum dǽle æfwerdlan áræfnede of hyra efenceasterwarum quid mirum quod hoc de homine dicitur, quando illa

Wæwærðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
Wæwærðlíce, adv.

Well, successfully (?)

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Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans swýðe wæwerðlíce, and forð stæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34.

Linked entry: wæwærð-líc

un-getreów

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getreów, -getreówe, -getríwe, -getrýwe; adj.

Untrueunfaithfulfaithless

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Gyf hwylc man sý swá ungetrýwe ðam hundrede, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 21. Be ungetreówum mannum. Gyf hwylc man sý ðe eallum folce ungetrýwe sý, 33; Th. i. 396, 13. Ungetrýwan (-getreówan, MS. B.) men ceóse man ánfealdne áð, 22; Th. i. 388, 11.

fagnian

(v.)
Grammar
fagnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for gaudēre, appĕtĕre

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To hwon fagnast ðú ðæs ðe ǽ ðú ǽr hæfdest why dost thou long for what thou formerly hadst? Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 32

for-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wisnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To wither or wizen awaydry updecaymarcescĕrearescĕretābescĕreputrescĕre

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To hwan drehtest ðú me eal forwisnad wherefore didst than torture me all decayed? Soul Kmbl. 36; Seel. 18

Linked entry: for-weosnian

ac

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Ðá cwæð hé tó him : 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 5 : 74, 5. Hwæt gelamp ðé nú ðá? ac ðé on ðysse nihte sum untrymnys gelamp?, 80, 16. Add

geflit-georn

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Gif hira hwylc geflitgeorn (contentiosus) bið, R. Ben. 130, 20. Ne ǽnig man ne sý tó sacfull ne éalles tó geflitgeorn, Wlfst. 70, 19 : Lch. iii. 428, 34.

Linked entry: flít-georn

grafet

(n.)
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Tó ðon lytlan grafette úp an wuncges dúne; and ðér west hwón tó ðon norðlangan grafette, 195, 5-7. On ðone miclan hæslwrið wiðneoðan ðæt grafet, 194, 14. Cf. stán-híwet

sceacel

(n.)
Grammar
sceacel, es; m.

a shackleplectrum

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Þet tet bodi schal beon hwar so euer þe gost wule in one hondhwule, Prompt. Parv.; A. R. 94, 25

sceaþian

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþian, p. ode

To hurt, harm, spoil, rob

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Gif hwylc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneþ, Th. ii. 310, 24: L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 29. Scaðian, Wulfst. 191, 19. Se ðe wǽre sceaþigende (scaþiende), weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilþe, 72, 12

æf-þanc

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æf-þanc, &c.
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Gif hwylc yfeldǽde man þurh ǽnigne æfþancan óþerne begaleþ, Lch. i. 190, 9. Sé ðe lǽrð sunu his on æfþuncan (in zelum) hé ásent feónd he that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy (Ecclus. 30, 3), Scint. 176, 12.

ǽrendung

carrying a message, acting as an emisarya message, an errand

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Substitute: carrying a message, acting as an emisary Gif hwylc bróðor gedyrstlǽcð ðæt hé ǽnige geþeódrǽdene nime wið ðone ámánsumedan, oðþe þurh ǽnige sprǽce oðþe þurh ǽniges óþres mannes ǽrendunge by any other man's carrying a message R.

ofer-hergian

(v.)

to ravage

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Ða Gotan eów hwón oferhergedon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 20. Heora land tó bismere oferhergodan, Blickl. Homl. 201, 23

wyn-lust

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-lust, es; m.

Sensual pleasure

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Gif hwam hwæt yfeles gedón bið, ðæt hé ne mæge hys wynlusta brúcan, Lchdm. i. 330, 13

eást-weg

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Substitute: A way to or in the east; in pl. eastern parts, the east Þonan mæg hé on eástwegum síð behealdan hwonne swegles tapur hǽdre blíce (cf. hwan sie ( the Magi ) an óstarwegun gisáhin kumbal liuhtian hédro, Hél. 634), Ph. 113.

þreátian

(v.)
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</b> add: — lié him ILLIGIBLE hwylc neádung þæs gafoles híne þreátode quaecum urgeret debiti necessitas indicavit, Gr. D. 157, 28. add: with clause Se cásere hine ðreátode ðæt hé Críste wiðsðce, Shrn. 71, 32.