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rodor

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Add On ðám óðrum dæge úre Drihten geworhte firmamenum, ðe men hátað rodor . . . Ðone rodor God gehét heofon, Hex. 8, 25-10, 1. Add Hé (Gregory) monncynnes mǽst gestriénde rodra wearde, Past. 9, 11.

eced-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
eced-drenc, es; m.
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Þæs eceddrences swá geworhtes, 286, 8

smireness

(n.)
Grammar
smireness, e; f.

Ointment, unguent

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Ointment, unguent Cwæþ se wrítere ðæt Maria genáme án pund deórwyrðre smyrenesse (smerenesse, 69, 1) . . . .Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum Blickl. Homl. 73, 17-20. Smirinis (smerenisse, Rush.) unguentum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 12.

Linked entry: smereness

eardung-hús

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Hé funde áne wéste stówe, in þǽre hé him sylfum geworhte tela unmycel eardunghús, Gr. D. 201, 5. Eádig þú eart, Maria, for ðan on þínum móde þú gearwodest Drihtnes eardunghús, Hml. A. 133, 574. Add

weald-genga

(n.)
Grammar
weald-genga, an; m.

A weald-goer bandit brigant

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A weald-goer (v. weald), bandit, brigant Hé wolde beón yldest on ðam yfelan flocce, and geworhte his geféran tó wealdgengum ealle on wídgillum dúnum . . .

butere

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On*-*legena geworhte of butran, 244, 20. Drincan ámylte buteran, 106, 3. Gif þú buteran habban wylle, þonne stríc þú mid þrím fingrum on þíne innewearde hand, Tech. ii. 123, 22.

elehtre

(n.)
Grammar
elehtre, eluhtre, an; f.

The plant lupine lŭpīnus albus

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Hafa clam geworht of elehtran have a plaster made of lupine, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 21. Genim elehtran take lupine, Herb. 46, 3; Lchdm. i. 148, 22: L.

Linked entries: eluhtre electre elotr

ge-tíhtlod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíhtlod, -tíhtled, -týhtlod, -týhtled; part. [tíhtlian to accuse]

Accused;accūsātus

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Nán man ne tǽce his getíhtledan man fram him, ǽr he hæbbe ryht geworhte let no one dismiss his accused man from him before he has done what is right, i. 22; Th. i. 210, 23

Linked entry: ge-týhtlod

on-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
on-lícness, e; f.

Likeness, image

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Hé hæfþ mon geworhtne æfter his onlícnesse, Cd. Th. 25, 19; Gen. 396; Exon. Th. 424, 10; Rä. 41, 37

for-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-molsnian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [molsnian to corrupt]

To putrefycorruptmake rottendecayputrefăcĕretabefăcĕremacĕrāre

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Se ylca God, ðé ealle þing of náhte geworhte, mæg arǽran ða formolsnedan líchaman of ðam duste the same God, that wrought all things from naught, can raise up the decayed corpses from the dust, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 6

telgor

(n.)
Grammar
telgor, tealgor, es; m.: e; f.
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A plant, shoot, twig On ðam dæge ðe God geworhte ǽlcne telgor on eorðan ( omne virgultum agri ), Gen. 2, 5. Telgre vimen, Engl. Stud. xi. 67, 95.

Linked entry: tealgor

fór-werd

(n.)
Grammar
fór-werd, e; f.

A fore-wardprecautioncontractagreementpræcautiopactum

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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod.

leóht-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fæt, es; n.

A lamplightlantern

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Surt.) micel geworhte fecit luminaria magna, Ps. Th. 135, 7: Hymn. Surt. 126, 12

ribb

(n.)
Grammar
ribb, es; n.

A rib

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And geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen, Gen. 2, 21-22. Hæfde fela ribba, Exon. Th. 415, 9; Rä. 33, 8. Rib reáfiaþ réðe wyrmas, 373, 21; Seel. 113. Hwílum cnysseþ ðæt sár on ða rib, Lchdm. ii. 258, 4

gold-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-geweorc, es; n.
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre

earm

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H. 187, 27. a foreleg of an animal Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Hml. S. 236, 787

smicere

(adv.)
Grammar
smicere, adv.

Finely, fairly, elegantly

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Smicere geworhte fabrefactum ii. 33, 68: Shrn. 165, 27: Ps. Th. 118, 164, 84. Sió lufu scínþ suiðe smicere (fulgescit) Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 9. In burh raðe smicere cymeþ wlitig scríðan þrymlíce on tún Maius Menol. Fox 150; Men. 76.

a-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -bláwen

To blowbreatheflareefflare

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God ðá geworhte mannan and ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God then made man and blew into his face the breath of life, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 25

Linked entry: a-bleów

munt-geóf

(n.)
Grammar
munt-geóf, -ióf, -gióp, es; m.

The Alps

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Hé com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27

milite

(n.)
Grammar
milite, pl.
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Þá milite geworhton þyrnene coronan and setton on his heáfod (milites praesidis (þæs geroefe kempe, R. ) . . . plectentes coronam de spinis posuerunt super caput ejus, Mt. 27, 27-29), 13, 22. See next word