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wærlícness

(n.)
Grammar
wærlícness, e; f.

>Caution, care, carefulness

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>Caution, care, carefulness Ús is micel wærlícnys getácnad and æteówed on ðære onfangennysse úres Drihtnes líchaman, Homl. Ass. 163, 263

oþ-íwan

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Wearð Rómánum an yfelum tácne oþiéwed . . . þæt þæs folces sceolde micel hryre beón, Ors. 4, 1; S. 156, 33. Alexandre wearð an swefne án wyrt oðéwed, 3, 9; S. 134, 35.

fugol-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fugol-cyn, -cynn, -cinn, es; n.

Fowl-kind ⬩ vŏlucrium gĕnus

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Fowl-kind; vŏlucrium gĕnus Micel fugolcyn much fowl-kind, Ex. 16, 13. Fisccinn and fugolcinn fish and fowl, Ælfc. T. 8, 26

þeód-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wundor, es; n.
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A great wonder, mighty miracle Men geségon þeódwundor micel, ðætte eorðe ágeaf ða hyre on lǽgun, Exon. Th. 71, 14; Cri. 1155

on-fangenness

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Ús is on ðám micel wærlicnys getácnad on ðǽre onfangennysse úres Drihtnes líchaman, þæt is þæs hálgan húsles, Hml. A. 163, 264. Add

sníwan

(v.)
Grammar
sníwan, p. de

To snow

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Ðá cwom ðǽr micel snáw and swá miclum sníwde swelce micel flýs feoll Nar. 23, 13. NorÞan sníwde Exon. Th. 307, 30; Seef. 31. Swá swá hit ríne and sníwe and styrme úte Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17

þeóf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-mann, es; m.
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A robber, bandit, brigand Án hirde wæs Ueriatus háten, and wæs micel þeófmon Viriathus homo pastoralis et latro, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 7

nergend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
nergend-lic, adj.
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For þám micel gód ( the MS. lias the accent) and nergendlic swýðe, and þú fintst blisse, Hpt. 21, 189

ge-wæltan

(v.)

to roll

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He gewætte stán micel to duru ðæs byrgennes advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, 27, 60

un-þwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-þwǽrness, e; f.

Discord ⬩ dissension ⬩ disagreement

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Discord, dissension, disagreement Ðǽr wæs micel unþuǽrnes (-ðwǽrnesse, MS. E.) ðære þeóde betweox him selfum, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 8. Unðwérnesse discordias, Kent. Gl. 155

Linked entry: un-geþwǽrness

ge-hweorf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hweorf, es ; n.
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A turning On ðone lið þǽra eaxla betweox gesculdrum biþ micel ece and on þám gehweorfe þára bám on þám sweoran. Lch. ii. 242, 13

wæl-gár

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gár, es; m.

A deadly spear

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Ðǽr wæs heard plega, wælgára wrixl, wígcyrm micel, Cd. Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990

sweolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweolung, (?), e; f.

Burning, inflammation

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Burning, inflammation Biþ micel áþundenes and fefer mid sweolunga (sweopunga, MS. v. note on passage) ómena with inflammation from corrupt humours. Lchdm. ii. 204, 25

Linked entry: sweopung

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, library ⬩ bibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

heal-reced

(n.)
Grammar
heal-reced, es; n.

A palace

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A palace Hé healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68

Linked entry: heall-reced

eorþ-bifung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bifung, -beofung, e; f. [bifung a trembling, shaking]

An earthquake ⬩ terræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Ðǽr wearþ geworden micel eorþbifung terræ mōtus factus est magnus, Mt. Bos. 28, 2. Híg gesáwon ða eorþbifunge vīdērunt terræ mōtum, 27, 54

Linked entry: eorþ-beofung

eóred-menigu

(n.)

a legion

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a legion Micel eóredmeniu (deófla) legio, Gr. D. 73, 33. Þone ormǽtan truman þára deófla eóredmenigeo (ꝥ weorod þára deófla mænigeo, v. l.) legionis aciem, 74, 21

Linked entry: menigu

morgen-swég

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-swég, es; m.

A sound made in the morning

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Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129

ge-tirwan

(v.)
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to bring to the consistency of tar Scearfa eall ꝥ smera on pannan, swá micel swá þú sealfe haban wille and þú getyrwan mæge, Lch. iii. 14, 17

Linked entries: ge-tyrwan tirwan

ge-wriþen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wriþen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Bound, obliged, under obligation to do Swá micele beón eádmódra gehwylc scyl of gyfe swá micele hyne gewriþenra ( obligatiorem ) beón besceáwað on ágyldendum gesceáde, Scint. 155, 7. Gewriþenre, 21, 2