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hwíl-tídum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwíl-tídum, dat. pl. as adv.

At times ⬩ sometimes

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Seó sǽ is hwíltídum smylte and myrige on tó rówene, hwílon eác swiðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, 182, 32

palm

(n.)
Grammar
palm, es ; palma, an (?) ; m. : pælme, an ; f.
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A palm Palm palma, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 61. Se palm is sigebeácen, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 10 : i. 218, 10. Swé swé palma ut palma, Ps. Surt. 91, 13. Swælce pælme quasi palma, Rtl. 65, 33. Pælmana palmarum, 95, 8. Palmana, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 13

Linked entry: pælme

-cund

(suffix)
Grammar
-cund, an adjective termination, denoting

KIND , sort, or origin, likeness

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KIND sort, or origin, likeness ; as, æðel-cund, deóful-, engel-, eorþ-, feor-, feorran-, gǽst-, god-, heofon-, híw-, in, sáwel-, ufan-, up-, woruld-

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausea ⬩ loathing ⬩ what produces nausea ⬩ an object of loathing ⬩ defilement ⬩ disfigurement

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Wlǽttan sentina (ab omni spurcitiae sentina immunes, Ald. 10), Ánglia xiii. 28, 28.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

ana-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
ana-wyrm, es; m. [ana = an, in in, as in Goth. anahneiwan inclinare; wyrm a worm]

An intestinal worm ⬩ lumbricus

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An intestinal worm; lumbricus Gif anawyrm on men weaxe if an intestinal worm grow in a man, L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm, ii. 114, 13, 18, 23

mán-genga

(n.)
Grammar
mán-genga, an; m.

One conversant with or practising evil ⬩ a sacrilegious person

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One conversant with or practising evil, a sacrilegious person Ðone mángengan and ðone wiðfeohtend rebellem ac sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18

bí-genge

(n.)
Grammar
bí-genge, (?), an; f.

attendant

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A female worshipper, attendant Bígencge (but cf. bígengcest, An. Ox. 2065, a gloss of the same passage) cultricem, ministraticem, Hpt. Gl. 455, 16

peónie

(n.)
Grammar
peónie, peónia, an; f. (m. ?).
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Peony Piónie pionia, An. Ox. 56, 418. Peónia peonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 22. Ðeós wyrt ðe man þeónian nemneð, Lch. i. 168, 14

ge-ǽsce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ǽsce, [an; f. ?]

Inquiry

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Inquiry Wé witon swíþe lytel þæs þe ǽr ús wæs búton be gemynde and be geáscunge (geǽscum, v. l.), Bt. 42 ; F. 256, 26

Linked entry: ǽsce

ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ebba an ebb]

To ebb ⬩ recēdĕre, refluĕre

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To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413

Linked entries: a-ebbian be-ebbian ge-ebbian

fóre-eom

Grammar
fóre-eom, [fóre before, eom am]

I am before or over ⬩ I preside ⬩ præsum

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I am before or over, I preside; præsum Ic begíme oððe ic fóre-eom præsum, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 32

Linked entry: fóre-beón

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-covering ⬩ the body ⬩ a carcase ⬩ carnis tegmen ⬩ corpus

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Bil eal þurhwód fǽgne flǽschoman the falchion passed ah through her fated carcase, Beo. Th. 3140; B. 1568: Andr. Kmbl. 307; An. 154. Lǽgon on greóte fǽgra flǽschaman the carcases of the slain lay on the sand, 2171; An. 1087

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

hwǽte-smedeme

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-smedeme, an; f. l. hwǽte-smedema, an; m.

wír-boga

(n.)
Grammar
wír-boga, an; m.

Bent wire used in ornamenting an object

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Bent wire used in ornamenting an object Mec (a horn) þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, wóum wírbogum, Exon. Th. 395, 5; Rä. 15, 3

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times ⬩ for a time ⬩ sometimes ⬩ whilome

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At times, for a time, sometimes, whilome Hwílon ic dyde swá aliquando feci sic ... Dudum gefyrn, quondam hwílon, andolim getácniaþ þreó tída, forþgewitene and andwerde and tówerde, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 62-4.

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwelling ⬩ inhabitans ⬩ inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

Linked entries: búend bunda

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human form ⬩ image of a man ⬩ statue

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Hé þurh dreócræft worhte stǽnene manlícan and ǽrene, and hié hié styredan, Blickl. Homl. 173, 23.

mán-freá

(n.)
Grammar
mán-freá, an; m.

The prince of evil ⬩ the devil

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The prince of evil, the devil Morðres mánfreá, Andr. Kmbl. 2627; An. 1315: Elen. Kmbl. 1880; El. 942: Exon. 73b; Th. 275, 6; Jul. 546

morþ-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-slaga, an; m.

A murderer ⬩ an assassin

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A murderer, an assassin Sý ǽlc morþslaga áwirged maledictus, qui clam percusserit proximum suum, Deut. 27, 24. Oferfyll biþ mǽgbana and morþslaga, Wulfst. 242, 6

Linked entry: morþor-slaga

heordan

(n.)
Grammar
heordan, heorde, an; f.

tow ⬩ oakum

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For all three see Ald. 23, 5, An. Ox. 1649. Heorþena stupparum, 3292. Substitute:

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