hreófl
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Hé wæs ge dumb and hreófl (hreóf, v. l.) scabiem habebat, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 8. Add
neáh-munt
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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add
twéntig-geáre
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Twenty years old On þám geáre þe Ælfréd Æðelincg wæs án-and-twéntig-geáre, Hml. S. 32, 37
un-wénlíce
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Unexpectedly Þá gelamp hit ꝥ se mæssepreóst wæs unwénlíce ( inopinate ) ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne, Gr. D. 88, 17
Linked entry: wénlíce
ymb-sewen
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Circumspect Hé symble wæs ymbsewen on his sylfes heordnysse in sua semper custodia circumspectus Gr. D. 107, ll
Linked entry: ymb-seón
on-tyhtan
to incite, instigate, impel
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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086
ge-snyttro
Wisdom
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Wisdom Gúþlác wæs ealra gesnyttra goldhord Guthlac was a treasure of all wisdom, Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 92, 17
Linked entry: snytro
á-wuldrian
To glorify
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To glorify Áuuldrad (glorificatus est) wæs se Hǽlend, Jn. L. 12, 16. Áwuldrad sié glorietur, Rtl. 79, 30
fore-mǽre
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Ꝥ wæs swíðe foremǽre man for Gode, and his gód wæs swíðe gecýðed, Bl. H. 217, 2. Þus heálices and ðus foremǽres úres mundboran láre folgian, 169, 17. Ꝥ mycele and ꝥ foremǽre bearn, Lch. iii. 428, 21. Wítgan myccle and foremǽre, Bl. H. 161, 13.
þiderweardes
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Thitherwards Wæs se cyng þiderweardes on fære ... Þá hé þá wæs þiderweardes and sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes the king was on the march thither ... When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32.
DRÝ
A magician, sorcerer, wizard ⬩ magus, malĕfĭcus
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Petres wiðerwinna wæs sum drý, se wæs Simon geháten: ðes drý wæs mid ðam awyrgedum gáste afylled Peter's adversary was a certain sorcerer, who was called Simon: this sorcerer was filled with the accursed spirit, Homl.
Linked entries: dreá dreóh-lǽcan drý-men
strǽt
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And ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 21-22. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3159 ; An. 1582. Tó ðære ealdan strǽt ; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30. On ða sealtstrǽt; andlang strǽt, 82, 26.
Linked entry: strét
BÉN
A praying ⬩ prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ an entreaty ⬩ a deprecation ⬩ supplication ⬩ demand ⬩ bone ⬩ BOON ⬩ ⬩ deprecatio ⬩ oratio ⬩ preces ⬩ postulatio
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Hence in Chaucer bone and our BOON; precatio, deprecatio, oratio, preces, postulatio Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽren [wæren, MS. T : wære, MSS. Ca.
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ǽht-welig
Rich ⬩ wealthy ⬩ locuples
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Rich, wealthy; locuples Sum wæs ǽhtwelig geréfa there was a wealthy count, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18
átter
Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum
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Poison, venom; venenum Ðæt átter wæs sóna ofernumen the poison was soon detected, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 474, 39
færnys
A passage, fare ⬩ transĭtus
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A passage, fare; transĭtus Ðǽr monna færnys mǽst wæs juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 5
earfoþ-cyn
A violent generation ⬩ prāva gens
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A violent generation; prāva gens Ðæt wæs earfoþcynn yrre and réðe genus prāvum et peramārum, Ps. Th. 77, 10
nigon-wintre
Nine years old
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Nine years old Ðá hé nigonwintre cniht wæs cum esset novem annos natus, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 10
simbles
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Ever, always Á ic simles wæs on wega gehwam willan ðínes georn on móde, Andr. Kmbl. 128 ; An. 64
un-swǽs
Unpleasant ⬩ disagreeable
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wæs posueruut me in abominationem sibi, Ps. Th. 87, 8