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un-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wérig, adj.

Not wearyfresh

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Not weary, fresh Æt níxtan wurdon ealle geteorode, and ána unwérig him æfter fyligde, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 34. Gif mon on mycelre ráde weorðe geteorad, nime betonican...; ðonne bið sóna unwérig, Lchdm. i. 76, 8.

brítan

(v.)
Grammar
brítan, p. te

To poundbruisecrush

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To pound, bruise, crush Gif ðú hyre blósðman brýtest, hæfð swæc swylce ellen, Lch. i. 104, 20. Þæt hig grundon on cwyrne oððe brítton populus illud frangebat mola sive terebat in mortario, Num. ll, 8. Genim wyrte leáf and brýt , Lch. i. 72, 4.

Linked entry: brýtan

nón-tíd

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Synd þá ðe wénað ꝥ fæstende synd rihtlíce, gif etað sóna swá ꝥ belltácen (v. nón-belle) gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65. Ǽr nóntíde ábyrigan ne ǽtes ne wǽtes, Wlfst. 102, 25.

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To numbercountenumeratenumerareenumeraredinumerarerecensere

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arímdon ealle bán míne dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea, Ps. Spl. C. 21, 16: Past. 16, 1; Hat. MS. 20 b, 4

Linked entry: ríman

eorl-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Manliness, bravery, courage, supremacy, nobility vĭrīlĭtas, nobilĭtas

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He eorlscype fremede he effected supremacy, Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 31; Wíd. 37

neáh-lǽcung

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-lǽcung, neá-lǽcung, e; f.

A drawing nighapproach

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A drawing nigh, approach Ðá ðá gefrédde his deáþes neálǽcunge when he was sensible of the approach of his death, Homl. Th. i. 88, 8.

big-wist

(n.)
Grammar
big-wist, bí-wist, e; f. [wist subsistence, victuals, food; wesan to be, exist]

Food, nourishment, provisionpabulum, alimentum, commeatus

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We lǽraþ, ðæt habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum bíwiste he must have provisions for the three classes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 3, 4

Linked entry: bí-wist

þeóf-gild

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-gild, es; n.
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Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing Swerian ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, ne þeófgyld ne gulde (i.e. that he had never been convicted of stealing ), L.

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
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Gewuldorbeágode laureati, Hy. S. 105, 34: Hml. S. 11, 128. Add

hilt

Grammar
hilt, helt
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Wolde þurhþýn mid þám swurde, ac se ord bígde upp tó þám hiltum, Hml. S. 12, 226. Oð ðá hylta behýdde þæt swurd capulotenus abdidit ensem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 272, 17. Dele all derivates but fetel-, and add:

wód

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Add: (l b) mad with anger, enraged suwode ǽfre swilce ne gefrédde heora swingla náteshwón, and þæs þe wóddran wǽron him tógeánes, Hml. S. 31, 978.

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brícsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [brýce, bríce
use
]

useTo be of use, profit, benefit, do goodprodesse, proficuum esse

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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32.

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separateto distinguish

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Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198, 6: Hy. 7, 65; Dom. L. 44, 65. Gescádene ł tósendrede discretas, segregatasHpt. Gl. 411, 21

Linked entry: tó-sundrian

trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtian, p. ode.

to expoundexplainto discuss

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to expound, explain Ðegnum his he trahtade alle he expounded all things to his disciples. Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Se awergda gast ongan Godes béc trahtian, and ðá sóna leáh. Blickl.

Linked entry: treahtigean

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Gif béoð participia, ðonne beóð ... mobilia; gif beóð naman, ðonne beóð ... fixa, ðæt is unáwendendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Zup. 254, 17. Ða habbaþ ða écean reste and unáwendendlíce welan, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 219

ge-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wísian, p. ode; pp. od

To directteachshew

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To direct, teach, shew Bǽdon ðæt him gewísade waldend se góda hie libban sceolden prayed the good Ruler to direct them how they were to live, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 27; Gen. 850

under-irnan

(v.)

to under-runrun beneathsuccurrere

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to under-run, run beneath underyrnþ ealle ða twelf tácna, Lchdm. iii. 248, 1. Ðonne seó sunne hæfð ealle underurnen, 246, 10. ¶ As a gloss of succurrere : -- Underiorn succurre, Rtl. 43, 17

wamb-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-ádl, e; f.

Disease of the stomach

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Disease of the stomach Hér sint tácn be wambe coþum and ádlum, and mon ða yfelan wǽtan ðære wambe lácnian scyle. Ðonne wambádl tóweard sié, ðonne beóþ ða tácn . . . Lchdm. ii. 216, 19

ǽr-dǽd

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micel is ðæt wíte ðe byð for ǽrdǽdum . . . cyningc wile déman ánra gehwylcum be ǽrdǽdum quanta malis maneant tormenta . . . adveniet judex mercedem reddere cunctis, Dóm. L. 93, 96: Wlfst. 137, 1, 3. Add