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fót-swile

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swile, -swyle, es; m.

A foot-swellingpĕdis tŭmor

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A foot-swelling; pĕdis tŭmor Wið fót-swylum for foot-swellings, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 3; Lchdm. i. 342, 18. Ðes drænc is gód wið fótswilum this drink is good for foot-swellings, Lchdm. iii. 50, 12

sice

(n.)
Grammar
sice, es; m.
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A sigh, groan; gemitus Ic mé on Godes helde bebeodewiðð ðane sára[n] sice, wið ðane sára[n] slege, wið ðane grymma[n] gryre... an wiþ eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare, Lchdm. i. 388, 12

Syro-fénisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Syro-fénisc, adj.

Syro-phoenician

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Syro-phoenician Wíf Sirofénisces cynnes, Mk. Skt. 7, 26

cnuwian

(v.)
Grammar
cnuwian, l. cnúwian,
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and add Cnúa on wíne, Lch. ii. 32, 11

ge-deredness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-deredness, e; f.
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Injury, hurt Wið gehwylce gederednyssa, Lch. i. 322, I

þefel

(n.)
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mulled wine (?) Þefele defruto, An. Ox. 104. Cf. (?) þefian

for-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced, -drenct

To make drunkinebriateintoxicatemadefăcĕreinebriāre

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To make drunk, inebriate, intoxicate; madefăcĕre, inebriāre Uton fordrencan úrne fæder mid wíne let us make our father drunk with wine, Gen. 19, 32, 33.

óman

(n.)
Grammar
óman, pl. f.

Erysipelas, erysipelatous inflammationserysipelas.

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Lǽcedómas wið ǽlces cynnes ómum, Lchdm. ii. 98, 21. In the section of which this is the heading the word frequently occurs. Of hómena stiéme cymþ eágna mist, 26, 26. Wið hómum, nim gate horn . . . dó on ða hóman, i. 350, 17-20. Wið hómum (Óman, MS.

Linked entry: hóme

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedyrecipemedicine

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Wé habbaþ hwæðere ða bysne on hálgum bócum ðæt mót se ðe wile mid sóðum lǽcecræfte his líchaman getemprian we have however the examples in holy books that he who will may cure his body with true leechcraft [cf. wiccecræft 1. 22], Homl.

ge-illerocaþ

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Substitute: <b>ge-illerocad</b> surfeited with wine Geillerocad (geillerocað, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 71) from wíne crapulatus a vino, Ps. Srt. 77, 65. Oferfylled, geilleroccad crapulatus, i. subito inebriatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 57

ge-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeód, e; f.
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Ne sceal hé ágan náne geþeóde náðer ne wið þæt mynster ne wið þá geférrǽdene non debet sociari corpori monasterii, R. Ben. 109, 17

weallung

(n.)
Grammar
weallung, e; f.

agitationfervour

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agitation Se drænc is gód wið heáfodece and wið brægenes hwyrfnesse and weallunge the potion is good against headache and against giddiness and cerebral excitement, Lchdm. iii. 70, 20. fervour Wyrðelícre wallunge lufes digno fervore fidei, Rtl. 64,

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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interjectional form with an infinitive, the combination being the equivalent of a subjunctive, = let us . . . Uton (wuton,Cott. MS.) ágifan ðæm esne his wíf, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 6. Wuton wuldrian weorada Dryhten, Hy. 8, 1. Uuton nú gehýran, Blickl.

Linked entries: utan uton

dǽlan

(v.)
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Swá nó man scyle his gástes lufan wið Gode dǽlan not in such measure is the spirit's love to be given to God, Dan. 21. to obtain a share Nǽfre Ismael wið Isáce, wið mín ágen bearn, yrfe dǽleð, Gen. 2788. Wið Drihtne dǽlan wuldorfæstan wíc, 26.

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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to address one's self, speak (to a person), converse (v. mótung) Man mót on eornost mótian wið his Drihten se ðe wyle ðæt wé sprecon mid weorcum wið hine the Lord, who will have us speak to him by our deeds, must be addressed in all seriousness, Ælfc

eást-ern

(adj.)
Grammar
eást-ern, -erne; adj. [ern a place]

EASTERN, oriental orientālis

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EASTERN, oriental; orientālis Ðonne cymþ eásterne wind then comes the eastern wind, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 27; Gen. 315. Se wer wæs swíðe mǽre betwux eallum eásternum ĕrat vir ille magnus inter omnes orientāles, Job Thw. 164, 7

reng-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
reng-wyrm, es; m.

A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines

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A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines Wið ðæt rængcwyrmas (rengc-, MS. B. ; rýnwyrmas with a gloss lumbrici, MS. H.) dergen ymb nafolan, Lchdm. i. 168, 9. Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen, 218, 14

a-scádan

(v.)

to separate

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Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 19

ác-melu

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Wið tóðwyrmum, genim ácmela, Lch. ii. 50, 16. Add

be-sceredness

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceredness, e; f.

Deprivationabdication

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Deprivation, abdication Bescyrednesse abdicatione, Wit. Voc. ii. 7, 57

Linked entry: be-scyrednes