eald-gesegen
An old saga ⬩ antīqua narrātio
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An old saga; antīqua narrātio Se ðe eald-gesegena worn gemunde who remembered a great number of old sagas, Beo. Th. 1743; B. 869
Linked entry: ge-segen
ge-hlystan
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Ðá gecorenan menn giornfulle bióð his worda tó gehlystanne, Past. 381, 19. to obey Gehlystað obaudite, Bl. G
frum-spræc
First words of a discourse
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First words of a discourse Seofon hálige men ðǽra naman wé áwriton on ðǽre frumsprǽce heora hálgan ðrowunge, Hml. S. 23, 120. and add :
þeód-eorþe
The whole inhabited earth, ⬩ the world
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The whole inhabited earth, the world Hwæt sceoldon ðé (the guilty soul ), þeódeorðan fýlnes (cf. Exon. Th. 368, 7); úre ælmessan? Wulfst. 240, 15
Linked entry: eorþe
þeóh-seax
A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh
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A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh Þeóhsaex semispatium ( = -spathium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 26. Sweord macheram, þeóhseax senspatium, 96, 29
ge-gnídan
To rub ⬩ rub together ⬩ comminute ⬩ fricare ⬩ defricare ⬩ fricando comminuere ⬩ planare ⬩ levigare
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Genim ðas wyrte on wætre gegnidene take this wort rubbed in water, Herb. 84, 1; Lchdm. i. 188, 1. Ic gegníde plano vel levigo, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 8
gítsung
Covetousness ⬩ avarice ⬩ cupidity ⬩ desire
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From ðisse worlde gítsungum from the desires of this world, Blickl. Homl. 57, 23
Linked entry: gýtsung
stán-gefóg
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A joining of stones in building Ða ðe wyrcan cúðon stángefógum those that could work at putting stones together, Elen. Kmbl. 2039; El. 1021
Linked entry: gefóg-stán
weorold-sceaft
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A creature of this world, an earthly creature Wuldres Waldend and woruldsceafta, Exon. Th. 188, 20; Az. 48. Woruldsceafta wuldor, 190, 16; Az. 74
wrang
the hold of a ship
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the hold of a ship Wranga (printed pranga) cavernamen (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 50. Wrong, ii. 129, 65
wuldor-weorod
The host of heaven
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The host of heaven Ðæt, ðú sié hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes, and worl[d]cundra háda under heofonum, and helwara, Exon. Th. 18, 17; Cri. 285
biter-wyrde
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Bitter of speech, given to bitter words, Ꝥ gé ne beón tó biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on móde, Hml. A. 48, 576. Substitute: and add
þeówing
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Rebuke Hé his treówleásnesse mid worda þýwungum (þreáungum, v.l.) fram him sylfum ádráf ejus a se perfidiam dignis increpationibus repulit, Gr. D. 238, 17
brodetung
A work, workmanship, fashion, forged tale, a lie ⬩ figmentum
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A work, workmanship, fashion, forged tale, a lie; figmentum He oncneów brodetunge [MS. brogdetunge] úre ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum, Ps. Spl. C. 102, 13
spediende
suffering from rheum or phlegm
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Spediende (swed-, Wrt.) molaricus (the preceding words are podagricus, flegmaticus, reumaticus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 49: ii. 58, 2
wiþer-winna
An adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy
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Is óðer wiðerwinna, ðæt is Godes word, ðæt word winð on ús, 5, 120-128: 52, 53. Ðæt hálige Godes word is ðín freónd, and ðú wyrcst ðé sylfne ðé tó wiðerwinnan, 6, 138.
for-giten
Forgetful
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Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389
Linked entry: for-gitan
wafor-líc
Spectacular, theatrical
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Similar entries v.wæfer-líc, wæfer-sín, wafian, and following words
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hlæder-wyrt
Ladder-wort, ⬩ ladder to heaven, ⬩ Jacob's ladder; ⬩ polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum
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Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder; polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum [v. E. D. S. No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25
tóbrocen-líc
Frail, ⬩ perishable
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Frail, perishable Ðysse worulde wela is hwýlwendlíc and feallendlíc and tóbrocenlíc the wealth of this world is transitory and decaying and frail, Wulfst. 263, 13