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ungemet-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wæcce, an; f.

Excessive wakefulness

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Excessive wakefulness Monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 2

unlyb-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
unlyb-wyrhta, an; m.

A poison-makerone who prepares poisons for purposes of witchcrafta sorcerer

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A poison-maker, one who prepares poisons for purposes of witchcraft, a sorcerer Unlybwyrhta veneficus, Wrt. Voc, i. 74, 39. Wyccan and wælcyrian and unlybwyrhtan, Wulfst. 298, 19.

Linked entry: lyb-wyrhta

un-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
un-hlísa, an; m.

Ill-fameevil reportdiscreditinfamy

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Sume swíðe yfele férdon ... and yfele geendodon on heora unhlísan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 10. Ða wíf ðe heora ǽwe healdaþ wið unhlísan, Homl. Ass. 39, 376: 108, 208

weoruld-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
weoruld-lufu, e, an; f.
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Se man ðe ánrǽdlíce wile his synna geswícan, dǽle on Godes ést eal ðæt hé áge, and forlǽte eard and éðel and ealle ðás worldlufu, L. Pen. 17; Th. ii. 284, 19

wlæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wlæcce, (?), an; f.

Lukewarmness

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Lukewarmness Wlæccan frigum, Germ. 397, 448

bisceop-setl

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-setl, an episcopal see.
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hymlíce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hymlíce, hymlice ?, an ; f.

Linked entry: hymblícae

hydele

(n.)
Grammar
hydele, hnydele, an ; f.
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Neoðewearde lilian and hǽwene h[n]ydelan (hydelan altered by a caret mark to hnydelan), 4, 10

Linked entry: hnydele

hwicce

(n.)
Grammar
hwicce, hwice (?), an; f.
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A box, chest: — Huice trio (tria columbarium species, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 76. Hwicce clustella (ut t In loco ubi ruricoli nominantur Huiccewudu, C. D. ii. 10, 5

Linked entry: hwæcce

riht-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíma, an; m.

A right, proper time

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A right, proper time Ǽlc wuht from Gode wiste his rihttíman, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 8

Linked entry: riht-tíd

up-gange

(n.)
Grammar
up-gange, an; f.

Landing.

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Landing. Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87

Linked entry: up-gang

wáwa

(n.)
Grammar
wáwa, an ; m.

Woe misery

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Ðonne sceal eów weaxan tó hearme wǽdl and wáwa, Wulfst. 133 3. Ceósan gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan, Cd. Th. 30, 12 ; Gen. 466. On ǽlcum wáwan bí wǽron geþyldige, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 130. Uae geíácnaþ wáwan, Ælfc. Gr. 48 ; Zup. 278, 17.

Linked entry: weá

ǽr-morgenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-morgenlic, (ár-); adj.

Of the early morning

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Of the early morning Ármorgenlic auroram, Rtl. 182, 37. Ármorgenlicum tídum matutinis horis, 124, 15

fyrs-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-sceaga, (?), an; m.

A furze-thicket

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A furze-thicket (?) Onbútan færsscagan on ðá díc ðæt hit cymð tó ðǽre ródæ, C. D. iii. 229, 29

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

wíf-hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hearpe, (?), an; f.

A woman's harp

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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4

Linked entry: hearpe

gryre-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-bróga, an; m.

Terror, horror

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Terror, horror, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 12; Cri. 849

ofer-blice

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-blice, (?), an; f.

A superficies, surface

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A superficies, surface Oferbliocan superficiem, Txts. 181, 44

Linked entry: -blice

coliandre

(n.)
Grammar
coliandre, an; f.

The herb coriander coriandrum

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The herb coriander; coriandrum = κορίαννον Cnuca coliandran sǽdes nigon corn pound nine grains of coriander seed Herb. 52, 2; Lchdm. i. 156, 3; 104, 2; Lchdm. i. 218, 19

CRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
CRUMA, an; m.

A CRUMBfragment mica

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A CRUMB, fragment; mica Cruma mica Wrt. Voc. 83, 1. We hédaþ ðæra crumena ðæs hláfes we take care of the crumbs of the bread Homl. Th. ii. 114, 33. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumum catelli edunt de micis Mt. Bos. 15, 27; Lk. Bos. 16, 21.

Linked entry: croma