gebyrd-tíma
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Time of birth Of þám heregange tó Crístes gebyrdtíman, Wlfst. 312, 2. v. preceding word
scear-beám
The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed
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The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed (?) Scearbeám brigacus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 21
ofer-gǽgan
to transgress
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to transgress Hwí ofergǽge gé Godes word cur trans*-*gredimini verbum Domini? Num. 14, 41
corn-wurma
A corn-worm ⬩ weevil ⬩ vermiculus
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A corn-worm, weevil; vermiculus Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 84; Wrt. Voc. 22, 2
Linked entry: cor-wurma
sóþ-word
a true word
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a true word Ic Gode sealmas singe, sóðword sprece, Ps. Th. 56, 9: 118, 93
hring
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in the phrase wópes hring. Occurs four times, in poems by the same author Ðá cwom wópes hring þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát út faran weóll waðuman stream, Andr. Kmbl. 2558; An. 1281.
Linked entry: wóp
hand-geweorc
Work of the hand, handiwork
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Work of the hand, handiwork Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa sind gyldene and sylfrene manna handgeweorc the idols of the heathen are of gold and of silver, the work of men's hands, Homl. Th. i. 366, 26: Deut. 4, 28.
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be-scúfan
To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare
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Wá biþ ðǽm, ðe sceal sáwle bescúfan in fýres fæðm woe shall be to him, who shall thrust a soul into the fire's embrace, Beo. Th. 371; B. 184.
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ge-hradian
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To come quicily, happen quickly Sóna wól ealra mána somod gehradode luxuriam continuo omnium lues scelerum comitari adcelerauit Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 18
beó-wyrt
BEE-WORT ⬩ balm mint ⬩ sweet flag ⬩ apiastrum ⬩ ⬩ acorus calamus
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in wort-beds, and in meads, Herb. 7, 1; Lchdm. i. 96, 21 : L.
Linked entry: bió-wyrt
beót-word
a word of threatening ⬩ threats ⬩ minæ ⬩ a word of boasting ⬩ jactationis verbum
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[beót III. a boasting] a word of boasting; jactationis verbum Beówulf beótwordum spræc Beowulf spake in words of boasting Beo. Th. 5014; B. 2510
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be-hwylfan
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and substitute Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorðe his wuldres word wíddra and síddra þonne befæðman mæge . . . eorðan ymbhwyrft and uprodor heaven and earth cannot form a vault that shall cover his glory's word, too wide and too ample for the globe and
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.
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fægir
Fair ⬩ pulcher
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Fair; pulcher Þurh fægir word with fair words, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 24; Gen. 899
stán-scealu
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Kmbl. iii. 378, 12. v. next word
turnigend-líc
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Revolving Gif seó heofon turnigendlíc ( volubile ) is, Anglia vii. 12, 109 note. v. preceding word
wylf
A she-wolf
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A she-wolf Wylf lupa, Txts. 75, 1260. Fǽddæ hiǽ wylif in Rómæcæstri, 127, 2
dreórig-lic
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Sad, mournful Dreórilic frecednys triste periculum, Germ. 402, 66. v. next word, and dreór-lic
for-weorpness
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L. 1, 17. v. preceding word
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ge-styntan
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