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gewin-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-woruld, e; f.

A world of toiltrībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus

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A world of toil; trībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus scofene wurdon on gewinworuld they were thrust into a world of toil, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 21; Gú. 829

un-stenc

(n.)
Grammar
un-stenc, es; m.

A bad smellstench

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A bad smell, stench mid nosan ne magon náht geswæccan bútan unstences ormǽtnesse foetor ingenti complet putredine nares, Dóm. L. 207. Niht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8

candel-leóht

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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7

firwit-ness

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Hy. S. 14, 30 under firwit), An. Ox. 975. Take here fyrwitnes in Dict., and add

for-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sellan, pp. -seald

To give upsacrificelose

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To give up, sacrifice, lose Gif hé nylle niman, hæbbe forseald ꝥ feoh ꝥ hé sealde si ille eam accipere nolit, perdat pecuniam quam dederat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 31

for-sworcenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-sworcenness, e; f.
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Forsworcennyssa obscura, Hy. S. 23, 31: 37, 4

Linked entry: -sworcenness

ofer-cídan

(v.)

to censure, reprove

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to censure, reprove Ða ðe wyrceaþ Sunnandæge æt ðam forman cyrre Grécas ofercídaþ arguunt L. Ecg. C. 35; Th. ii. 160, 31. Ðú ofercíddest increpasti, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 21

brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
brosnian, part. brosniende; ic brosnige, ðú brosnast, he brosnaþ, pl. brosniaþ; p. ode, ade; pp. od

To corrupt, decay, rot, perishcorrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire

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Cristene Róma besprycþ, ðæt hyre weallas for ealdunge brosnian Christian Rome complains, that her walls decay with age, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 45. Ðes brosnienda wéla this perishing wealth, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 33.

Linked entry: ge-brosnod

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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89; Hy.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turnavoidpervertsubvert

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wǽron mid strǽlum scotode, ac ðá strǽlas forcyrdon and slógon ðá hǽðnan, Shrn. 135, 29. Hí eft ne cyrdon tó ðan cyninge, ac þurh óðerne weg hine forcyrdon, Hml. Th. i. 78, 30.

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Iudas férde and mid gryne hyne sylfne ahéng Iudas wente awey and goyinge awey he hangide hym with a grane, Wyc; laqueo se suspendit, Mt. Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

bát

(n.)
Grammar
bát, Dele: e, f., in first passage for Ðeós, l. Ðes, and add

a boat.

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Bát on sǽwe, Hy. 4, 99

FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVERfebris

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Ǽr hym ðæs feferes wéne before he expects the fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 7. Wið fefre for fever, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134. 14, 27. Wið ðone cólan fefor against cold fever, Herb. 138, 2; Lchdm. i. 256, l0.

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

andian

(v.)
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Hí andodon on hys dǽdum, Hml. A. 66, 29. Ne andgiað on þone welegan, Ps. Th. 48, 16. Ne andige hé on ðám foreðeóndum, Hml. Th. i. 346, 32. Láðlíce andigan ongeán þá máran, Hml. A. 41, 417.

onettan

Grammar
onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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Guman ónetton . . . oð þæt sæl ongytan mihton, B. 306: 1803: Gen. 1985

on-scunian

(v.)
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Ðystlíce mé ðincð þæt þá ǽágan dón, gyf onscuniað þǽra sunnan leóhtes þone dǽl þe hí hys geseón magon, Solil. H. 47, 5-9. Lócian on fýr ǽr ðám hé ongeán þá sunnan lócie.

dóm-ern

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-ern, es; n.

A judgment-place, a court-houseforum judiciāle, trĭbūnal, prætōrium

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Wyðútan hys dómern outside his judgment-hall, Nicod. l0; Thw. 5, 9

IC

(pronoun.)
Grammar
IC, pron. of 1st pers. s.

I

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Ic hyt eom it is I; ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 27. Ic sylf hit eom ipse ego sum, Lk. Skt. 24, 39. Ic eom Gabriel ic ðe stande beforan gode ego sum gabrihel qui adsto ante deum, 1, 19.

ge-sinscipe

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Ðá ðe hyre girndon tó rihtum gesynscipum. Ap. Th. 3, 8. Gewilnede gesinscipes (-sen-, Hpt. Gl. 506, 49) optata connubia, An. Ox. 4288. Add

hæfenleást

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Gif þú mihtest myltsian, and noldest, gebringe þé se Hǽlend tó hyre hafealeáste, Hml. S. 3, 187. Ðǽr wana þurh þǽre stówe hæfenleáste sý ubi necessiias loci eæposcit, R. Ben. 65, 6