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and-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wirdan, p. de; pp. od

to answer ⬩ respondere

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to answer; respondere Ðæt wíf andwirde the woman answered. Gen. 3, 2

un-gehealdsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gehealdsumlíce, adv.

Incontinently

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Incontinently Ðæt eald wíf sceole ceorles brúcan uugehealtsumlíce, Homl. Ass. 20, 159

Linked entry: ge-healdsumlíce

á-deáfung

(n.)
Grammar
á-deáfung, e; f.
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A growing deaf Wið eárena ádeáfunge, Lch. ii. 38, 24: 42, 6

átor-þigen

(n.)
Grammar
átor-þigen, átor—þegu ?
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taking poison Wið áttor-þigene (-þige (-þege?), v.l. ), Lch. i. 4, 5

Linked entry: þigen

gongel

(prefix; suffix)
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found in composition as in fæst-gongel, wíd-. v. gangel-, gongel-wæfre

Linked entry: gangel

hete-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
hete-níþ, es; m.

Enmity ⬩ hostility ⬩ malice ⬩ wickedness

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Geheald ðú mé wið heteníþas and wið firenfulles folman custodi me de manu peccatoris. Ps. Th. 139, 4: Exon. 94a; Th. 352, 22; Sch. 101. Grendel heteníþas wæg Grendel bore enmity, Beo. Th. 307; B. 152

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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Wíc mid bearuwe ymbsealde mansions surrounded with a grove, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 31. In bearwe, on bearwe or on bearowe in a wood, Cot. 109. Heó begeát gréne bearwas she gained the green groves, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 13; Gen. 1480

hrífe

(adj.)
Grammar
hrífe, (?); adj.
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Rapacious, fierce. of animals Wé ús warnigan scoldon wið þá missenlican cynd nædrena and hrífra wildeóra ( serpentes et rapida ferarum genera ), Nar. 5, 28.

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

but ⬩ sed ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ enim ⬩ quia ⬩ but also ⬩ but yet ⬩ sed etiam ⬩ sed et ⬩ sed tamen

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Ðú ne þearft onsittan wíge, ac né-fuglas [wig, eácne MS.] blódig sittaþ þicce gefylled thou needest not oppress with war, because carrion birds sit bloody quite satiated (lit. thickly filled ), Cd. 98; Th. 130, 12; Gen. 2158. but also, but yet; sed etiam

Linked entries: ach ah oc

for-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan; p. ic, he -geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen.

to give ⬩ grant ⬩ supply ⬩ permit ⬩ give up ⬩ leave off ⬩ dăre ⬩ dōnāre ⬩ præbēre ⬩ indulgēre ⬩ dēdĕre ⬩ relinquĕre ⬩ FORGIVE ⬩ remit ⬩ remittĕre ⬩ dimittĕre ⬩ condōnāre

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He forgifþ hit he will forgive it, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 25; Gen. 662

Linked entries: for-giefan for-gyfan

dysgung

(n.)
Grammar
dysgung, e; f.

Silliness, foolishness ⬩ stultĭtia

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Silliness, foolishness; stultĭtia Wið dysgunge against foolishness, L. M. 1, 66; Lchdm. ii. 142, 1

eíg

(n.)
Grammar
eíg, e; f.

An island ⬩ insŭla

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An island; insŭla Wið eíge near the island, Chr. 878; Th. 148, 29, col. 1

fræmde

(adj.)

strange ⬩ foreign

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Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23: Somn. 79; Lchdm. iii. 202, 20

á-mánsod

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Ne ǽnig man gemánan wið ámánsode (-mánsu*-*mode, v. l. ) hæbbe, Wlfst. 71, 3. Add

Linked entry: -mánsod

éþel-ríce

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Wið ðæs úplican éþelríces towards heaven which is our home, Dóm. L. 32, 73. Add

gyltend

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Þá þe nú náne mildheortnesse nabbað wid hyra gyltyndum, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 25. Add

leác-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
leác-blæd, es; n.
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A leek leaf Þis man sceal wið ꝥ gedrif wrítan on þreóm leácbladan, Nap. 41

weaxhláf-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
weaxhláf-sealf, ; f.

A salve consisting of a cake of wax

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A salve consisting of a cake of wax Wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, Lchdm. ii. 246, 9

ofer-togenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-togenness, e; f.

The condition of being covered

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The condition of being covered Wið eágena ofertogennysse ad albuginem oculorum. Lchdm. i. 176, 16

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )

a source of water ⬩ scaturigo, scatebra ⬩ fons ⬩ fons ⬩ a springing, rising, spring in day- spring, ⬩ what springs up or from. ⬩ an ulcer, a sore, pustule ⬩ a flux ⬩ a squirting, sprinkling

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Tó sealfe wið springe, Lchdm. ii. 80, 8. Wið ðæt man wille spring on gesittan, i. 2, 19. Láðlíc biþ ðæs hreóflian líc mid menigfealdum springum and geswelle, Homl. Th. i. 122, 22: 336, 33.

Linked entries: ge-spring sprengan