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efen-sárig

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D. 97, 16. equally sorry Þá wurdon hiora wíf sárige . . . hié woldon ꝥte þá óþere wíf wǽren emsárige him ( ut omnibus par ex simili conditione animus fieret ), Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 3

wídness

(n.)
Grammar
wídness, e ; f.
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Ðæt eástportic wæs on lenge twéntig fæðma be ðæs temples wídnysse, and wæs týn fæðma wíd. Homl. Th. ii. 578, 10-13

sliccan

(v.)
Grammar
sliccan, (?)

to strike, slap

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Gif hwilc slicþ eacniende wíf 21, 22. (cf. colloquial lick = to beat. Halliwell gives slick as an Oxfordshire word for a blow, slap)

Linked entry: slic

ælf-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-ádl, e; f.

Elf-diseaseephialtæ morbus

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Elf-disease; ephialtæ morbus Wið ælfádle against elf-disease, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm, ii. 344, 20

in-stice

(n.)
Grammar
in-stice, es ; m.

An inward stitch

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An inward stitch, a pricking sensation within Wið instice, L. M. 2, 54; Lchdm. ii. 274, 27

Mæcedonie

(n.)
Grammar
Mæcedonie, pl.

The Macedonians

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Gewin wið Mæcedonie, Swt. 202, 33

mán-folm

(n.)
Grammar
mán-folm, e; f.

A hand that does evil

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A hand that does evil Alýs mé and genere wið mánfolmum fremdra beorna. Ps. Th. 143, 8

þeóh-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-wærc, -wræc, es; m.
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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19

un-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
un-lyft, e; f.

Bad airmalaria

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Bad air, malaria Rómáne and eall súðfolc worhton him eorþhús wið ðære unlyfte, Lchdm. ii. 16, 2

ofer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuoussuperbus

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Cyning gefeaht wið ðone ofermédan (-módigan, MS. E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10

á-scortian

(v.)

to run shortrun outbe exhausted

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to run short, run out, be exhausted Æt ðám giftum áscortode wín, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: á-sceortian

be-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnedan, pp. -cneden

to knead up

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to knead up Merces sǽd on hláf be-cneden oþþe on wín gegniden, Lch. ii. 248, 4

Linked entry: cnedan

Gota

(n.)
Grammar
Gota, an; m.
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Eormanríc áhte wíde folc Gotena ríces Ermanric possessed the wide nations of the kingdom of the Goths, Exon. 100 b; Th. 378, 28; Deor. 23: 86 a: Th. 324, 3; Wid. 89: 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wid. 109.

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Grammar þrí, in combination with other numerals, Grammar þrí, with cardinals, Grammar þrí, multiplicative Þreó hund fæðma, Gen. 6, 15. Þreó hund wera, Jud. 7, 6. On þisum þrim hundrydum, 7. Wiþ þrim hundred (ðriim hundum, Lind.) penegon, Jn.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

bǽdan

to urgepresscompelimpelto requireexact

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Wǽron wit bǽdde ꝥ wit sceoldon hig wurþian, Shrn. 38, 21. to require, exact (with gen.) Þæs his lufu bǽdeð love for him requires that, Gn. Ex. 100.

ge-hlyttrod

(v.)
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(e)de, ode To make clear, clarify, purify Genim wín and fearres geallan . . . gemeng wiþ þý leáce, dó on ǽrfæt, lǽt standan nigon niht, áwring þurh cláþ, and gehlýttre wel. Lch. ii. 34, 7. Gehlýttrod win meracum vinum Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 61

Affrican

(n.)
Grammar
Affrican, es; m.

An AfricanAfricanus

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An African; Africanus Regulus feaht wið Affricanas Regulus fought against Africans, Bt. 16, 2; Rawl. 33, 19

lár-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
lár-smiþ, es; m.

a counsellor

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A wise man, a counsellor Lársmiþas, Elen. Kmbl. 406; El. 203. Lársmeoþas, Andr. Kmbl. 2441; An. 1221

nyttol

(adj.)
Grammar
nyttol, adj.

Usefuladvantageousbeneficial

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Useful, advantageous, beneficial Ðæt ilce ( the same treatment ) biþ nyttol wið hundes slite, Lchdm. ii. 86, 2

scorfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
scorfende, sceorfende, scurfende ; part.
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Getting rough or scabby Wið scurfendum næglum ad scabiem unguium, Lchdm. i. 370, 9. v. preceding word

Linked entry: scurfende