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wacan

(v.)
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan

æl-tǽwlíce

(adv.)
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Ðone mon ðú meaht gelácnian æltǽwlíce, Lch. ii. 348, 16, 22. Add

haca

(n.)
Grammar
haca, an; m.

A hook [?], bolt or bar of a doorpessulusa hookuncinus, furcaa hook, claspthe chin

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, bolt or bar of a door; pessulus, Gl. Mett. 658

Linked entries: hæcce hacod hæca

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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D. 325] ðone mæsse-preóst Arrium, forðan ðe he nolde gelýfan ðæt ðæs lífigendan Godes Sunu wǽre ealswá mihtig swá se mǽra Fæder is they there [in the city of Nice A.

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injuryoffencehatredenmitymalice

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Ðone Jacobum Judǽa leorneras otslógan for Cristes lǽððum that James the disciples of the Jews slew from hatred to Christ, Shrn. 93, 12. Lǽððum hwópan to threaten injuries, Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 31; Ph. 582

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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Heó æfter ðon wæs magister and láreów ðæs mynstres deinde magistra exstitit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 5.

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

be-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrítan, bi-wrítan; p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write down, inscribeinscribere

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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

scrippa

(n.)
Grammar
scrippa, an; m.
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Of dære díc on ðone midmestan scrippan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 27. ?

dúniend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dúniend-lic, (?); adj.
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Falling down, tottering Dunondlice (dúniendlice?) ł tealniende (tealtriende?) nutantes, Ps. L. 108, 10

ge-wilsǽlig

(adj.)
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ge-wilsǽlig, (?); adj.
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Fortunate Ðone gewilsǽligan (-wif-, ? v. gewif-sǽlig) fortunatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 50

Linked entry: gewif-sǽlig

rysciht

(adj.)
Grammar
rysciht, ryscihte; adj.
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Rushy, full of rushes On ðone ricsihtan mere, C. D. vi. 214, 18

gú-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gú-dǽd, e; f.

A deed done in the past

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A deed done in the past, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 12; Ph. 556

Geóhel-dæg

Grammar
Geóhel-dæg, geóhhel-dæg, es; m.

Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide

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Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide On ðone forman dæig on geáre ðæt is on ðone ǽrestan geóheldæig eall cristen folc worðiaþ cristes acennednesse on the first day of the year, that is, on the first day of Yule all christian folk honour Christ's birth

a-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícan, p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [a from, swícan to go]

To go away from any oneto desert any oneto deceivebetrayoffenddescisceredeficereproderescandalizare

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To go away from any one, to desert any one, to deceive, betray, offend; desciscere, deficere ab aliquo, prodere, scandalizare Ne aswíc sundorwíne do not desert a particular friend, Exon. 80 b ; Th. 301, 34; Fä. 29.

hwearft

(n.)
Grammar
hwearft, es; m.

A circuitcirclerevolution

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A circuit, circle, revolution Hwæt bíðaþ gé on hwearfte why do ye stand round waiting? Exon. 15 a; Th. 32, 12; Cri. 511. Under heofones hwearfte under heaven's circuit, 110 b; Th. 424, 3; Rä. 41, 33.

Linked entry: hwyrft

lísian

(v.)

to releaseredeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.

fæsten-gewerc

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-gewerc, fæsten-geweorc, es; n.
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Fyrðe and brycge and festergeweorc héwe swá mon ofer eall folc , 151, 30. Substitute:

for-wandian

(v.)
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Th. 15, 17. to hesitate from fear to do something (with a negative clause) Sume seóce menn forwandigað ꝥ hý nellað geþafian ꝥ hí man smyrige on heora untrumnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 354, 14. Ne forwandede (fore-, An.