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for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Sum forworht wíf dón on carcern, Wlfst. 2, 19.

ræge-reósa

(n.)
Grammar
ræge-reósa, an; m. : -reóse (?); f.
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A ridge of muscles at the side of the spine running up the back Lǽcedómas wið rægereósan sáre, Lchdm. ii. 14, 26. Wið rægereósan, rúdan swá gréne, seóþ on ele and on weaxe, smire mid ðone rægereósan.

brǽþ

odourexhalation

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S. 23, 36. in a medical sense: Ne æppla ne wín nis tó sellanne, for ðon ðe hié habbað hátne brǽþ. Lch. ii. 212, 3. fig.: Wylm, brǽþ feruorem, i. ardorem (devotionis), An. Ox. 2511

cyn

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S. 23, 272. v. æppel-, Angel-, bisceop-, bóc-, cróg-, cyning-, ealdhláford-, eall-, earn-, eft-, hafoc-, hreód-, módor-, riht-fædren-, riht-médren-, sǽd-, sealf-, sprǽc-, stán-, tynder-, wíf-, wilde-, wín-, wudu-cyn. in line 6 for cynd read cynn. v.

hýr

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</b> where the thing is money, interest, usury :-- Hýre fęnoris, usurę, Germ. 389, 45. payment contracted to be made for personal services, wages Gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre I will pay ii you back out of my wages

DRENCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRENCAN, part. drencende; p. ic, he drencte, ðú drenctest, pl. drencton; pp.drenced ; v. a.

DRENCH, make drunkpotum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre to drown submergĕre

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Se inwida dryht-guman síne drencte mid wíne the wicked one made his people drunk with wine, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 21; Jud. 29. to drown; submergĕre, Ps. Tb. 106, 17

Linked entry: dryncan

liþ-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
liþ-wærc, es; m.
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Pain in the joints Wið liþwærce, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 2, 4

seáða

(n.)
Grammar
seáða, an; m. 'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' Cockayne. The word glosses
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Voc. ii. 77, 3 Wið seáðan (seádan, 4, 18), Lchdm. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: seáda

seonuwealtian

(v.)
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to reel, not to stand firmly Sinewealtigan (wine-, Wrt.) vacillare , Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 48

Linked entry: -wealtian

seorðan

(v.)
Grammar
seorðan, seordan (?) ; p. searð
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To violate Ne serð ðú óðres monnes wíf non moechaberis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 27

Linked entry: serð

weorold-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-gesǽlig, adj.
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Blessed with this world's goods, prosperous Wís ealdorman, woruldgesǽlig, Byrht. Th. 138, 13; By. 219

rihtwís-ness

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Ðæt há sié gebunden tó ðǽre ryhtwiésnesse (-wís-, v. l.) (rectitudine), Past. 75, 6. Add

Gallias

Grammar
Gallias, (-e).
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On þǽm gefeohte þe hié wið Gallium hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 11. Add

hær-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
hær-sceard, es; n.

Hare-liphare-lippedhare-liphare-lip

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Hare-lip Wið hærscearde for hare-lip, L. M. 1, 13; Lchdm. ii. 56, 5

æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
æfnan, p. de; pp. ed

To performexecutelabourshowpatrarefacerelaborarepræstare

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Wile coriscipe æfnan he wishes to show his dignity, 87 a; Th. 327, 3; Wíd. 141. Æfdon unsofte for æfudon? 27 b; Th. 83, 16; Cri. 1357

Linked entry: æfdon

or-læg

(n.)
Grammar
or-læg, -leg, es; n. (?)

Fateto 'dree' one's 'weird'

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Fate Nó ic (Daniel) wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé ( Belshazzar) unceápunga orlæg secge, worda gerýnu I will tell thee thy fate (by explaining the writing on the wall), Cd. Th. 262, 19; Dan. 746.

Linked entries: -læg or-lege

innoþ-tyderness

(n.)
Grammar
innoþ-tyderness, e; f.
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A weakness of the intestines Wið eallum innoþtydernessum, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 24

Neron

(n.)
Grammar
Neron, es; m.

Nero

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Nerones wíf Libia, 173, 13. Tó Nerone, 173, 10

norþan-eástan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-eástan, adv.

From the north-east

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From the north-east Ðonne se stearca wind cymþ norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 19

Linked entry: be-eástan-norþan

súþan-eásterne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-eásterne, adj.
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South-eastern Hé ferade súþaneásterne wind of heofenan transtulit austrum de coelo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26