and-weardnes
Presentness ⬩ presence ⬩ present time ⬩ præsentia ⬩ præsens tempus ⬩ præsens
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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1
Linked entry: and-wardnys
cwǽn
a queen
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a queen Æðelfriþ cwǽn, seó wæs Ælfrédes swuster, forþférde, and hire líc líþ æt Pauian queen Æthelfrith, who was Alfred's sister, died, and her body lies at Pavia, Chr. 888; Erl. 87, 16-18
fóre-beran
To prefer ⬩ præferre
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To prefer; præferre He sundorlíf and munuclíf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám weólum and árum ðæs eorþlícan ríces ĕrat vītam prīvātam et mŏnachĭcam cunctis regni dīvĭtiis et hŏnōribus præfĕrens. Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8
ge-driht
A host ⬩ company ⬩ turma ⬩ cohors
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A host, company; turma, cohors Wæs seó eorla gedriht ánes módes the host of men was of one mind, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 10; Exod. 304 : Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014
scilling-rím
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-Se mé beág forgeaf, on ðam siex hund wæs smǽtes goldes sceatta scillingríme a ring containing gold to the value of six hundred shillings, Exon. Th. 324, 10; Víd. 92
swinc-full
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Full of trouble or distress, disastrous Ðæs ilean geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár binnan Englelande on orfcwealme, and corn and wæstmas wǽron ætstandene. Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 219, 19
un-foresceáwod
Unconsidered ⬩ hasty ⬩ without due consideration
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Unconsidered, hasty, without due consideration Næs hit ná fǽrlíc geðóht oððe unforesceáwod rǽd, ðæt se ælmihtiga God ðysne middangeard gesceóp, ac wæs ǽfre æt fruman on his écum rǽde, Hexam. 14; Norm. 22, 5
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wítegestre
A prophetess
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A prophetess Anna wæs wítegystre (prophetissa), Lk. Skt. 2, 36. Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31
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gearwung-dæg
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A day of preparation Georwungdæg wæs parasceue erat, Jn. R. 19, 31, 42. Fore gearuungdæg (on ðǽm dæge gearuadon heora mett tó eástro symble, note in margin ), Jn. L. 19, 42. Cf. gearcung-dæg
ge-férlíþlíce
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Sociably Heom bám wæs forgifen; ꝥ hí moston on ánre eardungstówe geférlíðlíce (-líflíce, v.l., socialiter) lifian ; þám eác gelamp ꝥ hí samod geférlíðlíce (-líflíce, v. l. ) férdon of líchoman, Gr. D. 313. 23-25
hogg
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Ðás dæn wæs Hocgetwisla, Lindhyrst, vi. 243, 16
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mynet-slege
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Striking of coin, minting, coining Wæs þæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges þe man ꝥ feoh on slóh sóna þæs forman geáres þá Decius féng tó ríce, Hml. S. 23, 475. v. frum*-*mynetslege
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ofer-cídan
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Hé sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) hé wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add
ufera
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Þá þá seó lættre tíd cóm, and seó ufere þæs dæges weóx and ágán wæs cum jam hora tardior excrevisset, Gr. D. 128, 13. Seð ufere (lætre, v.l.) tíd hora tardior, 129, 2. Add
wráþ
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Þá wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé ǽr wæs milde and iéþe inmutata est Tiberii madestia atque ex mansueiissimo principe saevissima bestia exarsit, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254. 30. Add
æf-weardness
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Hí ofer ðæt swá dón noldon in ðæs fæder æfweardnysse, be ðám hí ongǽton ðæt hé him symble wæs ondweard on his gáste, Gr. D. 127, 25. On heora hláfordes æfweardnysse, 29, 2. Add
ge-spring
A spring; ⬩ fons ⬩ scaturigo
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A spring; fons, scaturigo Ðǽr wæs on blóde brim weallende, atol ýða gespring [geswing, Th.] eal gemenged there was the surge boiling with blood, the foul spring of waves all mingled, Beo. Kmbl. 1689
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Clofes hoo
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Ðá wæs sionoþlíc gemót on ðære mǽran stówe ðe mon háteþ Clofes hóas then there was a synodal meeting in the famous place which is called Cliff, Th. Diplrn. A. D. 825; 70, II
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lencten-ádl
A fever
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Án lytel cniht franc lengtenádle wæs gelácnod ... sum cniht on langre lengtenádle wæs hefiglíce geswenced puerulus e febre curatus sit ... puerulus quidam longo febrium incommodo graviter vexatus fuit, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 2-5.
earfoþ-líce
With difficulty, reluctantly, sorely, hardly ⬩ diffĭcĭle, invīte, ægre
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Ðá wæs gegongen earfoþlíce then it befel sorely, Beo. Th. 5636; B. 2822: Andr. Kmbl. 1028; An. 514. Hí óþ-eódon earfoþlíce they hardly escaped, Beo. Th. 5861; B. 2934