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inwid

(n.)
Grammar
inwid, inwit. es; n.

Fraud ⬩ guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness

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Fraud, guile, deceit, evil, wickedness Inwid dolus, Ps. Spl. T. 14, 3. Ne beó nǽnig man hér on worldríce bregda tó full ne inwit tó leóf let no man in this world be too full of wiles, nor let guile be too dear to him, Blickl. Homl. 109, 29. Ne wæs ǽfre

Linked entries: -wid inwit

inwit

Linked entry: inwid-

inwit-net

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-net, es; n.
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A net of treachery or malice, Beo. Th. 4340; B. 2167

inwid-

(prefix)

Similar entry: inwit

inwit-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-sorh, gen. -sorge ; f.
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Sorrow brought about by malice or guile, Beo. Th, 1666 ; B. 831 : 3477; B. 1736

bealo-inwit

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-inwit, es ; n.

Guile ⬩ deceit

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Guile, deceit

inwit-feng

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-feng, es ; m.

A wily ⬩ malicious grasp

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A wily or malicious grasp, Beo. Th. 2898; B. 1447

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil

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Deceitful, guileful, malicious, evil Inwitfull dolosus, insidiosus, fraudulentus, callidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 66. Ne mæg ðǽr inwitfull ǽnig geféran womscyldig mon there may none guileful come, none guilty of sin, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 18; Gen. 498. From ðære

inwit-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-gæst, es; m.
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A guileful, evil guest, Beo. Th. 5333; B. 2670

inwit-rún

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-rún, e; f.
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Malicious, guileful counsel, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 7; Jul. 610

inwit-searo

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-searo, n.
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Malicious or treacherous artifice, Beo. Th. 2206; B. 1101

inwit-spell

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-spell, es; n.
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A tale of evil, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 9; Gen. 2024

inwit-wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-wrásen, e; f.
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A chain of guile or malice, Andr. Kmbl. 126; An. 63 : 1892; An. 948

bealu-inwit

(n.)
Grammar
bealu-inwit, es; n.

Guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ dolus

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Guile, deceit; dolus, Ps. Th. 54, 24

Linked entry: bealo-inwit

inwit-flán

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-flán, es; m.
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A treacherous shaft, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 27; Mód. 37

inwit-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-gecynd, es; n.
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A malicious, evil nature, Salm. Kmbl. 660; Sal. 329

inwit-gyren

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-gyren, e ; f.
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A treacherous snare Forhýddon mé oferhýdge inwitgyrene absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5

inwit-hlemm

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hlemm, es ; m.
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A stroke treacherously or maliciously given,Rood Kmbl. 93; Kr. 47

inwit-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hróf, es ; m.
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123

inwit-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-níþ, es; m.
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Malicious, treacherous enmity, Beo. Th. 3720; B. 1858 : 3898; B. 1947 : Hy. 3, 46; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 46

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