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ge-beór

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Wæs his gewuna ꝥ wolde swýþe lytel drincan, þeáh mid gebeórum blíðe wǽre, Vis. Lfc. 24.

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, p. þeówde, þeódde
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Ic him geornlícor ðeódde illis impensius servire curavi, 2, 13; S. 516, 9. Ic bebeád ðeówum mannum, ðæt getreówlíce heora hláfordum þeówdon, Homl. Th. i. 378, 33: Homl. Skt. i. 2, 85. Ða óðre beóþ frige, ðeáh ðe on lífe lange ǽr ðeówdon, Homl.

un-weorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþlíce, adv.

unworthilyin an unsuitable mannerwith indignitywith contemptignominiouslywith indignation

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unworthily, in an unsuitable manner Him is micel ðearf ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen ðæt hié tó unweorþlíce ne dǽlen ðæt him befæsð bið necesse est, ut sollicite perpendant, ne commissa indigne distribuant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 14. Unwurðlíce, Cd.

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Martin ) þe ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21. næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe álǽned hæfde, Cht.

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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S. 129, 8. to mitigate, soften the rigour or severity of, calm the violence of sceal forberan réðra manna angin, þæt ðurh his líðnesse heora graman geliðewǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 532, II. Tó geliþewǽcan (-lioðe-, Hpt.

lícettan

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Hié lícettað ðæt hié ðæt ðón ðurh eáðmódnesse, Past. 302, 8: 9: 427, 17. lícette ꝥ úþwita wǽre.

hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
hyspan, p. te

To mockscorntauntrevileinsultreproach

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To mock, scorn, taunt, revile, insult, reproach Drihten hispeþ Dominus subsannabit eos, Ps. Spl. 2, 4. lange hyspeþ feónd usque quo improperabit inimicus? 93, 11. Se ðe hespþ qui calumniatur, Kent. Gl. 497. mé hyspaþ exprobraverunt me, Ps.

Linked entries: hypsan hyspend hispan

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá ða talu ná ne cúðe, ðá sceáwode man þreó þegnas ðǽr ðǽr heó wæs ... Ðá ácsodon heó, hwylce talu heó hæfde ymbe ða land ... Ðá sǽde heó, ðæt heó nán land hæfde, ðe him áht tó gebyrede, 337, 2-24.

a-breóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breóðan, p. -breáþ, pl. -bruðon; pp. -broðen

To unsettleruinfrustratedegeneratedeteriorateperderedegenerare

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abruðon ða ðe he toþohte they frustrated that which he had thought of, Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1. Eálá ðú abroðene folc degener O populus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8,10. Hic et hæc et hoc nugas ðæt is abroðen on Englisc Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. ii, 2

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fréfrian

(v.)
Grammar
fréfrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To comfortconsoleconsōlāri

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To comfort, console; consōlāri Ðæt hig woldon fréfrian ut consōlārentur eas, Jn. Bos. 11. 19. Hwænne fréfrast ðú me quando consōlābĕris me? Ps. Spl. 118, 82. Ðæt he fréfrige me ut consōlētur me, 118, 76.

in-stæpes

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpes, -stepes; adv.

At onceimmediately

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flugon instæpes they fled forthwith, Elen. Kmbl. 254; El. 127

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nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.
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Ǽfre mæig findan on ðám mæig nyt beón, Angl. ix. 261, 2. Hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton inutiles facti sunt, Nar. 15, 27. (friends) beóð mé on sumum ðingum nytte, and ic eác heom, Solil. H. 40, 5.

sceald-þýfel

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Dele 'Scaldhýflas. . . col. 2,' and add Gesáwon hine þurh þá scealdþýfelas mid fellum gegyredne. wéndon ꝥ hit sum wilde deór wǽre quem dum vestitum pellibus inter fruteta cernerent, aliquam bestiam esse crediderunt, Gr. D. 100, 9.

ge-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To twisthurttormentafflictcontĕrĕreafflīgere

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To twist, hurt, torment, afflict; contĕrĕre, afflīgere Gefeóll he semninga on his earm ufan, and ðone swýðe geþrǽste and gebræc repente corrŭens brachĭum contrīvit, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2. Se hǽleþ heortan geþrǽste qui sānat contrītos corde, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-þréstan

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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mængdon eced and geallan togædere and hit, on his bismer, Criste gebudon they mingled vinegar and gall together, and offered it to Christ, in mockery of him, L. Edg. C. 39; Th. ii. 252, 17.

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He hine ofteáh ðære fóre subtraxit se illi profectiōni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: Ps. Th. 104, 33. He ðyder on ðære fóre wæs he was on the journey thither, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 1: Exon. 112b; Th. 430, 19; Rä. 44, 11: 120a; Th. 461, 9; . 33.

ge-weorþan

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Him wǽre betere þæt ǽfre on worulde man ne gewurde, þonne gewurde. Wlfst. 26, 10. Geseoh þínne líchaman and loccas þínes heáfdes, hwæt hié syndon gewordene, Bl. H. 245, 7. with predicative adjective him grim geweorþeþ, Bl. H. 25, 13.

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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Ðá land þe Leófsunu him tó teáh terras illas quas Leofsunu sibi usurpabat, Cht. E. 213, 6. Gif ǽnig man him tó teó hæbbe bútan Godes bletsunge and úre. Cht. Crw. 19, 27.

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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Voc. ii. 91, 66. to make a thing appear like something better than it is, to give an appearance of goodness to a thing Ðonne hwá on ðá leásunga beféhð, ðonne ne mæg of, ac sceal ðonne niéde ðencean hié gelícettan mæge, Past. 239, 13.

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