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for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an opposition ⬩ oppose ⬩ object to ⬩ refuse ⬩ give up ⬩ forsake ⬩ detrectāre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ desĕrĕre

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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king's dominion, and that let no

módig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
módig-líc, adj.

Noble-mind ⬩ high-souled ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave ⬩ Superb ⬩ magnificent

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Ne seah ic elþeódige men módiglícran no braver men from foreign lands have I seen, Beo. Th. 680; B. 337. of things (v. mod, III.), Superb, magnificent Nǽnig man nafaþ to ðon módelíco gestreón hér on worlde, Blickl. Homl. 111. 24: 113, 6

Linked entry: móde-líc

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry out ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ further ⬩ promote

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To carry out, perform, accomplish, further, promote His feónd ne mihten ná geforþian heora fare his enemies could not carry out their expedition, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 14.

weoroldlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weoroldlíce, adv.
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secularly, civilly Ne sind ealle cyricean ná gelícre mǽðe weoruldlíce wurðscipes wyrðe, þeáh hig godcundlíce hálgunge habban gelíce, L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 16. Worldlíce, L.

ceáp-stów

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Him ná álýfed ne byð ꝥ hé on ceápstówe ( mercatu ) ǽnige cýpinge begá, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 18. Nis se man on lífe, ðe ǽfre gehýrde ðæt man crafode hine on hundrede oððon áhwár on gemóte, on ceápstówe oþþe on cyricware, Lch. iii. 288, 5.

of-hreósan

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Add His munecas nán óðer ne wéndon búton hé wurde ofhroren (crushed under the falling tree ), Hml. S. 31, 412. Mid þæs wáges hryre hé ( the devil ) tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan.

scortness

(n.)
Grammar
scortness, e; f.

shortness ⬩ a short account ⬩ an epitome

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Manega synd gyt coniunctiones, ðe wé ne mágon nú secgan on ðissere sceortnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 266, 8. Wé habbaþ gesǽd on ðisre sceortnysse, hú God geswutelode ða sóðfæstan godspelleras, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 219

HREÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.

RAW ⬩ uncooked

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RAW, uncooked Ne ne eton gé of ðam nán þing hreówes non comedetis ex eo crudum quid, Ex. 12, 9. Ne ete gé of ðam lambe nán þing hreáw, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 5.

Linked entry: hreów

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, m.

an adulteress

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(neut.?) is used of a woman]: Forligr adulter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 27, 14. Forliger prostituta, meretrix, Hpt. Gl. 475, 26. Heó næs dyrne forligr, Hml. S. 12, 227. ꝥ þú ne beó forliger (-ligr, -lír, v. ll.), ne þín ǽwe ne brece, Hml. A. 6, 155.

lácnung

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Gif hé his seócum dǽdum ealle lácnunge gegearewade si morbidis earum actibus universa fuerit cura exhibita, 11, 5. a medicine, medicament, means of healing Þá hálan lǽces ne lácnunge ne behófiað, R. Ben. 50, 19. Lác[nunge] medecinae, An.

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

Life ⬩ vita

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Life; vita Ðæt hí ne meahtan acwellan cnyhta ǽ that they might not destroy the young men's lives, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 32; Az. 164

ǽrend-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-bóc, e; f.

A letter ⬩ message ⬩ epistola ⬩ litteræ

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A letter, message; epistola, litteræ Hí ne mihton arǽdan engles ǽrendbéc they might not interpret the angels' messages, Cd. 212 ; Th. 261, 32; Dan. 735

be-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-irnan, impert. be-irn; p. -am, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To come or run into ⬩ incurrere

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To come or run into; incurrere Ne be-irn ðú on ða inwitgecyndo do not run into their guilty nature Salm. Kmbl. 660; Sal. 329

Linked entry: be-yrnan

culpa

(n.)
Grammar
culpa, an ; m.

A fault ⬩ culpa

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A fault ; culpa Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde I have never found any fault in thee, Exon. 10b ; Th. 11, 28 ; Cri. 177

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, -naþ, es; m?

A fishing ⬩ piscātus

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A fishing; piscātus Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnoþes the people knew not the art of fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43

Linked entries: fiscoþ fixnoþ

for-sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sláwian, p. ode; pp. od [sláwian to be slow]

To be slow ⬩ unwilling ⬩ pĭgēre

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To be slow, unwilling; pĭgēre Ic wát, ðæt ðú náht né forsláwodest I know that thou wouldest not be unwilling, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 15

land-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
land-scipe, es; m.

region

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A tract of land, region Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I a more hateful region, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376

Linked entry: land-sceap

á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

be-sárgung

compassion

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Ne bið nán besárgung ðǽra mánfulra yrmðe, Hml. Th. i. 334, 10. Add:

sam-tinges

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Hé ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add