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ǽ-lǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽte, an; f.

A divorced woman

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A divorced woman Ne gewífige on gehálgodre nunnan ne on ǽlǽtan ǽnig crísten man, Wlfst. 271, 13: 308, 9: Ll. Th. i. 318, 18. Ǽlǽten, 364, 26

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ðam nis nán wuht bufan, ne nán wuht benyþan, ne ymbútan, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 19. Hú wídgil sint wolcnum ymbútan heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 6. with accus. Geseah se Hǽlend mycle menigeo ymbútan hyne ( circum se ), Mt. Kmbl. 8, 18.

Linked entry: emb-útan

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Ðæm sacerde náht ne fremaþ ðæt hé rihtwís beó gif hé ðám unrihtwísan nele hyra unrihtes stýran (cf. preósta nán ne wandige, ðæt hig ne bodigan ǽlcum men, hwæt him sig tó dónne and hwæt tó forgánne, Th. ii. 202, 11-13) sacerdoti nihil prodest, quod ipse

rǽd

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</b> with negative, (no) plan to help oneself :-- Mín heorte and mín mód mé for-léton, tó þám þæt ic mé nyste nǽnne rǽd cor meum dereliquit me, Ps. Th. 39, 14.

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ábysegode exercitos Germ. 388, 23. to busy, employ, engage, occupy, exercise, with acc. of person (or passive) and gen. of occupation Ne sceal hé hyne ábysgian worldlícra bysgunga non debet occupari mundanis negotiis L. Ecg.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

be-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reccan, -reccean; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht.

to relaterecountexplainnarrareexponereto explain one's conductjustify one's selfse excusarese purgareaccusatorum criminibus respondere

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to relate, recount, explain; narrare, exponere wille we sum þing scortlíce eów be him bereccan now will we relate to you shortly something concerning him, Nat. S. Greg.

Linked entry: be-secgan

fóre-settan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set beforeproposeshutclose inpræpōnĕrepropōnĕrepræclūdĕre

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fóresetton ðé on gesihþe his non propŏsuērunt te in conspectu suo, Ps. Spl. 85, 13: 53, 3. Gemétton [MS. gemettan] we us storme fóresette invēnĭmus nos tempestāte præclūsos, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31

for-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnídan, -gnýdan, -cnídan; he -gnít; p. ic, he -gnád, ðú -gnide, pl. -gnidon ; pp. -gniden [for-, gnídan to rub]

To rub togetherdash or throw downbreakcontĕrĕreallīdĕreelīdĕre

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Grin forgniden is, and we alýsde synd lăqueus contrītus est, et nos lībĕrāti sŭmus, Ps. Spl. 123, 7. Heorte forgnidene God beheóld cor contrītum Deus non despĭcies. Ps. Spl. 50, 18. He forgnít hine allīdit illum, Mk. Bos. 9, 18.

gladian

(v.)
Grammar
gladian, p. ode.

to be gladexultareto make glad

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Ne gladige on ðæt cyning let no king rejoice at that, Lchdm. iii, 442, 35. to make glad Ic gladige gratificor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 3. Drihten mid to gladienne to make glad the Lord therewith, Lev. 1, 3. Gladigan demulcere, Hpt. Gl. 476

þole-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þole-mód, adj.
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Heó wæs þolemód and gestǽðþig on hire gebǽran, and ne geseah hí nán man yrre, Homl. Ass. 127, 367. Þolemód on wiþerweardum þingum patient in adversity, R. Ben. 26, 18.

Linked entries: þol-mód þolo-mód

un-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽcne, -fácne; adj.

Without deceitwithout fraud

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Gif man mannan ofsleá, unfácne feó gehwilce gelde ( there should be no fraud as regards anything given in payment of the wergild), 30; Th. i. 10, 4. Ic Heaþobeardna hyldo ne talige Denum unfǽcne, freóndscipe fæstne, Beo. Th. 4143; B. 2068.

Linked entry: fácne

un-clǽnness

(n.)
Grammar
un-clǽnness, e; f.

uncleannessimpurityfoulnesssqualoruncleannessimpurityobscenity

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Se reccere sceal beón simle clǽne on his geðóhte, ðætte nán unclǽnnes ( immunditia ) hine ne besmíte, Past. 13; S. 75, 20: Rtl. 97, 29. Wrǽnre unclǽnnysse lascivae obscenitatis, Hpt. Gl. 505, 38. Hwá unclǽnnisse líf álifde, Exon.

Linked entry: un-clǽne

un-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽne, adj.

free from evilpurewithout perjuryfree fromexempt fromnot sharing in

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free from evil, pure, of persons Þeáh þe þú welig beó þú byst unmǽne fram gylte ( inmunis a delicto ), Scint. 179, 10. Sancta Maria, ides unmǽne, Hy. 10, 14.

Linked entry: mǽne

wiþ-metenness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-metenness, e; f.

Comparison

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Næs hé geteald tó ðyssere wiðmetennysse he was not included in this comparison, ii. 38, 3. Sume naman synd diminutiva, ða geswuteliaþ wanunge, wiðmetennysse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 18

Linked entry: wiþ-gemetness

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, <b>ge-máglíce, ge-málíce</b>
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Ox. 2945. pertly, saucily: — Þæt hí gedyrstlǽcan gemáhlíce [procaciter) bewerian ꝥ heom gesawen bið, R. Ben. I. 18, 2. importunately, pertinaciously Gemáh[líce] pertinaciter (perseverare in precibus), An Ox. 3391; perseveranter, Hpt.

grund-weall

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Ne mæg nán man lecgan óþerne grundweall on ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge búton ðone ðe ðǽr geléd is, ꝥ is Hǽlend Críst. Hé is se grundweall þǽre hálgan cyrcan, Hml.

hleótan

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Add: to cast lots Ic eów forbeóde ꝥ eówer nán ne áxie þurh ǽnigne wiccecræft be ǽnigum ðinge . . . for ðan sé ðe þys déð . . . bið þám hǽðenum gelíc, þe hleótað be him sylfum mid ðæs deófles cræfte . . .

síþ

(prep.; adv.; con.)
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Ne síþ ne ǽr never, Elen. Kmbl. 480 ; El. 240. Ne ǽr ne síþ, 1140 ; El. 572. Sume ǽr, sume síþ, Exon. Th. 154, 25 ; Gú. 848. Hé síþor fór on leófes lást, Cd.

æfter-genga

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-genga, an; m. [genga goer]

One who goes or follows aftera followersuccessorposthumus

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Ðú me ne derige, ne mínum æftergengum ne noceas mihi et posteris meis, Gen. 21, 23

Linked entry: -genga

ge-anwealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anwealdian, p. ode
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To exercise authority, bear rule over Deáð him furðor ne bið rýcsend ł ne gionwældiað (dominabitur), Rtl. 26, 33Sóðfæsto gionuældas folcum justi dominabuntur populis, 86, 36. Gean-wealdiaþ, Ps. L. 48, 15.

Linked entry: an-wealdian