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cunnan

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Sumne wyrhtan þe wel cunne on cræfte, Hml. S. 36, 24. On cunnende wæs expertus sit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 13. to be able him ne cunnon æfter*-*spyrigean, Past. 5, 16. Hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33.

mis-gedwild

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gedwild, es; n.

Error

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Error Ðæt sóðfæstra, þurh misgedwield, mód oncyrren, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 1; Jul. 326

Linked entry: ge-dwild

heofon-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-wlitig, adj.
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Of heavenly beauty magon gedón þæt eorðcundlice men magon gewiorðan hiofonwlitige, Forst. Verc. 115, II

ofer-hygdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdlic, adj.
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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous gehýrdon and ongeáton þá oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse þæs elreordgan kyninges, Nar. 19, 11

part

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ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16. Add

up-ásprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-ásprungenness, e; f.

Uprisingorigin

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Uprising, origin Ymbe ðiscs bissextus upásprungnysse wyllaþ rúmlícor iungum cnihtum geopenian, Anglia viii. 306, 14

Linked entry: á-sprungennes

nytan

(v.)
Grammar
nytan, = ne witan
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witon ðæt God spæc wið Moyses; nyte hwanon ðes is, Jn. Skt. 9, 29. nyton (nutu , Lind. : niton , Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 27. Gé neton, Exon. Th. 282, 9; Jul. 660. Ic wiste ðæt ðú út áfaren wǽre, ac ic nyste hú feor, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33.

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

ge-reordan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reordan, -reordian; p. ode; pp. ad, od

To give food to, feed, take food, satisfy, refresh, feastcibare, saturare, satiare, epulari

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Giriordina we epulemur, Rtl. 25, 17. Giriord satia, 146, 17. Unbindaþ hí and gereordigaþ unbind her and give her to eat, Homl. Th. i. 458, 19. We willaþ mid ðý hláfe gereorde beón pane illo refici volumus, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 22.

Linked entry: reordan

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hí wurdon mid swæflenum fýre forswælede they were burnt up with sulphurous fire, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 32: Homl. Th. ii. 496, 27. We sind mid lígum forswælede we are scorched up with flames, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 20

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

one seized or taken, a captiveone taken and enslaved, a slave, servanta prisoner, bondmanjoinedvinctus, captivus

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ðé biddaþ ðæt ðú gehýre hæfta stefne we beseech thee to hear the voice of the captives, Exon. 13 a; Th. 22, 32; Cri. 360.

Linked entry: hæftan

hnappian

(v.)
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Þonne gebǽrað for úre réceliésðe swelce hit nyten, ðonne hnappige . Ac ðonne slápað fæste, ðonne . . . Past. 195, 5. Ic hneappode and slépan ongon ego dormivi et somnum coepi Ps. Srt. 3, 6.

full-getreów

(adj.)
Grammar
full-getreów, adj.

Full truealtogether truepĕnĭtus vērax

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Full true, altogether true; pĕnĭtus vērax We synd fullgetreówe sŭmus pĕnĭtus vērāces, Gen. 42, 31

un-sceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceádwíslíc, adj.

Unreasonableirrational

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Unreasonable, irrational Gif ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30

Linked entry: un-gesceádwíslíc

on-sund

Grammar
on-sund, <b>. I.</b>
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Swâ mid mîne werode onsunde in Patriacen ꝥ lond becwôman, Nar. 17, 15. Add

palm-dæg

(n.)
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Palm Sunday On þám symbeldæge þe palmdæg gewunelíce nemnað, Hml. S. 23 b, 140

twislung

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Add: differentiation nellað náne twislunge habban nánes hádes reclusa personarum acceptione, Chrd. 13, 24

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþanclíce, adv.

Exactly, at large subtiliter

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Exactly, at large; subtiliter Swá hér bufan smeáþanclíce áwriten habbaþ Anglia viii. 309, 22

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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ðé hæriaþ we praise thee, Hy. 7, 116; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 116. Herigaþ, Cd. 214; Th. 267, 33; Swt. 47. Ic nát for hwý gé ða tída swelcra bróca swá wel hergeaþ I know not why ye praise so highly the times of such miseries.

Linked entry: hergan

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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Ben. l. 52, 17. with a clause in apposition Wel ꝥ gedafenaþ ꝥ hé tó eorþan ástige, Bl. H. 13, 19: Cri. 551. Wel ꝥ gedafenode ꝥ Dryhten swá dyde, Bl. H. 67, 12: 77, 12. without a subject, alone Godes laga bealdan swá swá his háde gedafenað, Ll.

hwý

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ne synt múðfreó ? hú ne móton sprecan þæt willað ? hwæt ! ondrǽde hwylc hláford mæg ús forbeóden firne willan ?, Ps.