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mislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mislíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Ne geseah hine nán man náteshwón yrre . . . ne mislíce geworhtne (of varying disposition, irresolute ], ac on ánre ánríednysse ǽfre wunigende, 31, 307. Add

nón-tíd

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Synd þá ðe wénað ꝥ hý fæstende synd rihtlíce, gif hý etað sóna swá hý ꝥ belltácen (v. nón-belle) gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65. Ǽr nóntíde ábyrigan ne ǽtes ne wǽtes, Wlfst. 102, 25.

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Ne fare hé út tó gefeohte ne him nán man útfæreld beóde (he is not to be called upon to leave home), Deut. 24, 5

Linked entry: ex-odus

tó-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleótan, p. -fleát; pp. -floten

To float in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed by water, ⬩ be carried away by water

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Mid te fleotinde word tofleoteð þe heorte, so ꝥ longe þer efter ne mei heo beon ariht igedered togederes, A. R. 74, 29. Forstoppeð ouwer þouhtes, ase ȝe wulled ꝥ heo nout ne touleoten ȝeond te world, 72, 22

Linked entry: fleótan

swicollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swicollíce, adv.

With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily

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With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily Hé cwæð ðæt hí wære wurdan ðæt hý ǽnig man tó swicol-líce ne bepǽhte mid leáslícre láre' uidete, ne quis uos seducat, ' Wulfst. 88, 26: 55, 3.

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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Ymbe sciphergas hi ne hérdon (cf. ne gehérde nán mon nánne sciphere, Bt. 15; F. 48, 14), 31

HUNGOR

(n.)
Grammar
HUNGOR, es; m.

HUNGER ⬩ famine

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HUNGER, famine Nis ðǽr hungor ne þurst slǽp ne swár leger ne sunnan bryne there is there neither hunger nor thirst, sleep nor grievous sickness, nor burning heat of the sun, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 20; Cri. 1661.

un-nytlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytlíce, adv.

uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ to ill purpose

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uselessly, vainly, to no purpose Unnytlíce inaniter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 43: nugaciter, 80, 33: 60, 62.

Linked entry: nytlíce

á-hwǽnan

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God hine ná lengc áhwǽnedne habban nolde, Hml. S. 23, 393, 402. Utan fréfrian áhwǽnede and hyrtan ormóde, Wlfst. 119, 8

Linked entry: hwǽnan

fæsten-dæg

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Gif wé on þǽm syx wucan fotlǽtaþ þá syx Sunnandagas þæs fæstennes (Lent), þonne ne bið þára fæstendaga ná má þonne syx and þrítig, Bl. H. 35, 24. On ðám fæstendagum in quibus diebus quadrigesimae, R. Ben. 74, 12.

ge-brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brosnian, p. ode; pp. od
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., and odd: in a physical sense Ðú ne geðafast þæt mín líchama gebrosnige (nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem, Ps. 16, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 16, 27. Ðonne ðín flǽe; gebrosnod, Past. 249, 14: 251, 9. Míewíc syndon gebrosnode and gemolsnode, Bl.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy ⬩ a shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R. Glouc. 65, 12

full-gán

to follow a profession ⬩ carry on an office ⬩ apply oneself to ⬩ practise a habit ⬩ to give effect to ⬩ carry out ⬩ to execute a command, task ⬩ do a person's will

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Ne fulgá hé eallunga ðæs líchoman wilnunga nec totum se ad hoc, quod agit, conferat, Past. 395, 10.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. ⬩ to blame a person for what is wrong ⬩ to blame what is wrong in a person ⬩ to speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbite ⬩ to treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. to blame a person for what is wrong Ne ðreáþ ús nán monn ne furðum áne worde ne tǽlþ ne verbi quidem ab aliquo invectione laceramur, Past. 17; Swt. 117, 22.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Gíf þú swá gewlǽtne mon métst . . . ne miht ðú hine ná mid rihte nemnan man, ac neát (hominem aestimare non possis), Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 13. add: to mention a subject (person or thing) Þonne ðú gehýrst nemnan þone Fæder, þonne understenst ðú þæt hé hæfð

EALDOR

(n.)
Grammar
EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;

life ⬩ vita

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Ne wæs me feorh ðá gén ealdor in innan there was as yet no soul, no life within me, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 10; Rä. 10, 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 2276; An. 1139: Salm. Kmbl. 711; Sal. 355.

Linked entry: tó

frófor

Grammar
frófor, [A weak form occurs in the late
  • Shrn. 202, 16
.]

consolation ⬩ the action of consoling ⬩ the state of being consoled ⬩ alleviation of distress ⬩ comfort ⬩ freedom from distress ⬩ a consolation ⬩ a particular action that consoles ⬩ a person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfort ⬩ aid ⬩ succour

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Add: consolation. the action of consoling Þé is nú frófres máre þearf þonne unrótnesse medicinae tempus est, non querelae, Bt. 3, 3; S. 9, 17. 'Ic eów sende frófre Gást' . . . ꝥ gelimplic wæs ꝥ hé his leornerum frófre sende, Bl. H. 131, 21.

á-wyht

(adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wyht, [ = á-wiht]

Aught ⬩ anything ⬩ at all

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Aught, anything; at all Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20: 103, 9: 113,14

be-hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlehhan, bi-hlyhhan; p. -hlóh, pl. -hlógon; pp. -hlahen, -hleahen

To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ ridere aliquid ⬩ exultare de aliqua re

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To laugh at, deride; ridere aliquid, exultare de aliqua re Ic ne þearf behlehhan I need not deride Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331

Linked entry: bi-hlyhhan

dreórignys

(n.)
Grammar
dreórignys, dreórinys,-nyss ,e ; f.

DREARINESS, sadness ⬩ mœstĭtia

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DREARINESS, sadness; mœstĭtia Gif he ne gehulpe hire sárlícan dreórinysse if he might not relieve her painful dreariness, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 5 a, 8