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óleccung

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Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162. Add Ðæt hé náuðer ne nánum men ne ólicce, ne hé nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce, Past. 383, 12

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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On ðám man ne mæg náðer ne erian ne rípan, Gen. 45, 6

Linked entry: rýpan

ceáp-ealeðel

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-ealeðel, -ealoþ,es; n.

an ale-housetaberna, popina, cervisiarium

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The ale-selling place, an ale-house; taberna, popina, cervisiarium Ne sceolon mæsse-preóstas æt ceáp-ealeðelum ne etan ne drincan mass-priests should not eat nor drink at ale-houses, L. E. I. 13; Th. ii. 410, 18

ge-sceád

Grammar
ge-sceád, <b>; IV.</b>
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Add Ne forlǽton heora gesettan tída ne an godcundum þénungum ne an óðrum gesceádum non eos debent preterire hore constitute, tam de officiis diuinis, quam aliunde, Chrd. 34, 27

Linked entry: sceád

un-wriðen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wriðen, adj.

Not bound

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Not bound Ðæt hé mid ungemetlícre grimsunge his hiéremonna wunda tó suíðe ne slíte, ne eft for ungemetlícre mildheortnesse hé hié ne lǽte unwriðena ut neque multa asperitate exulcerentur subditi, neque nimia benignitate solvantur, Past. 17; Swt. 125,

Linked entry: un-wríþan

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Ne gelustfulla ðú ne delecteris (in semitis impiorum), Kent. Gl. 68: 112. to give delight to, delight (with dat.)

min

(adj.)
Grammar
min, adj.

smallmeanvile

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small Ne ðé sunne on dæge ne gebærne ne ðé móna on niht min ne geweorþe may the sun not burn thee by day, nor the moon withhold her light from thee by night, Ps.

Linked entry: min-dóm

and-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
and-sæc, n.
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Ne beó hé nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14. 'Ne mæg ic wunian.' . . . Ðá ðáá Þú ondsæc dydest, þæt þú on feorwegas féran ne cúðe, An. 929. Add

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Se lǽce, ðonne hé ðǽm siócan ne trúwað, and wénð ðæt his gehelpan ne mæge, 391, 24, 26.

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimerespitetrucespătium tempŏristempus constĭtūtumintercăpēdo

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Fyrst næfdon ðæt hí ǽton nec spătium mandūcandi hăbēbant, Mk. Bos. 6, 31: Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 22. Ðý fyrste in the time, Beo. Th. 5139; B. 2573

Linked entries: fierst first

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is coveredto reveal

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Ða lícmen his neb unwrugon, Homl. Th. ii. 334, 31. Unwreóh (revela) Drihtne weg ðínne, Ps. Spl. 36, 5. Nǽnig gedégled ðæt ne sé eft unwrigen (nihil opertum quod non revelabitur), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 26.

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón

hefe-lic

heavygraveseriousgrievousoppressivehard to dolaboriousgrievous

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geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 17. overpowering to the senses Ne cymð þǽr sorh ne sár ne ǽnig geswinc ne hungor ne ðurst ne hefelic slǽp, Wlfst. 139, 27

Linked entries: hefig hefig-lic

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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ne witon wé ðæt nán nearewnes ne nán unrótnes nis nán gesǽlþ nam non esse anxiam, tristemque beatitudinem quid attinet dicere? Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 20.

Linked entry: nirwett

æt-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To lie still or idleinutilem jacere

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To lie still or idle; inutilem jacere Ðæt Godes feoh ne ætlicge ne Dei pecunia jaceat, Ælfc. Gr. pref ; Som. 1, 27

næcedness

(n.)
Grammar
næcedness, e; f.

Nakedness

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Nakedness Swá ðæt hig ne gesáwon heora fæder næcednesse, Gen. 9, 23. Ðé ne sceamaþ ðínre næcednysse, Homl. Th. i. 432, 5

ge-munan

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Ne gemyn ne memineris, Ps. Vos. 78, 8. Nó þú gemyne, 24, 7. Gemyne reminiscere, 6. Ge-mynen remintscentur, 21, 28. Add

be-tweonum

(adv.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, adv.

Betweeninter, in medio

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Between; inter, in medio Ne sí lang fæc be-tweonum ne sit longum spatium in medio, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 27

ge-réf-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-scipe, es; m.

Office of a geréfa

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Office of a geréfa Ne heora nán geréfscipe ne drífe let none of them practise any reeveship, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 33

wirgende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Given to cursing

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Given to cursing Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie, ðæt hé mid yfelum wordum tó wyriende (wyrgende v. l.) weorðe, Wulfst. 70, 18

druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
druncnian, p. ode ode; pp. od.

become drunk inebriārito sink,mergi

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to be or become drunk; inebriāri Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne wín, ne beór, ne ealu, ne nán ðære wǽtan ðe menn of druncniaþ John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale, nor of the liquor from which men become drunk, Homl.