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strúdan

(v.)
Grammar
strúdan, p. streád, pl. struden; pp. sfroden
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Ðonne wé ús for nówiht dóþ ðæt wé earme menn reáfiaþ and strúdaþ in heora ǽhtum and heora gódum cum infirmiores spoliare et eis fraudem facere pro nihilo ducimus Bd. 3, 19 ; S. 548, 19. Fýnd gold strudon. Cd. Th. 121, 7; Gen. 2006: Exon.

Linked entry: ge-strúdan

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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R. adiuro ) þé ðurh God ꝥ ðú mé ne þreáge, Mk. 5, 7: Gú. 1176. Ic þé hálsige fore þínum cildháde, Hö. 118. Wé biddað and hálsiað on Godes noman, Txts. 175, 15. Heó hyne hálsode þurh God ꝥ hé ðám onfénge . . .

a-scúniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scúniendlíc, adj.

Detestable ⬩ abominable ⬩ detestabilis

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Detestable, abominable; detestabilis Befóran Gode ys ascúniendlíc abominatio est ante Deum, Lk. Bos. 16, 15

un-rǽdfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rǽdfæstlíce, adv.

Unadvisedly ⬩ without heeding good counsel

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Unadvisedly, without heeding good counsel Twá geár hé ríxode unrǽdfæstlíce, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 456

Linked entry: rǽdfæstlíce

weorold-willa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-willa, an; m.
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A worldly good Monige habbaþ ǽlces woroldwillan genóg, Bt. 11, 1 ; Fox 30, 30 note

for-hogod

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogod, adj. (ptcpl.)

Despised ⬩ despicable ⬩ good-for-nothing

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Despised, despicable, good-for-nothing Se unnytta and forhogoda inrita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 65

Linked entry: for-hogd

forþung

Forwarding ⬩ furtherance ⬩ promotion

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Forwarding, furtherance, promotion Gold on swefnum handlian forðunge ceápes getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 23. Substitute:

searu-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-fáh, adj.

Curiously ⬩ cunningly coloured

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Curiously, cunningly coloured (cf. gold-fáh) Herebyrne síd and searofáh, Beo. Th. 2892; B. 1444

wilfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilfullíce, adv.

Willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ with a good will

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Willingly, voluntarily, with a good will Wil-ful[l]ice sponte Hpt. Gl. 435, 66

ge-eahtian

(v.)
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Geahtige mon ðone ceáp, syle þone teóþan pænig for Gode, Lch. iii. 56, 12. Add

hwanne

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Hé wyrde bídeþ, hwonne God wille þisse worlde ende gewyricean, Bl. H. 109, 32. until Hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode the time when she may come to God seems long delayed; differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7.

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart

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Goth. fra-, in-weitan.] to go, depart Nylle ic ǽfre hionan út wítan, ac ic symle hér sófte wille standan, Met. 24, 52

Linked entry: ge-wítan

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

Spring ⬩ Lent

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Nis nán blódlǽstíd swá gód swá on foreweardne lencten there is no time for letting blood so good as its the early spring, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 3: 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 8.

Linked entry: lengten

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in common ⬩ communis ⬩ communis, generalis, solitus ⬩ communis

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Se ðe oferhogie ðæt he Godes bodan hlyste, hæbbe him gemǽne ðæt wið God sylfne he who scorns to listen to God's preacher, let him have that between him and God himself, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 27 : Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 22, 27.

Linked entry: mǽne

tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detraction ⬩ evil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemy ⬩ scorn, mock, derision, reproach ⬩ blame, censure, reproof

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Ðæt man God tó tále habbe that God be mocked, Wulfst. 299, 14. Ðás word ðe Sennacherib ásende tó hospe and tó tále ðé and ðínum folce ( verba Sennacherib, qui misit ut exprobraret nobis Deum viventem, 2 Kings 19, 16), Homl. Th. i. 568, 19.

Linked entry: tǽl

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turn ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn ⬩ go away ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ pass as property ⬩ fall as a lot ⬩ verti ⬩ abire ⬩ redire ⬩ excidere

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Gehweorf us, mægena God Domine Deus virtutum, converte nos, 79, 4. Gehweorf nú ðíne ansýne turn now thine eye, 79, 14. intrans.

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

hreáw hreów

(v.)
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Næs þæt folc gewunod tó hreáwum flǽsce, þeáh ðe God him bebude ꝥ hí hit hreáw ne ǽton . . . Sé wile ðicgan Godes líchaman hreáwne . . ., Hml. Th. ii. 278, 29-32.

iú-mann

(n.)
Grammar
iú-mann, es; m.
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A man of old, of a former time Iúmonna gold, Beo. Th. 6096; B. 3052

Linked entry: geó-mann

latian

(v.)
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Add: with clause Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34

recenian

(v.)
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Add: to pay Recna man iungere Brún án marc gol, C. D. iv. 59, 8