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ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to dress.
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, quae necessitas poscebat itineris, largiter subministratis); and hine hét, þonne eft tó his éðle hweorfan wolde, ꝥ him cóme, ꝥ hine wel hám gescyrpte, Bd. 5, 19 ; Sch. 659, 20-25

wiþ-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hycgan, p. -hogde

To be adverse in thoughtpurpose to set one's self against

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42.

hnígan

to bendto bend

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Ásitte þonne úplang, hníge þonne forð, Lch. iii. 2, 12. to bend in reverence, make obeisance: Heó hnáh ádúne tó Sebastianes fótum, Hml. S. 5, 92. Tó ðám æðelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240.

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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móston dón swá gód swá yfel, swæþor swá woldon, 41, 2; Fox 246, 2

Linked entry: swaðor

on-scunian

(v.)
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Ðystlíce mé ðincð þæt þá ǽágan dón, gyf onscuniað þǽra sunnan leóhtes þone dǽl þe hys geseón magon, Solil. H. 47, 5-9. Lócian on fýr ǽr ðám ongeán þá sunnan lócie.

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hundas tó mé forðan ðe næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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ðá nó ða studu úton tó ðam wáge tó fultume ne setton, ac heó on ða cyricean setton, 3, 17; S. 544, 37. Hié setton hié æt ðære byrgenne dura. Blickl. Homl. 155, 8. Ðá bebyrged wæs, hié settan him hyrdas tó, 177, 26.

Linked entry: on-settan

ísern

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern, adj.

Iron

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Iron, made of iron him tǽhte ðæt him genáme áne íserne hearstepannan and sette betweoh hine and ða burg for íserne weall et tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, et pones eum murum ferreum inter te et inter civitatem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : Cd.

meornan

(v.)
Grammar
meornan, p. mearn, pl. murnon; pp. mornen

To carefeel anxietytrouble one's self about anythingreck

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Nó mearn fore fyrene he cared not for the crime he committed, 273; B. 136. Lyt ǽnig mearn ðæt hié út geferedon dýre máðmas little anxiety did any feel about bringing out the precious treasures, 6250; B. 3129.

óþ-lǽdan

(v.)
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Ic þence ðis feóh tó lufianne, næs tó óþlǽdanne . . . nǽfre nabbe landes ðæt hit óþlǽde. Lchdm. i. 384, 4-9. Ic com óþlǽded gódum excussus sum. Ps. Th. 108, 23.

tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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Hwílon on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs , Lchdm. iii. 112, 8

þurh-sceótan

(v.)

to shoot throughtransfixpierce

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to shoot through, transfix, pierce Þurhscét transfigat, Hpt. Gl. 526, 3. his byrnsweord getýhþ, and ða líchoman þurh-sceóteþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.

cum-líþness

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Add: hospitality Ꝥ lufige cumlíðnysse, and nánum cuman ne forbeóde ꝥ ne móte on his húse gerestan, for ðan ðe manega Gode gelícodon þurh ꝥ ꝥ cuman onféngon, Hml. A. 147, 83: Ll.

geornian

(v.)
Grammar
geornian, p. ode.
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on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, 254, 6. to beg gesaet æt woeg giornade sedebat juxta uiam mendicans, Mk.

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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To disturb, disquiet Þá scínlác þe him ǽr ætýwdon, ne geunstillað hine, Lch. i. 360, 15. Rǽde swá þæt óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille ( inquietet ), R. Ben. 73, 14.

Linked entry: un-stillan

un-gesǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlþ, e; f.

unhappinessillfortunecalamityunhappiness which consists in absence of moral good

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Nán man ne dear for árwyrðnesse ðæs ánsetlan leahtras tǽlan; him synt eác ða ungesélþa leófran, ðæt nyte, ðænne lácnige, R. Ben. 135, 18

Linked entry: un-sǽlþ

á-fýlan

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Ðæt ðæt mid hreówsunga geclǽnsode eft áfýlde, Past. 421, 9. Þæt ǽnig ne áfýle mid fúlan forligere hine sylfne, Wlfst. 69, 14. Áfýlan polluere , Germ. 401, 35. On gefeohte handa áfýlan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 7: Hml. S. 25, 858: 32, 86.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Þú him weg gerýmdest on þǽre reádan sǽ, Hml. S. ll, 184. Hie' gerýmdon þone úpgang and geworhtan, Bl. H. 201, 17. hæfð us gerymed rihtne weg tó écan life. Wlfst. 18, 6. hæfð gerýmed rihtwísum mannum infser tó his rice. Hml. Th. i. 28, 12.

sweotollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotollíce, adv.
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- Hié sweotollíce geseón mihten ðære byrig weallas blícan, Judth. Thw. 23, 23; Jud. 136. swutolíce (manifeste) engla sang gehýrdon, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 5. Swutollíce sprecþ expresse loquitur, Ælfc.

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Hæfde miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt munuclífe