un-dilegod
Not blotted out ⬩ not effaced
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Not blotted out, not effaced Swá se wrítere, gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr wrát, ðeáh hé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát neque enim scriptor, si a scriptione cessaverit, quia alia non addidit, etiam illa, quae scripserat
wícnian
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To perform an office (wíce), to serve, minister Se geatweard, gif hé fultumes behófige, sý him gingra bróðor betǽht, ðe him mid wícnige, R. Ben. 127, 3. Sum æðelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann módigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum ðingum
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bismer-líce
irreverently ⬩ blasphemously
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Add: with ignominy Man sceal þá geoguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 18. irreverently, blasphemously Hí ic besencte on helle grund, forþan hig sprǽcon bysmorlíce be mé, Wlfst. 295, 30. Þá hǽðnan bysmerlíce
gigant
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and add Swá se hyhtenda; gígant (Is. 18, 6), Bl. H. 9, 34. Gígent, Ps. Srt. 18, 6 : 32, 16. Scoldon gígantas bión eorþan suna. . . . Ðá sceolde ðám gígantum ofþincan ꝥ . . . hwylc dysig Nefrod se gígant worhte, Bt. 35, 4 ; F. 162, 8-17. Gód and geafolic
pípe
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Add Swilce án man pípige mid nigon pípan, Nap. 51, 20. Add Gif þonne gít sió ádl egle, gebringe inne þurh pípan oððe horn, swá lǽcas cunnan, Lch. ii. 224, 28. the channel of a small stream. v. N. E. D. pipe; 8 a. See the quotation from C. D. iii. 380
raxan
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to stretch oneself after sleep Hé þá se ylca man, swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, and hé eft tó his hǽlo féng ipse velut qui de aestuantis gurgitis fluctibus ad portum deducitur, longa suspiria imo de pectore trahens ad pristinam salutis valetudinem
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wyrms
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Heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms (wyrmsi, v.l.) and wídl (increscentem saniem), Gr. D. 157, 10. Ǽgþer ge þá handa ge þá fét wǽron wunda fulle, emne swá þá wyrms fleówan út of þám openum wunde manus ejus et pedes versi in vulneribus fuerant, et
for-wirnedlíce
With restraint ⬩ abstemiously
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With restraint, abstemiously Se man ðe wile on ǽlce tíd heardlíce and forwernedlíce lyfigean, sé bið fulfremed. Gyf þæt þonne hwylc mon sý, þæt him on his móde tó earfoðe þince, þæt hé on ǽlce tíd swá forwernedlíce lyfige, tylige hé þonne húru þæt hé
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scíre
of light ⬩ clearly ⬩ brightly ⬩ of the voice ⬩ clearly
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of light, clearly, brightly Scíre scínan, Exon. Th. 67, 15; Cri. 1089: Andr. Kmbl. 1671; An. 838: Salm. Kmbl. 679; Sal. 339. of the voice, clearly Saga hwætt ic hátte ða (ðe ?) swá scíre nige (cíge ?), sceáwendwísan hlúde onhyrge, hæleþum bodige wilcumena
seárian
To grow sear ⬩ wither ⬩ pine away
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To grow sear, wither, pine away Eorþan indryhto ealdaþ and searaþ, Exon. Th. 311, 9; Seef. 89. His leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ ne ne seáriaþ folium ejus non decidet. Ps. Th. 1, 4, Hé (Regulus) slápan ne mehte, óþ hé swá seárigende his líf forlét,
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milde-líce
Graciously ⬩ kindly ⬩ mercifully
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Graciously, kindly, mercifully His se cyning mildelíce onféng the king received him kindly, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 40, 18. Swá mildelíce wæs Rómeburg on fruman gehálgod mid bróðor blóde, 2, 2; Swt. 66, 4. Háwa mildelíce on ðás earman eorþan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20
þearfend-líc
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Poor, of persons, indigent, destitute Monnes bearn ( Guthlac in his hermitage ) swá þearfendlíc, Exon. Th. 128, 11; Gú. 402. of things, scanty, insufficient Ðæt ðú ne forgite míne þearfendlícan gegirlan (cf. se fiscere tóslát his wǽfels on twá and sealde
wód-líc
Mad ⬩ furious ⬩ frantic
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Mad, furious, frantic Benedictus manode ðone rédan éhtere ðæt hé ðære wódlícan réðnysse geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 1. Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397. Se sceocca fordwán mid swíðlícum reáme, swá ðæt ða munecas
án-dagian
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt hé wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hé hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and hé swá dyde, and hé gelǽdde ðá tó ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá tó ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add
bisig
Busy ⬩ occupied
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Busy, occupied Oft bið seó sáwul on ánum þinge swá bysig, ꝥ heó ne gýmð hwá hyre gehende bið, þeáh ðe heó on lócie, Hml. s. 1, 217. Se bisceop wæs bysig mid þám cynincge, 21, 235. Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5
morþ
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Add Heora yfel is egeslic and endeleáslic morð, Hml. S. 17, 154. add: a very evil deed, mortal wrong Heora nán ne mihte ꝥ morð gefremman, Hml. S. 32, 209. Add Wíte ræfnian for þám gylte swá myceles morðes poenas pro illa tanti homicidii culpa tolerare
snide
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Add Ꝥ þǽr ne ætéwde nǽnige swaþe þæs snides ( sectionis) . . . wæs geméted se líchoma swá gesund swylce him nǽfre ne gehrine ǽniges írenes snide (incisio ), Gr. D. 199, 1-5. Add Sniþes (for another reading see snáþ) occisionis, An. Ox. 3070. Scép tó
styreness
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add: <b>I a.</b> of convulsive movement Heó ongan swá manegum styrenyssum beón onstvred coebit tot motibus agitari, Gr. D. 74, 2. add: stirring, shaking of an inanimate body Tó þon ꝥ ús for þæs treówes styrenesse (concussione) wǽre ege æteówed
reord
A meal, refection, food
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; A meal, refection, food; Reorde mín ;refectio mea,; Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 14. Féd feora wócre óð ic ðære láfe lagosíða eft reorde rýman wille, Cd. Th. 81, 12; Gen. 1344, Hé wæs swá gistlíþe, ðæt hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum
ǽfen-glommung
Evening-twilight
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Evening-twilight Swá ðæt oft on middre niht geflit cymeð ðám behealdendum hwæþer hit sí ðe ǽfenglommung ðe on morgen deágung ita ut media saepe tempore noctis in quaestionem ueniat intuentibus, iterum crepusculum adhuc permaneat uespertinum, an iam nduenerit
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