fǽrlíce
suddenly ⬩ unexpectedly ⬩ soon ⬩ immediately ⬩ by chance ⬩ haphazard
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Hé ná mihte swá férlíce munecas findan he could not find monks at such short notice, 870; P. 284, 4. by chance. not of set purpose Bútan hit fǽrlíce swá gelimpe þæt man lator áríse nisi forte tardius surgatur, R.
on-ǽlan
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Th. 88, 39. to set on fire Swá hwæt swá heó gesihð, heó tóblǽwþ and anǽleþ (on-, onǽlþ, v. ll. ), Lch. i. 242, 21. Ád stód onǽled, Gen. 2922 : Ph. 216.
cealre
calmaria, gabalacrum
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Nim þa wyrta and wyrce togadere swá micel swá cealras take the herbs and wort them together as thick as curds, Lchdm. iii. 118, 14. Calwer gabalacrum, Cot. 96
heorot
A hart ⬩ stag ⬩ male deer
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Swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde hine man sceolde blendian whoever killed hart or hind should be blinded, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27, 28.
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líðian
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Swá hwæt swá gé gebindaþ hér ofer eorþan eall hit wyrþ on heofenan mid Godes yrre gebunden bútan gé líðian whatsoever ye bind on earth shall all be bound in heaven with God's anger, unless ye be gracious, Wulfst. 178, 4.
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reliquias
Relics of saints
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Swá hwylc mann swá hríneþ ðíne reliquias oððe ðíne bán, Nar. 49, 4
þúma
The thumb
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Swá greáte swá ðín þúma, Lchdm. iii. 18, 25. Ic com mid handa on ðone stán drífan, and se ðúma gebrocen wæs, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24. Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte.
un-gelǽred
Untaught ⬩ unlearned ⬩ ignorant ⬩ unskilled
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Ceahhetung swá swá ungelǽredes folces cachinnum quasi vulgi indocti, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 30. Dysine and ungelǽredne ic ðé underféng, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 9. Tó hwon ðú sceole for ówiht ðysne man habban ungelǽredne fiscere ( St. Peter ), Blickl.
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wíde-feorh
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Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784. Á forð heonan wídeferh for ever, 36, 28; Cri. 583. Swá áwa sceal wesan wídeferh, 142, 12 ; Gú. 643 : 350, 1; Sch. 57: 255, 32; Jul. 223.
éhtend
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Add: a pursuer, assailant (cf. éhtan, <b>I, III</b>) Scipia sǽde þæt hé þára ǽlces éhtend wolde beón, swá swá his feóndes, þe þæs wordes wǽre þæt from þóhte Scipio said he would pursue with relentless hostility every one who voted for leaving
fágian
to vary
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L. 16, 3. to vary Swá hit nú fágað, Freán eald geweorc þætte winnende wiðerweard gesceaft fæste sibbe forð anhealdað (cf. swá hí hit fágiaþ ꝥ . . .
freóls
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Ic wille ðat ðat mynster ... beó swá freóls swá ǽnig óðer mynster is æt eallan þingan, C.D. vi. 203, 27. of a feast or festival Búton dæg freóls hit beó nisi dies festiua fuerit, Angl. xiii. 374, 119. Freóls ǽnig dæg festiua aliqua dies, 389, 349.
ge-segnian
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D. 190, 3. without reference to the cross, to dedicate, offer Swá hwylc man swá feóndum gesénodne (immolatum) mete þicgeð, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 17. [O.H.Ger. ge-seganón benedicere. j
ge-etan
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Swá hwá swá of ðám hláfe geett ( manducat ), Hml. Th. ii. 202, 6. Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme and geæt, and sealde hire were and hé geæt, i. 18, 9. Hé geæt þone forbodenan æppel, ii. 240, 21. Hwí eódest þú tó þám hǽðenum and on heora húse geǽte?
gyden
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Hé hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115. Hǽþene godas and hǽþene gydena, Wlfst, 107, 19 : Hml. S. 4, 134 : Hml. Th. i. 426, 7.
íþ-ness
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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7.
lufiend
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Add: a lover of a person. cf. lufian; I. 1 a Swá swá lufu byð betweóna þám lufiende and þám þe hé lufað, Solil. H. 28, 16. of love between the sexes. Cf. lufian ; I. 2 Ic hæbbe óðerne lufiend . . . sé ðe his geleáfan bring mé lét tó wedde, Hml.
nytan
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Cf. witan ; 7 Wé be him náþor nyton swá hí ðǽr libban, swá hí ðǽr deáde licgon. Hml. S. 23, 306. with gen. Cf. witan; 8 Nát hé þára góda þæt hé mé ongeán sleá, B. 681. Hí ðæs godcundan gesceádes nyston ðurh stemne, Hml. Th. i. 106, 4.
sam
Whether, or
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Whether, or (cf. swá. . . swá= whether . . . or) Sara hi þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ ðeáh. Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 92, 29. Samwé willan, samwé nyllan, 34,12 ; Fox 154, 7: 40, 1; Fox 234, 34.
HÓC
A HOOK
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Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33. Ðonne biþ hé geteald tó dære fýrenan eá and to ðam ísenan hóce then shall he be assigned to the fiery river and the iron hook, Blickl. Homl. 43, 25, 27.