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án-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽd, adj. [án one, rǽd counsel]

One-mindedunanimousagreedperseveringresolutepromptvehementunanimusfirmus consiliiconfidensaudaxvehemens

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Wæs seó mǽg ánrǽd and unforht the maid was resolute and fearless, Exon. 74. b; Th. 278, 21; Jul. 601. Eft wæs ánrǽd mǽg Hygeláces Hygelac's kinsman was resolute again, Beo. Th. 3062 ; B. 1529: Byrht. Th. 133, 2; By. 44

cyrce

(n.)
Grammar
cyrce, gen. cyrcan, cyrcean; f.

A church ecclesia

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A church; ecclesia Seó cyrce mid hire portice mihte fíf bund manna eáðelíce befón on hire rýmette the church with her porch could easily contain in its space five hundred men, Homl.

Linked entry: cyrc

for-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽran, to -lǽranne; p. -lǽrde; pp. -lǽred

To misteachdeceiveseducecorruptpervertdecĭpĕresedūcĕrecorrumpĕre

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Hie seó wyrd forlǽrde fate mistaught them, 1227; An. 614: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Ðe hig forlǽrdon who deceived them, Num. 31, 16. Ðú me forlǽred hæfst thou hast seduced me, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 34; Gen. 818: Ex. 14, 11

Linked entry: for-leorning

freólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólíce, friólíce; comp. freólícor; adv.

FREELYwithout hindrancewith impunitylībĕreimpūne

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Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce [frió151;líce Cott.] to heofonum the soul goes very freely to the heavens, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14. Heó deófla bigængum freólíce þeówedon dæmŏnĭcis cultĭbus impūne serviēbant, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 38.

Linked entries: freólslíce friólíce

lustful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustful-ness, e; f.

Pleasuredelightdesire

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Seó lustfulnys biþ þurh líchoman delectatio fit per carnem, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 13, 10, 18, 12, 30: Past. 53, 6; Swt. 417, 7, 8, 21, 24, 25.

miltestre

(n.)
Grammar
miltestre, an; f.

A harlot

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Beclypte seó myltestre ðæt clǽne mǽden, Homl. Skt. 2, 169: 7, 178. Cómon tó ánre miltistran húse ingressi sunt domum mulieris meretrices, Jos. 2, 1. Melt[r]estran hús lupanar, Hpt. Gl. 500, 61. Myltistryna hús, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 16; Som. 9, 45: Howl.

níd-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behéfe, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Seó hand getácnaþ úrne nýdbehéfan freónd, ðe ús úre neóde déþ, 516, 8. Synd gesealde from ðam abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, R. Ben. 92, 2 : 127, 5. In Godes lofe and in nýdbehéfum weorcum wé sceolon gewunigan, L. E. I. 42; Th. ii. 438, 31.

Linked entry: níd-behóf

asce

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Seó acxe . . . hundes heáfod gebærned tó acxan, Lch. i. 370, 10-13. Weorðað hig (apples of Sodom) tó acxan fatiscunt in cinerem, Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 15. Foxes lungen on hátre æscan gesoden, Lch. i. 340, 4.

feormian

(v.)

to cleanseto furbish

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D. 97, 2. to furbish, polish a weapon, vessel Seó hálige clǽnnes þæt sweord feormað (purificat), Gl. Prud. 15. Hé mec (a lance) fægre feormað, Rä. 72, 18. Fe(o)r(mie) wǽge, B. 2253

ge-lútan

(v.)
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H. 112, 654; and :-- Þeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg lúte tó þǽre eorþan, Bt. 25; F. 88, 25), Wrt. Voc. 53. 14

ge-lystan

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Þa mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre; seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr. D. 3, 10.

land-leód

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Næs ná ꝥ án ꝥ seó stów wæs ungewunelic, ac eác swilce uncúð þám landleódum him selfum, Hml. S. 23 b, 107. Landleóde indigenas An. Ox. 17, 18

reócan

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Sume hús ná gehrán seó fýlnes þæs reócendan and stincendan mistes alia habitacula exurgens foetor e flumine minime tangebat, Gr. D. 319, 11. Eóde forð feórðe healf geár bútan rénscúrum and reocendum deáwe, Hml. S. 18, 57. Add

sǽl

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Seó æftre bóc ús sægð ꝥ hí on sumne sǽl fuhton, Hml. S. 25, 459. Add Hé cwæð: 'On sǽlum, lá bróðra, on sǽlum! gé wel habbað gewunnen, blinnað nú sume hwíle ait: "Gaudete, fratres, multum laborastis, jam quiescite"' Gr. D. 202, 5

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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Þá sende seó heofen níwne steorran, Hml. Th. i. 298, 26. <b>IV b.</b> add :-- God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas, Jos. 10, 11. <b>IV c.

sprǽc-hús

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monastic school was held; auditorium [auditorium, locus in quo conveniebant monachi, quod in eo essent monachicae scholae, ibique praeceptores docerent, discipuli audirent magistros docentes, Migne] Bútan spǽchúses (auditorii, printed adiutorii) stówe; seó

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Unpunished Hí wénaþ ðæt ðæt sié sió mǽste gesǽlþ, ðæt men seó áléfed yfel tó dónne, and sió dǽd him móte beón unwítnod vel licentiam, vel impunitatem scelerum putant esse felicem, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 8.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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Seó stów ðe ðú nú on hæft eart the place in which you are now imprisoned, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 27. Hæft mid hringa gesponne bound with the clasp of rings, Cd. 25; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762.

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl

ort-geard

(n.)
Grammar
ort-geard, es; m.

An orchard, garden

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Seó eorþe stód mid holtum ágrówen . . . mid æppelbǽrum treówum and mid orcgeardum, Hexam. 6; Norm. 12, 6

Linked entries: orc-eard ord-ceard