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hlifian

(v.)
Grammar
hlifian, p. ode

To stand out prominently, tower up, to be raised high

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Beorgas ne muntas steápe ne stondaþ ne stánclifu heáh hlifiaþ nec tumulus crescit, 56 a; Th. 199, 9, 27;Ph. 23, 32. Hlifiaþ eáran ofer eágum ears stand up above my eyes, 104b; Th. 396, 14; Rä. 16, 4.

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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Án stæf ne bið ne án strica áwǽged iota unum aut unus apex nan praeteribit, Thw. Hept. 159, 31. Áwǽgune (-ede?) yrfebéc inritum testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 15

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge and miclum ðreán impudentes ab impudentiae vitio non nisi increpatio dura compescit, Past. 31; Swt. 205, 23.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ne meahte hire Iudas, ne ful gere wiste, sweotole gecýðan, Elen. Kmbl. 1717; El. 860, Ne ongeátan hí, ne geara wistan nescierunt, neque intellexerunt, Ps. Th. 81, 5. Giefe monigfealdran ðonne ǽnig mon wite, Exon. Th. 177, 4; Gú, 1221.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumblespurn atdash or trip againstmistakecæspitareoffendere ad aliquidimpingere

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Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs ðú ætspurne [Lamb, ætsporne] æt stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Ps. Spl. 90, 12.

Linked entry: æt-spurne

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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Ne man ne sceal drincan, oððe dollíce etan binnan Godes húse nor may any one drink, nor foolishly eat within God's house, L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 10: Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 b, 4

for-gǽgednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽgednys, -nyss, e; f.

A transgressionprevaricationstubbornnesstransgressioprævārĭcātioperversĭtas

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Ðæt gé ne beón scildige scamlícre forgǽgednysse ne sitis prævarĭcātiōnis rei, Jos. 6, 18

for-wiernan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wiernan, -wirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To hinderpreventkeep fromwithholdarcērerĕtĭnēre

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To hinder, prevent, keep from, withhold; arcēre, rĕtĭnēre Ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan that the Danish might not hinder them from the harvest Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7.

land-mann

(n.)
Grammar
land-mann, es; m.
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A native of a country Náh náðer tó farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land ne Ænglisc on Wylisc ðé má bútan gesettan landmen se hine sceal æt stæðe underfón and eft ðǽr bútan fácne gebringan.

ge-met-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met-fæst, adj.

Moderate, modestmoderatus, modestus

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Moderate, modest; moderatus, modestus Ne hie ðám geþyldegum and ðám gemetfæstum simble ne wuniaþ neither do they always dwell with the patient and moderate, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 3. Sió is swíðe gemetfæst she is very modest, 10; Fox 28, 20.

þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
þeófian, (and þeófan?
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The Lindisfarne gloss has ðæt ðú ne forstele ł ne forðiófe, Mk. 10, 19; the Kentish Glossary, diófende furtivus; but this might imply the form ðiófian, cf. tácnendi and tácnian: cf. also, for both force and form of the participle styrende agitatam, Mt

searu

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Healdað eów ðæt gé ne onǽlan mín ierre mid eówrum searwum ne forte indignatio mea succendatur propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum, Past. 435, 10. Add Man áhéhþ mid searwum mycle sweras pendere magnas in machinis columnas, Gr. D. 270, 4.

sacc

(n.)
Grammar
sacc, es; m.

A sack, bag

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A sack, bag Ne bere gésacc ne codd sacculum neque peram, Lk. Skt. 10, 4. Sæc sacculum, Kent. Gl. 208. Hig fyldon hira saccas ( saccos) and lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc ...

Linked entry: sæcc

tó-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sígan, pp. -sigen

To fall to pieces,to decay,get worn out

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Binnon feówertig geára fæcenæs nán man gelegerod on eallum ðam folce, ne heora reáf næs tósigen (cf. vestimentum tuum nequaquam vetustate defecit, et pes tuus non est subtritus, en quadrigesimus annus est. Deut. 8, 4), ii. 196, 14

áwríþan

Grammar
áwríþan, Add: I
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Genim sceápes mearh, lege on ꝥ óþer mearh, áwríþ swíðe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 1 Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh áwríþan (staunch) . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh.

a-dreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreósan, ic -dreóse, ðú -drýst, he -dreóseþ, -drýst; p. -dreás, pl. -druron; pp. -droren

To falldeclinelabideficere

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To fall, decline; labi, deficere Ne biþ se hlísa adroren fame will not decline, non erit fama tædio affecta, Exon. 95a; Th. 355, 19; Reim. 79

an-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-gelíc, adj.

Likesimilarsirnilis

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Like, similar; sirnilis Ðonne ne finst ðú ðǽ r náuht angelíces then thou wilt not find there anything of like, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 11

Linked entries: on-gelíc ge-líc

cearc

(n.)
Grammar
cearc, es; m. n?

Care, anxietycura, sollicitudo

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Care, anxiety; cura, sollicitudo Iudas ne meahte oncyrran cearces [MS. rex, =crex, =cerx, = cearx, = cearces] geníðlan Judas could not avert the pressure of anxiety, El. 610

dyrst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
dyrst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To dare audēre

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To dare; audēre Ðæt nán ne dyrstlǽce ceósan hláfordas of lǽwedan mannan that none dare to choose lords of laical men, Chr. 796; Ing. 82, 26

Linked entry: ge-dyrst-lǽcan

eoful-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
eoful-sæc, es; n? [eoful = yfel evil, sacan to accuse]

Evil accusation, blasphemy blasphēmia

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Evil accusation, blasphemy; blasphēmia Ðæt ðú eofulsæc ǽfre ne fremme wið Gódes bearne that ihou never make blasphemy against God's son, Elen. Kmbl. 1045; El. 524