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efesian

(v.)
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Man ne mót hine efsian oððe besciran non tanget caput ejus novacula, Jud. 13, 5. Seó wolde efsian ǽlce geáre þone sanct, Hml.

ge-bregdan

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Gif hé wǽpne gebréde and feohte, 88, 1. with acc. Petrus hæfde suuord gebrægd hine Petrus kabens gladium eduxit eum, Jn. L.

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre Dwelian he dyde híg on wæglǽste oððe bútan wege, and ná on wege errāre fecit eos in invio, et non in via, Ps. Lamb. 106, 40.

líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lightingshiningillumination

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Se móna næfþ náne líhtincge the moon shall not give her light, Wulfst. 137, 12. Ðæt swearte fýr him náne líhtinge ne déþ 'from those flames no light,' Homl. Th. i. 132, 17.

Linked entries: a-líhting leóhting

un-forcúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forcúþ, adj.

Not despicablenot ignoblenot wickedhonourablenoblegood

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Not despicable, not ignoble, not wicked, honourable, noble, good Ic eom heard and strong, forðsíðes from, freán unforcúð, Exon. Th. 479, 22; Rä. 63, 2. Hér stynt unforcúð eorl ðe wile gealgian éþel ðysne, Byrht. Th. 133, 16; By. 51.

HLÁF

(n.)
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HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Ne sý neáta cwyld ne ádl ne hláfes hungor let there not be murrain among cattle, or disease, or lack of food, Shrn. 104, 27.

ge-byrman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrman, p. de; pp. ed

To ferment with BARMto leavenfermentare

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Ne beó nán beorma on eówrum húsum; swá hwilc man swá ytt gebyrmed, forwyrþ non erit fermentum in domibus vestris; quicumque comederit fermentatum, peribit, Ex. 12, 15 : 12, 19

Linked entries: ge-bærmed ge-byrmed

setlung

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Ne lǽt ðú ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge (cf. sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram, Eph. 4, 26), Hex. 46, 14

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To put oncoverclotheinduĕrevestīre

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Ðe he mid gewered wæs quĭbus indūtum ĕrat, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, note 39, 41. Gewered mid wæstme covered with fruit. Cd. 23; Th. 30, 5; Gen. 462.

Linked entries: warian werian

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Ne sindon him dǽda dyrne deeds are not hidden from him, Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 5; Cri. 1050: 39 b; Th. 130, 12; Gú. 437: 39 b; Th. 131, 32; Gú. 464. Ne dó ðú ne dyrne ðíne ða deóran bebodu non abscondas a me mandāta tua, Ps.

Linked entries: derne dierne

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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I. 118, 10. ¶ with gen., careless of :-- Swá bið ðæt mód slǽpende gewundad swá hit ne gefrét, ðonne hit bið tó gímeleás his ágenra þearfa mens a cura suae sollicitudinis verberatur et non dolet Past. 431, 19. that is not cared for, that is not guarded

be-murnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-murnan, bi-murnan; p. -murnde; pp. -murned [be, murnan to mourn]

To bemoanbewailmournto care forlugerecuraresollicitum esse de re

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Síþ ne bemurneþ he bewails not his lot 117 a; Th. 449, 31; Dóm. 79. Feorh ne bemurndon grǽdige gúþrincas the greedy warriors cared not for the soul Andr. Kmbl. 308; An. 154

Linked entries: murnan bi-murnan

hwem-dragen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwem-dragen, adj.

Sloping

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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so

lǽne-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lǽne-, lǽn-lic; adj.

Transitorytransientnot enduring

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Transitory, transient, not enduring Cwæþ se godspellere Martha and Maria getácniaþ ðis lǽnelíce líf and ðis gewítendlíce, Blickl. Homl. 73, 9.

gold-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gifa, an; m.
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Cyningas ne cáseras ne goldgiefan neither kings nor emperors nor lords, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 31; Seef. 83. See other compounds under gifa

grimman

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[For gúþ-mód as a noun cf. miht-mód, Exod. 149, the only other case in which mód occurs compounded with a noun.] Add:(?): to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ gé God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28

ádle

(n.)
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ádle, an; f.

A diseasemorbus

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A disease; morbus Ne yldo ne ádle neither age nor disease, Exon. 112a; Th. 430, 7; Rä. 44, 4

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

oneunus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

cwén-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwén-líc, adj.

OUEENLY feminine; muliebris

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OUEENLY feminine; muliebris Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw such is not a feminine custom, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940

fiénd

(n.)

a fiend

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a fiend Murnþ náuðer ne friénd ne fiénd regardeth neither friend nor foe, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 8