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un-forcúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forcúþ, adj.

Not despicablenot ignoblenot wickedhonourablenoblegood

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Hér stynt unforcúð eorl ðe wile gealgian éþel ðysne, Byrht. Th. 133, 16; By. 51. Eorl unforcúð elnes gemyndig, Andr. Kmbl. 2527; An. 1265. Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte ... ic wille ðé, eorl unforcúð, biddan, 949; An. 475. Ðegn unforcúð, Menol.

un-gedafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedafenlíce, adv.

Unbecominglyunseasonablyinordinatelyin an unseemly mannerindecently

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Be ðam men ðe ungedafenlíce hǽmð de homine qui turpiter, fornicator, L. Ecg. P. ii. 6 tit.; Th. ii. 180, 9

Linked entry: ge-dafenlíce

mearrian

(v.)
Grammar
mearrian, p. ode

To errgo astray

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To err, go astray Ne þyncþ deáh ðám monnum ðæt hí áuht mearrigen ðe ðæs wilniaþ tó begitanne ðæt hí máran ne þu fon tilian num enim videntur errare hi, qui nihilo indigere nituntur?, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 1

giþcorn

(n.)
Grammar
giþcorn, es; n.

Spurge laurel

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Spurge laurel Ðeós wyrt ðe man lactyridem and óðrum naman giþcorn nemneþ this plant which is called lacterida and by another name githcorn, Herb. 113: Lchdm. i. 226, 12: L. M. ii. 65, 1; Lchdm. ii. 292, 9: v. glossary

strínd

(n.)
Grammar
strínd, strýnd, e; f.
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A generation, stock, race, kin, tribe Hé ne wæs of ðearfendum folce ac wæs æþelre strýnde non erat de paupere vulgo, sed de nobilibus Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 591, 34. Wæs hé of æþelre strýnde Angel-ðeóde de nobilibus Anglorum 5, 19 ; S. 637, 40.

Linked entry: strýnd

smeáþancolness

(n.)
Grammar
smeáþancolness, e; f.

Exactness, strictness

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Exactness, strictness Ðeáh wé witon hú fela gód oððe hú micele wé gefremodon nyte wé ðeáh mid hwylcere smeáþancelnysse se upplíca Déma ða áfandaþ Homl. Th. ii. 80, 34

hæfenleást

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Take here hafenleást in Dict. and add Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeah ðe hé wiste hæfde ; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleast, ðeáh ðe he gesundful wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 330, 17. Þis earme wíf mé gesóhte . . .

þe

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, <b>=se</b>,
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in Northern Gospels Ðe ł hé ipse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 24. Ðe ilca ipse, 3, 4. Ðe ðe qui, 3, 2. Ðe Hǽlend, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 2, 6

æt-fele

(n.)

Adhesionadhæsio ?

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— Mín is ætfele mihitigum Drihtne mihi autem adhærere Deo, Ps. Th. 72, 23

stal-gang

(n.)
Grammar
stal-gang, es; m.
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A stealthy step Deáð neálǽcte, stóp stalgongum, sóhte sáwelhús, Exon. Th. 170, 17; Gú. 1113

mylen-steall

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On ðone mylensteall; ðæt of ðém mylenstealle andlang Ycenan, C. D. v. 121, 10. Add

wá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wá-líc, adj.

Woeful, miserable

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Woeful, miserable Is ðes wálíc hám ( hell ) wítes áfylled, Cd. Th. 271, 3;Sat. 100

Linked entry: weá-líc

ǽ-rǽfe

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-rǽfe, (-reáfe); adj.

Discovered

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Discovered Hí drifon stacan on Wulfstánes feder, and ðet werð ǽreáfe, Cht. Th. 230, 16

Linked entry: ǽ-reáfe

gestig

(adj.)
Grammar
gestig, adj.

Strange

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Strange Huonne ðec we ségon gestig quando te vidimus hospitem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 38

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Hé wundrude and ealle ða ðe mid him wǽron on ðam were ( in captura ) ðara fixa, Lk. Skt. 5, 9.

midligend

(n.)
Grammar
midligend, es; m.

A mediator

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A mediator Uppstige ðæs midligendes Godes ascensionem mediatoris, Dei, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 24, note

Linked entry: midlian

blysa

(n.)
Grammar
blysa, blisa, an; m.

A torchfax

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A torch; fax Ðes blisa [blysa, D.] hæc fax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 59; Som. 13, 37

Linked entry: blæse

efen-gelíc

(adj.)
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Substitute Efnegelíc hine dóende Gode aequalem se faciens Deo, Jn. p. 4, 9. v. next word

leód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
leód-scipe, es; m.

A peoplenation

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A people, nation, country occupied by a people Ðe ðes leódscype longe bieode whom this people have long worshipped, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 2; Jul. 208. Of ðam leódscipe ðe is Siria geháten from the country that is called Syria, Homl.

a-níhst

(adv.)
Grammar
a-níhst, adv. [a = on in, ad; níhst ultimus]

At lastin the last placead ultimumultimo

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At last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo Ne wǽron ðæt gesíða ða sǽmestan, ðeáh ðe ic hý aníhst nemnan sceolde they were not the worst of comrades, though I should name them last, Exon. 86b; Th. 326, 9; Wid. 126

Linked entry: a-néhst