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æt-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-rihte, adv. [æt at, rihte rightly, justly, well]

Rightly or justly atnearat handalmostpænehaud multum abest quin

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Rightly or justly at, near, at hand, almost; pæne, haud multum abest quin Ætrihte wæs gúþ getwǽfed, nymþe mec God scylde, the contest had almost been finished, had not God shielded me, Beo. Th. 3319; B. 1657.

Linked entries: æt-rihtost æt-ryhte

ac

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, Guth. 64, 5 : 74, 5. Hwæt gelamp ðé nú ðá? ac ðé on ðysse nihte sum untrymnys gelamp?, 80, 16. Add

ge-neahlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neahlíce, adv.
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D. 155, 27. constantly, usually Hé hine sylfne ungyrede, and ꝥ reáf þe hé genehlíce on him hæfde, hé hit sléfde on þone man exuens se luterio melotinae, in quo ille orare solebat, ipsum circumdedit, Guth. Gr. 153, 21

Linked entry: ge-nehlíce

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

hinder

(adv.)
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where there is movement backwards Slincan on hinder, Dóm L. 240. where there is reversal of movement Sýn míne fynd on hinder gecyrde convertantur inimici mei retrorsum, Guth. Gr. 126, 75: Ps. Spl.

æf-þanc

Grammar
æf-þanc, &c.
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Ðá wræc hé his æfþancas on his feóndum, Guth. 14, 4. Add

on-sǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076

Linked entry: -sǽge

ge-þeót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeót, es; n.

Howling

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Howling Wulfa geþeót howling of wolves, Guthl. 8; Gdwn. 48, 4

Eáster-wucu

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Gestód hine seó ádl þon Wódnesdæg néhst Eástron and þá eft þan ylcan dæge on þǽre Eástorwucan hé þæt líf of þám líchaman sende, Guth. 80, 7. Innon þǽre Eásterwucan on .xiiii. k̵. Mai, Chr. 1061; P. 190, 2.

ge-sigefæstan

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Guth. Gr. 127, 4. Gesigfæstad coronatus, Rtl. 48, 36 : 60, 15. ¶ Gesigefæsted crowned with victory, triumphant :-- Hé (Christ after the harrowing of hell) wolde gesigefæsted eft síðian tó þǽm líchoman, Shrn. 68, 19.

híw-scipe

a housefamily

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Wæs sum híwscipes man erat quidam vir paterfamilias, Guth. Gr. 172, 1. a hide of land. Similar entries v. híwisc; II. Hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda in tó þám mynstre ... and ánes híwscypes hé geann Godríce þǽrof, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

snǽdel

(n.)
Grammar
snǽdel, (more generally) snǽdelþearm, es; m.

The great gut

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The great gut Snaedil vel þearm, snaedilþearm, snédildaerm extale Txts. 58, 381. Snǽdel Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 59. Snǽdel(-?) vel bæc-þearm extales 44, 48. Snǽdelþearm extale ii. 29, 74: 145, 29: fither 149, I: fiber 38, 54.

Linked entry: bæc-þearm

on-drencan

(v.)

to inebriate

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to inebriate Hí wǽron ondrencte mid oferdrynce, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 62, 20

un-metlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-metlíc, adj.

Immoderateexcessive

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ege fóron, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 3

Linked entries: met-líc un-gemetlíc

un-hírsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírsum, adj.

Disobedientinattentive

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Disobedient, inattentive Wæs hé náwiht unhýrsum his yldrum; Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 14

lettan

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Ox. 8b, 6. the action from which one is hindered given in genitive Wé þé þæs nú nellað lettan þæs þú ǽr geþóht hæfdest propositi tui ortnonomias dirumpere nolumus, Guth. Gr. 123, 20

earfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþ, es; n.

Hardship, troublelăbor, tribŭlātio

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Hardship, trouble; lăbor, tribŭlātio Má earfoða more of troubles, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13

sceþness

(n.)
Grammar
sceþness, e; f.
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Hurt, harm Hé eft férde bútan sceþnysse ǽniges sáres, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 27

on-gryrelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gryrelíc, adj.

Horrible

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fiðerum, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 24

cræcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cræcetung, e; f.

A croaking crocitatio

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A croaking; crocitatio Cræcetung hræfena the croaking of ravens Guthl. 8; Gdwin. 48, 4

Linked entry: mis-crocettan