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on-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hende, adj.

On hand, demanding attention

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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

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smeá-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wrenc, es; m.

A crafty device, sharp trick

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A crafty device, sharp trick Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc Chart. Th. 339, 8

Linked entries: smeáh sméh-wrenc

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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swíðe weorðlíce hine of heora gryðe sendon, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 33. mid mycclan þrymme and blisse and lofsange ðone hálgan arcebiscop feredon, and swá wurðlíce intó Cristes cyrcan bróhton, 1023; Erl. 163, 30.

forþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead or bring forthproduceprodūcĕre

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Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám the lord led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 18; Sae. 566

bi-neótan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-neótan, p. -neát, pl. -nuton; pp. -noten
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To deprive of the enjoyment or use of anything On hyge hálge heáfde bineótan to deprive the holy one in spirit of his head, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 28; Jul. 604. He hine ealdre bineát he deprived him of life, Beo. Th. 4784; B. 2396

Linked entry: bi-noten

gád

(n.)

a goad.

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Gif se oxa spyrnð ongeán ðá gád, hit dereð him sylfum, Hml. Th. i. 390, 9: 386, 9. Add

of-sníðan

(v.)

to kill by cutting, to slaughter

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Ðá námon hig ân biccen and ofsnidon hit, 37, 31. Swilce se sunu wǽre geoffrod and se ramm ofsniden, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 27

Linked entry: sníðan

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Wont, accustomed Swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron, þonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 116, 32. dydon eall swá bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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Óþ-ðæt he com to ðám dómbócum, ðe se heofenlíca Wealdend his folce gesette until he came to the doom-books, which the heavenly Ruler appointed for his people, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 18

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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Geféleþ fácnes cræftig ðæt him ða férend on fæste wuniaþ the skilled in guile feels that the voyagers firmly rest on him, 97 a; Th. 361, 23; Wal. 24. Gefélde ic me beótiende and wyrpende me mĕlius hăbēre sentīrem, Bd. 5, 6; S. 620, 12.

feter

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Gif hit hors sý sing on his feteran oþþe on his brídele, Lch. iii. 286, 5. On his fetera oððe on his brídel, i. 392, 9

á-rǽcan

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Þá hét hé him his seax árǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 9. Árǽht porrectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 65

hláford-swice

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swice, es; m.

Treachery to a lord, treason

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one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great treachery also is it to deprive him of life, or to drive him from the country alive, Swt.

gódnes

(n.)
Grammar
gódnes, -ness, e; f.
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Ðæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód and his ágen edleán the goodness of the good is his own good and his own reward, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 14: 33, 4; Fox 128, 15

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Ðonne hié synderlíce ðenceaþ hú hié selfe scylen fullfremodeste weorðan . . . mið ðý bereáfiaþ hié selfe ðara góda ðe hié wilniaþ synderlíce habban cum sua lucra cogitant, ipsis se, quae privata habere appetant, bonis privant, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 22-

Linked entry: sundorlíce

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Hié budon him þæt hé on cýþþe mid him wunade, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 19. Colman mid his geférum fór tó his cýððe (cf. Colman . . . in Scottiam regressus est, Bd. 3, 26), Chr. 664; P. 34, 5.

Linked entry: cýþ

for-secgan

accuse

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to say ill of a person, accuse (falsely) Sum wer his wíf forsǽde, swá ꝥ heó sceolde sceandlíce forlicgan ... Se cniht forsǽde bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198.

ge-wundian

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

To wound

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To wound And eft he hym sende óðerne þeów and ðone on heáfde gewundodon, Mk. 12, 4. hine mid spere gewundedon they wounded him with a spear, Homl. Th. i. 216, 23. Se swíðe gewundod wæs he was sore wounded, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Mid freó móde, 2, 5; S. 507, 32. a special quality of the soul, in a good sense, Courage, high spirit Æfter ðam ðe his mód wæs mid ðam bismre áhwæt hé fór eft on Perse and geflýmde after his courage had been sharpened by this disgrace, he again marched

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Hé gedéð his flán fýrena, Ps. Th. 7, 13. burning, red-hot Hié hine hæfdon geþreátodne mid fýrenum racentum, Bl. H. 43, 31. figurative Is þín ágen sprǽc innan fýren ignitum eloquium tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 140: Ps. Srt. 118, 140