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un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarilyincautiouslywithout cautionheedlessly

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Unwarily, incautiously, without caution, heedlessly Ic lǽre ðæt hira nán ðara ne wilnie ðe hine unwærlíce begá; and se ðe unwærlíce gewilnige, ondrǽde ðæt ǽfre underfénge ut haec, qui vacat, incaute non expetat; et qui incaute expetiit, adeptum

Linked entry: wærlíce

fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽtan, p. te; pp. fǽted, fǽtt.

packto adornornament

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Þeáh geþeó ꝥ hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. hét úp beran æðelinga gestreón, frætwe and fǽt gold, B. 1921. Fǽdde (fǽtte?) beágas, 1750.

for-ceorfan

to cut upto cut offto cut down

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D. 340, 20. to cut off, out, away Hió forcearf sapientia excidit (columnas septem), Kent. Gl. 284. his eáran forcurfon. Hml. S. 21, 268. Heó bæd ꝥ hyre fæx forcurfon, 2, 50. hét forceorfan his tungan ... and his handa forceorfan, 25, 115.

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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dyde ðæt án ǽren nædre styrede, Wulfst. 98, 22. Ða stánas styredon for ðam swége, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 1.

Linked entry: stirian

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðæt his mód wite, ðæt migtigra wíte wealdeþ, þonne him wið mæge ( one too mighty for him to prevail against ), Cd. Th. 249, 1; Dan. 523.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

á-búgan

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D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10. worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum and ðǽrtó ábugan. Wlfst, 11. 5. Men sceolon ábúgan tó gehálgodre róde, Hml.

hǽþen-gild

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fulwihte onféngon and wǽron blíðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Nis nánum crístenum menn álýfed þæt his hǽle gefecce æt nánum stáne . . . sé ðe elles déð, begǽð untwýlíce hǽðengild, Hml. Th. i. 474, 33.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Eahtige hiene selfne swelcne ondrǽt ðæt sié, Past. 17; Swt. 118, 8. Hæfde his ende gebidenne swylcne ǽr æfter worhte, Judth. Thw. 22, 17; Jud. 65. Eall gedǽlan swylc him God sealde, Beo. Th. 145; B. 72.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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besierede ðæt folc ðe hié ymbseten hæfden, 4, 5; Swt. 170, 2 : Ps. Th. 12 arg

Linked entry: emb-sittan

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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Wlát wítga geond þeódland, óþ ðæt gestarode, ðǽr gestaþelad wæs æþelíc ingong, 19, 25; Cri. 306. Hió wlát ofer ealle, Elen. Kmbl. 770; El. 385. tó heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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hié grétte and hié swá forlét, 247, 36.

láðettan

(v.)
Grammar
láðettan, p. te

odioushatefulbe hatedbe hostileto abominatehate

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Uncer láðette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hít óðrum ne sǽde each of us hated the other, though he did not say so to the other, Shrn. 39, 22.

for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, -diligian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blot outdestroydēlēreobnūbĭlāreoblītĕrāre

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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.

martyr

(n.)
Grammar
martyr, martyre, es: m.

A martyr

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wilnade ðæt mid ðone martyr þrowian móste, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 18. cóman tó ðæs martyres húse, S. 477, 9. Ðǽr martiras meotode cwémaþ, Cd. 228; 671; Th. 305, 30; Sat. 655. gemynegode ðara eádigra martyra, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 33: Andr.

sinc-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifa, an ; m.
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Se ðe wát his sincgiefan holdne beheledne sceal heán hweorfan he who knows his gracious lord buried shall wander downcast, Exon. Th. 183, 13 ; Gú. 1326. his sincgyfan ( Byrhtnoth ) wrec, Byrht. Th. 139, 62 ; By. 278. Cf. sinc-gim, -þegu

wiþ-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ferian, p. ede

To carry offto rescue

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Ðæt ðú symle sáwle míne álýse, láðum wiðferige liberabit in pace animam meam ab his qui adpropiant mihi, 54, 18. Ðú áwurpe ðá wéndan, ðæt wǽron álýsde, láðum wiðferede dejecisti eos dum allevarentur, 72, 14

ge-reordness

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On þá tide his gereordnysse ad horam refectionis illius, Gr. D. 118, 13 : 145, 14. in gelaðode tó gereordnesse, 252, 12, 16. bróhte mé hláf to gereordnesse, 347, 32. Wín tó his heortan gereordnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17.

Linked entry: -reordness

á-dún

Grammar
á-dún, -dúne (-a).
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Add: á-dún Feall nú ádún, Hml. Th. i. 166, 19: Hml. S. 11, 108. ofdrǽd slóh ádún, 23, 718. á-dúne (-a) Feól ádúne, Hml. Th. 1, 316, 29. lédon heora wǽpna ádúne, Hml. S. 29, 171. Clif áscoren rihte ádúne, 31, 316.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Hig swóron him betweónan, ðæt hig sibbe heóldon, Gen. 21, 31. Ðá swóran hié swíðe, ðæt hié sóð sægdon, Nar. 25, 27. Swerige , ðæt him nán fácn on wiste, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 12: L. Ath. v. 12, 2; Th. i. 242, 4.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hwæt on hyge hogde heortan geþoncum what he meditated in his mind with the thoughts of his heart, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 14; Gú. 1227.