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geatwe

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Wyrmas mec ni áuéfun, ðá ði goelu godueb geatum fraetuað, Txts. 151, 10. Add

ge-mígan

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Gif se útgang forseten sié oððe gemígan ne mæge, Lch. ii. 260, 10. Add

hát-hirtan

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Hé hiene ne háthierte, Past. 297, 6. Add: —

sǽ-ostre

(n.)
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a sea-oyster Hé nǽnine óþerne mete ne þigeþ búton sǽostrum, Nar. 78, 23

Linked entry: ostre

á-wlǽtan

Grammar
á-wlǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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Ꝥ hí mid leahtrum ne áwlǽton (fedent) hira godcundan gyfe. Chrd. 56, 31. Add

mann-sleán

(v.)
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to kill Ne sceal mon mansleán (man sleán ?) non occidere, R. Ben. 16, 18. (?)

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m.

A burden

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A burden Ne gehrínaþ ðǽm hondhæfum non tangitis sarcinas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 46

hyge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-leás, adj.

Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish

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Thoughtless, careless, foolish Ne geríseþ biscopum ne æt hám ne on síðe tó higeleás [iuncglíc, MS.

nirwan

(v.)
Grammar
nirwan, nirwian; p. de, ode

To constrain ⬩ repress ⬩ blame ⬩ threaten

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Ne ne on ðínum yrre ne nyrwa ðú mé neque in ira tua corripias me, Ps. Spl. 37. 1

for-gíman

to neglect ⬩ to neglect ⬩ to disregard

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte, ne forða músfellan, Angl. ix. 265, 7. to neglect to do (dat. infin.)

mitta

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Ne scyle nán mon blǽcern ǽlan under mittan ( sub modio), Past. 43, 3. Ðé ele ne áteórað ne melu on þínum mittan (hydria farinae non deficiet, nec lecythus olei minuetur, l Kings xvii. 14), Hml. S. 18, 63.

of-munan

(v.)

to recall to mind, recollect

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Ne ofman hé nǽfre nánwuht forðæm nǽfre náuht hé ne forgeat he never recalls anything, for he never forgot anything Bt. 42; Fox 356, 30.

híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.

Familiar, ⬩ well known

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Ic ne eom him suá híwcúþ familiaritatis ejus notitiam non habemus, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 5; Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 13. Se ðe hine selfne híwcúþne ne ongiet Gode qui familiarem se ejus gratiæ esse nescit, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 8.

Linked entry: híred-leóf

á-wácian

(v.)
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Sé bið gesǽlig þe þonne ne áwácaþꝥ þú mé ne, Wlfst. 85, 14. On heora nǽnigum se hiht ne áwácode, Guth. 66, 14. Áwácyge þǽra stapela ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð, Wlfst. 267, 17. Hý willan þurh deófles láre áwácian, II, 14. Áwácian for wítum, Hml.

Linked entry: wácian

á-scirian

(v.)
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A. 2, 43. to cut off, rob Ælmyssan þearfan ná áscyra þú elemosinam pauperis ne fraudes, Scint. 157, 5

on-hagian

(v.)
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Ne onhagað ús ná swíðor be dám tó sprecenne, Hml. Th. i. 488, 8.

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to bury ⬩ to bear ⬩ be pleased with ⬩ to apply oneself earnestly to something ⬩ to be urgent with a person ⬩ to press ⬩ to persist ⬩ persevere with something ⬩ to persist in ⬩ continue

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Sax.] to bear, be pleased with Ne eaþmódnesse iuc ná leng befeólan nellaþ nec iugum humilitatis diutius sustinere contenti sunt (contendunt, v. l. ), R. Ben. 135, 8.

ofer-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wist, e; f.

Excess in eating

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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi

frécne

(adj.)
Grammar
frécne, adj.
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Ne mæg se man wel sprecan ..., ne biþ þeós ádl hwæþere tó frécne, Lch. ii. 46, 13. Ðý lǽs ðá gongen on suá frécne stíge ne in praecipiti pedem ponant, Past. 41, 7. Ðonne se hirde gǽð on frécne wegas cum pastor per abrupta graditur, 29, 23.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Sooth ⬩ truth in a general sense ⬩ conformity with an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ that which conforms to an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ what is true in general ⬩ truth in regard to a particular circumstance ⬩ exact conformity with the facts of a case ⬩ truth ⬩ fidelity to a promise ⬩ truth ⬩ reality ⬩ certainty ⬩ real condition of things ⬩ what really is ⬩ affirmation of truth ⬩ asseveration ⬩ truth ⬩ conformity with right ⬩ righteousness ⬩ equity ⬩ justice

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Ne meaht ðú nō mid sóþe getǽlan ðíne wyrd . . . hit is leásung ðæt ðú wénst ðæt ðú seó ungesǽlig, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 1. Is tó ðære tíde tælmet hwíle emne mid sóðe seofon and twentig, Andr.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide