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fóre-teón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-teón, p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To pre-disposepre-ordainprædispōnĕrepræordĭnāre

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To pre-dispose, pre-ordain; prædispōnĕre, præordĭnāre Swá ðé bearn weorþaþ geboren syððan, ða ylcan ic ǽr fóreteóde ecce nātio filiōrum tuōrum quibus dispŏsui, Ps. Th. 72, 12.

hridder

(n.)
Grammar
hridder, es; n.

A sieve

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Benedictus genam ða sticcu ðæs tóclofenan hriddores ... hí ðæt hridder up áhéngon æt heora cyrcan geate, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16-24

land-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
land-lagu, e; f.
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Landlaga sýn mistlíce swá ic ǽr sǽde leges et consuetudines terrarum sunt multiplices et varie, sicut prelibavimus, 21; Th. i. 440, 19

Linked entry: lagu

scip-steóra

(n.)
Grammar
scip-steóra, -stýra, an; m.
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MS.) ongit micelne wind ǽr bit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 13

be-wǽpnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽpnian, -wépnian; p. ed; pp. ed; [be, wǽpen a weapon]

To take away arms, disarmarmis spoliare

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Gif man æt unlagum man bewǽpnige [bewepnie MS. B.] if any one unlawfully disarm a man, 61; Th. i. 408, 18

Linked entries: be-wépnian wǽpnian

strið

(n.)
Grammar
strið, es; m.
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struggle, fight, contest Strange geneátas ða ne willaþ mé æt ðam stríðe geswícan, Cd. Th. 19, i; Gen. 284. contention, dispute, strife of words Hwæt scal ðé swá láðlíc stríð wið ðínes hearran bodan? 41, 28; Gen. 663.

þeów-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-boren, adj.
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Slave-born, born of parents in slavery Ne sceal hé (the abbot) ðone æþelborenan settan beforan ðane þeówborenan, gif se þeówborena ǽr on ðæm mynstre wæs, bútan hé for hwylcum gesceáde hit dó non preponatur ingenuus ex servitio convertenti nisi forte

un-wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wáclíce, adv.

not weaklyresolutelywithout falteringnot meanlynoblysplendidly

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not weakly, resolutely, without faltering Ðæt hí æt þearfe þolian sceoldon, unwáclíce wǽpna neótan, Byrht. Th. 140, 54; By. 308. Ic beó gearo sóna unwáclíce willan ðínes, Exon.

Linked entry: wáclíce

wólbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
wólbǽrness, e; f.

Pestiferousnessdestructivity

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Pestiferousness, destructivity Ic wolde ðæt ða ongeáten, ðe ða tída úres cristendómes leahtriaþ, hwelc mildsung siþþan wæs, siþþan se cristendóm wæs, and hú monigfeald wólbǽrnes ðære worulde ǽr ðæm wæs (with how many kinds of plagues the world was afflicted

wíte-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-stów, e; f.

A place of punishmenttormenthell

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Nis hér (in hell) nú nǽnig wóp, swá hit ǽr gewunelíc wæs on ðisse wítestówe, Blickl. Homl. 85, 29

ynce

(n.)
Grammar
ynce, es; m.
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Gif ofer ynce scilling; æt twám yncum, twégen; ofer þrý, .iii. scill., L. Ethb. 67; Th. i. 18, 17. Hé ( Adam ) wæs vi and cx ynca lang, Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 20

Linked entry: FÓT

ge-warian

(v.)
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Búton hé ǽr gewarad (gewarnod, v. l. ) sý, Wlfst, 101, 20: 273, 20. to protect. Cf. ge-werian Wara gewarod tutela protectum, An. Ox. 2616

ge-wearmian

(v.)
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Tó þæs eald ꝥ hé ne mihte gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Add

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, to meet.
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Mid þǽm ðú geearnode Godes irre, ðǽr ( if) ðá gódan weorc ǽr nǽren ( had not been) on ðé métte ( inventa ), Past. 355, 5. Add

sellend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sellend-lic, adj.
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To be given; dandus Ðá ðe nǽfre gystas on húsærne onfóð, búton sellendlices gysthúses méd ǽr ápinsod sý ( nisi prius dandi hospitii merces compensetur), Chrd. 102, 1.

wundian

(v.)
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hé hine wundað: wile ðæt hé hit gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10

á-seón

(v.)
Grammar
á-seón, pp.-siwen,-seowen

to strain.

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Ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié, Lch. ii. 124, 14. Huniges ásiwenes, 184, 19. Áseownes, 26, II. Áseowones, 200, 16. Add:

óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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Cf. æt-ýwan

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan

sicor

(adj.)
Grammar
sicor, adj. with gen.
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hreów*-*siaþ, ne bió wé nó ðæs sicore; gif ús ðæt ne mislícaþ ðæt ús ǽr lícode, ðonne ne biþ hit nó ús færgiefen.

eád

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Þǽr ( in Paradise ) him nǽnges wæs eádes onsýn ... him bitter wearð yrmðu æfter ǽte, Ph. 398. Næs his frymð ǽfre, eádes ongyn, 638. Wæs hyra tíres æt ende, eádes and ellendǽda, Jud. 273.