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un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Rǽd biþ nyttost, yfel unnyttost, ðæt unlǽð nimeþ, Exon. Th. 341, 3; Gn. Ex. 120. Helle gǽst, earm and unlǽd, 279, 19; Jul. 616. Se unlǽda (-e, MS.) Iudas, se ðe hine tó deáþe belǽwed hæfde, Wanl. Catal. 134, col. 1.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Cyninges þegnas oft ráde on ridon ðe mon ná ne rímde Chr. 871 ; Erl. 76, 12. Gif ic hí ríman onginne dinumerabo eos, Ps. Th. 138, 16.

hyge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-leás, adj.

Thoughtlesscarelessfoolish

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G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom and dignity are becoming to their rank, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 41.

in-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
in-cuman, p. -com

To come inenter

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Ðǽr nǽfre nǽnig dǽl regnes incuman ne mæg never can any rain enter there, 125, 33. Incuma introire, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 45

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, p. -byrde; pp. byrded, -byrd

To set in orderarrangedisposeordĭnāredispōnĕre

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To set in order, arrange, dispose; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Manega þohton ðæra þinga race geendebyrdan multi cōnāti sunt ordĭnāre narrātiōnem rērum, Lk. Bos. 1, 1.

ymbeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ymbeaht, es; m.
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Gl. 428, 7 collationes is glossed by race and explained by narrationes ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 80: 18, 3. Elsewhere the form is identical with ambiht Ambechtae, oembecht collatio, Txts. 46, 187. Ambect, ambaect rationatio, 92, 866.

fore-settan

prefer

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Ðis Englisc ætýwð hwæt seó foresette rǽding mǽnð, Angl. viii. 298, 9. of degree, rank. &c., to put at the head, prefer Foresette praeposuit (omnibus gradibus ), An. Ox. 344. Foresettan preferre, 17, 51. Sí foreset preferatur, 8, 36

Linked entry: fór-settan

gítsung

Grammar
gítsung, Add: <b>giétsung, gídsung</b>
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Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas gítsung is wyrtruma ǽghwylces yfeles, Wlfst. 69, 9. For ðǽre gewilnunga woruldgielpes and giétsunga (gídsunge, v. l. ), Past. 157, 2. Gítsunge philargiria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 67: An. Ox. 7, 226.

hæfern

(n.)
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Substitute : hæfern (hæf sea, ærn (ræn-), ern house), <b>hræfn</b> (q. v. in Dict. ), es; m. A crab, crab-shell (?) Haebrn, hafaern cancer, Txts. 47, 379. Hefern (nefern, MS. ), 108, 1106.

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, cláne, cléne; adv.

CLEAN, entirelypenitus, omnino

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Ðæt mín cynn clǽne [MS. clane] gewíte that my race be clean gone, Cod. Dipl. 235; A. D. 835; Kmbl. i. 311, 16. Cléne entirely, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 14; Sat. 7

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for-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-trúwian, -trúwigan; p. ode, nde; pp. od, ud

To be over-confident, rashto presumepræsúmĕrepræcĭpĭtāre

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To be over-confident, rash, to presume; præsúmĕre, præcĭpĭtāre Ðú ðé fortrúwodest [MS. fortrúwudest] for ðínre rihtwísnesse thou wast over-confident on account of thy virtue, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 13.

ge-wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wæterian, -wætrian; p. ode; pp. od

To waterirrigateadăquāreirrĭgāre

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Teóh ðú forþ rénscúras gif ðú miht and gewætera ðíne æceras bring forth rain-showers, if thou canst, and water thy fields, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 1

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grad

(n.)
Grammar
grad, es; m. [Lat. gradus]
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A GRADE, step, order, degree, rank; gradus, ordo Seofon stapas sindon cirielícra grada and háligra háda seven are the degrees of ecclesiastical ranks, L. E. B. 1; Th. ii. 240, 2.

blæst

(n.)
Grammar
blæst, es; m.

A burning, blaze, flameardor, flamma

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[blæse I. a blaze, flame] A burning, blaze, flame; ardor, flamma Ne mæg ðǽr, rén ne snáw, ne fýres blæst, wihte gewyrdan there rain nor snow, nor flame of fire can aught injure, Exon. 56 a; Th. 198, 25; Ph. 15: Andr. Kmbl. 1674; An. 839.

twigu

(n.)
Grammar
twigu, (?), an; f.; the forms in the Northern specimens may also be taken as weak, tuigge, pl. tuiggo
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Telgo míno and twiggo ramos meos, el rami, Rtl. 68, 32. Twigena ordum, Salm. Kmbl. 286; Sal. 142. In tyggum his in ramis ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 32. Tuiggo ramos, 21, 8. Telgo ł twiggo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 32: 11, 8

Linked entry: palm-twiga

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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Rǽde hé swá þæt hé óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille ( inquietet ), R. Ben. 73, 14. Se abbod ne geunstille ne ne gedréfe þá heorde abbas non conturbet gregem, 113, 23.

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hagal

(n.)
Grammar
hagal, hagol, es; m.

Hailgrandohail

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Rén hagal and snáw hrusan leccaþ rain, hail, and snow moisten the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 127; Met. 29, 64. Mid hagole with hail, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 8.

Linked entry: hægel

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Fox 13, 10; Met. 13, 5: 24, 78; Met. 24, 39. to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on; deliberare, meditari Ic on ðínum bebodum móte gemetgian rǽd meditabor in mandatis tuis, Ps. Th. 118, 47. v. intrans.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

scild

(n.)
Grammar
scild, sceld, scyld, es; m.
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Rand sceal on scylde, Menol. Fox 534; Gn. C. 37. Næfde hé scyld (scutum) æt handa, ðæt hé ðone cyning mid gescyldan mihte, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, ii.

Linked entries: scyld hrung sceld

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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Ðú meaht his rúme rǽd geþencan for this in ample measure may'st thou devise means, 35, 27; Gen. 561. Ne willaþ rúmor unc landriht heora, 114, 27; Gen. 1910.

Linked entry: rúm-heort