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nama

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Him ꝥ tó lytel yfel þúhte búton hié eác hié þæs naman benáme ipsum quoque Romae nomen persequentes, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 4. Gregorius, sé wæs óðrum naman genemned Nanzanzenus, Past. 173, 16.

hefigtímness

(n.)
Grammar
hefigtímness, e; f.

Troubleafflictionvexation

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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19.

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

land-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
land-stycce, es; n.
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A small portion of land Him gebyreþ sum landstycce for his geswince convenit, ut aliquam terre portiunculam habeat pro labore suo, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 8. Him man hwilces landsticces geann, 19; Th. i. 440, 14

ge-þíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þíwan, p. de; pp. ed

To threatenrebukeoppress

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To threaten, rebuke, oppress Simon me mid his englum geþíwde Simon threatened me with his angels, Homl. Th. i. 378, 2. Óþ-ðæt hio óðer folc egsan geþíwdan until they oppressed other people with fear, Ps. Th. 104, 11

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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He ðone demm his giémeliéste gebétan ne mæg he cannot remedy the mischief of his neglect, Past. 36, 3; Hat. MS. 47 a, 22.

Linked entry: demm

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Hié hit tó nánum fácne ne tó nánum láðe næfdon ðætte ða earman wífmen hié swá tintredon nec tamen miseriæ hominum pressura temporum deputata est, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 13.

gælsa

(n.)
Grammar
gælsa, an; m.

Luxuryextravaganceluxusluxŭria

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Lybbende on his gǽlsan vivendo luxŭriōse, Lk. Bos. 15, 13. Þurh fulne folces gǽlsan propter pŏpŭli luxum consummātum, Lupi Serm. i. 21; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 39.

Linked entries: wrǽnsa gelsa

líþ

(n.)
Grammar
líþ, es; n.
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Strong drink Ðá him ðæt líþ gescired wæs digesto vino, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 295, 6. Ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes for the man that does not care for his meat or drink, L. M. 1, 19; Lchdm. ii. 62, 16.

ge-neahlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neahlíce, adv.
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D. 155, 27. constantly, usually Hé hine sylfne ungyrede, and ꝥ reáf þe hé genehlíce on him hæfde, hé hit sléfde on þone man exuens se luterio melotinae, in quo ille orare solebat, ipsum circumdedit, Guth. Gr. 153, 21

Linked entry: ge-nehlíce

ge-bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bícnian, -býcnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, bícnian to beckon, nod] .

to beckonnodinnuĕreto point outshewindicatebetokenindĭcāresignĭfĭcāreportendĕre

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Gebýcna hit eal me tell it all to me, St. A. 44, 12

Linked entry: ge-býcnian

ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Room, space; spătium náuðer ne gestillan ne móton, ne eác swíðor styrian, ðonne he him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres toforlǽt they neither can be still, nor yet move farther, than he allows to them the space of his rein, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8.

Linked entry: rúm

un-þinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þinged, adj.

Uninvitedsuddenunexpected

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ofer cume unþinged deáð, ástígon heó on belle lifigende veniat mors super eos, et descendant in infernum viventes, Ps. Th. 54, 14. Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ; cymeþ him se deáð un-þinged, Exon. 312, 8; Seef. 106: 335, 18; Gn. Ex. 35

Linked entry: un-geþinged

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Him ðá wæs syndrig ege ðǽr him ǽr wæs seó mǽste wyn, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 32.

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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Hé ne mihte his handa tó his múðe gerǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 23. (l a) with immaterial object, to present a case, claim, & c. :-- Hé móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian æt mistlican neódan, and his onspǽce gerǽcan mid rihte, LI.

a-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-geótan, -gítan; p. -geát, -gét, pl. -guton; pp. -goten.

To pour outshedstrewspilldeprive ofeffundereprivareTo pour forthprofluere

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To pour out, shed, strew, spill, deprive of; effundere, privare He his swát ageát he shed his blood. Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 22; Gú. 493 : Cd. 47; Th. 60, 20; Gen. 984. He his blód agét he had spilled his blood Andr. Reed. 2897; [ageát.

Linked entries: a-geát a-goten agute

heard-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-lícness, e; f.

Hardness, severity, strictness

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Hardness, severity, strictness Sume sǽdonða heardlícnysse his lífes some of them told the severity of his life, Guthl. 27; Gdwin. 70, 15

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Ðonne rýmeþ hé ðam deádan tó ðam áþe ðæt hine móton his mǽgas unsyngian by such conduct he clears the way for an oath on behalf of the dead man, so that his (the dead man's) kinsmen may exculpate him, L. In. 21; Th. i. 116, 7.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

gódnes

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ge þurh his gódnysse ge þurh his mihte.

ǽmetgian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽmetgian, ǽmettigian, ǽmtig(i)an.

to emptyto be at leisure.to devote one's self to, take time for

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Ðá men ðe hié selfe tó ðǽre ciricean wlite ǽmtegian sceoldon, Past. 135, 5