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friþ-leás

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Cf. friþ, Gif hwá þæne friðleásan man (hominem pro culpa exiliatum, expulsion quem Angli uocant friðleásne man, exlegem) healde, Ll. Lbmn. 318, ii

á-bedecian

(v.)
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Man tállíce ábedecige ( impudenter petere ) ꝥ man. sylle, Chrd. 70, 5. Búton þú hit forstele ł gereáfige ł ábeþecige, Bt. 32, l; F. 114, 9

Linked entries: á-beþecian bedecian

á-drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-drysnan, p. ede

To extinguish, repress

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To extinguish, repress Unsmyltnise ádrysnede tempestatem compescens, Mk. p. 3, 6. Ðæt fýr ne bið ádrysned non extinguitur Mk. L. 9, 46: Rtl. 38, 23

Linked entry: drysnan

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Man mid mearce gecýþe ꝥ man riht drífe, Ll. Th. i. 352, 6. a visible sign or badge assumed by or imposed on a person Antecríst forbýt ǽlcum men áðor tó bycganne oððe tó syllanne, bútan hé on his foranheáfde habbe his mearce, Wlfst. 200, 4.

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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Met. Fox 15, 11; Met. 15, 6. Ic him lífdagas lange sylle longitudine dierum replebo eum, Ps. Th. 90, 16: Chart. Th. 372, 18. Gyf God ne gescyrte ðæs þeódscaþan lífdagas, Wulfst. 86, 17.

miltan

(v.)
Grammar
miltan, mieltan, meltan; p. te.

To meltto digestto refine by meltingTo meltbecome liquid

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Ðonne mægen and mód mylte dum defeceret virtus mea, Ps. Th. 70, 8. Weax miltende cera liquescens, Ps. Spl. 21, 13. Myltende madens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 56. Myltende[s] liquidas, Hpt. Gl. 470, 73

Linked entries: mealt myltan sám-milt

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To staindefilepolluteprofanecorruptvitiatemarinjurecoinquĭnāreturpārepolluĕreprofānārecorrumpĕrevĭtiārecontāmĭnāreviŏlāre

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Hí on ðam temple gewemmaþ ðone resteðæg in templo sabbătum viŏlant, Mt. Bos. 12, 5. Ic honda gewemde I have polluted my hands, Cd. 52; Th. 672; Gen. 1094. Ðú gewemdest his hálignesse on eorþan profānasti in terra sanctĭtātem ejus, Ps.

Linked entry: wemman

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Ðone sǽnan ðe biþ tó sláw ðú scealt hátan assa ðonne man segnis ac stupidus torpet? asinum vivit. Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 19. Mægencræft móda gehwilces ofer líchoman lænnie and sǽnne might of the mind over the body weak and dull. Met. 26, 106.

a-wédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wédan, p. -wédde ; pp. -wéd ; v. n.

To be madto rageto be angryto go or wax madrevoltapostatizein furorem agi

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To be mad, to rage, to be angry, to go or wax mad, revolt, apostatize; in furorem agi Awéddon ða nýtena the cattle became mad, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 31. Se ðe for sleápe awéd phreneticus = φρενιτικόs, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 40; Wrt. Voc. 45, 72

Linked entry: wédan

un-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
un-wyrd, e; f.

Bad fortunemisfortune

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Ðæt nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Ealdormenn swýðe sprǽcon and wið me wráðum wordum scírdan principes adversum me loquebantur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. [Cf. Nes nan mon þat durste word sciren.

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no moreonlysolesinglesingularunicusullusquisquamanyevery oneallquisque

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Ðú eart dóhtor mín ánge for eorþan thou art my only daughter on earth, 67a; Th. 248, 13; Jul. 95.

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

FearFRIGHTdreadterrortremblingtĭmorpăvorformīdoterrortrĕmor

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Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS. D.] hæc formīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 50: Ps. Th. 54, 4. Egsa me and fyrhtu forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5. On mínre fyrhto in păvōre meo, 30, 25.

Linked entry: ferht

nǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽfre, ( = ne ǽfre); adv.

Never

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Nán man ne dorste sleán óðerne man, næfde hé nǽfre swá mycel gedón wið ðone óðerne, 1086; Erl. 222, 6

Linked entry: nefre

be-smítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smítan, p. -smát, pl. -smiton; pp. -smiten; [be, smitta smut]

To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminatepolluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare

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Besmiten mid synne defiled with sin, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 30; Gen. 1520: Jos. 7, 12: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 65; Met. 8, 33. Ðæt hýg nǽron besmitene ut non contaminarentur, Jn. Bos. 18, 28: Ps. Th. 52, 1: 106, 16 : Mk. Bos. 7, 2, 5

Linked entry: smítan

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Of ole de oleo, Mt. L. 25, 8. Mið ole (oele, R.), Mk. 6, 13. Seóþ on ele . . . dó þonne weax on ꝥ ele, Lch. ii. 234, 10. Ðone ele (oele, v. l. ), Past. 369, 19, 11. Ele áwringan of byrgum, Gr. D. 250, 22.

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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Ðú hæfst swíðe rihte oferreahte (-rehtne, MS. Bod.) thou hast completely convinced me, Bt. 34, 3; Fox 138, 11.

acas

(n.)
Grammar
acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

An axesecuris

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An axe; securis Acas, Mt. Lind. Stv. 3, 10. Acase, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 9 [id. Lind. Acasa, a Northumbrian form]. Axe, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 10

Linked entry: axe

fierst

(n.)
Grammar
fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimetempŏris spătiumtempus

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A space of time, time; tempŏris spătium, tempus Forgif ðú me fierst and ongiet give me time and understanding, Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 28; Hy. 4, 21

ge-býcnian

(v.)

to beckonshewindicate

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Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 48, MS. D : 37; Som. 39, 40, MS. D