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wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty, ⬩ a refusal,

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Ben. 97, 7. a refusal, v. wirnan Hý bénan synt ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan, nó dú him wearne geteóh ðínra gegncwida they are petitioners that they may exchange words with thee, give them not a refusal of thy words in reply, Beo.

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

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Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte if any cold humour stops in them. Lchdm. ii. 194, 15.

for-drífan

to drive away ⬩ off ⬩ out ⬩ to drive away ⬩ cast out ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to banish ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive aside ⬩ to overtask

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Alle wítgo inngeonga in ríc Godes gié fordrifeno (-drifne, R.) úta (expelli foras), Lk. L. 13, 28: Mt. p. 15, 14.

be-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
be-nugan, he be-neah, pl. be-nugon; p. be-nohte; subj. pres. benuge [Goth. binauhan, binah; pp. binauht, δεî, oportet]

To need ⬩ want ⬩ require ⬩ enjoy ⬩ indigere ⬩ frui

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Gif hí ðæs wuda benugon if they enjoy [have enjoyment of] the wood Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19. Wið ðan ðe mín wíf ðǽr benuge inganges dummodo uxor mea fruatur ingressu Hick. Thes. ii. 55, 32.

Linked entries: be-neah ge-nugan

dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
dúfan, ic dúfe, ðú dýfst, he dýfþ, pl. dúfaþ; p. ic, he deáf, ðú dufe, pl. dufon; pp. dofen

DIVE, sink ⬩ mergi

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Gif ðú dýfst if thou sinkest, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 35. Mid ðam ðe he deáf when he was sinking, ii. 392, 2: 390, 21

Linked entry: dýfan

EGLE

(adj.)
Grammar
EGLE, adj.

Troublesome, hateful, loathsome, horrid ⬩ mŏlestus, odiōsus, infestus, turpis

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Gif egle wǽron if they were troublesome, Exon. 126a; Th. 485, 20 ; Rä. 71, 16. Ðý-læs sceaðan mihton egle ondsacan lest the horrid apostates might injure [him ], Andr. Kmbl. 2297; An. 1150: 2916; An. 1461.

Linked entry: fonfyr

eofot

(n.)
Grammar
eofot, eofut, eofet, es; n.

A debt, crime ⬩ dēbĭtum, culpa

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Gif mon on ibices gemóte ge-yppe eofot of confession of debt. If a man declare a debt at a folk-mote, L. Alf. pol. 22 ; Th. i. 76, 6. Reht oððe eofut oððe scyld dēbĭtum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 25.

Linked entries: eofet ge-eofot

hyge-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-cræft, es; m.

Mental power ⬩ intellect ⬩ wisdom

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Gif ðú mé ðínne hygecræft hylest and ðíne heortan geþohtas if thou dost conceal from me thy wisdom and thy heart's thoughts, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 12; Gn. Ex. 3. Wísdóm higecræft heáne, Cd. 176; Th. 222, 1; Dan. 98. Hygecræftum, Hy. 6, 3; Hy.

leger-teám

(n.)
Grammar
leger-teám, es; m.

Matrimony

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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would

mús

(n.)
Grammar
mús, e; f.

a mouse ⬩ a muscle

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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 2. Mýs sorices. Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 73. [Ðæt gewrit beó geworpen músen tó gnagene, Chart. Th. 318, 28.] a muscle Mús ðæs earmes torus vel musculus vel lacertus Wrt.

tihtan

(v.)
Grammar
tihtan, p. te
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Gif man óðerne sace tihte, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11: 10; Th. i. 30, 17: L. Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 3: 23; Th. i. 42, 6: 24; Th. i. 42, 10, 11

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faith ⬩ faithlessness ⬩ perfidy ⬩ fraud

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Gif ðú heora untreówa onscunige, oferhoga hí, and ádríf hí fram ðé, for ðam hí spanaþ ðé tó ðínre unþearefe si perfidam perhorrescis, sperne atque abjice perniciosa ludentem, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8.

be-limp

(n.)
Grammar
be-limp, es; n.
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Wið liþa sáre, gif hý of hwylcum belimpe oþþe of ǽnigum þincge gesárgude beóð, Lch. i. 312, I. On horse hwítum sittan belimp gód getácnað, iii. 202, 28. Smyltum belimpum secundis successibus, An. Ox. 7, 170.

griþ-bryce

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Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce, þolige lífes, Ll. Th. i. 408, 21. the fine for such breach, the revenue derived from such fines Ic cýðe eów ꝥ ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe and griðbryces, Cht. E. 233, 3.

lǽce-cræft

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Hé áxode gif hé cúðe áht on lǽcecræfte, Hml. S. 22, 40. medical treatment ꝥ word winð on ús swá swá wís lǽce déð þe mid stíðum lǽcecræfte gelácnað þone untruman, Hml.

mearcung

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Th. ii. 264, 14. cf. mearcian; Gif ic ásceáde mid mearcunge ( praenotatione ) þára namena, Gr. D. 7, 3. a mark Wrítera mearcunga notariorum caracteres, An. Ox. 2847. a description Steorwigele, mearcunge (stiorwigle ł mearcunge, Hpt.

sagu

Grammar
sagu, saying.
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Gif seó hringe nele úp . . . þonne ne sceall hé þínre sage gelýfan, Hml. S. 21, 48. Æt þises sage (narratione) ic geleornode ꝥ . . . Gr. D. 218, 27: 318, 27. Spellunga ł saga fabulas, An. Ox. 188. <b>I a.

tó-sleán

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Add Ne þúhte þæs tweó ꝥ gif ꝥ stánclif feólle, ꝥ hit ne tóslóge ꝥ scræf ( specum destrueret ), Gr. D. 213, 21. Syndon hús tóslægene (-slag-) eversae domus, 134, 8. Add Hé tóslóh (tóbræc, v.l.) þá locu þǽre cyste claustra arcae comminuit, Gr.

ælmes-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-dǽd, e; f.

An alms-deed, a charitable action

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Gif se mon áhefð his handa tó ælmesdǽdum, Bl. H. 37, 24: H. R. 17, 27: Wlfst. 238, 24. Mid ælmesdǽdum and mid óðrum gódum weorcum, 142, 24. Góde weorc begán and ælmesdǽda, 286, 6: Hml. Th. ii. 100, 21

on-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyge, es; m.

What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking

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What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking Gif hwylc abbod geþafaþ ðæt maæssepreóst oððe diácon in tó mynstre gange tó ðý ðæt hý messan singan ... hý nán þing gedyrstlǽcen ne nǽnne ontige on ðam mynstre bútan ðære mæssan ánre if any abbot permit

Linked entry: on-tige