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on-búgan

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Add For ðǽm ðonne hé hígað tó ðǽm godcundum ðingum ánum, ðæt hé ne ðyrfe on náne healfe anbúgan tó nánum fúllicum luste cum ad sola, quae interiora sunt, nititur, in nullo delectationis infimae latere flectatur, Past. 83, 15.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.
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Ðá gesundrode Waldend sceade wið scíman, 8, 22; Gen. 128. Se móna gehrán mid his scíman (splendore) ðǽm treówum ufeweardum, Nar. 30, 7. God hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman (radio) his giefe, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 21: 48; Swt. 369, 16.

Linked entry: scímian

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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a going round Seó burh ( Jericho ) næs mid nánum wíge gewunnen, ac mid ðam ymgange, Homl. Th. ii. 216, 2. Is ðære sunnan ymgang (ymbe-, ymb-, v. ll. ) hremming, ðæt se dæg ne byð on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang, Lchdm. iii. 258, 11.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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person's consent ) ðone teóðan dǽl, L.

Linked entry: un-þances

un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubtingunhesitatingunwaveringcertain

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Hé næfð gearone willan untweógendne tó ðæm weorce, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 26. Hyht untweóndne, Elen. Kmbl. 1592; El. 798. Ðæt wé ðý untweógendran be ús gelýfden ðæt wé be ðǽm leorniaþ, Shrn. 67, 24

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Unpunished Hí wénaþ ðæt ðæt sié sió mǽste gesǽlþ, ðæt men seó áléfed yfel tó dónne, and sió dǽd him móte beón unwítnod vel licentiam, vel impunitatem scelerum putant esse felicem, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 8.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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Nǽfre ne sý se hálga eásterdæg gemǽrsod ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge [lencge MS. P; lenge, MS. L.] oferstíge ða niht never let the holy Easter-day be celebrated, before the length of the day exceed the night, Lchdm. iii. 256, 13.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Geþenceaþ ðæt gé winnaþ and á embe ðæt sorgiaþ, ðæt wé úrne líchoman gefyllan, Blickl. Homl. 99, 6. Ða ðe for his lífe lyt sorgedon, Exon. Th. 116, 19; Gú. 209. Nó ðú ymb mínes ne þearft líces feorme leng sorgian, Beo.

á-cwelan

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Ðæt hé þurh hungres scearpnesse ácwǽle, Hml. Th. i. 58, 32. Ðæs hearperes wíf sceolde ácwelan, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 4. Ðý lǽs hié selfe ácwelen, ðǽr ðǽr hié ðá óðre lácniað, Past. 371, 11. Gif sié sió hond oðcwolen (ácwolon, v. l. ), Ll.

hlígan

(v.)
Grammar
hlígan, or hligan?

To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory

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To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory Ne forlét ðú úsic éce drihten for ðám miltsum ðe dec men hlígaþ forsake us not, eternal Lord, because of those mercies for which men account thee glorious, Cd. 190; Th. 235, 25; Dan. 311.

Linked entry: hlísa

feld-wésten

(n.)
Grammar
feld-wésten, es; n.

A field waste or desertcampestris solĭtūdo

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A field waste or desert; campestris solĭtūdo Begeondan Iordane on ðam feldwéstene wið ða reádan sǽ trans Iordanem in solitūdĭne campestri contra măre rubrum, Deut. 1, 1

Linked entry: wésten

wer-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wer-stede, es; m.
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A weir-stead, place where thsre is a weir Of ðam wege on ða eá, and se werstede be súðan hreódbricge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 105, 11

slincend

(n.)
Grammar
slincend, es; m. n.

A crawling thing, a reptile

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Fram ðám slincendum óþ ða fugelas Gen. 6, 7

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vicedefectfaulta disordera faultsolecisma vicefaultthe vice of avariceniggardlinessparsimonywant of liberality

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Hé bær ða wǽtan ðære uncystan (-cyste, Bd. M. 82, 13) in ðam telgan portat in ramo humorem vitii, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 26. Ða uncyste ðære ánwielnesse vitio obstinationis, Past. 6; Swt. 47, 16.

Linked entry: un-gecost

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demandexactexigere

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Se biscop amanige ða oferhýrnesse æt ðam geréfan let the bishop exact the penalty for contempt from the reeve, L. Ath. i. 26; Th. i. 214, 2.

efen-swíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-swíþe, adv.
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Ðá scylda ðára scamleásena hé tǽlde suelce hé efnsuíðe him bǽre culpas verecundantium quasi compatiens reprehendit, 207, 17.

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Forhwon beóð suǽ ðríste ða ungelǽredan ðæt hí underfón ða heorde ðæs láriówdómes ab imperitis pastorale magisterium qua temeritate suscipitur? Past. 1; Swt. 25, 16. Ða ðe tó ðam þríste sýn, ðæt hig God oferseóð, Wulfst. 270, 23.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moistureliquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Wonhýdig wer ðæs wiht ne cunnon vir insipiens non cognoscet Ps. Th. 91, 5. Hí náne wuht ongitan ne cunnon ðara gǽstlecena beboda.