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Norweg

(n.)
Grammar
Norweg, es; m. [The plural seems the more usual form.]

Norway

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Norway Sume férdon tó Norwæge, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 30. Hér fór Cnut cyng tó Norwegum (Norwegon, Erl. 162, 37), 1028; Erl. 163, 13. Hér com Ólaf cyng eft intó Norwegum, 1030; Erl. 163, 16. Harold cyng of Norwegon, 1066; Erl. 199, 37.

self-líce

(adj.; adv.)
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self-líce, adj.
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Self-satisfied, self-complacent, conceited, arrogant Oft se welega and se wædla habbaþ suá gehweorfed hira þeáwum ðæt se welega biþ eáðmód and sorgfull and se wædla biþ upáhæfen and selflíce plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum, ut sit

stede-leás

(adj.)
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stede-leás, adj.
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Without stability, unsteady, without power to retain one's place Ðonne biþ hé ðam men gelíc, ðe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre and stíhþ be ðære hlǽddre stapum, óð ðæt hé tó ðæm ænde becume, and wylle ðonne git stígan ufor; ástíhþ ðonne búton stapum, óð ðæt

un-gesceádwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwíslíce, adv.

Indiscreetlyunreasonablyfoolishly

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Indiscreetly, unreasonably, foolishly Ða ðe hiora ágen ungesceádwíslíce healdaþ qui sua indiscrete tenuerunt, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 11. Se gítsere and se ðe wotuldwelan lufaþ ungesceádwíslíce. Swt. 331, 8.

blótan

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Swelce hwá wille blótan ðǽm fæder tó ðance and tó lácum his ǽgen bearn quasi qui victimat filium in conspectu patris sui, Past. 393, 9. Add: [a weak past seems used (ofredon and blótten (-on. Th., blóten, S. 162, 30)) in Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 18; cf.

ge-swel

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Án geswel (-swell, v. l.) weóx mycel under þám cynnbáne tumorem maximum sub maxilla habebat, Hml. S. 20, 51. Atelicum getwelle informi tumore, Hpt. 33, 238, 13. Wearð Cúðberhtes cneów mid heardum geswelle áléfed, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 24.

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.
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Hé him geneádodum and gelettum gedyde sume getǽse hýððe his geswinces ei laboris sat commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 27.

ge-dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnian, p. ode
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To dispose, order, arrange; disponere Gedihnað disponat (cor hominis viam suam ), Kent. Gl. 551.

ge-cwide

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Ne hé má eft tó him hwearf æfter heora gecwide (-cwyde, v.l.) neque ultra ad eum juxta suum condictum rediit, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 496, 10. a will Ðis is Wulfgates gecwide ... ꝥ is þonne ꝥ hé geann ǽrest Gode his sáwelscattas ..., C.D.B. iii. 652, 16

in-lenda

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Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe blód ytt sceal losian of his folce, beó hé inlenda beó hé ælðeódig ( homo quilibet de domo Israel et de advents qui peregrinaniur inter eos,. si comederit sanguinem, disperdam animam illius de populo suo, Lev. 17, 10), E.

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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superna regio in civibus suis ex parte damna pertulit, Gr.

hǽðen-styrc

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-styrc, es; m.

A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites

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the golden calf made by the Israelites Hí on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et adoraverunt sculptile; et mutaverunt gloriam suam

ofering

(n.)
Grammar
ofering, e; f.

Superfluity

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Hé wilnigen mid oferinge hiora gítsunga gefyllan qui abundantiam suam ambitus superfluitate meliantur, 14, 2; Fox 44, 14

æt-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hrínan, p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtakemovetangereapprehenderemovere

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Nellaþ híg ðá mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digito autem suo nolunt ea movere, Mt. Bos. 23, 4

Linked entry: et-hrínan

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

An OARremus

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Sume hæfdon lx ára some had sixty oars, Chr, 897; Th. 174, 43, col. 1. Sǽrófe árum bregdaþ ýþbord [MS. yþborde] neáh brave seamen draw the vessel near with oars, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 26; Crä. 57

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.

græs

(n.)
Grammar
græs, es; n.
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Sume hió twiccedan ða grasu mid hiora múþe some of them pulled the grass with their mouth, 41, 2: Past. 23, 1; Swt. 173, 20

god-wrac

(adj.)
Grammar
god-wrac, -wrec; adj.
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Ðá æféstgodon ðæt sume godwrece men then certain wicked men were envious of that, Shrn. 74, 28. Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan come out ye two wretches that deserve to be hanged, 43, 8

till

(n.)
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On ðam gim ástíhþ on heofenas up hýhst on geáre and of tille ágrynt in it (June) the sun mounts up into the skies highest in the year and declines from thai point, Menol. Fox 220; Men. 111. [Cf. O. H. Ger. zil destinatum: Ger. ziel.]

wógere

(n.)
Grammar
wógere, es; m.

A wooersuitor

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Sume wíf wyrcaþ heora wógerum drencas, 17, 157

Linked entry: fógere