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gífre

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Voc. ii. 40, 29. of animals Swá swá fleógende fugel, ðonne hé gífre ( avidus ) bið, hé gesihð ðæt ǽs, and ðonne for ðǽm luste ðæs metes hé forgiet ðæt grín, Past. 331, 17. Ðæs gífran dopfugeles voracis mer[g]ule Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 6.

ofer-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To cover, cover over, veil, hide, conceal, overspread

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Seó sóðe lufu Godes and manna oferwrýhþ ða mengo synna charity covereth a multitude of sins, L. E. I. 36; Th. ii. 434, 39, 37. Mycel mægen ðone heofon oforþecþ and oforwrýhþ, Blickl. Homl. 93, 3. God ǽlce stówe gefylþ and ufan oforwrýhþ, 19, 27.

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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Lufu nǽfre ne áteorað, Hml. Th. ii. 564, II. Se dægÞonne ealle dagas áteoriað, þonne þurhwunað hé (Sunday) aa 310, 29. Hí (unexpected guests) nǽfre áteriað minstre mmquam desunt monasterio, R. Ben. I. 89, 10.

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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To overlook, despise, contemn, scorn, be ashamed of, neglect, reject, renounce; despĭcĕre, temnĕre, contemnĕre, spernĕre, erŭbescĕre, neglĭgĕre, posthăbēre, rejĭcĕre We á sculon ídle lustas forseón we should ever despise idle lusts, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47

Linked entry: for-sión

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Lufu langsumu lasting love, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 18; Gen. 1906. Langsum longanimis, Ps. Spl. 102, 8. Mid heora langsuman gebede sub obtentu prolixæ orationis, Mk. Skt. 12, 40: Hpt. Gl. 500, 25.

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Rihtwís þoligende wiþerrǽde justus tolerando aduersa, Scint. 12, 7. contrary, of an opposite nature Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf, for ðam ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóðre lufe, Homl. Th. i. 252, 19.

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Add Hí fyligeað heora luste and ídelum gewille, Wlfst. 52, 15. Hí ongunnon godspel tó wrítenne bútan þæs Hǽlendes wissunge, and be heora gewille ( according to their own will ) sǽdon swá swá him geþúhte, Hml. S. 15, 114.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Wé þé willað ferigen tó þám lande þǽr þé lust myneð tó gesécanne, An. 294. Seó æftre Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, Gen. 229. Créca land, El. 250. Þec landa gehwilc herige, Dan. 376. Wé bióð láðe on landa gehwám, folcum fracoðe, An. 408.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Of lufe nalæs of wylme, 1, 27; S. 490, 13. Yrre ne lǽt ðé wylme besmítan. Exon. Th. 305, 8 ; Fä. 85

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

un-nyt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nyt; adj.

Uselessvainidleunprofitable

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Gehæft mid ðære unnyttan lufe ðisse middangeardes, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 25. Unnytne gefeán, Met. 5, 27. Unnytne andan, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 33. Unnetne, Met. 28, 52.

Linked entry: un-net

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Ðý læs hira lufu áslacige, and hé him ðe wirs lícige, Past. 19; Swt. 143, 10. Se æfterra anweald git wyrs lícode ðonne se ǽrra, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 13. Ic mín fulluht wyrs geheóld ðonne icbehéte, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 264, 8: L.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Th. i. 594, 20. in a precatory or imprecatory sense, = utinam, with clause Ic wýsce ðæt heorte healde lufe utinam cor teneat amorem, Scint. 25, 1.

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be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Beswác lusit, 53, 61. to decoy, ensnare, beguile, of fowling Fugelere, hú beswícst þú fugelas? On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, Coll. M. 25, 9, 11. of persons Beswác inlexit (Aid. 182, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 49.

Linked entry: be-swícende

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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D. touch, 19 = to take to task, censure] Gif hé gesceádwíslíce and mid eádmódnesse sóðre lufe hwylce þinc repað oððe geswutalað si qua rationabiliter et cum humilitate karitatis reprehendit aut ostendit, R. Ben.

leógan

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Heó wolde hire líf forlǽtan ǽr þan þe heó luge, Hml. S. 12, 179. Légende (leógendu, Ps. Vos.) wes unrehtwísnis mentita est iniquitas, Ps. Srt. 26, 12. Þá þá hé gehýrde þæs leógendan (mentientis) cnihtes word, Gr. D. 40, 30.

on-cnáwan

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Lufe gecneordlǽcan synden oncnáwene affectum exercere noscuntur, An. Ox, 242. (βα) with complement :-- Þone áworpenne hí oncnáwaþ quem reprobatum cognoscunt, An.

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Th. i. 328, 29. marking preference Habbaþ eów tóforan eallum ðingum ða sóðan lufe, Homl. Th. i. 606, 16: R. Ben. 55, 6. Tóforan eallum þingum wé myngiaþ, ðæt. . . 58, 7: Wulfst. 239, 17. Tóforon.

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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Morþres on luste, 2282; An. 1142. Draca morþre swealt the dragon perished by the sword, Beo. Th. 1789; B. 892. Ic on morþor ofslóh minra sumne hyldemága, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 32; Gen. 1093.

Linked entry: morþ

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum oððe on gebedum, bútan ðære foresǽdan lufe, i. 54, 11. IV. with a clause, to trust that :-- Ic trúwige, ðeáh, ðæt sum wurðe ábrird þurh God, L. Ælfc. P. 3; Th. ii. 364, 17

Linked entry: trúgian

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Ða lufe mon mæg swíðe uneáþe oððe ná forbeódan, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 11.