rǽd-fæst
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9.
earming
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Ðá áwrát se earming mid his ágenra hande swá swá se deófol him gedihte þone pistol, Hml. S. 3, 382. with idea of contempt, a poor thing Gé sind earmingas gewordene, gé ðe wǽron mǽre and strange, Hml.
wácmódness
weakness of character ⬩ moral weakness ⬩ faintheartedness ⬩ want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity ⬩ cowardice ⬩ weakness ⬩ feebleness
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Ongeán módstaðolnysse and módes strencðe se deófol sendeþ wácmódnesse and lyðerne earhscype, Wulfst. 53, 12. weakness, feebleness Sí foresceáwod wácmódnyss (inbecillitas), nateshwón heom (old men and children) stíðnis regoles ná sí gehealdan on fódum
tínan
To vex, ⬩ annoy, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke
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Ne áblinnan wé, ðæt wé Gode cwémon and deófol týnan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 11. Ðæt hí ælþeódige men ne tyrian ne ne týnan, L. Eth. vi. 48; Th. i. 326, 28: Wulfst. 309, 5.
wódness
madness ⬩ fury ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ blasphemy
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His sáwul is ðurh deófol gedreht; him is neód ðæt hé his ágene wódnysse tócnáwe, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. On wódnessum ł gewytlýstum leásum in insanias falsas, Ps. Lamb. 39, 5. Wodnyssa and réðnyssa furias atque ferocia, Hymn.
for-dwínan
to vanish ⬩ to pass ⬩ to fade away ⬩ dwindle away ⬩ pass away ⬩ decay
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Se deófol þǽrrihte fordwán on his gesihðe the devil straightway vanished while he was looking at him, 31, 178. Þa hundas ðǽrrihte of heora gesihðe fordwinon, Hml.
ge-bregdan
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Th. i. 440, 19. to knot, bind Hé ne geliéfð ðæs grínes ðe hé mid gebrogden (-bróden) wyrð quo stranguletur laqueo non agnoscit, Past. 331, 20. to bring a charge against a person, braid (in upbraid) Se deófol wyle wið þínre sáwle campian and þé úp gebrédan
hatung
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Hwí is se deófol swá onweard þám men ? For þǽre hatunge þe hé hæfþ tó his scyppende ( propter odium in creatorem ), Angl. vii. 8, 65. Heora gelícan nǽron on þæs cáseres lande, ne him swá leófe, gif hí noldon áwendan þá lufe tó hatunge, Hml.
nyten-ness
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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.
twǽman
To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ part ⬩ to prevent the joining of objevte ⬩ to part what has been joined ⬩ to divide ⬩ cause dissension aminy
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B. 9; Th. i. 256, 10. to divide, cause dissension aminy Ðæt wé ne lǽtan ús deófol twǽman, Wulfst. 272, 24. Grammar twǽman, intrans. Wé nellaþ, Drihten, nǽfre fram ðé twǽman, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 169.
forþ-gang
a going forth of a place ⬩ a going forth to a place ⬩ a going on ⬩ course ⬩ progress ⬩ successful progress ⬩ success ⬩ an exit ⬩ a passage ⬩ a privy
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Se deófol ne móste faran þurh þone múð út, ac fúllíce férde þurh his forðgang út, 31, 547. a privy Forðgang secessum, Hpt. 33, 239, 22
un-þearf
Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment
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Deófol má and má manna forlǽrde and getihte tó heora ágenre unþearfe, 10, 4. Ðú lutodest on ðam láðum cristendóme ðám godum tó teónan and mé tó unþearfe, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 414.
un-gewiss
Uncertain ⬩ not having knowledge ⬩ ignorant ⬩ not known ⬩ of which there is not certain knowledge ⬩ not conveying certain knowledge ⬩ ignominious
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Ungewiss com se deófol tó Criste, and ungewiss hé eode áweig; for ðan ðe se Hǽlend ne geswutelode ná him his mihte, Homl. Th. i. 176, 9-11.
wrenc
a trick ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ stratagem ⬩ a stratagem ⬩ a modulation of the voice
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Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.
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á-feorsian
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Wyrð deófol þanon áfyrsad (-firsod v. l. ), Wlfst. 36, 4. intrans. To remove, depart Ic áfyrsode fleónde elongavi fugiens , Ps. L. 54. 8
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ge-dreccan
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Hine deófol mid his lymum wylle gedreccan, Angl. viii. 324, 19. to vex, annoy, provoke Hí þone æðelan wer oft gedrehton ( ad iracundiam provocabant), Hml.
lyþre
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Wé sceolon forseón þone lýðran deófol ( the foul fiend ), Hml. Th. i. 270, 13. Hwæt synt þá wyrmas búton lýðre men?, Angl. viii. 323, 31. Hwǽr syndon þá wiðersacan eówre lýðran mágas ( your vile kinsmen ) ?, Hml. S. 23, 296.
slipor
slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily ⬩ slipping easily, easily moved ⬩ foul ⬩ lubricum
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slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily Deófol næddre ys slipor ðæs gif heáfde ná byþ wiðstanden eall on innemystum heortan ðænne ná byþ ongyten byþ ásliden diabolus serpens est lubricus, cuius si capiti non resistitur, totus in interna cordis, dum
un-stillness
absence of rest ⬩ motion ⬩ disturbance ⬩ noisiness ⬩ clamour ⬩ tumult ⬩ bustle ⬩ commotion ⬩ disturbance ⬩ breach of peace ⬩ restlessness ⬩ unruliness ⬩ disquietude ⬩ disturbance of mind ⬩ trouble
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Lǽrð ús se deófol unstilnesse and ungemetlíce hleahtras, and unnytte sprǽce, Wulfst. 233, 18. tumult, bustle, commotion Hé ne mihte ða unstillnesse ðara onfeallendra menigeo áberan tumultus inruentium turbarum non ferret, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 32. disturbance
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lyre
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Him tó cýðenne his ǽhta lyre (cf. se deófol ácwealde ealle his ǽhta), 4), Hml. Th. ii. 450, 30. (2 a) loss by death in battle :-- Bútan þǽra manna lyre þe him mid cómon, Hml.