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nic

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Add: no: — Andswaredun þá snottre cwæþende, 'Ne sé ł nic,' Mt. R. 25, 9

handlian

(v.)
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Ox. 17, 44. to treat a subject wylle ic bysne ætýwan ymbe þá þing þe wé handledon, Angl. viii. 304, 24

on-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
on-wacnian, p. ode

To wake up, rouse one's self

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To wake up, rouse one's self Onwacnigeaþ , wígend míne, Fins. Th. 28; Fin. 10

Linked entry: on-wæcnian

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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On ðám man ne mæg náðer ne erian ne rípan, Gen. 45, 6

Linked entry: rýpan

weorold-broc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-broc, es; n.
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Use for secular purposes Ðes pápa gesette ðæt mæssepreóstas and diáconas ne sceoldon brúcan gehálgodra mæsse*-*hrægla tó nǽnegum woroldbroce, ne búton on cyrcean ánre, Shrn. 112, 20

níwan

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Ic þé andette þæt ic þat wilnode oð mé áðreáð swíðe níwan fateor eos modo, ac pene his diebus, cupere destiti, Solil. H. 35, 23. Add

fore-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þingian, for-þingian; p. ode; pp. od [fore = for, þingian to plead]

To plead for anyoneintercededefendintercēdĕredefendĕre

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To plead for anyone, intercede, defend; intercēdĕre, defendĕre Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38, 7;

Linked entry: for-þingian

here-spel

(n.)
Grammar
here-spel, here-spell, es; n.

panegyriceulogy

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A story of praise, panegyric, eulogy Gehýr þis herespel (the story of creation), Sch. 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: hér

of-gerád

(adj.)
Grammar
of-gerád, adj.

Appropriate

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Appropriate Ðeáh ic hwílum gecoplíce funde, ic wépende ofgeradra worda misfó, Bt. 2; Fox 2, 9

Linked entry: ge-rád

ge-sceád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, adj.
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Þá ne beóð wíse ne gescáde þe Godé nellað hýran, Ll. Th. i. 334, 5

Satan

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syndon Satanases bendas swýðe tóslopene, Wlfst. 83, 8. Add

cearcian

(v.)
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N. E. D. chark.] Cf. circan. Add

un-lícwirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lícwirþe, adj.

Unpleasingdisagreeable

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Unpleasing, disagreeable Nimaþ mé mid eów; ne beó ic eów unlícwyrðe, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 374

ge-welhwǽr

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., þá syndon unnyttaste gewelhwǽr, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 22. Add

helle-geat

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And is hellegeat belocen rihtwísun mannum, Hml. Th. i. 228, 1-5. Substitute

oferlíce

(adv.)
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Hí lǽtað þæt man gýman ne ðurfe oferlíce swýðe þæs þe béc beódað, Wlfst. 55, 19. Add

un-gewuna

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Ic secge ꝥ ic hwílon ǽr forsuwade for þám ungewunan woroldlices gesceádes, Angl. vii. 12, 114. Add

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n.

Infectious disease

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Infectious disease mágon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið .viiii. áttrum and wið nygon onflýgnum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 16

on-steall

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

Institution, provision

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Institution, provision Gode ælmiehtigum sí þonc ðætte wé ǽnigne onstal habbaþ láreówa, Past. pref.; Swt. 4, 1

Linked entry: on-stæl

hræd-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-wyrde, adj.

Quickhasty of speech

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Quick, hasty of speech Ne sceal tó hátheort ne tó hrædwyrde he must not be too passionate nor too hasty of speech, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 17; Wand. 66

Linked entry: wær-wyrde