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un-árlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árlíc, adj.

dishonourabledisgracefulshamefulunkindly

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Sægde Lameh unárlíc spel ( a tale of shame ): 'Ic honda gewemde on Caines cwealme,' Cd. Th. 66, 31; Gen. 1092. unkindly Unárlíce yrfebéc a will in which nothing is left to nearest relatives; inofficiosum testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 17

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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To speak. to exercise the faculty of speech Se dumba spræc,Mt. Kmbl. 9, 33. Dumbe sprǽcon, Mk. Skt. 7, 37. Ðú byst suwiende, and ðú sprecan ne miht, Lk. Skt. 1, 20. Ænne lícþrowere . . . unsprecende forneán. . . . Rasilius gelǽdde hine forð wel sprecande

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, -bedde [(?) cf. heals-gebedda, Beo. 63], an; f.

A bed fellowconsortwifeconsors tŏriuxor

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Sægde Lameh leófum gebeddum unárlíc spel Lamech told a wicked tale to his dear consorts, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 29; Gen. 1091. Gebed wíf uxor, Mt. Kmbl. pp. 14, 16

Linked entry: -bedda

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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Ðæt spell ðæt ic áwrát be Angelþeóde and Seaxum, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 10. continental Saxons Ðý ilcan geáre gegadrode micel sciphere on Ald-Seaxum, and dǽr wearþ micel gefeoht . . . and ða Seaxan hæfdun sige, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 8.

a-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽdan, -rédan; p. -rǽdde, -rédde, -réde; pp. -rǽded, -rǽd, -réd [rǽd counsel] .

to take counselcare forappointdetermineconsilium capereconsulere alicuidecerneredefinireto conjectureguessprophesyinterpretutterconjectaredivinareprophetizareinterpretarieloqui

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Ðá se wísdóm ðis spell arǽd hæfde when wisdom had uttered this speech, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8: Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 24; Wand. 5

Linked entries: a-rǽd a-réde

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Spell be ðam ofermódum cyningum, Bt. 37, l; Fox 186, l. Ofermódum superbis, Ps. Spl. 93, 2. Se Scyppend oft ða ofermódan geeádmétte, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 20

leóþ

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Eác mé sceal áðreótan ymbe ealra þára Tróiána gewin tó ásecgenne, for ðon on spellum and on leóðum hiora gewin cúðe sindon (certamina, quae in fabulis celebrari solita sunt). Ors. 1. 8; S. 42, 14. Add

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incrediblemarvellous

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Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.

ord-fruma

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Add Ic gecýðe be ǽlcum þǽra spella æt hwilcum ordfruman ic hý geáxode quibus haec auctoribus mihi comperta sint manifesto, Gr. D. 9, 6, 2. Add Þæt æðele cyn, engla ordfruman, þæt þe eft forwearð, Sat. 21

eges lic

Grammar
eges lic, l. eges-lic,
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Ðæt forme scip þæt egeslice spell gebodade the first ship told the terrible tale, Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 10. Egeslice truculenta, i. horrida (venena ), An. Ox. 1852. Egeslice dǽda, Wlfst. 161, 9. Mid egislicum cornutis (vultibus ), An. Ox. 163.

geó-geára

Grammar
geó-geára, [Perhaps this should be taken as two words. v. An. 1388
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Geógeára on ealdum spellum, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 15. Iúgére ealdum wítum, Exod. 33

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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the, vide Þ, þ. The indigenous Pagan alphabet of our Anglo-Saxon forefathers, called Runes, it must be particularly observed, not only represents our letters, but the names of the letters are significant. The Runes are chiefly formed by straight lines

a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forthstretch outstrainraise upextendereexpandereerigereto put forthrelaterecountspeak outexpressexplaininterprettranslateproponereexponereenarrareeloquiexprimeredisserereinterpretarireddereto set in orderadorndeckexpedireexpolirecomere

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Ðá se Wísdóm ðá ðis spell areht [MS. Cot. areaht] hæfde when Wisdom then had spoken this speech; Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 3 : 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 14 : Bt. Met. Fox 8, 3 ; Met. 8, 2. Wordum gereccan [MS.

wiþ

Grammar
wiþ, <b>. I</b> I a.
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Wið ðám spelle wæs Crisorius contra Chrysaorius narrare consuevit, 325, 19. 2. Add Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 6. Add Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá feónd, Past. 357, 7. (10) add :-- Hé hit hæl swíþe fæste wið his bróðor.

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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Eác ic wille geswígian Tontolis and Philopes ðara scondlicestena spella nec mihi nunc enumerare opus est Tantali et Pelopis facta turpia, fabulas turpiores, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 24. to silence Fugol biþ geswíged the bird is hushed, Exon. 58 a; Th. 207

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Unlytel spell a tale of serious import, 145, 14; Gen. 2405. Torn unlytel, Beo. Th. 1670; B. 833. Wundur unlytel mirabilia, Ps. Th. 104, 5

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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(cessabit), ǽr mé spell áteorige, Gr. D. 7, 29. Sóna se hwósta blinneð, Lch. iii. 58, 11. Blinnes lufo refrigescet caritas, Mt. L. 24, 12. Him ǽlc mennisc fultum blonn humanum cessabat auxilium, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 5.

ge-recedness

Grammar
ge-recedness, ge-reccedness.
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Of gereccednysse (spelle, v.l. relatione) Honorates, Gr. D. 134, 13. On ðǽre ealdon gereccednysse in the Old Testament, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 8. Gecyndboca gerecednesse geneseos relatuta i. relationem, An. Ox. 51.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Spell ðæt ús reahte Platon, Met. 22, 53. Rehte, Beo. Th. 4226; B. 2110. Hé Dryhtnes lof reahte, Exon. Th. 111, 23; Gú. 131. Ðam wit rehton ( narravimus ) uncer swefen, Gen. 41, 12.

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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Cf. gít; 2 Se Wísdóm gól gyd æfter spelle, song sóðcwida sumne þá géta, Met. 7, 3. with idea of incompleteness. Cf. gít; 2 Hé þá gíta feorron adhuc longe positus, Gr. D. 36, 15. with comparatives.