meldian
to declare ⬩ announce ⬩ tell ⬩ to inform against ⬩ accuse
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Hí sprecaþ unnyt sæcgeaþ and wóh meldiaþ pronuntiabunt et loquentur iniquitatem, 93, 4. Ælfréd cræft meldode Alfred displayed his art, Bt. Met. Fox Introd. 4; Met. Einl. 2.
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ge-wislíce
Certainly ⬩ exactly ⬩ truly ⬩ especially ⬩ besides ⬩ videlicet ⬩ scilicet ⬩ sane ⬩ utique ⬩ porro
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Gyf sóþlíce gewislíce rihtwísnysse sprecaþ si vere utique justitiam loquimini, Ps. Spl. C. 57, 1. Gewislíce án þing is neád-behefe porro unum est necessarium, Lk. Bos. 10, 42. Ðú miht blissigan gewisslíce thou mayest certainly rejoice, Homl.
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ge-bróþor
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</b> the members of a religious society :-- Ðá gehyrde he sumne þára gebróðra sprecan þæt hé wolde féran . . . Se bróðor cóm eft hám, þá his gebróðro æt gereorde sǽton, Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 197, 6-18.
rihte
right, due, directly, straight ⬩ directly, straightway ⬩ ⬩ rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, duly ⬩ correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly
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Th. 139, 13. correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly Wé biddaþ ðé, Láreów, ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan rihte to speak Latin correctly, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8. Bæd ðæt hé hyra randan rihte heóldon, Byrht. Th. 132, 23; By. 20.
inwid
Fraud ⬩ guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness
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Hie sprecaþ fácen and inwit, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 31; Gen. 2414. Inwit syredon they plotted evil, Andr. Kmbl. 1220; An. 610. Hwǽr áhangen wæs waldend þurh inwit, Elen. Kmbl. 413; El. 207
leó
A lion ⬩ lioness
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Hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león and ðonne seó sceolde sprecan ðonne rýnde hió she turned into a lioness, and when it ought to have spoken, then she roared, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 33. Nán heort ne onscúnode nǽnne león, 35, 6; Fox 168, 9.
wrixlan
to change ⬩ vary ⬩ alter ⬩ to change ⬩ alternate ⬩ to exchange ⬩ deal ⬩ conversation ⬩ intercourse ⬩ to lend ⬩ of what is lent ⬩ of words ⬩ to speak
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Lyt ic wénde ðæt ic ǽfre sceolde múðleás sprecan, wordum wrixlan, Exon. Th. 472, 2 ; Rä. 61, 10
múþ
The mouth ⬩ the mouth as an instrument of speech ⬩ the face ⬩ A mouth ⬩ opening ⬩ orifice
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Múþas ealle ða unriht sprecaþ os loquentium iniqua, Ps. Th. 62, 9. the face Ic sprece tó him múþe tó múþe, Num. 12, 8. of things, A mouth, opening, orifice Ǽlces kynnes múþ orificium, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 57 : Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 10; Rä. 33, 9.
ymb-útan
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Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíþe feorran ymbúton velut ab alio orsa principio disseruit Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 11. For ðam folce ðe hér ymbútan stent, Jn. Skt. 11, 42. Ealla ða neáhstówa ðǽr ymbútan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 22 : Cd. Th. 154, 3 ; Gen. 2550.
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irre
Anger ⬩ wrath ⬩ ire ⬩ rage
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Ic bidde ðé, hláford, ðæt ic móte bútan yrre wið ðe sprecan oro, domine mi, loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis et ne irascaris, Gen. 44, 18. Wurdon mé on yrre yfele and hefige in ira molesti erant mihi, Ps. Th. 54, 3.
mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíðe feorran ymbútan swilce hé ná ða sprǽce ne mǽnde, 39, 5; Fox 218, 12. Hwæt ðú ðonne mǽne mid ðære gítsunge ðæs feós what do you mean by the greed of money? 32, 1; Fox 114, 7.
hearm
evil ⬩ an evil ⬩ injury ⬩ a calamity ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ calumny ⬩ a calumny
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Similar entries Cf. hearm-cwide Ic worn for þé worda hæbbe . . . hearmes gehýred and mé hosp sprecað, Cri. 171. Hearma calumniarum, An. Ox. 8, 233. a calumny: Álés mec from hearmum (calumniis) monna, Ps. Srt. 118, 134
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wit
We two
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Grammar wit, with numeral forms Wit bútú sprecaþ, Cd. Th. 36, 20; Gen. 574: 52, 3; Gen. 838. Ne forlǽte ic ðé, þenden wit lifiaþ bú, 136, 11; Gen. 2256.
swíðe
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Wé willaþ furðor ymbe ðás emnihte swíðor sprecan . . . Embe ðis wé sprecaþ eft swídor we will say more about it later on, Lchdm. iii. 240, 1, 7. Ða bróþra óþra weorca swýðor gýmdon paid more attention to other works, Bd. 3, 8; ii. 532, 30.
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mǽte
Moderate ⬩ mean ⬩ small ⬩ poor ⬩ bad ⬩ inferior
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Ðe mǽtu sprecaþ ofer me qui maligna loquuntur super me, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 30. Biþ seó síþre tíd sǽda gehwylces mǽtræ in mægne (inferior in virtue), Exon. 33a; Th. 105, 2; Gú. 17.
un-riht
wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice ⬩ a defect
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Unriht ( iniquitatem ) sprecan, 72, 6: 62, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 452, 6. Hé mid listum speón idese on ðæt unriht ( taking the forbidden fruit ), Cd. Th. 37, 13; Gen. 589. Hit wæs mid unriht him of genumen, Chr. 1072; Erl. 211, 8.
sceand-líc
infamous, base, vile ⬩ disgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene ⬩ disgraceful
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Ic wille geswigian Tontolis and Pilopes ðara scondlícestena spella nec mihi nunc enumerare opus est Tantali et Pelopisfacta turpia, fabulas iurpiores, Ors. 1, 8 ; Swt. 42, 8. that causes shame, disgraceful Hit is scondlíc ymb swelc tó sprecanne hwelc
ymb
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Ðá hálgan láreówas hwílon sprecað be ðám Fæder and his Sunu, hwílon embe ðǽre Hálgan Ðrynnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 27.
worn
A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many
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Ongan worn sprecan, 319, 9; Víd. 9. Grammar worn, with adj. Ðú worn fela sprǽce you have said many, many things, Beo. Th. 1064; B. 530. Grammar worn, with gen. pl. Árleásta fela, misdǽda worn, Met. 9, 7. (Wintra) worn, twá hund oððe má, Elen.
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récan
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Hwæt réce wé hwæt wé sprecan quid curamus quid loquamur? Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 14. Gé ne réccaþ hweðer gé áuht tó góde dón, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 20. Hié ne récceaþ hwæðer, Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 21.