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wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Ðá wrégdon hine ða heáhsacerdas on manegum þingum, 15, 3. to denounce something to a person Ða onféng ðære þeóde kyning fulwihte; ðá fóron ða hǽþnan bisceopas and ðæt wrégdon tó ðæs kyninges bréþer, Shrn. 120, 34.

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Angerirascibility

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MS. iersunga] sindun swíðe ungelíca óðer biþ swelce hit síe irres anlícnes ... óðer biþ ðæt ierre ðæt mon síe gedréfed on his móde bútan ǽlcre ryhtwísnesse óðer ðara irsunga biþ tó ungemetlíce átyht on ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall óðer on ðæt hió

Linked entry: eorsung

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Dǽl cýna fífe iuga boum quinque, Lk. R. 14, 19. Add

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Ðæt cýðde se wítga, ðá he ðæt openlíce sǽde, ðætte suá geweard, and ðæt gebiécnede, ðæt ðá giet diégle wæs, Past. 311, 5. Nóe getácnode Críst, and þæt flód . . . gebícnode þæt wæter úres fulluhtes, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 4.

mæsse-niht

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-niht, e; f.

The night which precedes a festival

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The night which precedes a festival (mæsse-dæg) Ðis sceal on mydde-wyntres mæssenyht (i. e. on Christmas morning ) tó ðære forman mæssan, Lk. 2, 1 (rubric). Nágan lǽwede men wífes gemánan mæssenihtum, Wulfst. 305, 23

un-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27

racu

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Ðǽm lytegan is betere ðæt hié mid ryhtre race weorðen oferreahte and mid ðǽre race oferswíðde, sapientes plerumque ratiocinationis argumenta convertunt . . . Illis prodest, ut in suis allegationibus victim jaceant, Past. 205, 1-4.

in-segel

(n.)
Grammar
in-segel, es; n.

A sealsignet

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Geþenc nú gyf ðínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and his insegel tó ðé cymþ hwæðer ðú mǽge cweþan ðæt ðú hys willan ðǽr on gecnáwan ne mǽge consider now, if your lord's letter and his seal come to you, whether you can say that you cannot recognise his pleasure

Linked entries: -segel in-sigle

lustfull-nes

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Sió gítsung ðæt mód ðæt hió gebindeð mid ðǽre lustfulnesse, hió hit gewundað avaritia capti animum, dum quasi delectat, exulcerat, Past. 71, 21. Gehiren hí ðæt ðás andweardan gód bióð from ǽlcre lustfulnesse ( a delectatione) gewítende, 441, 20: Gr.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Gl. 465, 43. private, that is done apart, not public Ða heáfodmenn on synderlícum geþeahte ðone sceat him sealdon, and bǽdon, ðæt hí sǽdon, ðæt ðæs Hǽlendes líc him wurde forstolen . . .

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Þreó þinc sint neódbehæfe ðám eágan élcere sáwle ... óððer ðæt heó háwien ðes ðe heó geseón wolden þridde ðæt hí mágen geseón ðæt ðæt hí geháwian three things are necessary for the eyes of every soul ... second that they look at what they want to see,

be-lífan

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Mid þǽm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes þe him raðe ðæs æfter com, swá ðæt hié healfe belifene wurdon, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 26

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Óþ ðæt until :-- Óþ ðæt (donec ) hé forgite ða þing ðe ðú him dydest, Gen. 27, 45: Beo. Th. 4084; B. 2039: Andr. Kmbl. 535; An. 268. Óþ ðæt hiene án swán ofstang, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 22. Ót ðet donec, Ps. Surt. 70, 18.

Linked entry: ót-

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Ðæt wé him sume opene scylde óþwiéten, 32, 1 ; Swt. 209, 22. Ðæt hé mé ðæt ne ótwíte ut non hoc nobis imputet, Bd. pref. ; S. 472, 32.

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Th. 305, 28, Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe wǽron gemengede óþ ðone þriddan dæg the water and the earth were commingled unto the third day, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 15.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 48; Swt. 365, 12.

ǽrendian

(v.)

to go on an errand (acc.), act as emissary or advocate in a matterto go on an errand to (tó) a personto go on an errand for a person (dat.) to (tó) another, intercedeto go on a mission for an object (gen.), negotiate for

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arcebisceope and tó Eádberhte, and him héht sæcgan ðæt hé wilnade ðæs londes.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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MS.) ðæm sacerde ðæt hí ða hýd behelien capilli in capite sacerdotis servantur, ut cutem cooperiant, Past. 18, 7; Swt. 141, 9

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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Mé is gesǽd ðæt eówer ancor sægð, ðæt hit sý álýfed ðæt mæssepreóstas wel móton wífian, Homl. Ass. 13, 6. Ne fremaþ nánum menn tó wífienne (wífigæ, Lind.) non expedit nubere, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 10.

fleah

(n.)
Grammar
fleah, fleó, flió, flié, flíg; indecl. n: fleá, an; m.

A white spot in the eyealbūgo

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A white spot in the eye; albūgo Þurh ðone æpl ðæs eágan mon mæg geseón, gif him ðæt fleah on ne gǽþ, gif hine ðonne ðæt fleah mid ealle ofergǽþ, ðonne ne mæg he nóht geseón a man can see with the pupil of the eye, if the white speck does not spread over