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ellen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-spræc, e; f.

Powerful speech pŏtens sermo

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Powerful speech; pŏtens sermo He ne meahte ellenspræce, hleóðor ahebban he could not raise his voice, his powerful speech, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 18; Gú. 1128

elra

(adj.)
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Stranger He ne métte on elran men mundgripe máran he did not find a stronger hand-gripe in a stranger man, Beo. Th. 1509; B. 752

Linked entry: egle

feá-lóg

(adj.)
Grammar
feá-lóg, adj.

Destitute destĭtūtus

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Destitute ; destĭtūtus Ne eam ic swá feálóg monna weorudes I am not so destitute of a host of men, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 34; Gú. 217

Linked entry: -lóg

ge-clibs

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clibs, -cleps, -clebs, -clysp

a clamouroutcryclamor

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a clamour, outcry; clamor Ne wend ðú ðe on ðæs folces geclysp turn thou not thyself to the people's cry, L. Alf. 41; Th. i. 54, 7

ge-sém

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sém, es; n.

Reconciliation, an agreement, a compromisereconcĭliātio, comprōmissum

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Reconciliation, an agreement, a compromise; reconcĭliātio, comprōmissum Siððan áne neaht ofer ðæt gesém bíe postquam ūna nox supra comprōmissum prætĕriit, L. H. E. 10; Wilk. 8, 49

ge-secggan

(v.)

to say, telldicere, narrare

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to say, tell; dicere, narrare Hío him ne meahton gesecggan be ðam sigebeácne they could not tell him about the victorious sign, Elen. Kmbl. 335; El. 168

un-tóbrocen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tóbrocen, adj.

Not broken in pieces

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Not broken in pieces Gif gé ðone bend healdaþ sóðre bróðerrǽdene untóbrocenne, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 5. Hé sum þing hæfde untóbrocen, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 258

un-scyldiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldiglíc, adj.

Innocentnot obnoxiousunobjectionable

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Innocent, not obnoxious, unobjectionable Ungerisnre bysene ðú hátest hié wítnian, ah mé þynceþ unscyldiglícre ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe búton óðrum wítum, Blickl. Homl. 189, 32

Linked entry: scyldiglíc

un-gewildelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewildelíc, adj.

Not to be subduedunyielding

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Not to be subdued, unyielding Hæbbe se mann heardheortnysse and ungewyldelíc mód ... ðonne forsearaþ swíðe hraðe ðæt hálige sǽd on his heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 92, 2

seóc-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc-mód, adj.
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Not strong-minded Hræce hé and snýte bæftan him, and þæt fortrede, þe lǽs hit seócmódum (infirmis mentibus) bróþrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan, Cnid. 23, 9

wilde

(adj.)
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powerful Ac ꝥ is bedeóhlod ús hweþer þá wyldre wǽre in Stephane and þone sigor áhte sed quid in eo vicerit nos latet, Gr. D. 320, 24

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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Nellen gé déman, ðæt gé ne sýn fordémede judge not, that ye be not condemned, 7, 1. Ðæt man cristene men, for ealles tó lytlum, to deáþe ne fordéme that christian men, for all too little, be not condemned to death, L. Eth. v. 3.; Th. i. 304, 17

Linked entry: for-déming

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Ðæt mé nesceamie non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 18. Hú ne scolde hire sceamian nonne debuerat rubore suffundi? Num. 12, 14. Ðonne fægniaþ hí ðæs ðe hí sceamian sceolde, Bt. 30, tit.; Fox xvi,6.

a-rǽfnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnan, -réfnan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To endurebearsuffersustineretolerareperferre

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Ðonne hí ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto arǽfnan ne mihton cum vim fervoris immensi tolerare non possent, 5, 12; S. 627, 41. Ic þrówade and arǽfnde pertuli, 2, 6; S. 508, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1632; An. 817. Sáwl mín symble arǽfnde sustinuit anima mea, Ps.

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Ðæt hé swá stiére ðǽm ungeþyldegum irsunga swá hé ðone hnescan þafettere on récceléste ne gebrenge sic ab impatientibus extinguatur ira, ut remissis ac lenibus non crescat negligentia, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 25

druncnian

(v.)
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Lof ys micel druncan and ná druncnian ( bibere et non inebriari ), 107, 1. Níwum wíne druncnian musto madere, Hy. S. 94, 13. Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg fore druncnigan vino, hoc est, omnis generis potu quo quis inebriari possit, Ll.

flǽsc-mete

Flesh

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Ðæt hié ne wilnoden flǽscmetta cibos carnis non appetere, Past. 319, 8. Gyt flǽscmettum (carnibus) ic brúce, for þám cild ic eom, Coll. M. 34, 21.

sac-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-full, adj.

contentious, quarrelsome

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Homl. i. 109, 1.] given to accusation Ne beó ðú sacfull non eris criminator, Lev. 19,16 . Similar entries (v. sacan, IV)

wilsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilsum-líc, adj.

desirablepleasantvoluntaryspontaneous

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Hé monig ðing ge egeslíce ge willsumlíce (desideranda) geseah, 5, 12; S. 627, 29. voluntary, spontaneous Hé geleornade ðæt Cristes ðeówdðóm sceolde beón wilsumlíc, nalæs genédedlíc didicerat servitium Christi voluntarium, non coactitium esse debere,

á-sláwian

(v.)

to become dull of hearingto become torpidsluggish inert

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Ðæt ðá ídlan ne ásláwien ut otiosis non fiat torpor 453, 24