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níwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
níwlíce, adv.

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Hér cumaþ tó eów níwlíce twegen men, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 7. hæfdon níwlíce gesett they had recently decreed, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 26. Hió ðá wæs níwlíce cristen, 6, 4; Swt. 260, 12

glitinian

(v.)
Grammar
glitinian, glitenian; p. ode; pp. od

To glitterglistenshine

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His reáf wurdon glitiniende vestimenta ejus facta sunt splendentia, Mk. Skt. 9, 3

geonge-wifre

(n.)
Grammar
geonge-wifre, an; f.

A ganging-weaver, spiderviātĭca arānea

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A ganging-weaver, spider; viātĭca arānea Wǽron ánlícast úre winter geongewifran, ðonne hió geornast biþ, ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette our years [lit. winters] were most like to a spider when it is most eager to terrify flies into its net; anni nostri

sweartian

(v.)
Grammar
sweartian, p. ode
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Gesweartode denigratos, Hpt. Gl. 514, 32

un-gefóg

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, (-fóh); adj.

immenseintemperateimmoderate excessive

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immense námon sceattas genóge sylfrene and gyldene ungefóge, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 199. in a bad sense, intemperate, immoderate excessive Seó þwyre sáwul on hwílwendlícum bricum biþ ungefóh, Homl. Th. i. 408, 15.

Linked entries: ge-fóg un-gefége

un-sár

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sár, adj.

Not sorewithout soreness or pain

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Not sore, without soreness or pain Se teter bútan sáre ofergǽð ðone líchoman...; se giecða bið suíðe unsár, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 19. Gníd mid ða tóðreoman, beóð clǽne and unsáre, Lchdm. i. 346, 15.

Linked entry: sár

wuldor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-gifu, e; f.

A glorious gifta gift of heaven

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A glorious gift, a gift of heaven Wuldorgife, Hy. 9, 44. Ðý læs for wlence, wuldorgeofona ful, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, Exon. Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24. Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940.

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, I.
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Þé þá geseah ꝥ þrydodon ymb his deáð eum mortem illius deliberasse eos cerneret, Gr. D. 253, 12.

COPS

(n.)
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COPS, cosp, es; m.

A ropecordfetter funisanquinacompes

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sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde sleán on ða raccentan and on cospas they said that she should throw them into chains and fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32

Linked entries: camp ge-fótcypsed cosp

á-wrecan

to drive awayto striketo avenge

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Voc. ii. 146, 4. to strike Bútan his heorte sý eall mid deófles strǽlum áwrecen, Wlfst. 214, 13. Áwrecenum, tógeðýddum adacto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 54. to avenge mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048;P. 174, 8

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Tó hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9. add: sæt tó þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 629. gesette his sunu tó þǽm onwalde tó him. Ors. 6, 22; S. 274, 6. mid hæran gescrýddon tó líce, Hml. S. 12, 36: 35, 160: Hml. A. 108, 207.

ge-swinc

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Geswincum, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 23. <b>Ia.</b> of agricultural labour ðá eorðan áseów . . . his geswinces breác, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 23. Hæig-werde gebyreð ꝥ man his geswinces leán gecnáwe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 12.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Gif hwá hit bútan his leáfe gedyrstlǽce, 79, 19. Ne nán þing ne gedyrstlǽcen, ne nǽnne ontige on þám mynstre bútan þǽre mæssan ánre, 140, 9. with a clause Gif hwylc bróðor búton his abbodes hǽse gedyrstlǽcð ꝥ nime . . . R. Ben. 50, 10.

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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Hét mid handum sleán on ðæt hleór ðæt heó hlýdan ne sceolde he bade strike her with their hands on the face that she should not declaim, Homl. Swt. 8, 70

langsum

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gebád langsumne hiht, Exod. 405: Gen. 1757: B. 1722. Ðæt hió hiom líf mid ðé langsum begéton, Ps. C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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-laced. to make straight (lit. or fig. ) (John) Crístes wegas gerihtlǽhte mid wordum, Hml. S. 16, 96. Sceal gehwá gerihtlǽcan þæt þæt ǽr tó woge gebígde, Hml.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraudprivare, separare, fraudare

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He wæs eallra his lima þénunge bescyred he was deprived of the use of all his limbs, Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 38. He hæfþ us ðæs leóhtes bescyred he hath deprived us of the light, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 12; Gen. 392 : 21; Th. 25, 16; Gen. 394.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Herodes swór ðæt wolde ðære hleápendan déhter forgyfan swá hwæt swá heó bǽde Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked, Homl. Th. i. 452, 34

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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Ðæt bisceop . . . næbbe on his húse nǽnne wífman, búton hithis módor . . . L. Ælfc. C. 5; Th. ii. 344, 13. Gif hwá wille wið wífman ( cum muliere ) unrihtlíce hǽman, L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 274, 10. Þeówne wímman ancillam, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: wím-man

ge-réfa

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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.