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þearfend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfend-líc, adj.
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Th. 128, 11; Gú. 402. of things, scanty, insufficient Ðæt ðú ne forgite míne þearfendlícan gegirlan (cf. se fiscere tóslát his wǽfels on twá and sealde Apollonige ðone healfan dǽl, 11, 27), Ap. Th. 12, 8

un-biþirfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biþirfe, adj.

Uselessvainunprofitable

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Useless, vain, unprofitable Ðú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen you have taken an unprofitable course contrary to the judgement of wise men, Exon. Th. 248, 18; Jul. 97.

Linked entry: un-beþirfe

wód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-líc, adj.

Madfuriousfrantic

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Mad, furious, frantic Benedictus manode ðone rédan éhtere ðæt hé ðære wódlícan réðnysse geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 1. Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397.

ele-beám

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Andlang hagan on ðone elebeám, 70, 23. Mór oelebeáma (-beómes, R.) mons oliuarum, Mk. L. 11, 1: 14, 26. On móre oelebeáma (-beóma), 13, 3. Add

hand-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-weorc, es; n.

Handiwork, work done by the hand

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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.

Linked entry: hand-geweorc

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceedtransgredi, excedere

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Seó sǽ ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan (-steppan, Met. 11. 69) ðære eorþan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 26

ge-syllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-syllan, p. -sealde; pp. -seald

To givedeliverbetraysellgive updaredonare

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Gesyllon ðone oxan and todǽlon ðæt wurþ let them sell the ox and divide the price, Ex. 21, 35

ge-þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þryccan, -þrycgan; p. -þrýde

To presscompressbind a book[?]restrainexpresspremerecomprimereexprimereoperire

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Ðone fiónd úserne geþrycg hostem nostrum comprime, Rtl. 180, 18

Linked entry: ge-þrýde

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ðá hié ðá in ðone heofon lócodan æfter him as they looked after him unto heaven, Blickl. Homl. 121, 21.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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BLOOD, gore; sanguis, cruor Ðæt blód eów byþ to tácne on ðám húsum, ðe ge on beóþ: ðonne ic ðæt blód geseó, ðonne forbúge ic eów erit sanguis vobis in signum in ædibus, in quibus eritis, et videbo sanguinem et transibo vos, Ex. 12, 13: Gen. 4, 10: Jn

þæder

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man þǽm túna teóðunga þæder (ibidem) þe tó mynstre hýrað. And ǽlc preóst ... þæder (ad ipsum hospitale ) his teóðunga , Chrd. 51, 12-15. to a matter ꝥ hé tó þám gódan gewilnungum cume, þe þæder þurh méda gelaðod næs, Chrd. 61, 28

ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

drenc-flód

(n.)
Grammar
drenc-flód, drence-flód,es ; m. [drenc II. a drowning, flód a flood]

A drowning-flood, deluge dilŭvium

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A drowning-flood, deluge; dilŭvium Noe oferláþ ðone deópestan drencflóda [MS. dren-flóda] Noah sailed over the deepest of deluges, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 30; Exod. 364.

Drihten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
Drihten-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt Drihten-líce ; adj.

Belonging to the Lord, Lordly Domĭnĭcus

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Angelþeóde ðæs Drihtenlícan geleáfan gife geleornode gens Anglōrum Domĭnĭcæ fidei et dona discĕret, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 29. He nǽfre mete onféng bútan ðý Drihtenlícan dæge he never took meat except on the Lord's day, 4, 25; S. 599, 30

Linked entry: Dryhten-líc

fryþ

(n.)
Grammar
fryþ, es; n.

Peacepax

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Peace: pax Seó láf [MS. lafe] wið ðone here fryþ nam the remainder made peace with the army, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 16: 1036; Th. 294, 9, col. 2. Ðæt he ne beó nánes fryþes weorðe that he be not worthy of any peace, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 12

hræd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-ness, e; f.

Quicknessrapidity

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Ond wé ðá mid wunderlícre hreðnysse porrum ðone cyning ofercwomon mira celeritate poro rege devicto, Nar. 4, 4. Se on hrædnesse swá mycele menigo heora fornom quæ in brevi tantam ejus multitudinem stravit, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 30

ge-fullian

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

To baptizebaptizāre

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To baptize; baptizāre He gefullode ðone sunu he baptized the son, Homl. Th. i. 352, 20. Gyt beóþ gefullode ðam fulluhte, ðe ic beó gefullod baptismo, quo ego baptizor, baptizari, Mk. Bos. 10, 39. Gefullod, Mt. Bos. 3, 14, 16 : Mk.

un-gerýdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelíce, adv.

Violentlywith impetus

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Violently, with impetus Cwæð se Hǽlend: 'Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum,' for ðam ðe hé áhreás ungerýdelíce, Hexam. 10; Norm. 18, 7.

breóst-gehygd

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breóst-gehygd, (-hýd)

thoughtmind

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Hé his béna bebeád breóst-gehigdum verba precantia clamat, Dóm. L. 60. Ealle þurhyrnð óga breóstgehýda singula percurrit pectora terror, 172. Add

croft

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Onbúton ðone croft ðé Wynstán bylde, iii. 367, 6. Croftas praedia, An. Ox. 3790: Hpt. 31, 11, 233. Add