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un-forod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forod, un-fored; adj.

Unbrokeninviolate

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Wé sceolon healdan ðone bróðerlícan bend unforedne, Homl. Th. i. 260, 29

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wamm-wyrcende

(adj.)
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working iniquity Ðæt weorþeþ þeódum tó þreá, ðám ðe þonc Gode, womwyrcende, ne cúþun ðæs ðe hé on ðone hálgan beám ahougen wæs. Exon. Th. 67, 23 ; Cri. 1093

feld-beó

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Feldbeó, dora adticus, beó apis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 66. Feldbeón hunig, Lch. ii. 308, 6: 313, 4. Feld-beóna hunig, i. 348, 7: 366, 14. Dele'locust,' and add

ge-tred

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tred, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 133, 60. a treading down

Linked entry: -tred

æcer-geard

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-geard, es; m.

An enclosure of arable landor the fence of a field

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v. geard) On ðone æcergeard; á be ðǽm gearde, C. D. iii. 458, 24

Linked entry: geard

brádiende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brádiende, part. [brád broad, spread out]

broad, spread outStretching out, extending, reachingamplificans, extendens, tendens

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Stretching out, extending, reaching; amplificans, extendens, tendens Fram ðam heofone brádiende niðer óþ ða eorþan reaching from the heavens down to the earth, Ors. 5, 10;Bos. 108, 25

nytan

(v.)
Grammar
nytan, = ne witan
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Nyte ðín wynstre hwæt ðín swýðre, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 3. Nytende, Lchdm. i. 164, 5, Him nytendum, 228, 1. Nytendum weardmannum clam custodibus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 58

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

ge-beót

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Add: a promise to do great things, a boast, boasting Ðá bóceras gýmaþ tó gebeótes þǽra fíf stafa þe synd vocales gecíged the grammarians make a boast of taking care of the five letters that are called vowels, Angl. viii. 327, 35.

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

proneprostratedeep downlowprofound

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In ðone neowlan grund to that profound abyss, 267, 1; Sat. 31 : 270, 16; Sat. 91. In ðis neowle genip, 275, 31; Sat. 180 : 292, 25; Sat. 446.

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es ; m. I.
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Óþ ðone calewan stoc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 1. Hé gefeól on ðone stocc be ðære stǽnenan strǽte ðe is geháten sacra uia, and tóbærst on feówer dǽlas.

ceorlian

(v.)
Grammar
ceorlian, ode; od [ceorl a husband]

To take a husband, to marrynubere

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Spoken of a woman, and opposed to wífian to take a wife Ne wífiaþ híg, ne híg ne ceorliaþ they take not a wife, nor do they take a husband, Mt. Bos. 22, 30.

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, e; f.

Ill usedisadvantagehurt

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Lá hwæt fremaþ cyrichatan cristendóm on unnyt see what Christianity can do to the disadvantage of the church's foes, Wulfst. 67, 19

fágettan

to quibble

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(why do you use this word treasures with double meaning?), Hml. Th. i. 422, 34. Similar entries Cf. fágian

ge-drípan

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Gyf þé gedrýptes wínes lyste, þonne þú mid þínum scytefingre . . . swycle þú tæppian wille, and wænd þínne scytefingre ádúne and twængc hine mid þínum twám fingrum, swylce þú of sumne dropan strícan wylle, Techm. ii. 125, 17. to wet with drops, moisten

neádian

(v.)
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Ox. 1621. to force to do something Neádiende compellens (scandere), An. Ox. 2463. Neádod conpellitur, i. angariatur (per vim amittere), 2660.

wincian

(v.)
Grammar
wincian, p. ode

to winkmake a signto close the eyesblink

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Se ðe ágímeleásaþ ðæt hé ðence ǽr ðæm ðe hé , se stæpð forð mid ðám fótum and wincaþ mid ðǽm eágum qui negligit considerando praevidere, quod facit, gressus tendit, oculos claudit, Past. 39; Past. 39Past. 39.

hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quickswiftspeedysuddenalertrapidpromptactive

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Ðú ðe on hrædum færelde ðone heofon ymbhweorfest qui rapido cælum turbine versas, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 31. On hræde sprǽce in prosam, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 22. Hræde weámetta sudden sadnesses, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. Hrade [MS. T. hræþe; Ps.

Linked entries: hræð hreþ

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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dóm hlutan eádigne upwæg they obtained glory, a blessed ascension, Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

Lunden-waran

(n.)
Grammar
Lunden-waran, -ware; pl.
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The people of London Mellitum ðone biscop Lundenwaran onfón ne woldon Mellitum Lundonienses episcopum recipere noluerunt, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 37. Ðá wurdon Lundenware héðene, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 10

ge-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyldan, p. -geald

To yieldpaygiverequiteredderetribuereretribuere

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To yield, pay, give, requite; reddere, tribuere, retribuere Him God wolde after ðrowinga ðonc gegyldan to him God would, after sufferings, requite favour, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 23; Gú. 442