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feoh-spillung

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-spillung, -spilling, e; f.

Money-wastingprofusionpĕcūniārum effūsioprofūsio

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Money-wasting, profusion; pĕcūniārum effūsio vel profūsio Man ðǽr ne gespǽdde bútan manmyrringe and feohspillinge man gained naught there except loss of men and waste of money, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 30

Linked entry: spilling

for-hycgan

(v.)

To despiserejectdespicĕrecontemnĕrespernĕre

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Ðæt ic ne forhycge I reject it not, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 4; Ph. 552

Linked entries: for-hicgan for-hogian

eall-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
eall-mægen, al-mægen,es ; n.

All-power, all-might omnis vis

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All-power, all-might ; omnis vis Gif hí,eall-mægene ne þiówoden Þeódne mǽrum if they, with all might, served not the illustrious Lord, Bt Met. Fox 29, 193; Met. 29, 98

Linked entry: eal-mægen

lim-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
lim-wæstm, es; m.

stature

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Limb-growth, stature, size of body Ic eom limwæstmum ðæt ic gelutian ne mæg so large am I of limb, that lie hid I cannot, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130

morþor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-leán, es; n.

Recompense of sina terrible recompense

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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612

ge-eádmódian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eádmódian, -eáþmódian

to humiliatedeign

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to humiliate, deign Se ðe ne wyle geeádmóded ingangan qui non vult humiliatus ingredi, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 19. Ðæt he ge-eádmódige ut ipse dignetur, 2, 2; S. 502, 19

Linked entry: ge-eáþmódian

ge-restscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-restscipe, es; m.

rest, easequies, ōtium,a cohabitationconcŭbĭtus

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Lye. a cohabitation; concŭbĭtus To hyre gerestscipe hire wer ne sceal gangan ad ejus concŭbĭtum vir suus accēdĕre non dēbet, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 32

Linked entry: -restscipe

ge-rúma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúma, an; m. [rúm room]

A room, place, spacelŏcus, spătium

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A room, place, space; lŏcus, spătium Ic his bídan ne dear réðes on gerúman I dare not await him fierce in my place, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 7; Rä. 16, 16

þǽr-binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-binnan, adv.
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Therein Philippus þǽrbinnan ne mehte, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 36. Se bisceop bebeád, ðæt hí heora lác geoffrodon binnon ðam temple, and hét hí ðǽrbinnon andbidigan, Homl. Th. i. 450, 25

Linked entry: binnan

weorold-méd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-méd, e; f.
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Worldly recompense Ne sceal nán man woruld*-*méde wilnian æt ðam cuman, for ðam ðe him is geháten éce gefeá fore on Godes ríce, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 15

wist

Grammar
wist, <b>. II a.</b>
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ne dorste geopenian ꝥ hé on Drihten gelýfde, ac hé dígellíce lufode þone biscop and mid wistum him þénode, Hml. S. 22, 126. v. beód-, híred-, mund-, samod-, unhíred-wist. Add

fel

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add: a garment made of skin Sume preóstas gýmað ... ꝥ heora fell swá wíde hangion ꝥ se fót ne ætýwe omnis cura est ... si pes laxa pelle non fulgeat, Chrd. 64, 31

riht-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
riht-wísian, p. ode

To direct aright rule

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To direct aright rule Ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ( rihtwísige Cott. MS.) a Deo mundum regi non ambigis, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 14

tó-cnáwenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwenness, e; f.

Knowledge,discernment,understanding,knowledge which appreciates the difference between things

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Knowledge, discernment, understanding, knowledge which appreciates the difference between things Ne sind hí ðrý Godas . . . ac seó Ðrynnys is án sóð God . . . Ðeós tócnáwennys is éce líf, Homl. Th. ii. 362, 32

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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MS. mænþ) if he does none of these, then he does not know what he means, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 28. Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíðe feorran ymbútan swilce hé ða sprǽce ne mǽnde, 39, 5; Fox 218, 12.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton ðæt hié gesáwon, Blickl. Homl. 105, 29 : 95, 10. Ðú meaht sóða gesǽlþa sóna oncnáwan, Met. 12, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 790; El. 395. Oncnáwan hwǽr wé sǽlan sceolon sundhengestas, Exon.

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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leng heó ne gebád ðonne hit dæg wás she waited only till it was day, Apol. Th. 19, 2. Ðone aldormon ðe him lengest wunode the alderman that stopped with him longest, Chr. 755; Erl, 48, 21

Linked entries: lencg leng

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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Voc. ii. 127, 13) neck and darkened (by hair falling over the eyes?) eyes.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Grammar under-standan, with prep. ymbe : -- Ne mæg nán gesceaft fulfremedlíce smeágan ne understandan ymbe God ... Englas ne magon fulfremedlíce understandan ymbe God, Homl.

Linked entry: for-standan

angnes

(n.)
Grammar
angnes, -ness, angnis, -niss, angnys, -nyss, e; f. [ange angustus, anxius; -nes]

Narrownessanxietydistresssorrowtroubleanguishangustiæanxietastristitiaærumna

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Narrowness, anxiety, distress, sorrow, trouble, anguish; angustiæ, anxietas, tristitia, ærumna Angnes módes anxietas animi, Somn. 354. On angnisse mín in ærumna mea, Ps. Spl. T. 31, 4. Geswinc and angnys gemétton me tribulatio et angustiæ invenerunt

Linked entry: ang-sumnes