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á-spelian

(v.)
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Nán ne beó áspelod of kycenan tó þínienne nullus excussetur a cojuinę officio, Chrd. 16, 17. Add

crib

Grammar
crib, cribb.
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Add: a couch Ne ástíge ic on bed mínes crybbes ( in lectum strati mei ), Chrd. 31, 3

sceþwræc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceþwræc, adj.

Hurtful ⬩ noxious ⬩ hostile

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John) ne sceþede nǽnig scyld ðisse sceþwracan worlde, Blickl. Homl. 161, 33

síþ-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weorod, es ; n.

A band out on an expedition

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A band out on an expedition Ne meahton síþwerod gúþe spówan, Cd. Th. 127, 22; Gen. 2114

bed-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
bed-gemána, an; m.

Cohabitation

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Cohabitation Ðone ymbhogan hé ne forlét ðæs flǽsclican beddgemánan nec stratum carnalium sollicitudine deserit, Past. 99, 25

Linked entry: ge-mána

un-gemetlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gemetlíce, adv.

immoderately ⬩ beyond measure ⬩ excessively ⬩ too (much) ⬩ immensely ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ very greatly

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Ne nán preóst ne drince ungemetelíce, L. Ælfc. C. 29; Th. ii. 352, 28. Hú ungemetlíce gé bemurciaþ, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 17. Ongan hió hine lufian, and hiora ǽgþer óþerne swíþe ungemetlíce, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 25.

deád

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ne sié, þæs þe ǽr ne ísen ne fýr gefélde, Lch. ii. 82, 25-29.

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Th. 485, 14; Rä. 71, 13. without a case Ne ic ne scaþe (scaþeð, MS.) neque nocebo, Ps. Spl. 88, 33. Ðý læs scyldhatan sceaþan mihton. Andr.Kmbl. 2296; An. 1149

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind, ⬩ ⬩ after

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Th. ii. 82, 17. marking inferiority Nis heora nán máre þonne óðer, ne nán lǽssa ðonne óðer; ne nán beforan óðrum ne nán bæftan óðrum, Hml. Th. i. 287, 5. adv. behind, in contrast with before (lit. or fig.)

Linked entry: bæfta

æt-berstan

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Ne ætberst þám bydele his geswinces edleán, Hml. Th. ii. 534, 16

ge-weald

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Nóe and his suna landes geweald áhtan, Wlfst. 10, 16. power to determine what one does (of intentional or voluntary action, v. gewealdes; <b>I:</b> wealdan; ) ꝥ hit nǽfre næs náðer ne his gewile ne his geweald it was neither his desire nor

cyning-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-feorm, cyninges feorm, e; f. [feorm food, support]

Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household ⬩ regis firma

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Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household; regis firma Ic heó gefreóge écelíce ðæs gafoles, ðe hió nú get to cyninges handa ageofan sceolan of ðam dǽle ðe ðǽr ungefreód to láfe wæs ðære, cyningfeorme, ge on hlutrum alaþ, ge on beóre, ge on hunige

el-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódig, æl-þeódig, el-þiódig [ell-]; adj.

Strange, foreign, barbarous, one who is abroad ⬩ pĕregrīnus, barbărus, advĕna, alienīgĕna, qui pĕregre est

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Nú cwom elþeódig now a stranger has come. Elen. Kmbl. 1813; El. 908: Cd. 124; Th. 159, 3; Gen. 2629.

FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ⬩ ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus ⬩ family, what is movable ⬩ fămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus ⬩ expedition, march ⬩ expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19;

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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esse arbitror, Nar. 3, 6-9.

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode: v. impers. with acc. of pers.
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Ðæt ús nú æfter swelcum longian mǽge swelce ðá wǽron that we should now long for such times as then were, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 27. Ðá ongan hine eft langian on his cýððe then he began to long again for his native land, Blickl. Homl. 113, 15

ge-fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-rǽden, -réden, -rédin, -rǽdenn, e; f.

companionship ⬩ fellowship ⬩ congregation ⬩ church ⬩ societas ⬩ comitatus ⬩ eeclesia ⬩ synagoga ⬩ familiarity ⬩ friendship ⬩ familiaritas ⬩ amicitia

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Gyf he híg ne gehýrþ, sæge hyt geférrǽdene quod si non audierit eos : dic ecclesiæ, Mt. Bos. 18, 17 : Jn.

Linked entry: ge-fǽrréden

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminal ⬩ innocent

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Not criminal, innocent Wǽron earme men beswicene and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 158, 13, Úre hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn and unforworhte of earde ne sylle, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

deórwyrðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
deórwyrðlíce, (-wi(e)rþ-); adv. I.
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Swá hwæt swá man eáðelíce begyt, þæt ne bið ná swá deórwyrðe swá þæt þæt earfoðlíce bið begyten, Hml. Th. i. 248, 28. Heó wæs sumne dǽl hæbbende of þám reáfe þæs Hǽlendes and hyt swýðe deórwyrðlíce heóld, Hml. A. 187, 179.

efen-lic

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Ne synd ná emlice þissere tíde þrowunga þám tóweardum wuldre non sunt condignae passiones hujus temporis ad futuram gloriam, Hml, A. 77, 109