mis-limpan
to turn out unfortunately
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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24. Nis nán wundor ðeáh ús mislimpe it is no wonder
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níwe
Newly ⬩ recently
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Newly, recently Wé níwe syndon tó ðissum geleáfan gedón we are newly turned to this faith, Blickl. Homl. 247, 34. Syððan heó níge cealfod hæfþ after it (a cow) has recently calved, L. R. S. 13; Th. i. 438, 19. Sceal mon lácnian swilce ádle mid cú meolcum
óþ-hebban
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to elevate, exalt, lift up Ða welan ðe ǽlcne ofermódne óþhebbaþ abundantia, quae sublevat, Past. 26, 2 ; Swt. 183, 18. Hé hine óþhóf (ot-, Cote. MSS. ) innan his geþohte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, 4, 2; Swt. 39, 15. Ða ofersettan
ge-neádian
To compel
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To compel Nolde swá-ðeáh nǽnne to cristendóme geneádian he would not however compel any one to christianity, Homl. Th. ii, 130, 14: i, 70, 25. Næs Iohannes mid éhtnysse geneádod ðæt he Criste wiðsóce John was not compelled by persecution to deny Christ
stæþ-hlípe
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Running to the shore(?), steeply sloping, precipitous Stæþhlépe divexum, i. inclinatum, pronum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 52. Hí ne mihton ofer ðæt scræf swá swæðhlýpe (stæþ-?) [wæs] dǽr hí gongan [sceoldon] ǽr ðon hié gerýmdon ðone upgang and geworhtan they
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þearl-líc
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Severe, hard to bear Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíc þúhte, þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé swá unscyldig ealdre sceolde lungre linnan, Andr. Kmbl. 2273; An. 1138. Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót ( a meeting
dæg-wist
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Substitute: es; m. A meal, food Hé ðone hálgan ( Cuthbert) grétte, biddende þæt hé him dægwistes tíðode (that he would give him a meal ). Cúðberhtus cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf nú gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134,
ealdor-leg
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Substitute: ealdor-legu, e; f. Course of life, life Gé mé sægdon þæt gé cúðon míne aldorlege, swá mé ǽfre wearð oððe ic furðor findan sceolde you told me that you knew the course of my life, whatever has befallen me, or what I was yet to experience,
ge-bǽdan
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Þæt hió gebǽdde compellere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 16. Gebǽded actus, 89, 69: 5, 50 : compulsus, 14, 55. Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð (urgetur)) Hé wæs gebǽded for neódþearfa swá myccles plyhtes tanta periculi necessitate compulsus, Gr. D. 48,
hwósan
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To cough Wite þú gif hé mid earfodnysse hwést and hyt út hrǽcþ; ꝥanne ys ꝥ clǽnsunga þára breósta, Lch. iii. 122, 3. Hé hwést swýþe hefelíce . . . and þat hé út hrǽcþ byþ swýþe þicce and hæfet hwýt híw, 126, 9. Þá men hwósað gelóme, hwílum blóde hrǽcaþ
stæþ
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Add: m. Andlang díc útt on Terstán (cf. on Tærstán streám, iv. 105, 4) on ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes; ðæt beneoðan beámwær on ðone norðere steð, andlang staðes æft on Twyfyrde, C. D. v. 148, 19-22. Út þurh þone streám on þæs cynges stæð;
yppan
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Add Þá þá hé ypte and forþbróhte mycle stefne cum magnas voces ederet. Gr. D. 247, 14 : 248, l. add God on mé ypð swá micle gódnesse, Hml. A. 198, 93. Ne ep ðú ne proferas (in jurgio cito, quae viderunt oculi tui), Kent. Gl. 956. Þæt hors ongan mid
sláwian
To be or become slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ inactive
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To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc tó gefremmanne what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224. Wacige and swince ðár ongeán ðæt
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ge-wrixlian
to change ⬩ to get by exchange ⬩ obtain ⬩ to give in exchange ⬩ grant
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to change Gewixla mutare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17. to get by exchange, obtain Hie hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím >they had got punishments innumerable, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 3; Gen. 335. to give in exchange, grant Swá sceal gewrixled ðám ðe ǽr wel heóldon meotudes
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ginian
To yawn ⬩ gape
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To yawn, gape Ic gynige hio, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 39. Gewíte seó sáwul út ne mæg se múþ clypian ðeáh ðe he gynige if the soul depart the mouth cannot cry, though it gape, Homl. Th. i. 160, 9. Mid gynigendum múþe with gaping mouth, ii. 176, 21: 510,
Wente
the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) ⬩ the same as Waller-wente q. v.
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the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) Ealle ða cyngas ðe on ðyssum íglande wǽron he (Athelstane) gewylde ; ǽrest Huwal West-Wala cyning, and Cosstantin Scotta cyning and Uwen Wenta cyning Chr. 926; Erl. 111, 43. the same
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heard
firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh
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Add: Heard dira, heardre dirae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 64, 72. of material Wæs hió (an iceberg) hetegrim . . . bordweallas (the sides of a ship) gróf heard (or under VI ?) and híþende, Rä. 34, 7. Gúðbyrne . . . heard, handlocen, B. 322. Heardes ísenes grindlas
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ár-wurþian
To give honour to ⬩ to honour ⬩ reverence ⬩ worship ⬩ honorare ⬩ honorificare ⬩ venerari
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To give honour to, to honour, reverence, worship; honorare, honorificare, venerari Onsægednys lófes árwurþaþ me sacrificium laudis honorificabit me, Ps. Spl. 49, 24. Ðæt ealle árwurþion [árwurþigeon, Jun.] ðone Sunu, swá swá híg árwurþiaþ [árwurþigeaþ
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for-hogian
To neglect ⬩ despise ⬩ accuse ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ spernĕre
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To neglect, despise, accuse; neglĭgĕre, spernĕre Hwylc wracu him forhogiende æfter fyligde quæ illos spernentes ultĭo sĕcūtā sit, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 4. Ealle middaneardlíce þing swá swá ælfremede forhogigende despising all earthly things as entirely foreign
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leóht-gesceot
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Contribution made to furnish the church with lights. The various regulations respecting it may be seen in the following passages Gif hwá leóhtgesceot ne gelǽste, gylde lahslit mid Denum, wíte mid Englum, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 4. Gelǽste man leóhtgescot
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