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þearl-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-wís, adj.

Severe, ⬩ strict

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Severe, strict Ierre ðæs ðearlwísan déman districti iram judicis, Past. l0; Swt. 63, 15. Beforan ðæm ðearlwísan déman apud districtim judicem, 16; Swt. 105, 10: Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 36. Þearlwísere, gýmene districto regimine, Hpt. Gl. 486, 61.

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, es; m.

An event, the time at which anything happens, a favourable time, an opportunity ⬩ eventus, tempus quo accidit aliquid, opportunitas, occasio

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An event, the time at which anything happens, a favourable time, an opportunity; eventus, tempus quo accidit aliquid, opportunitas, occasio, = καιρός Wæs ðǽr mid him óþ ðone býre ðæt Swegen wearþ deád was there with him until the time that Sweyn was

Linked entry: býrian

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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Etna fýr afleów up swá brád and swá mycel, ðæt feáwa ðara manna mihte beón eardfæste, ðe on Lipara wǽron ðam íglande, ðe ðær níhst wæs, for dære hǽte and for ðam stence the fire of Etna flowed up so broad and so great, that few of the men, who were in

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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LIFE [the opposite of death], mode of life, period during which a man lives Hwæt is ðæt líf elles ðysses middangeardes búton lytelu ylding deáþes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 27. Twá líf sind sóðlíce ... ðæt in líf is deádlíc, ðæt óðer undeádlíc, Homl.

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lend ⬩ grant ⬩ lease

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Ymb ðæt land ðæ ðú mǽ firmdig tó wǽræ ðæt ic dǽ endæ de terra illa, de qua egisti apud me, ut ego eam tibi commodarem, Chart. Th. 162, 25. Him drihten mihte spéde lǽnan the Lord could grant him success, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 8; Gen. 2059.

Linked entry: ge-léned

ge-metlic

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word (modus verbi) ðý lǽs hira mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge, Past. . 159, 13. gentle, mild. v. ge-metfæst, Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð nó gestiéred bútan miclum ðreán; ðá scamfæstan beóð oft mid gemetlicre láre gebetrode impudentes

Linked entry: ge-métednes

sǽmra

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽmra, adj. (without positive)

Inferior, worse

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Ic lǽre ðæt hé gýme ǽðter ge ðæs sélran ge ðæs sǽmran I advise him to take care both of the more and of the less important matters, Anglia ix.260, 10. Hnáhran rince, sǽmran æt sæcce, Beo. Th. 1910; B. 953. Gif ðú sóðne God lufast. . .

Linked entries: sǽmest sám- sámran

fremu

Kindness ⬩ kind deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ good ⬩ profit ⬩ advantage

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Ðæt hé sumne hearm geswigode ðǽr ðǽr hé freme gecleopian meahte that he had done harm by silence where he might have got profit by calling out, Past. 49, 22

súþ

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ, cpve. súþra; spve. súþmest; adj.
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On ðæm súðmestan onwalde, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 15. Ða súðmestan Æthiopian hæfdon bryne for ðære hǽte, 1, 7; Swt. 40, 5. ¶ Súþan in combination with prepositions :-- Be-súðan sǽ south of the sea, Shrn. 145, 17. Him be-súðan, Cd. Th. 182, 1; Exod. 69.

Linked entry: be-súþan

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wondering ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration ⬩ astonishment ⬩ a wonderful sight ⬩ a spectacle

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Ðǽr heó líð óð ðis on mycelre árwurðnysse mannum tó wundrunge (to the admiration of men), 20, 101. Hé on ðære micclan his módes wundrunge ðǽr gestód dreórig in the great bewilderment of his mind he stood there downcast, 23, 627.

práfost

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Add On Laurentius mæssan daegi Ælfsige ðǽm biscope in his getelde Aldred se prófast ðás feówer collectæ ǽr underne áwrát, Rtl. 185, 20-23. <b>II a.

steór-ness

Grammar
steór-ness, stiér-, stýr-ness, e; f.
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Correction, discipline Hine sylfne ðreágian mid stýrnysse ðære gástlícan steóre, Homl. Th. i. 360, 17. Hwílon hé gewítnaþ ðæs mannes gewitleáste mid stýrnysse óðrum tó steóre, Homl. Ass. 62, 259. Stiérnesse disciplinam, Ps. Spl. T. 2, 12

Linked entry: steór

wiþ-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-feolan, p. -fealh

To apply one's self to

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To apply one's self to Ðá hé ðá ongeat ðæt hé ðære godspellícan láre georne wiþfealh, and ða ðeóde tó Cristes geleáfan gecyrred hæfde qui ubi prosperatum ei opus evangelii comperit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 43

dóm-líce

(adv.)
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Sé hæfde áre on eorþríce, sé þe ælmyssan dǽlde dómlíce, Lch. i. 400, 9. Bið deóplícor gehwyrfed ðæt deófol on deáðes onlícnisse . . . Dómlícor bið ðonne se Pater Noster gehwyrfed on Dryhtnes onlícnisse, Sal. K. 146, 25. Add

wær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-líc, adj.

Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect

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Wærlíc bið ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3. Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde healden, Exon. Th. 282, 12; Jul. 662.

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c. ⬩ matrimony

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Ðǽre ǽ (ǽs, L.) láréow, Mt. 22, 35. Ǽwe juris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 18. Ðǽre ealdan ǽwe veteris legis, An. Ox. 40, 20. Ðæt hé of ðǽre ǽwe ne cerre, Past. 175, 5: 181, 1: 439, 30. Aee legem, Ps. Srt. 26, 11. Ǽa legum, Germ. 388, 16.

tó

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too

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Tó ðýssere dǽde wearð ðæs cynges heorte áblicged. Homl.

Linked entry: -anne

leán

(v.)
Grammar
leán, p. lóg [a weak form also occurs (cf. Icel.) Se ðe wolde leógan oftost on his wordon, ealle hine leádan, ða ðe God lufedan,
  • Wulfst. 168, 17
  • .]

To blame ⬩ reproach ⬩ disapprove ⬩ scorn

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Ðara manna ðe mé ðæt lógon ðæt ic ðǽm wegum férde hominum qui dixerant mihi ne festinarem, Nar. 6, 27. Ðone siðfæt him snotere ceorlas lythwón lógon prudent men a little blamed him for that journey, Beo. Th. 408; B. 203.

and-efn

(n.)
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Witað ðæt ðæt iów gemetlic sié and iówer ondefenu (-efnu, v. l.) sién tó witenne sapere ad sobrietatem, Past. 95, 1.

lícettan

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Hié lícettað ðæt hié ðæt ðón ðurh eáðmódnesse, Past. 302, 8: 9: 427, 17. Hé lícette ꝥ hé úþwita wǽre.