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gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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III. sobbing :-- Mé þiós siccetung hafað ágǽled, þes. geocsa (cf. ic nú wépende and gisciende . ; . misfó, Bt. 2 ; F. 4, 8), Met. 2, 5

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Eówerne andwlitan ná ne gesceamað vultus vestri non erubescent, Ps. Th. 33, 5. Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, for ðám ðætte hine gesceamige (ut confundatur), Past. 357, 6. Hine sceal on dómes dæg gesceamian, Wlfst. 238, 12.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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Add Eástrun wé ná ne mǽrsiaþ pascha nan celebramus, An. Ox. 40, 30. Hé mérsode micele symbelnesse for þám sige, Hml. S. 30, 396. Dreám mǽrsodan concentum celebrabant (praefatae virgines), An. Ox 4661.

wáce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáce, adv.

Weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ faintly ⬩ without boldness ⬩ feebly ⬩ inefficiently ⬩ without energy ⬩ remissly

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Th. 52, 24; Cri. 838. feebly, inefficiently, without energy, remissly Nú syndon cyrcan wáce gegriðode churches are very inefficiently protected, L. I. P. 25; Th. ii. 340, 11.

Linked entry: wác-scipe

furþor

local ⬩ to or at a more advanced point of progress ⬩ to a greater degree or extent ⬩ more thoroughly ⬩ completely ⬩ denoting superiority ⬩ denoting greater importance or significance, more ⬩ denoting excess, beyond ⬩ over and above ⬩ denoting transgression ⬩ denoting increase ⬩ denoting continued action ⬩ later

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cf. hit is sellicre þæt . . ., Met. 11, 50) heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Ne ðú manslagum ne geðwǽrlǽce ... ne yfeldǽdum ne geðwǽrlǽce, Hml. S. 21, 360, 361. to agree in a proceeding, consent to, be a party to Ne gebyrað ... ꝥ hí geþwǽlǽcan sceolon on ǽniges mannes deáðe, Hml.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te

To wish ⬩ to wish for, desire ⬩ to wish something to or for a person

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Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé ǽnegum men ðæs wýscte oððe wilnode non optantis animo, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11. Ne wyrige nán man óðerne, ne yfeles ne wísce, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 27. with acc. Ic sceal his róde sigor swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl.

Linked entry: wíscan

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)

about, around, without ⬩ about, concerning ⬩ alone

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Ðam nis nán wuht bufan, ne nán wuht benyþan, ne ymbútan, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 19. Hú wídgil sint wolcnum ymbútan heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 6. with accus. Geseah se Hǽlend mycle menigeo ymbútan hyne circum se Mt. Kmbl. 8, 18.

Linked entry: emb-útan

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teó se hláford ná máre on his ǽhte bútan his rihtan heregeate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 29.

ǽnne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽnne, acc. of. ǽn- = án, q.v.

one ⬩ unum

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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;

be-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
be-grétan, -grǽtan; p. -grét, pl. -gréton; pp. -gréten, -grǽten

To lament ⬩ bewail ⬩ lamentare ⬩ deplorare

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To lament, bewail; lamentare, deplorare Fæmnan ne wǽran geonge begrétte virgines eorum non sunt lamentatæ Ps. Th. 77, 63

cwén-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwén-líc, adj.

OUEENLY ⬩ feminine; muliebris

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OUEENLY feminine; muliebris Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw such is not a feminine custom, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940

drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
drysnan, p. ede ; pp. ed

To put out, quench, extinguish ⬩ extinguĕre

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To put out, quench, extinguish; extinguĕre Ðæt fýr ne biþ drysned ignis non extinguĭtur, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 46

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, es; n.

The habit of a nun

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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12

þúsend-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-getæl, es; n.

The number a thousand

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The number a thousand Þúsendgetel bip fulfremed, and ne ástíhþ nán getel ofer ðæt, Homl. Th. i. 188, 34

un-áfylledlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfylledlíc, adj.

Insatiate

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Insatiate Hí ( hell and avarice ) habbaþ unáfylledlíce grǽdignysse ðæt hí fulle ne beóð nǽfre, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 285

un-trumlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trumlíc, adj.

Weak

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Weak Hwæðer ðæt landfolc sí tó gefeohte stranglíc oððe untrumlíc populum, utrum fortis sit an infirmus, Num. 13, 20

dréfre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dréfre, adj. l. <b>dréfre,</b> dréfere, es; m.
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A disturber, turbulent person Ne sý hé dréfre (drǽfend, dréfende, v. ll.) non sit turbulentus, R. Ben. 121, 12

fannian

(v.)
Grammar
fannian, p. ode
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To winnow corn Ná fanna þú þé on ǽlcum winde non uentiles te in omni uento, Scint. 186, 17

Fariséisc

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Hú ne eom ic Fariséisc swá same swá gé?, Past. 363, 3. Þǽre fariséiscre farisaicę, An. Ox. 1259. Add