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un-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorantunskilled

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Past. 1; Swt. 25, 16

Linked entry: un-lǽred

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderateexcessiveintemperateindiscreet

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Mid ðære ungemetgodan smeáunge, Past. 11; Swt. 67, 8. Ða ungemetgodan sprǽce immoderatam locutionem, 38; Swt. 281, 1. His ungemetegodan lufe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 363.

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod

bíme

(n.)
Grammar
bíme, (ié, é, ý), an; f.: bíma; m.?

a trumpeta tabletbillet

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Gebreces and biémena dæg dies tubae et clangoris, Past. 245, 6. Býmum classibus, Hpt. Gl. 467, 27. a tablet, billet Beeme thessera, Txts. 101, 2015

Linked entries: býme beám

hreówsung

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Swelce hí hí mid ðǽre hreówsunga tó ðǽm áðweán ðæt hí hí mægen eft áfýlan cum idcirco se lacrymis lavant, ut mundi ad sordes redeant, Past. 419, 25.

irsian

(v.)
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Past. 63, 3. Fram þám þeódum þe wið mé yrsiað de gentibus iracundis, Ps. Th. 17, 46. Unryhtlicu iersung is ðæt mon iersige (irsige, v. l. ) on óðerne for his góde. Past. 189, 8

íþ-ness

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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7.

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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bodily pain On sárnysse ðú ácenst cild in dolore paries filios, Gen. 3, 16. Freoh fram deáþes sárnysse, Homl.

arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
arodscipe, es; m.

Quicknessswiftnessreadinessdexterityvelocitasdexteritaspromptitudo

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readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past

a-þierran

(v.)
Grammar
a-þierran, p. de; pp. ed

To wash off or awayrinsemake cleanpurgecleardiluere

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To wash off or away, rinse, make clean, purge, clear; diluere Hit is þearf, ðæt sió hond sié ǽr geclǽnsad, ðe wille ðæt fenn of óðerre aþierran necesse est ut esse munda studeat manus, quæ diluere sordes curat, Past. 13, 1 ; Hat. MS. 16 b, 8

for-ligenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligenes, -lignes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātio

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Ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa ic hit eall forlǽte I pass over all about their hateful adulteries, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 38

fracoþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fracoþ-líce, fracuþ-líce, fracod-lice, fraced-líce; adv.

Shamefullydisgracefullywickedlyturpĭter

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Cot.] oðer fót unscód one of our feet is very disgracefully unshod, Past. 5, 2; Hat. MS. 11 a. 17. Ic fracoþlíce feóndrǽs gefremede I wickedly committed the fiendish violence, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 25; Gen. 899

geásne

(adj.)
Grammar
geásne, adj. c. gen.

Deprived ofvoid ofexpers

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Deprived of, void of; expers He sceal gódra gum-cysts geásne hweorfan he shall pass away, deprived of good blessings, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 15; Jul. 381. Ða sind geásne góda gehwylces those are void of every good, 68 b; Th. 255, 18 : Jul. 216

leás-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leás-líce, adv.

Falselydeceptively

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Hit biþ swíðe leáslíce on siolufres hiewe [stannum] argenti speciem mentitur, Past. 37, 3; Swt. 269, 3: Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 20 note

preóst-hád

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-hád, es; m.
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Gé sint ácoren kynn Gode and kynelíces preósthádes vos autem genus electum regale sacerdotium, Past. 14, 5; Swt. 85, 19. Iulianus nolde gehealdan his preósthád on riht, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 290

ge-sibbsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sibbsum, adj.

Peacefulpācātus

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Sint to manienne ða gesibbsuman the peaceful are to be admonished, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 3; Hat. MS. 66 b, 27. Similar entries v, ge-sibsum

scilian

(v.)
Grammar
scilian, p. ode
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To separate, part, removeChr. 1049; Erl. 174, 38. Cf. Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?)

stirnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stirnlíce, adv.
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sternly, hardly, harshly Hé him ondwyrde and him suíðe stiernlíce stiérde fregit eos responsionibus, Past. 28, 6 ; Swt. 197, 19.

Linked entry: stiernlíce

swylt-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
swylt-cwalu, e; f.
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Death-pang, death, of the death of the body 3 QÐæs gástes síð æfter swyltcwale, Andr. Kmbl. 311; An. 156. of the death of the soul Gif seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð habban . . . on swyltcwale and in sárum sorgum, Wulfst. 188, 4.

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð hé swelce hé hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce hé átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe hé ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

un-gesewen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewen, -gesawen; adj.

Unseeninvisible

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Ðone ungesewenan ( invisibilem ) engel, Past. 36; Swt. 257, 8. Óðre ungesawene þing mon mót mid áðe gewyrðan, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 6

Linked entry: un-gesawen