þroht
Oppression ⬩ affliction ⬩ hardship
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Oppression, affliction, hardship Ic hit leng ne mæg helan for hungre, is ðes hæft tó ðan strang, þreánýd ðæs þearl, and ðes þroht tó ðæs heard, Elen. Kmbl. 1405; El. 704
un-grund
Bottomless ⬩ boundless ⬩ immense
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Bottomless, boundless, immense Ðæs heriges hám eft ne com ealles ungrundes ǽnig of that host, all boundless as it was, not one came home again, Cd. Th. 209, 32; Exod. 508
weorold-gewinn
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Earthly war Hit bið swýðe derigendlíc, ðæt Godes þeówan Drihtnes þeówdóm, forlǽtan, and tó woruldgewinne (weoruld-, worold-, v. ll. ) búgan, ðe him náht tó ne gebyraþ. Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 832
weorold-stund
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Time spent in this world Mé ne woldon folc oncnáwan, ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum ( in the hours I spent on earth ) wundra gefremede, Elen. Kmbl. 725 ; El. 363
dǽdbót-líhting
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21
Linked entry: líhting
cyn-lic
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Ꝥ ne beó behýddþæs cynlica weg, Angl. viii. 302, 40 (cf. 322, 44). Suá cenlic (cendlic, Ep. Erf) percommode, Txts. 85, 1534. v. un-cynlic, and cine-lic in Dict. Add
glemm
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Godes cyrice . . . wé sculan nǽfre hyre derian wordes ne weorces, ac griðian hý symle and healdan unwemme and á bútan glemme (bútan womme vel glemme, v. l. ), Wlfst. 67, 18. Add
latian
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Ne lata þú tó mínum fultume, Ps. Th. 39, 15. Uilesceret, i. tardaret vel latode, Angl. xv. 208. 100 b. Add
widl
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and add Seó hýd ásweóll swá ꝥ heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms and wíðl (wídl, v.l.) ui cutts intumesceret, atque increscentem saniem occultare non posset, Gr. D. 157, 10
ymb-swífan
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To revolve round Þeáh þe wé þonne gýt þá sunnan sylfe geseón ne magon, for ðan seó sunne hafað þonne mid þý heofone þás eorían útan ymbswifen and ymbcerred, Nap. 88
Linked entry: ymb-cirran
be-cuman
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Add Ne lyst mé þæs; ac gyf hit mé ǽfre on lust becymð, Solil. H. 36, 16. Add Wé becumað tó þám andgite swá mycles gerýnes, Angl. viii. 302, 39
ord-wíga
A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon ⬩ one who fights in the van
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ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan tó dæge, Wald. 9; Vald. I, 6. (?
searu-ceáp
An ingenious piece of goods ⬩ a curious implement
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An ingenious piece of goods, a curious implement Næfde sellícu wiht folme, exle ne earmas, sceal on ánum fét searoceáp (cf. searo, IV.) swífan, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7
ge-wácian
To grow weak ⬩ lose energy ⬩ to flinch ⬩ languescere ⬩ obtorpescere
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To grow weak or lose energy, to flinch; languescere, obtorpescere Gif hý ðǽr ne gewácodan [gewícadon, Laud] if they had not there lost energy [stopped], Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 11
Linked entry: a-wácian
be-cwilman
to torment
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to torment Ne bið þǽr ansýn gesewen ǽnigre wihte bútan þára cwelra becwylmað (þe cwylmað?) ðá earman (cf. Wlfst. 139, 5: Búton þǽra deófla þe cwylmað þá earman), Dóm. L. 203
á-beran
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Th. i. 198, 1. to bring to light Se goldhord ne mæg beón forholen, nú hit swá upp is áboren, Hml.
á-scirian
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A. 2, 43. to cut off, rob Ælmyssan þearfan ná áscyra þú elemosinam pauperis ne fraudes, Scint. 157, 5
hungor
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Voc. i. 51, 3. the feeling caused by want of food Ne biþ þǽr hungor ne þurst, Bl. H. 65, 19. <b>I a.</b> exhaustion caused by want of food :-- Gif hé for hungre libban mæge, Ll. Th. i. 64, 13. <b>Ib.
on-hagian
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Ne onhagað ús ná swíðor be dám tó sprecenne, Hml. Th. i. 488, 8.
un-strang
Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble
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Cristes gelaðung ne mæg beón búton strangum, ne búton unstrangum. Ðá ðá him twýnode, ðá getácnode hé ða unstrangan. Hwæt sind ða unstrangan? Ða sind unstrange ðe sláwe beóð tó gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 15-25.