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earfoþ-lǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-lǽre, adj.

Difficult to be taught, dulldiffĭcĭlis doctu

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Difficult to be taught, dull; diffĭcĭlis doctu Earfoþlǽran bróðru indŏcĭles fratres, Greg. Dial. 2, 3

Linked entry: lǽre

for-sorged

(v.)
Grammar
for-sorged, for-sorgian; p. ode
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To be too anxious Ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 16. Substitute:

a-fyrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrran, -fyran; p. ede, de; pp. ed [a from, fyrr far]

To removetake awayexpeldeliveramovereavertereelongareauferreeripere

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Ðú afyrdest of Jacobe ða graman hæftnéd avertisti captivitatem Jacob, Ps. Th. 84, 1. Ðú me afyrdest frýnd ða nýhstan elongasti a me amicum et proximum, 87, 18; 88, 36: Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 23: 4, 11; S. 579, 34.

Linked entry: a-fyran

for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, -spyllan; p. de; pp. ed [spillan to spill, spoil, destroy]

To spilllosewastedestroydisperseperdĕredisperdĕredissĭpāre

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Ðú forspildest ealle ða ðe forligriaþ fram ðé perdīdisti omnes qui fornĭcantur abs te, Ps. Spl. 72, 26. He his gód forspilde dissipasset bŏna ipsīus, Lk. Bos. 16, 1: 15, 13. Ne forspil ðú sáwle míne ne perdas anĭmam meam, Ps. Spl. 26, 9.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Hwá hreopode mé ... ðú áxast hwá dé hreopode ... ðæt wíf hine hrepode, ii. 394, 10-18. Wé ne hrepodon ðone traht we did not treat the exposition, i. 104, 6. Ne hrepa ðú ðæs treówes wæstm touch not the fruit of the tree, 14, 1: Homl. Swt. 5, 302.

nídling

(n.)
Grammar
nídling, es; m.

one who serves of necessitya slavebondmanone who has to serve on board shipa sailor

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one who serves of necessity, a slave, bondman Gif ðú fioh tó borge selle ðínum geféran ðe mid ðé eardian wille, ne niéde ðú hine swá niédling (MS. H. nýdling), L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 22.

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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to observe, survey, see Ðú ðe ealle gesceafta ofersihst thou that dost survey all creatures, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Ðú gelýfst ðínum hláforde bet ðonne ðé selfum, and ðínum geférum æmnwel and ðé selfum; ðú dést swíðe rihte, mid ðý ðæt ðú swá gooda treówa wit hí hefst, Shrn. 196, 25. Hé (Noah) hæfde him on hreðre hálige treówa, Cd. Th. 201, 3; Exod. 366.

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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MS. myndgodest) ðu mé ðære ilcan sprǽce, 35, 2; Fox 156, 14. Ic wolde ðé myngian (Gott. MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, 40, 5; Fox 240, 11. Wé willaþ eów myngian, ðæt hit ne gange eów of gemynde. Homl.

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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A. 734.] applied to a cruel person Se biscop cwæþ tó ðæm hǽþnan kásere: 'Ne gang ðú ná on Godes hús; ðú hafast besmitene handa, and ðú eart deófles wulf,' Shrn. 58, 9. Se áwyrgda wulf (the devil), Exon. Th. 16, 21; Cri. 256

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Lífes ic ðé geann, gif ðú gelýfst ... Gif ðú þonne elles dést, ðú scealt deáþe sweltan, ii. 27, 73. Syndon ealle hǽþene godu hildedeóful; heofenas þænne ( autem ) worhte Drihten, Ps. Th. 95, 5. Ðæt hálige gewrit ðæt cýþeþ ...

Linked entries: þænne þonne

a-wearpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wearpan, = a-weorpan

to cast awayprojicere

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to cast away; projicere Dust ðæt awearpþ wind pulvis quem projicit ventus, Ps. Spl. 1, 5

be-swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
be-swicol, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Se feónd ðæt mód ðurh dá bisuiculan (-swicolan, v. l.) ólicunga forlǽreð, Past. 239, 16

geond-wadan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wadan, to go through a subject,
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make oneself acquainted with, study Ryhtspell monig Gregorius gleáwmód gindwód ðurh sefan snyttro, Past. 9, 10

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Hwí dést ðú ðé sylfe ðurh wáce þeáwas swilce ðú wyln sý, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 44. Hit is on worulde á swá leng swá wácre; men syndon swicole, and woruld is ðe wyrse, Wulfst. 83, 10.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Nú ðonne nú ða líchomlícan lǽcas ðus scyldige gerehte sint, nú is tó ongietanne ... Past. 49; Swt. 377, 21. Grammar nú, interj. Nú is seóc se ðe ðú lufast ecce quem amas infirmatur, Jn. Skt. 11, 3.

an-medla

(n.)
Grammar
an-medla, on-medla, on-mædla, an; m.

Pridepomparrogancepresumptionsuperbiafastidiumarrogantiapræsumptio

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Ðú for anmedlan in ǽht bǽre [MS. bére] húsl-fatu hálegu on hand werum thou, in thy presumption, barest for a possession the holy sacrificial vessels into the hands of men, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 22; Dan. 748

Linked entry: on-médla

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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To seduce, betray, deceive; sedūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ðú leóda feala forleólce and forlǽrdest thou hast deceived and seduced many people, Andr. Kmbl. 2727; An. 1366. Forléc hie mid ligenum he seduced her with lies, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647.

for-trúwodnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-trúwodnes, -trúgadnes, -ness, e; f.

Over-confidenceprecipitancypresumptionarrogancepræcĭpĭtātiopræsumptioarrŏgantia

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Ðú lufedest ealle word fortrúgadnesse dīlexisti omnia verba præcĭpĭtātiōnis. Ps. Spl. T. 51, 4

Linked entry: for-trúgadnes

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðæm scipgebroce ðisses andweardan lífes sum bred gerǽce ðínra gebeda in hujus quaeso vitae naufragio orationis tuae me tabula sustine, 65, 7; Swt. 467, 24.