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hámettan

(v.)
Grammar
hámettan, p. te

To provide with a home, to house

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To provide with a home, to house Denewulf bisceop lýfde Beornulfe his mége ðæt he, móste ða inberðan menn hámettan tó Ebblesburnan nú hebbe ic hámet bishop Denewulf allowed Beornulf his kinsman to house the inborn people at Ebblesburn.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Homl. 207, 17. Grammar nealles, in the first clause Nealles him handgesteallan ymbe gestódon, ac on holt bugon, Beo. Th. 5185; B. 2596 : 4296; B. 2145 : 4446; B. 2222. Nealles ... hwæðre, 5738; B. 2873.

Linked entry: nalas

sceam-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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Gl. 492, 53. shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious Ðá ongan him secgan lytel and scomlíc ðæs monnes líf biþ hér on worolde . . . and wuldorlíc seó éce eádignes biþ, Shro. 92, 16.

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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wǽdlian (wéðlien, Ps. Surt.) mendicent, Ps. Spl. 108, 9. Sum blind man sæt wið ðæne weg wǽdligende (mendicans), Lk. Skt. 18, 35; Wǽdliende, Blickl. Homl. 17, 31, 34. wédlat mendicabit, Kent. Gl. 731

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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To turn over in the mind,to revolve, consider Ða getýdde munuccild ðæt heom betweónan oft wealcaþ, Anglia viii. 314, 35. hine beþóhte and ða hellícan pínunge on his mód weólc, Homl. Th. i. 448, 17.

Linked entry: wealcian

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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unmyndlinga ( unintentionally ) swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Homl.

Linked entry: myndlinga

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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landriht geþah he became entitled to the same rights as a native of the country in which he had settled, became naturalized, Exod. 354. to take food Lima wyrm friteð ... and þá wist geþygeð, Reim. 76.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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him are wilnodan.

á-mirran

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mid his drýcræfte ðæs folces geleáfan ámyrde, 372, 3. Þá diófla ámirdon, ꝥ hié ne cúþan angitan þæt hit Godes wracu wæs, Ors. 4, 4; S. 162, 26. mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon, Hml. S. 23, 369.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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Bt. 21; F. 74, 4. to stop action ðá ealdan onsægednyssa ealle gestilde, Hml. Th. ii. 210, 15. Hi woldon þá wíta gestillan, Hml. S. 5, 39.

un-gerýdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelíce, adv.

Violentlywith impetus

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Ða felga bióþ fyrrest ðære eaxe, for ðæm faraþ ungerýdelícost (-réde-, Cott. MS. v. (?) un-gerǽdelíce), Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

á-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwilman, p. de
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To kill hine bysmorlíce ácwylmdon, oftorfedon mid bánum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 22 note. Sélre ús ys ðæt wé ús sylfe ofsleán, ðonne hig ús yfelum deáðe ácwylmon, Hml. A. 185, 138. hét Pilatum ðám fúlestan deáðe ácwylman, 190, 257.

Linked entry: cwilman

heort-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
heort-leás, adj.

cowed

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Without courage or spirit, cowed Ic bidde, man, ꝥ þú gemune micel bið se bróga beforan dómsetle Drihtnes þænne, stent (ealra hergea mǽst.

hefig-mód

troublesomevexatioussad-hearted

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Similar entries v. hefig; VIII. 1 Hefigmóde wǽron mé molesti erant mihi, Ps. Spl. T. 54, 3. sad-hearted, having a heavy heart, Similar entries v. hefig; XIII. 1 a Þǽr (in heaven) him nǽfre ne hingrað, ne hefigmód ne bið, Nap. 36

á-dwelian

(v.)

To wander, stray

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To wander, stray Nýtenu hét faran áweg tó ðǽre eówode ðe of ádwelodon, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 23. Ðá hrægel from hǽlo gife ne ádweledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. trans. Similar entries (in Dict.) v. next word

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521.

of-sceamian

(v.)

to put to shame

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wearþ of-sceamod Homl. Skt. i. 12, 214. Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30. gecyrdon him hám hearde ofsceamode 518, 31

Linked entry: on-sceamian

á-bítan

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gecynd is ðæt ǽlc uht ðæs ðe hió ábítt scel his líf on slǽpe geendian, Ors. 5, 13 ; S. 246, 24-27. to eat up, devour Se wulf cymð tó ðám sceápum, sume ábítt, sume tóstencð, Hml.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Cóm swá mycel unweder him tó ꝥ him ne wéndon þæs lífes, Hml. S. 31, 1137. Ðonne hit ðé frǽcnost þynce, wén ðé ðonne frófre and áre and gesǽlda, Prov. K. 75. Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre díéde wénden, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 18

húru

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Ondrǽden him húru ðonne hrímað, 437, 11: 313, 8. Þá bǽdon hine his discipulos ꝥ hié móstan húru sume uncýme streównesse him under gedón, Bl. H. 227, 12 : Ll. Th. i. 356, 21.