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on-drǽdendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drǽdendlíc, adj.

To be feared, terrible

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Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3. Ðises godspelles geendung is swíðe ondrǽdendlíc : 'Fela sind gelaðode, and feáwa gecorene,' ii. 82, 3

ge-cwedrǽden

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. ; Geféra, gemyne ðæt ðú úre gecwedrǽdenne ne oferbrec[e]; ... þæt wæs seó gecwedrǽden þe Rómáne geset hæfdon, ꝥ hiora nán óðerne on þone andwlitan ne slóge, þǽr þǽr hié æt gefeohtum gemétte. Ors. S. 242, 5-12.

strangung

(n.)
Grammar
strangung, e; f.

strengthening, invigorating ⬩ vigor

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strengthening, invigorating He (Christ) ne behófode nánes wæstmes ne nánre strangunge on ðære godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 150, 5. Mettas ðe célunge and strangunge mægen haebben, Lchdm. ii. 176, 16.

ge-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thought ⬩ cogitation ⬩ meditation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ consultation ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mĕdĭtātio ⬩ consĭlium

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Eálá ðæt we nú mágon geseón on ussum sáwlum synna wunde, mid líchoman leahtra gehygdu eágum alas that we now may see in our souls wounds of sin, with the body's eyes wicked cogitations! 27 a; Th. 80, 32; Cri. 1315.

Linked entries: -hygd ge-higd ge-hýd

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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in Dict.). to detach, remove Næs wlóh of hrægle álýsed ne loc of heáfde, An. 1474. to redeem a fault Ðá synna hié mid hira ælmessan áliésað peccata eleemosynis redimunt, Past. 327, 14. Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

cídan

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Þæt gé cíddon wið Moises detrahere Moysi, 8. to dispute, complain about Ne cíden ( causentur ) nó þá munecas ymb þá deáge oþþe greátnesse hyra reáfa, R. Ben. 89, 14. to quarrel Cídde altercaretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 62: 5, 61.

á-búgan

to bow, bend, turn, ⬩ yielding, submission ⬩ abandonment ⬩ to bend, curve ⬩ to be humble

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Th. ii. 306, 21. of action, yielding, submission Ðám wé sceolon ábúgan, and hé ne ábýhð ná ús, Hml. A. 8, 211. Nó ábeág non cessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 26. Ábeáh Uhtred eorl tó him, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 14.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understand ⬩ have insight into ⬩ to understand ⬩ perceive ⬩ know certainly ⬩ to understand in such and such a sense ⬩ to conceive of ⬩ consider ⬩ to accept as correct ⬩ to observe ⬩ notice ⬩ consider

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Grammar under-standan, with prep. ymbe : -- Ne mæg nán gesceaft fulfremedlíce smeágan ne understandan ymbe God ... Englas ne magon fulfremedlíce understandan ymbe God, Homl.

Linked entries: for-standan for-standan

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To lie ⬩ deceive ⬩ feign

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Ne leóh ðú non mentiemini, Lev. 19, 11. Swá wénaþ manige men, ðæt ðes diáccon leóge be ðam fýre, Wulfst. 206, 13. Ðone ilcan geþang ic ðé ǽr sǽde, ǽr hé leóge, ðæt hé ðé leógan ne durre, Blickl. Homl. 179, 29.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, dispute ⬩ distress, trouble, affliction, persecution ⬩ crime, guilt ⬩ a contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Seó sacu ( seditio ) árás, Num. 16, 42. Wearð sacu ( rixa) betwux Abrames hyrdemannum and Lothes ... Abram cwæð tó Lothe : 'Ic bidde ðæt nán sacu (jurgium ) ne sig betwux mé and ðé,' Gen. 13, 7, 8.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

for-búgan

to avoid ⬩ to pass by ⬩ pass over ⬩ shun ⬩ eschew ⬩ To avoid

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Hé ne mæg forbúgan ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde, Bt. 16, 2; F. 54, 5.

wé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince

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E. 6; Th. i. 364, 5. used of one person, by a writer or speaker Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd (cf. Scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd, 10, 3), Ors. 1,1; Swt. 14, 26: 22, 1: 24, 23. Swá wé ǽr cwǽdon (cf. swá ic ǽr cwæþ, 8, 14), 24, 32.

Linked entry: ús

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Hé ne gedyrstlǽhte tó þon ꝥ hé áht grétte (hrepode, v. l.) þone Godes þeówan ne servum Dei contingere auderet, Gr. D. 38, 33. Ne sceolon gé míne þá hálgan hrínan ne grétan nolite tangere christos meos, Ps. Th. 104, 13.

ǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽwan, ðú ǽwest

To despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ spernere ⬩ aversari

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To despise, contemn, scorn; spernere, aversari Ða ðú ǽfre ne ǽwest ea tu nunquam spernis, Ps. C. 129

eneleác

(n.)
Grammar
eneleác, es; n.

An onion ⬩ cæpe

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An onion; cæpe We hæfdon porleác and eneleác in mentem nobis vĕniunt porri et cæpe, Num. 11, 5

forhtra

(adj.)

more fearful

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more fearful Ne beóþ gé ðý forhtran be ye not the more fearful, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 11

fyren-lust

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-lust, es; m.

Luxury ⬩ luxŭria

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Luxury; luxŭria Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7

ge-ærwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ærwe, adj. [arg wicked, depraved]

Perverse ⬩ wicked ⬩ prāvus

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Perverse, wicked; prāvus Ná tocleofode me heorte geærwe non adhæsit mihi cor prāvum, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

mán-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
mán-geníþla, an; m.

A wicked, evil persecutor

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A wicked, evil persecutor Ðæt ne móton mán-geníþlan, grame grynsmiþas, gáste gesceððan, Andr. Kmbl. 1832; An. 918

mittan

(v.)
Grammar
mittan, p. te

To meet with ⬩ find

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To meet with, find Ne meahton ceastre weg cúðne mittan viam civitatis non invenerunt, Ps. Th. 106, 3