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for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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sceoldon þone lofsang singan, and sé þe hit forsáwe, sceolde hit gebétan, Hml. S. 21, 161. with clause Ðeáh forsió ðæt him on lócige, Past. 111, 20. with dat. infin. Sume fæston swá ꝥ forsáwon tó etanne búton on ðone óðerne dæg, Hml.

and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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Nú sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

swebban

(v.)
Grammar
swebban, p. swefde, swefede; pp. swefed.
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Ne lyft swefeþ, Exon. Th. 115, 19; Gú. 192. Swefed sopitus, Kent. Gl. 917. Wæs sæmninga mid leóhte slǽpe swefed, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 13. of the sleep of death, to put to death, kill swefeþ ond scendeþ, Beo. Th. 1204; B. 600.

Linked entry: swefan

unriht-hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽman, p. de

To cohabit unlawfullyto commit adultery or fornication

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To cohabit unlawfully, to commit adultery or fornication déð ðæt heó unrihthǽmð; and se unrihthǽmð ðe forlǽtene genimð facit eam moechari; et qui dimissam duxerit, adulterat, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 32. Se unrihthǽmð moechatur, Lk. Skt. 16, 18.

berstan

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Hingware berstan sceolde, Hml. S. 32, 58. of noise Fióndes byrstende hroeðnise inimici rugientis sevitiam, Rtl. 122, 14

ceáp-stów

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sécað ðæt mon ǽrest gréte on ceápstówum ( in foro ), Past. 27, 7. Add

earglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earglíce, in a cowardly manner.
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Ox. 744), Hpt. Gl. 424, 1. Gé tófesede swíðe áfirhte oft litel werod earhlíce forbúgað fugistis nullo persequente, Wlfst. 133, 6. eóde in earhlíce ( fearfully ), Jud. 4, 18: Hml. S. 3, 160: 23, 493.

Linked entry: earhlíce

gísel

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siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5. In tó West-Sexan þyder scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, 356, 20. Add

nídinga

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Gyf ðú nédinga hyre on ne sóhtest, þonne wǽre heó clǽne, Hml. A. 135, 656. Add

mann-rǽdenn

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mann-rǽdenn, <b>. I.</b>
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Him micelum sceamode þæs deófles manrǽdenne þe on wæs oþ ꝥ, Hml. S. 31, 1197. léton tó rǽde ꝥ woldon ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene omnes una voce: 'Sponte tradamus nos omnes populo Holofernis,' Hml. A. 108, 182.

scearp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-líc, adj.

Sharp, keen, searching, effectual

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Ðonne him gecýð mid scearplícum costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde cum tentationum aculeos nos undique circumdantes innotescit, 21, 5; Swt. 163, 16. ne gesceóp ðé se scaþa scearplíce bysne nonne exempla tibi dabat latro? Dóm. L. 53

ge-ǽbiligan

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Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, geǽbiligð ðone Hláford, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20. ðám fæderum bebeád þæt heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon (patres, nolite adiracundiam provocare filios vestros, Eph. 6, 4), ii. 324, 26. Byð geǽbylged indignabitur . Bl.

gildan

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(bb) to repay an amount taken or borrowed :-- Wénstú gif hwá óðrum hwæt gieldan sceal, hwæðer hine mid ðý gehealdan mæge ðæt him náuht máre on ne nime, ne ðæt ne gielde ðæt ǽr nam?, Past. 425, 1-3.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Gif ꝥ sóþ is ꝥ hit him swá gesceapen wæs, ꝥ ne móston elles dón, Bt. 41, 2 ; F. 246, 20. Gif ꝥ sóð beón mæg, ꝥ him swá gesceapen wæs, Hml. S. 17, 234.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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to cast, throw, fling. with acc. of what is thrown Heó wearp twégen feorðlingas misit duo minuta, Mk. 12, 42. wearp wundenmǽl, ðæt hit on eorðan læg. Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531. wurpon tán betweox him, Homl. Th. i. 246, 3.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

un-cýððu

(n.)
Grammar
un-cýððu, un-cýððo; indecl.: -cýðð, e; f.

ignorancea country not one&#39;s owna strange land

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[Þe soule is her in uncuððe ... and nout eðcene hwuch heo schal iwurðen in hire owune riche. Þet fleshe is her et home, A. R. 140, 17-20.]

fremfull

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God cwæð be synfullum mannum twá word swíde fremfulle, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 7: Hml. S. 12, 146

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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wilcuman ( Christ come to hell ) grétte : ‘ Ðé ðæs þonc sié, ðæt ðú ús sécan woldest, ' 462, 26; . 58. Ðegnas cwóman, geségon wilcuman heofones Waldend, 35, 7; Cri. 554. Gé sind wilcuman. Cd. Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394.

be-gitan

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Oswald got him into this country, Shrn. 124, 10. begeat Arues dohtor him tó wífe, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 9. beget þá burg, Chr. 919; P. 100, II. begeat forð mid him fela scipu, 1052; P. 178, 14. Hié him þǽr scipu begéton, 897; P. 89, 28.

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, sereneof physical calmnessgentle, mild, of the wind favourable, prosperousof mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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smylte móde and blíþe (placida mente) him eall forlét Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 20. Ðá frægn hwæðer ealle smylte mód (placidum animum) tó him hæfdon 4, 24; S. 598, 40. Mid smyltre willsumesse tranquilla devotione S. 599, 9, 10.

Linked entries: smelte smolt