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á-delfan

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S. 23 b, 768. to dig up a plant Ádelf niþerweardne sláhðorn, Lch. ii. 92, 30: 230, 6. Ádelfe ompran, 78, 1. to dig out, pick out Up ádelfað effodiant (oculum corvi ), Kent. Gl. 1092. Ǽlcne pocc man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, Lch. ii. 106, 4

Linked entry: a-dylf

ár-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ár-stæf, gen. -stæfes; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

Favourkindnessbenefithelpgratiabeneficiumauxilii latio

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For árstafum ðú usic sóhtest thou hast sought us for help, 920; B. 458: Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 5; Rä. 27, 24

Linked entry: stæf

(num.; pronoun.)
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bá,

both

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Bysmeredon uncit [Inscription Bismærede ungket] men, bá ætgædre they [men] reviled us two, both together, Runic Inscrip. Kmbl. 354, 30

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þearflíce

(adv.)
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þearflíce, adv.
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Usefully, profitably, with profit, to good purpose Wé mihton ðás hálgan rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian, ac ús twýnaþ hwæðer gé magon máran deópnysse ðǽron þearflíce tócnáwan whether you can with profit know the profounder parts of the subject, Homl

brosnung

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Se cwyde úre brosnunge the sentence that declared us to be dust, Hml. Th. i. 300, 6. Oferfæreld of brosnunga tó unáwem*-*mednysse, Angl. viii. 330, 10. Ne forrotige on brosnunge þeós hand, Hml. S. 26, 101.

céling

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Wé férdon þurh fýr and þú ús lǽddest on célincge (kélinge, Ps. L. 65, 12) in refrigerium, Hml. S. 4, 340. Add

dǽl-niman

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ús gedyde dǽlnimende þæs heofonlican ríces, 11, 2. Se Hǽlend his ðægnas ðæs godcundlican gereordes dǽlnimende dyde, Hml. S. 23 b, 632. Add

fremsumlíce

(adv.)
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Hié ús fremsumlíce and luflíce onféngon benigne excepti, Nar. 17, 17 (v. Angl. i. 510). Add

hand-full

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'Horse mete is bere ꝥ hé ús forgeaf, underfó hé gærs.' Þá underféng se hálga þá handfulle, Hml. S. 3, 218. Sé ðe gripa ł handfulla gæderaþ qui manipulos colliget, Ps. L. 128, 7. Genim þreó handfulla mucwyrte, þreó sealtes. Lch. ii. 38, 10

góma

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. :-- Hé ús s

in-méde

(adj.)
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in-méde, adj.
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Of profound concern, of great solicitude Þonne ne sceal ús nán woruldgestreón swá inméde swá úres Drihtnes lufu, Nap. 40. Gode náne ǽhta ne synd swá inméde swá him synd tó ágenne úre sáwle clǽne, ib.

Linked entry: -méde

níd-behéfe

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Ꝥ is nýdbehéfe, Chrd. 111, 6. with dat. of person Ús ys þín líf nýdbehéfe gít, Hml. 8. 22, 226: 28, 142: Scint. 8, 4. <b>II a.</b> with dat. of person and dat. infin. :-- Iss

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Ýð út feor ádráf on Wendelsǽ wígendra scola, Met. 26, 30. Ðæt Egypti ádrifen Moyses út, Ors. 1, 5; S. 34, 16. Út ádrífende explodens, An. Ox. 17, 22. Út ádrifenum explosis, út ádrifenre explosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 14, 15

fercian

(v.)
Grammar
fercian, p. ode; pp. od

To bringassisthelpsupportferreadjŭvāresubvĕnīresustentāre

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On ðisum lífe we ateoriaþ gif we us mid bigleofan ne ferciaþ in this life we faint if we support not ourselves with food, Homl. Th. i. 488, 33

seglan

(v.)
Grammar
seglan, siglan, seglian ; p. de, ede, ode
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Hé hys segl up áhóf, and swýðe forð seglode, St. And. 38, 33. Út on sǽ tó seglanne, Prov. Kmbl. 64

Linked entries: seglian siglan

þæt

(adv.)
Grammar
þæt, adv.
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., v. l. 8) up on Legean, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 18. Ǽrest on Ucingford ... þæt tó brocenan beorge; swá tó Wuduforda; þæt tó Luttes beorge; ... þæt ðurh ðone mór, Chart. Th. 186, 3-12. This use is very common in charters

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Ær ðan þe se fǽrlica siege ús ástrecce, ii. 124, 21

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Mihte we ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá us on becóme we might the more easily bear whatsoever misfortunes come upon us, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 12

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

lustbǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-ness, e; f.

Desirepleasurepleasantness

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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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Wé mótan swýðe wærlíce ús healdan, gyf wé ús sculan wið deófol gescyldan, Wulfst. 38, 3. Wé sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte symle wærlíce wearde healdan, Exon. Th. 48, 5; Cri. 767.