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un-sceaþfulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sceaþfulness, e; f.

Innocence

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Innocence Se ðe gehielt his unsceaðfulnesse and his gódan willan si mentis innocentia custoditur, Past. 34; Swt. 234, 22. Ðý læs hí forlǽtan hiora uusceaþfulnesse (-sceð-, Cott. MS.) desinet colere forsitan innocentiam, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 5.

ge-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scúfan, p. <b>ge-sceáf;</b> pp. <b>ge-scofen, ge-scyfen.</b>
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eject, expel Gescyfen diúbol ejecto daemone, Mt. p. 16, 4. to cause action, to impel, drive Ðá ðe unmedome bióð tó ðǽre láre, and ðeáh for hiora hrædwilnesse beóð tó gescofene quos a praedicatione imperfectio prohibet, et tamen praecipitatio impellit, Past

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rǽd-lic

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Nis ðæt rǽdlic ðing, gif hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweð æfter feldum, oð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 469, 6. Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rihtlicre and rǽdlicre, ðonne forlét ic þæt þæt ic ǽr genóh hæfde, Solil.

ænbręce

(n.)
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If æþelu be taken as a noun, the first part of the word might be (?) ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

ǽrend-raca

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Ǽrenddracan, Past. 39, 3: Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 160, 22. Add

hand-bred

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.

The palm of the handpalmapalma

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The palm of the hand; palma Ðis handbred hoc ir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 26. Handbred palma, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 71, 2; Wrt. Voc. 43, 56. Hondbreodo palmas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 67. Sleánde mid handbredum striking with the palms of their hands, Homl.

ofer-búgan

(v.)

to avoid, shun

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MSS.] suá mon ongiet ðæt hié on máran ungewitte beóþ tanto caute declinandi sunt quanto insane rapiuntur, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 21. [Ofer is probably a mistake for fer. v. note on this passage, and for-búgan.]

Linked entry: búgan

smícan

(v.)
Grammar
smícan, smécan; p. te

to smoke, emit smoketo smoke, fumigate

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[Wicklif has a wk. past smekide]

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á-wyrgan

(v.)

to strangle.

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Hé forgiet ðæt grin ðæt hé mid áwierged (stranguletur), wirð Past. 331, 19. Fugelas and óðre nýtenu þá þe on nette beóð áwyrgede (strangulantur), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 18. Add

á-rásian

(v.)
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Past. 39, 21. Hé árásode heora deófles cræft, Hml. Th. ii. 472, 15. Se man sé ꝥ árásie, Ll. Th. i. 40, 2. Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hám tó his cotan bringe and he árásod wurðe, 418, 18. Arásad interceptum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 79.

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an-weald

(n.)
Grammar
an-weald, m. f. n.
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Ðreáta ðæt hié wieten ðæt gé sume anwald habbað ofer hié argue cum omni imperio, Past. 291, 19. Hé ꝥ anweald (þone anwald, v.l.) þæs ríces forlét regni sceptra reliquit, Bd. 5, 19 ; Sch. 653, 1. Potestates sind anwealdu. Hml.

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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Geǽm-tigeað inc tó gebedum, Past. 399, 35. On tídum þám hí geǽmtian [gebróðru?]

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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MSS.) ðe him underþiédde beóþ, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 7. Ne wilna nanes monnes ólæcunga, Prov. Kmbl. 80. Hé nǽfre nǽnigum woruldrícum men þurh leáse ólecunga onbúgan nolde, Blickl. Homl. 223, 28.

steám

(n.)
Grammar
steám, stém, stiém, es; m.
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Th. 358, 14; Pa. 45. Man píntreów bærne tó glédum ... wende his neb tó and onfó ðam stéme ( the heat proceeding from the embers ), Lchdm. ii. 284, 16. Of hómena æþme and stiéme cymþ eágna mist, 26, 26.

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el-þeódig

foreignstrangerforeign

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Hé dǽlde þǽre cyrcan máðmas ælðeódigun ðearfum, i. 418, 17. ¶ figuratively: Swelce hé sié elðiédig (æl-, v. l.) on ðissum middangearde, Past. 140, 20. Wé synd on þisse worlde ælþeódige, Bl.

sind

(v.)
Grammar
sind, synd, sint, sient, siont, synt, sindon, seondon, siendon, syndon
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MSS.), Past. 6 ; Swt. 47, 8 : Cd. Th. 235, 4 ; Dan. 301. Syndun, Ps. Th. 58, 10

untrymness

(n.)
Grammar
untrymness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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Of untrymnesse módes oððe líchoman infirmitate, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 1: 56; Swt. 435, 15. In untrymnisse wæs ðú lécedóme in infirmitate sis medicina, Rtl. 105, 11. Hé hǽlde ǽghwilce ádle and ǽghwilce untrymnisse ( infirmitatem ), Mt. Kmbl.

un-rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíce, adv.

Unrighteouslyunjustlywickedlywrongfully

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Se ðe unwærlíce and unryhtlíce gewilnige qui incaute expetiit; Past. proem.; Swt. 23, 15. For ðam sceatte ðe hé lufode unrihtlíce, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 54, 15. Ǽlc ðe hǽmð búton rihtre ǽwe, hé hǽmð unrihtlíce, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 16

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wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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Swelce hé nacodne hine selfne eówige tó wundigeanne his feóndum, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 17. Ungehéredre leoma tóslitnysse wundade (lacerati), Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 14

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ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, for ðám ðætte hine gesceamige (ut confundatur), Past. 357, 6. Hine sceal on dómes dæg gesceamian, Wlfst. 238, 12. (l a) with gen. of cause :-- Hié hira selfra gescamige erubescant, Past. 333, 22. with dat.