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cear-sorg

(n.)
Grammar
cear-sorg, e; f.

Sorrowful care, anxious sorrow ⬩ cura sollicita

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Sorrowful care, anxious sorrow; cura sollicita Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord removed anxious care from my mind, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 9; Gen. 1114

gýme

(n.)
Grammar
gýme, an; f.

Care

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Care Hý ðæs wealles náne gýman [giéman] ne dydan they took no care of the wall Swt. 134, 21; Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24

cear

(adj.)
Grammar
cear, adj.
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Dele, and see caru

hohmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hohmód-ness, e; f.

Anxiety, ⬩ trouble, ⬩ care

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Anxiety, trouble, care, Som

hoga

(n.)
Grammar
hoga, an; m.

Care

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Care, R. Ben. 53, Lye

be-gémed

(v.)
Grammar
be-gémed, pp. of be-gýman.

taken care of ⬩ governed

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taken care of, governed;

geómian

(v.)

to take care of

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to take care of

hogung

(n.)
Grammar
hogung, e; f.

Caring, ⬩ care; ⬩ cura.

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Caring, care; cura. Lye

FLǼSC

(n.)
Grammar
FLǼSC, es; pl. nom. acc. flǽsc; gen. flǽsca, flǽscea; dat. flǽscum; n: flésc, es; n.

FLESH ⬩ căro

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Flǽsca gehwylc omnis căro, Ps. Th. 144, 21. He afēdeþ flǽscea [MS. flǽcsea] ǽghwylc qui dat escam omni carni, 135, 26

Linked entries: flǽc fléc flésc

býsgung

(n.)
Grammar
býsgung, e; f.
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Business, occupation, care; negotium, occupatio, cura

cear-leás

void of care, careless, reckless, free,

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void of care, careless, reckless, free

cearleás-nes

freedom from care, security, carelessness.

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freedom from care, security, carelessness

cear-leást

freedom from care, security, carelessness.

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freedom from care, security, carelessness

dún-scrǽf

(n.)
Grammar
dún-scrǽf, gen. -scræfes; pl. nom. acc. -scrafu; gen. -scrafa; dat. -scrafum, -scræfum; n. [dún a mountain, scræf a den, cave]

A mountain-cave ⬩ montāna cavema

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A mountain-cave; montāna cavema Dúnscrafu, nom. pl. mountain-caves, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 12; Ph. 24. He séceþ dýgle stówe under dúnscrafum he seeks a secret place among the mountain-caves, 96 a; Th. 357, 32; Pa. 37. Weras woldon to dúnscræfum drohtoþ

be-carcan

(v.)

to take care of ⬩ accurare

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to take care of; accurare,Som. Lye

be-gímen

(n.)

observation ⬩ care ⬩ observatio

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observation, care; observatio Wanl. Catal. 78, 24

gnéðenes

(n.)
Grammar
gnéðenes, gnéðnes, se; f.

Frugality ⬩ care ⬩ parcimonia

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Frugality, care; parcimonia, Cot. 81, 149, Lye

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care for ⬩ take care of ⬩ take heed to ⬩ heed ⬩ observe ⬩ regard ⬩ keep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42.

Linked entries: giéman gíman géman geómian

a-wersian

(v.)

to make worse ⬩ deterius facere

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to make worse; deterius facere,Cart. Edwardi R

carcern

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Dele in bracket 'carc care, or,' and add Carcernes lautumiae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 75: 83, 32. Heó út eóde of þám carcerne (printed carcernerne, Shrn. 30, 30, but the MS. has carcer-cernes with the first cer above the line), Mart. H. 4, 17.

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