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wóhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóhlíce, adv.

Wronglyunjustlyperverselywickedly

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dó wé swýðe wólíce, gif wé ne wurðiaþ God, 13, 180: 17, 233 : Wulfst. 105, 9 : Homl. Ass. 29, 264: 102, 6

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Peaceable, near, related, familiar; pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris Ne bearh for oft gesibb gesibbum ðý má ðe fremdum too often now has a kinsman no more protected a kinsman than a stranger, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 75.

Linked entry: ge-syb

hreówan

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Rdr. 105, 45. to affect with regret, to make a person wish that he had not done something, or that something had not happened. the subject a noun (pronoun) Ne doo ðú nánwuht búton geðeahte, ðonne ne hríwð hit ðé ðonne hit gedón bið sine consilio nihil

ardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ardlíce, adv. [arod quick, líce]

Quicklyimmediatelypromptecito

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Quickly, immediately; prompte, cito Éfstaþ ardlíce persequimini cito, Jos. 2, 5: Gen. 14, 14: 22, 11

cum

(v.)

come

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come ðú cum now come thou, Exon. 10a ; Th. 10, 9 ; Cri. 149; imp. of cuman

grǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽde, adj.
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Grassy Gang of þǽre grǽdan (grénan, v. l. ) dúne, Hml. S. 18, 245. v. grǽd grass

under-cyning

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hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

tó-cyme

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Ne bið heó swincende on feforádlum, ne eác heó ne gyrneð Basilies tócymes neque febribus laboratura est, neque Basilium quaesitura. Gr. D. 29, 24. Add

fremednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fremed, pp. of fremman and -ness, -nyss]

An accomplishmentfulfilmentperactio

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An accomplishment, fulfilment; peractio Næfþ ðæt swefen nǽnige fremednesse gódes ne yfeles the dream has no accomplishment for good or evil, Lchdm. iii. 154, 17. Nǽnige fremednysse no fulfilment, iii. 156, 1

á-bígan

(v.)
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to deflect, turn away Hé ne áflýmde ne ne ábýgde fram him sylfum ðone ege his módes ( the verbs here seem a mistranslation of divulgavit in the original ), Gr. D. 107, 16. Ne mihton hí ðone streám ábýgan ( deflectere ), 192, 24.

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

oneunus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

god-webben

(adj.)
Grammar
god-webben, adj.
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Purple mid golde ne mid godwebbenum hræglum not with gold nor with purple raiment, Blickl. Homl. 95, 19

swingere

(n.)
Grammar
swingere, es; m.
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One who scourges ic (mead) eom bindere and swingere, sóna weorpere, Exon. Th. 409, 26 ; Rä. 28, 7

heáfod-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mægen, es; n.
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A cardinal virtue syndon eahta heáfodmægnu, ðá magan oferswíðan þás deóflu, Hml. S. 16, 312. Cf. heáfod-leahter

lǽn-lic

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Wé sculon geþencean ꝥ þis líf is lǽnlic þe wé on libbað, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 15. Add

tó-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnyssan, p. te; pp. ed

To crush to pieces,smash,shatter

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To crush to pieces, smash, shatter Ne forbrýte hé ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6

cépa

(n.)
Grammar
cépa, an; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Nǽnig cépa ne seah ellendne wearod no merchant saw a foreign shore, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 58; Met. 8, 29. Ne geseah nán cépa eáland no merchant visited an island, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 13.

ge-feohan

(v.)

to rejoice

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to rejoice Gefeoh on ferþe rejoice now in mind, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: ge-feagan

offrung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-dæg, es ; m.
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23