un-forburnen
Unburnt ⬩ not consumed by fire
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Unburnt, not consumed by fire Se wind ábær ðone líg tó ðæs cyninges botle, swá ðæt him ne belǽfde nán þing unforburnen, and hé sylf earfoðlíce ðam fýre ætbærst, Homl. Th. ii. 480, 7
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un-from
Not strong ⬩ feeble ⬩ weak
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Not strong, feeble, weak Ðæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom, Beo. Th. 4382; B. 2188. Eágan ðíne gesáwon ðæt ic ealles was unfrom on ferhþe imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, Ps. Th. 138, 14
út-lenda
A foreigner ⬩ stranger ⬩ not a native
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A foreigner, stranger, not a native. v. in-lenda Útlenda extorris, alienus, Hpt. Gl. 415, 76: exul, i. peregrinus, alienus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 27. Exterres, i. exules, peregrini útlendan, extranei wreccean, 146, 5
CEARU
CARE, sorrow, grief ⬩ cura, dolor, mæror
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Nis ðé nán caru non est tibi curæ, Lk. Bos. 10, 40: Ps. Th. 60, 1. Ðonne biþ þearfendum cwíðende cearo then shall be wailing care to the miserable, Exon. 26b; Th. 79, 5; Cri. 1286: 77a; Th. 289, 29; Wand. 55.
lǽððu
An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt ǽrest ðæt man tó óðrum lǽððe hæbbe now first it is murder, that a man hate another, Blickl. Homl. 63, 36. Ne dóm ic ðé laæðo non facio tibi injuriam, Mt. Kimbl. Lind. 20, 13.
æt-sacan
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Ne ætsace ic þín non te negabo . Mk. 14, 31. Hé ætsæcð Crístes, Wlfst. 85, l. Þæt hí Godes ætsacan and deófle tó gebúgan, 97, 3. with acc. , Mk. 14, 72 : Lk. 22, 34. v. æt-sæcst in Dict
fore-spræc
advocacy ⬩ excuse ⬩ preliminary speech ⬩ a preface ⬩ prologue
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Ryhtes wyrðe for míre forspǽce, 170, 4. excuse Forespréc nabbas they have nothing to say for themselves; excusationem non habent, Jn.
rídan
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Sé þe hors nabbe, wyrce þám hláforde þe him fore ríde oþþe gange, 232, 19, Georne is tó ó Seldon hé ( Aidan ) wolde rídan ac síðode on his fótum (cf. non equorum dorso, sed pedum incessu uectus, Bd. 3, 5), Hml. S. 26, 80.
híwisc
a family ⬩ house
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[In the Northern specimens the word shews no inflection, and might almost be taken for an adjective qualifying fæder, if it were not for the last passage, where fæder is dative.]
ge-hæftan
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vigore non constringitur, 283, 13-16.
brégan
fear, terror ⬩ To give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonish ⬩ terrere, pavefacere, stupefacere
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Ðeáh hí me swá brégdon, ne dorston hí me gehrínan though they frightened me so, they durst not touch me, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 45. Ne beó ge brégede fram ðám ðe ðone líchaman ofsleáþ be ye not afraid of those who slay the body, Lk. Bos. 12, 4: 21, 9.
sár-líc
sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ⬩ causing pain, grievous ⬩ sad, mournful
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Nó his lífgedál sárlíc þúhte secga ǽnigum to no man did his death seem occasion for sorrow, Beo. Th. 1688; B. 842. Sárlíc symbel (the eating of the forbidden fruit) Exon. Th. 226, 15; Ph. 406. Sárlíc síþfæt (the journey to hell) 446, 20; Dóm. 25.
eft
Again, second time, then, afterwards ⬩ ĭtĕrum, dēnuo, rursus, re-, deinde, ĭtem
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Asende Noe út eft culfran Noe rursus dīmīsit cŏlumbam, Gen. 8, 10: Mt. Bos. 4, 7, 8: Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 51, 52: Chr. 790; Erl. 56, 38: 828; Erl. 64, 10: 1046; Erl. 170, 17: 797; Erl. 58, 16: Chr. 838; Erl. 66, 13.
hetol
Full of hate ⬩ hostile ⬩ malignant ⬩ evil
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Full of hate, hostile, malignant, evil Se heáhengel ðe nu is hetol deófol the archangel that now is a devil full of malice, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 22. Maxentius ða burh geheóld mid hetelum geþance Maxentius held the town with hostile intent, Homl.
Linked entries: hetol-ness hatol
un-fæger
Not fair ⬩ not beautiful ⬩ foul ⬩ ugly ⬩ horrid
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Not fair, not beautiful, foul, ugly, horrid Sió gefrédnes mæg gefrédan ðæt hit líchoma biþ, ac hió ne mæg gefrédan hwæþer hé biþ ðe blac ðe hwít, ðe fæger þe unfæger, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 12.
á-libban
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Add: to live, to have life, not be inanimate Wiðsac ðú þíne godas þe synd stǽnene, and gebide þé tó þínum Scyppende þe sóðlíce áleofað, Hml.
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gyte
A pouring ⬩ shedding ⬩ inundation ⬩ flood
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Ne mihton hí for ðam ormǽtan gyte heora fét of ðære cytan astyrian they could not move their feet from the cottage for the excessive flood, Homl. Th. ii. 184, 6.
þæt
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Kmbl. 781; El. 391. where the clause is equivalent to a phrase, preposition and noun, with adjectival force, defining the noun in the main clause Hit wæs ðá se tíma, þæt wínberian rípodon now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes (A.
ÆLF
An ELF ⬩ genius ⬩ incubus
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Ylfe, pl. nom. m. Beo. Th. 224; B. 112
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a-þeótan
To wind ⬩ sound ⬩ blow ⬩ inflare ⬩ canere
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To wind, sound, blow; inflare, canere Nǽfre mon ðæs hlúde horn aþýtep, ne býman abláweþ never so loudly one sounds a horn, nor blows a trumpet, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 26; Dóm. 109
Linked entry: a-þýteþ