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súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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Ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde súge and clǽnsige, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 12.

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.
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Þá hé þá wæs þiderweardes and sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes the king was on the march thither ... When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32.

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Líg fýres on ceafa yrnende æthabban ys uneáþelíc flammam ignis in paleas currentem retinere est impossibile, Scint. 57, 7. difficult to bear, grievous, troublesome Ne heó ( a sin ) nǽfre ne þince eów tó ðan hefig ne tó ðan uneáðelíc ne tó ðam fracodlíc

un-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-treówþ, e; f.

Bad faithperfidy

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Sed nec sic Eumeni spes firma aut salus certa, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 21. Adam týhð mé untryówða, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581. Agothocles gedyde untreówlíce wið hiene ...

un-geþyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþyld, e; f.: es; n. [
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v. ge-þyld
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Impatience

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Sió ungeðyld, Swt. 311, 21: 33; Swt. 220, 66. For ðæm unwrence ðære ungeðylde ... for ðæm unðeáwe ðære ungeðylde per vitium impatientiae, 33; Swt. 214, 20, 23: Swt. 224, 2. Mid ungeðylde (-geðylðe, Hatt. MS.), 43; Swt. 310, 15.

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understandingunskilfulnessfoolishnessblindness

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Sió ungleáwnes biþ on ðé selfum, ðæt ðú hit ne canst on riht gecnáwan, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 33. Ongleáwnis imperitia, Scint. 5, 5. [Un]gleáwnysse rusticitatis, Hpt. Gl. 529, 16. Hé nǽfre for his unglaunesse (ungleáwnesse, MS.

Linked entry: un-glædnes

á-bisgung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bisgung, e; f.
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P. i. 6; Th. ii. 174, 20. trouble, disturbance. v. á-bisgian, II Hit is cúð ðætte sió úterre ábisgung ðissa worold-ðinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfð and hine scofett hidres ðædres, oð ðæt hé áfielð of his ágnum willan constet, quod cor externis occupationum

a-deádan

(v.)
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Ðætte se milte ðám monnum ádeádige oþþe of sié, 242, 23. Wið ádeádodum magan and tácn ádeádodes magan, 158, 14. Sáwul góde ádeádod, Hml. Th. i. 160, 15. Hire lima ealle wurdon ádeádode, Hml. S. 31, 489

birhtu

(n.)
Grammar
birhtu, (-o).
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Sió birhtu þæs sóþan leóhtes, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 34. Birhtu his splendor ejus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 189, 19. Ðæt andgit ðǽre incundan byrhto (birhto, v. l.), Past. 69, 22. Hé scínaþ beorhte swíþe mistlice birhtu, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 21.

Linked entry: beorhtu

be-teón

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Sé þe hlóðe betygen (-togen, v. l.) sié, 110, 16 : 112 2 : 140, 16. Betogen forligres, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 27. Grammar be-teón, crime stated in a clause Ðonne mon monnan betýhð ꝥ hé ceáp forstele, Ll. Th. i. 130, 12 : 132, 8.

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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I. 108, 16) on his gebodum sit in imperiis suis providus, R. Ben. 121, 15. Tó ǽfengereordunga lambes foregleáwes (providi), Hy. S. 82, 3

hrǽcan

(v.)
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Þám men þe . . . on magan untrum sié oþþe bitere hrǽce, 62, 16. Gif heora ǽnegum for unhǽle hráca of breóste derige, hrǽce bæftan him ( post dorsum flegma proiciat ), and þæt fortrede, Chrd. 23, 8. <b>I a.

hrútan

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Add: to make a noise, rumble, rattle Went hié sió wamb and hrýt and gefélð sár þonne se mon mete þiged, Lch. ii. 216, 20. Ne mé hrútende (v.

mete

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sió womb weorðe mid swótlecustum mettum gefylled, Past. 311, 9. a meal, meat as in at meat Þonne hí hira hláf brǽcon æt mete, Shrn. 30, 8. Ǽlce dæge ǽr mete þrié cucler fulle geþicge, Lch. ii. 152, 7

ofer-irnan

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Gif sió yfele wǽte of þǽre wambe oferyrneþ ealne þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 178, 16-20. Ðó ꝥ se wǽta mæge furþum ofer-yrnan þá wyrta, 306, 28.

hádre

(adv.)
Grammar
hádre, hǽdre; adv.

Clearly

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Ðonne sió sunne sweotolost scíneþ hádrost of hefone when from heaven shines the sun most clearly and brightly, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 7; Met. 6, 4

Linked entry: hǽdre

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smearanointungĕre

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Ðæt híg sín gesmirode on ðam and hira handa gehálgode ut ungantur in ea et consecrentur mănus eōrum, Ex. 29, 29. Ðæt nǽfre ne afúlaþ ðæt mid hire gesmered biþ that never becomes foul that is anointed with it, Blickl. Homl. 73, 23.

Linked entry: ge-smirian

á-spíwan

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Lch. i. 316, 18. figurative ꝥ man áspíwe (sin) ꝥ áttor út, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 22. Áspíwan synna þurh góde láre mid andetnesse, 280, 1: Wlfst. 150, 4. Úre synna ús fram áspýwan, 103, 19

Linked entry: spíwan

ge-miltan

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On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. to digest Heald georne l se mete si gemylt, Lch. ii. 284, 3.

friðo-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-tácen, -tácn, es; n.

A peace-signpācis signum

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A peace-sign; pācis signum Abraham sette friðotácn on his selfes sunu Abraham set a sign of peace on his own son, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 29; Gen. 2369

Linked entry: freoðo-tácen