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leornung

(n.)
Grammar
leornung, e; f.

Learningstudymeditationreading

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hiene niéddon tó leornunga, ðéh gewintred wǽre they compelled him to go to school, though he was an old man, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 284, 21. Tó liornunga óðfæste, Past. pref; Swt. 7, 12. Ðú hatodest leornunga to odisti disciplinam, Ps. Th. 49, 18.

cirran

(v.)
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, Hml.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

be-leán

(v.)
Grammar
be-leán, p. -lóh, pl. -lógon; pp. -leahen

To hinder by blamereprehendreproveforbidprohiberereprobarereprehendere

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He him ðæt swýðe belóh hoc multum illi prohibuit Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 28, note : Beo. Th. 1027; B. 511

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in piecessmashbruiseconfringĕrecontĕrĕre

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he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3. Beóþ ǽlce uncysta forbritte [MS. forbricte] all vices shall be crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressiveincreasingeffectivepŏtens

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Ðæt hit þurh ðone fultum síe forþgenge that it become effective through help, Past. 14, 1; Hat. MS. 17 b, 2

hux-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hux-, husc-líc; adj.

Ignominiousscorninsult

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Ðá þuhte him tó huxlíc ðæt híran sceolde ǽnigum hláforde it seemed to him too ignominious to obey any lord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 36. Ðá þuhte ðam heáhgeréfan huxlíc ðæt heó óðerne tealde tóforan his gebyrdum, Homl. Swt. 7, 24

ge-lagian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lagian, p. ode; pp. od

To establish by lawconstitutedecreelēge sancīre

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hit gelagod wæs how it was constituted, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 17. Ðe gelagod is to gedwolgoda weorðunge that is appointed for the worship of false gods, Swt. Rdr. 105, 27

Linked entries: lagian lagian

þearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearflíce, adv.
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Angan listum ymbe þencean þearflíce þider meahte Crécas oncerran, Met. 1, 60

un-tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tǽllíce, adv.

Blamelesslywithout reproach

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wǽron rihtwíse and heóldon Godes beboda untǽllíce erant justi incedentes in omnibus mandatis Domini sine quaerella (Lk. 1, 6), Homl. Th. i. 200, 35

Linked entries: tǽllíce un-tállíce

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrathanger

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wǽran intinga ðare wrǽðe ðe wæs betwyx him and ðan cinge, Chr. 1051; Erl. 182, 28. Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7

Linked entry: wrǽþ

árfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árfæstlíce, adv.
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D. 64, 13. graciously, kindly Árfæstlíce mancynne eádmódnysse bisne onstealde, Hml. A. 151, 3

be-sylian

(v.)
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on synnum hine sylfne besyleð, Wlfst. 78, 16 note. Ic mé sylfe on þám adale forligeres besylede, Hml. S. 236, 343. Hér líð se ealdorman (Holafernes) mid his blóde besyled, Hml. A. 113, 369.

cræft-lic

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Vulgaris vel artificales dies est, ꝥ byþ ceorlisc dæg oððe cræftlic, fram þǽre sunnan anginne ꝥ heó tó setle gá and eft cume mancynne tó blisse, Angl. viii. 317, 11. skilful, skilled Ðá óðre cræftigan sægdon ꝥ þurh drýcræft dydon ðá cræftlican weorc

ge-méde

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Add: of persons óðer twéga oððe wíf habbað him gemæc, oððe him geméde nabbað, Bt.

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.
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Dele bracket at end, and add Hió bið eádgum leóf, earmum getǽse, Rä. 81, 22. him geneádodum and gelettum gedyde sume getǽse hýððe his geswinces ei laboris sat commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 27.

góma

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Ðá deóflu ... sealdon suman fýrenan dracan; sé ontýnde his þá fýrenan and þá scearpestan góman and hig swealh, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 39. (2 a) fig. :-- ús s

líc-þrúh

(n.)
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a tomb, sepulchre Þá eóde and his lícþrúh (sepulcrum) gegearwode . . .

un-eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáþe, adj.
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earfeðlíce hit gemǽnað, Or. 3, 9 ; S. 136, 18

Linked entry: un-ýþe

sár-slege

(n.)
Grammar
sár-slege, es; m.

A painful blow, a blow that wounds or pains

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Ne móstun Gúþláces gǽste sceþþan, ne þurh sárslege sáwle gedǽlan wið líchoman, 115, 31; Gú. 198. Ðá wæs swungen sárslegum, swát ýðum weóll, Andr. Kmbl. 2551; Ann. 1277

sceamleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceamleáslíce, adv.

Shamelessly, impudently

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Swá scamleáslícor his yfel cýð ( impudenter innotescif ), 55, I; Swt. 427, 25