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tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Before. of place, in front of, in presence of, preceding the case Ealle þeóda beóþ tóforan (ante) him gegaderude. Mt. Kmbl. 25, 32. Hé ða hláfas bræc and sealde his leorningcnihtum, ðæt hí tóforan him ásetton. Mk. Skt. 6, 41: 8, 6. Hé ðæt ylce gelæstnode

cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
cyssan, p. cyste; pp. cyssed; v. a. [cos a kiss]

KISS osculari

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To KISS; osculari Ic cysse ðé oscular te: ic eom fram ðé cyssed oscular a te, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 51, 52, Ic cysse, ðú cyst, he cyst osculor, oscularis, osculatur, 25; Som. 26, 58, 59. Swá hwæne swá ic cysse, se hyt is quemcumque osculatus fuero,

Linked entry: cossian

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Perverse, bad, infamous, wicked; perversus, mălus, nēquam Mánfull oððe forcúþ nēquam, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 30. Se yfela, swá he oftor on ðære fandunge abrýþ, swá he forcúþra biþ the oftener the evil man sinks under temptation, the more wicked he

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military roadone allowing the passage of an armyhighwayhigh road

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A military road, one allowing the passage of an army, highway, high road Léton ðone hálgan be herestrǽte swefan on sibbe they left the saint sleeping in peace by the highway, Andr. Kmbl. 1662; An. 833. Ðanan on herestrǽt thence to the high road, Cod.

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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A rope, cord, cable Ráp funiculus vel funis, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 19 : 75, 4. Ráp vel strenc funiculus, modicus funis, ii. 151, 66. Ráp rudens, i. 285, 18. Heó lét hig út mid ánum langum rápe ( per funem ), Jos. 2, 15. Rápas funes vel restes, Wrt. Voc. i

Linked entry: nip

sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfre, adj.
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Sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect Sýfre (sýfer, Wrt., but see Anglia viii. 451) abstinens, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 8. Gif ðú drincst wín gemetlíce, sýfre ( sobrius ) ðú byst, Scint. 105, 17. Se mynstres hordere sí wís

Linked entries: séfre sífre

un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Uncertain Ungewis incerta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 17. of persons, not having knowledge, ignorant Gif hé hit nát, hwelce gesǽlþa hæfþ hé æt ðam welan, gif hé biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss ðæt hé ðæt witan ne mæg si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wisediscreetprudentsagacious

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Wise, discreet, prudent, sagacious Mé ðynceþ wíslíc, gif ðú geseó ða þing beteran, ðæt wé ðám onfón, Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 516, 10. Is wíslíc rǽd, ðæt manna gehwylc geornlíce smeáge, Wulfst. 4, 21. Wíslíc wærscipe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 37. Ðín mildheortnes

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Add: prep, local, confronting, of persons, before, in the presence of, in the sight of Ætforan ( ante ) þǽre en-gelican gæderunge, An. Ox. 1749. Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll. M. 34, Hé waes Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte , Gen. 6,

eahtian

(v.)
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Add: to deliberate, consider Aecta[t]h, aechtath, aehtað perpendit, Txts. 88, 836. to estimate, fix the character, quality of something Hé suíðe ungemetlíce eahtað eall ðæt him ǽr gedón wæs, and hit suíðe unáberendlic talað cuncta, quae sibi illata

earm-lic

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Add: miserable. attended with misery Ne wénaþ hí nó ꝥ ꝥ gód wyrd sié, ac wénaþ ꝥ hió sié swíþe earmlico ( populus judicat esse miserrimam ), Bt. 40, 2; F. 236, 27. Bið earmlic gedál líces and sáwle, Wlfst. 187, 15. Æfter þǽre earmlycan eówre geendunge

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentis, Ps. 43, 17.] to misrepresent a case, state

fót-lǽst

(n.)
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Add: e; f. a foot-print Þá fótlástas wǽron swutole on þǽm stáne, swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde. Bl. H. 203, 36. Hwæþer þú mage tócnáwan hwæs fótlǽsta þú geseó on þissere flóre ástapene, Nap. 79. Gesáwon hí on þám marmanstáne swilce mannes fótlǽsta fæstlíce

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Add: with a subject expressed. a person Gelícað ( quasi pater in filio) complacet (sibi ), Kent. Gl. 40. Móna se þreótteóþa . . . cild ácenned . . . ofermód, him sylfum gelícigende, Lch. iii. 190, 14. Mǽden scamfæst, clǽne, wærum gelíc(i)gende, 192,

geond-stredan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>geond-stregdan, geond-strédan;</b> p. stregde, geond-strédde; pp. geond-stregd, -stréd To strew about, scatter about or over Ic geondstregde (-stréde, v. l.) spargo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 172, 8. to strew something about or over Genipu

ge-þyncan

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Add: to seem, appear Him ǽr geþúhte þæt him nán sǽ wiþhabban ne mehte, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 12. Him rǽdlecre geþuhte ꝥ hé frið genǽme, 3, 1; S. 96, 15. ¶ geþúht béon, wesan videri. where the subject of the verb is given and a complementary adj. Hé him

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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Add: skilfully Eart þú gleáwlíce swá limwǽdum leóhte gegyrwed amictus lumine sicut vestimento, Ps. Th. 103, 2. Hú glǽwlíce hé þæt swefen rehte quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, Gen. 40, 16. with discernment, appropriately Hú þú gleáwlíce mid noman

here-toga

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Add the acting leader of an army Scotta sumdǽl gewát on Brittene, and þes landes sumdǽl geeódon, and wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, Chr. pref.; P. 5, l. Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 475, 18

wiþ

Grammar
wiþ, <b>. I</b> I a.
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add: where the motion is in a direction opposite to that in which another object moves Se líg dreów wið þæi windes, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 9. Add Þeáh him mon sleá mid sweorde wiþ þæs heáfdes, Bl. H. 47, 14. 2. Add Se ceáp ne mæg wið nánum sceatte beón

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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of good will, benevolent, benignant, kind Welwillende beniuolus Ælfc. Gr. 14; Zup. 87, 17. Ic ðé hálsie, ðú árfæsta, welwilende and welwyrcende Dryhten Shrn. 169, 19. Swá him gewissode se welwillenda God Jud. 6, 14: Homl. Ass. 55, 122. Se wellwillenda