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willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Ben. 26, 15. Geneádod tó ánre míle gange, gang willes twá, 28, 3. Hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode, Homl. Ass. 145, 45.

late

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Ben. 119, 4

a-springan

(v.)
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a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring upariseoriginatebreak forthsurgereassurgereoririexoririrumpiprorumpito spring outlackfailceasefall awaydeficeredesinere

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Ben. 69. Asprang ortum traxit, Lupi Serm. 3, 7.

ymb-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdig, adj.
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Ben. 46, 10. Ymbhédigra sollicitorum Kent. Gl. 352. Hié forgytaþ ðæt hié hwéne ǽr ymbhygdigum eárum and ingeþancum gehýrdon reccean, Blickl.

Linked entries: ymb-hédig -hygdig

bí-leofa

(n.)

subsistencemaintenanceprovisionvictuals

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Ben. 64, 3. Ne sý regoles stræc gehealden on heora bíleofan (alimentis), 61, 15. Sýfre on bigleofan sobrii, Hml. A. 52, 52. Þá ðe hæfdon sum þing lytles tó bigleofan, ꝥ reáferas of þám múðe him ábrúdon, 68, 72.

bísgu

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bísgu, l. bisgu,

occupationtrouble

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Ben. 58, 15: 59, 3. Ic settan wille bysega and bígengas þysses drihtenlican þeówdómes constituenda est a novis dominici scola servitii, 5, 10.

drync

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Ben. 64, 9. Wel áfédd mid ðǽm drynce (drence, v. l.) mislicra and manigfaldra gifa (potu multiplicati muneris ), Past. 380, 8. a kind of drink, beverage Þǽm folce uncúðe wǽron wínes dryncas, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 12. a draught, cup Drync haustum, Wrt.

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n.? l. n.
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Ben. 131, 1. v. next word

ge-þrístlǽcan

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Ben. 16, 2

wácmódness

(n.)
Grammar
wácmódness, e; f.

weakness of charactermoral weaknessfaintheartednesswant of couragepusillanimitycowardiceweaknessfeebleness

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Ben. Interl. 68, 14. Untrumera wácmódnesse, 72, 3

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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Ben. 131, 7. Ðonne se mon oferhygþ (Hatt. MS. oferhýþ) ðæt hé bió gelíc óðrum monnum dum homo hominibus esse similis dedignatur, Past. 17, 4; Swt. 112, 3.

á-meldian

(v.)
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Ben. 72, 2. Wearð Melantia ofsceamod, wénde ꝥ heó wolde hyre word ámeldian, Hml. S. 2, 179.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Ben. 5, 19. Tó earfoðe þyncan, Wlfst. 284, 10. For ðǽm ðe hit swá earfoðe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne hé geclǽnsod sié quia valde difficile est purgatum se quemlibet posse cognoscere, Past. 51, 5.

Linked entry: earfeðe

ge-wis

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, ge-wiss, es; n.
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Ben. 56, 9. certainty. of knowledge, belief, trust Miccle gewisse very certainly, Men. 124. (1 a) mid gewisse with certainty, without doubt :-- Wé witan mid gewisse þæt hit neálǽcð, Wlfst. 90, 4: R. Ben. 128, 17.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Ben. 37, 5; 36, 9) diebus privatis, R. Ben. Interl. 43, 2. that belongs to an individual or that is adapted to a particular purpose, not in common, special, peculiar, proper Seó gesceádwísnes is synderlíc cræft ðære sáwle, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 10.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

un-bindan

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Add: I. to free from a bond (lit. or fig. ) Frameallum bende unrihtwísnesse þú unbinst ( absolvis ) mægen þín, Angl. xi. 116, 5, Hé hí mid bendum fæste hét gewríðan . . . hé hét hí eft ealle unbindan, Hml.

be-niman

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Binumni adempta, binumini (-e) ablata, Txts. 42, 102, 104. with dat. of person, acc. of thing Hé heora feorh him benam interfecit eos, Jud. 8, 21.

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Usefuladvantageousprofitable

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Ben. 24, 18. Fleóþ ðonne ða nytwierðan (nyttwyrðan, Hatt. MS.) hiérsumnesse ðære láre, and nyllaþ ðæs þencean hú hié mǽgen nytwierðuste (nyttweorðuste, Hatt. MS.) bión hiera níhstum, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 44, 17-19.

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.
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Ben. I. 2, 10. Ðá wearð seó menigu swíðe áblicged, and mid wundrunge cwǽdon, Hml. Th. i. 314, 16 : Hml. A. 116, 447 : Hml. S. 3, 120. Wurdon hí þurh ðæt wundor áblicgede, 5, 89: Hml. Th. i. 386, 35. Ábliccedum attonitis An.

á-gitan

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Ben. 110, 3. Swá raðe swá hé ágite ꝥ hit fremian mæge prout viderit expedire , 120, 9. Be hwylcum tácne man ágytan mihte hwænne his tócyme tówerd wurde, Wlfst. 88, 22. Áfunden, ágyten expertus , An. Ox. 2538.

Linked entry: á-gytan