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lim-leás

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Add: not having all one's limbs Gif hwá áléfed wǽre, odðe limleás . . . Hwæt sceole wé smeágan embe ðá þe gewítað tó ðám écum forwyrde, hwæðer hí áléfede beón ciðe limleáse?, Hml. Th. i. 236, 28-33

nǽnig-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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not a particle Ꝥ heó æt nýhstan nǽnigdǽl (nǽnigne dǽl, v. l.) leóhtes scíman geseón mihte ut ne minimam quidem lucis alicuius posset particulam uidere Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 401, 10. Cf. sumdǽl; nǽnig-, nán-wiht

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11

on-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hagian, p. ode; v. impers. with dat. or acc. of pers.

To be within a person's power or means, to be in accordance with a person's will or convenience

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Gif mon tó gódum weorcum ne onhagie habban gódne willan if people have not the means for good works, let them have good will, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 10

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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D. 261, 18-22. not to trust in something Sý þú nǽfre swá synful þæt þú ǽfre geortrýwe on Godes mildheortnysse, Angl. xii. 517, 26. not to trust to a person (dat.) for doing something (clause) Ne geortriéwe (-trúwige, Bos. 48, 45) ic ná Gode þæt hé ús

a-lybban

(v.)
Grammar
a-lybban, p. -lyfde, pl. -lyfdon; pp. -lyfed [a, lybban to live]

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt ic alybban ne mæg that I may not survive, Nicod. 26; Thw. 13, 37. Heó alyfaþ she shall live, Ex. 21, 22. Alyfdon, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5

Linked entry: a-lyfaþ

a-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To liefailconfineperishjacereconquiesceredeficereaboleri

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To lie, fail, confine, perish; jacere, conquiescere, deficere, aboleri Nú sceal eall éðelwyn alicgean now all joy of country shall fail, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886. His dóm alæg its power failed, Beo. Th. 3061; B. 1528

Linked entry: a-legen

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, p. ede; pp. ed

To praise fullycelebrate enoughplene laudaresatis celebrare

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To praise fully, celebrate enough; plene laudare, satis celebrare Ne mæg ðé ahérian hæleða ǽnig not any men can fully praise thee, Hy. 3, 10; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 10; prec. 3 ad calcem Cœdm. l. 5

Linked entry: herian

beard-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
beard-leás, adj.

BEARDLEssimberbisthose without a bearda youthstriplinga hawkbuzzardephebusbuteo

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Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33

cancettan

(v.)
Grammar
cancettan, part. cancettende; p. cancette; pp. cancetted
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To laugh aloud or in a cackling manner; cachinnare Mæssepreóst ne sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor nor shall a mass-priest love great and immoderate cackling laughter, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 36

Linked entry: ceahhetan

eltst

(adj.)

eldest nātu maxímus

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eldest; nātu maxímus -Seó mǽgþ asprang of Noes eltstan suna, se wæs geháten Sem that family sprang from Noah's eldest son who was called Shem, Homl. Th. i. 24, 7, = yldest; sup. of eald

fífel-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-streám, es; m.

The frightful or horrid streamthe oceanōceănus

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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

hǽlnes

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlnes, se; f.

haleness, salvationa sanctuary

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haleness, salvation Nú sint hǽlnesse dagas now are the days of salvation, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 246, 14. a sanctuary On circan and on hǽlnessan in churches and sanctuaries, L Eth. 7, 25; Th. i. 334, 26

fremednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fremed, pp. of fremman and -ness, -nyss]

An accomplishmentfulfilmentperactio

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An accomplishment, fulfilment; peractio Næfþ ðæt swefen nǽnige fremednesse gódes ne yfeles the dream has no accomplishment for good or evil, Lchdm. iii. 154, 17. Nǽnige fremednysse no fulfilment, iii. 156, 1

ám

(n.)
Grammar
ám, aam, es; m.

The reed or slay of a weaver's loompecten texto-rius

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The reed or slay of a weaver's loom; pecten texto-rius Ne mec óhwonan sceal ámas [Th. uma, Dietr. áma] cnyssan nor shall the weaver's reeds beat me anywhere, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 22; Rä. 36, 8

Linked entry: aam

ang-sumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ang-sumnes, -ness, ang-sumnis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Troublesome-nesssorrowanxietyanguishangustiæærumna

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We gesáwon hys angsumnisse nos vidimus angustiam animæ illius, Gen. 42, 21: Jos. 7, 7

Linked entries: angnes anxsumnes

be-prenan

(v.)
Grammar
be-prenan, be-preðan

To winknictare

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To wink; nictare Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, ðe ðú ðín éage on beprenan [bepreðan, Cott.] mǽge compare now the length of the time, wherein thou mayest wink thine eye, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 7

cépe-man

(n.)
Grammar
cépe-man, es; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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Hit cépemen ne gefaraþ merchants do not visit it, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 1

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11