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-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
    • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

gýmeleást

(n.)
Grammar
gýmeleást, gímelíst, gémelést, e; f.

Carelessness ⬩ negligence ⬩ neglect ⬩ negligentia

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For giémeléste for negligence, Past. 21; Swt. 165, 6. Gímeleáste, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 68, 376. On heora ágenre gýmeleáste from their own carelessness, Chr. 1016; Erl. 156, 11; Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 2.

fyrlen

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrlen, feorlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus ⬩ distans ⬩ remōtus

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For ðære fyrlenan heáhnysse for its remote elevation, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 15, note 7. Sum æðelboren man ferde on fyrlen land hŏmo quidam nōbĭlis abiit in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 19, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14.

Linked entry: feorlen

líþ

(n.)
Grammar
líþ, es; n.
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Ðá bær unc mon líþ forþ oblato poculo, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31

sweót

(n.)
Grammar
sweót, es; n.
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Him on láste fór sweót Ebréa sigore geweorþod, Sunu Simeonis sweótum cómon (came in bands), Cd. Fífe fóran folc cyningas sweótum (marched with their squadrons), Moyses bebeád cígean sweót (summon the bands)

ge-fýsan

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Add: to impel, incite, make eager Ne leng bídan wolde wyrm, ac mid bǽle fór fýre gefýsed no longer would the dragon bide, but fared forth furious with fire and flame, B. 2309.

seohtre

(n.)
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For 'pipe . . . directed' substitute: ditch, and add: seohtra, an: <b>seohter,</b> es; m. Ondlong ðæs sihtran in ðone ealdan secgmór, C. D. vi. 218, 22. On cytan seohtres ford, v. 374, 22-23. On seohteres heáfod; of þám seohtere, C. D.

nytenness

(n.)
Grammar
nytenness, e; f.

ignorance ⬩ laziness ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy

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Ðæt men for nytennysse misfaran ne sceolon, 314. 5. Ðú cniht ne cúðest manna Hǽlend ... Nú ic for ðínre nytennysse geornlíce bæd, i. 66, 30. Se ðe tódrǽfde ealle nytennysse ðære ealdan nihte, 36, 29. Crist mæg ðíne nytennysse (MSS. C.

Linked entries: nyten nitenness

a-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nýdan, p. -nýdde; pp. -nýded, pl. -nýdede = -nýdde [a from, nýdan to compel] .

to repel ⬩ thrust or beat back ⬩ keep from ⬩ restrain ⬩ constrain ⬩ force ⬩ repellere ⬩ extorquere ⬩ to expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expellere ⬩ depellere ⬩ exigere

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to repel, thrust or beat back, keep from, restrain, constrain, force; repellere, extorquere Hí fram his mágum ǽr mid unrihte anýdde wǽron they had formerly been unjustly forced from his kinsmen, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 34. with út to expel, to drive out;

Linked entry: a-nídan

bor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bor-líce, adv.

Eminently ⬩ excellently ⬩ well

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Wel borlíce hé forð stæppeð full nobly he steps forth, 307, 28. Hé geswutelað borlice he shews admirably, 329, 24. Þá híw rímcræftige esnas borlíce foregylpað, 334, 27.

ge-prician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-prician, p. ode.
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note Se lust ys tó witanne swá wé hér bufan gepricodon hwǽr se forma mónð cume tó mankynne, Angl. viii. 324, 21

Linked entry: prician

wæstm

Grammar
wæstm, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Þá assan syndon on þám mǽstan wæstme (printed wæstene) onagri forma maxima, Nar. 34, 16

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14.

Linked entry: wæd

-legere

(suffix)
Entry preview:

For 'v. for-legere' substitute: adj

camp-stede

(n.)
Grammar
camp-stede, es; m.
Entry preview:

Fór campstede [MS. campsted] sécan he went forth to seek the place of battle, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 28; Met. 26, 14

twist

(n.)
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a branch, fork (?)

fleótig

(adj.)
Grammar
fleótig, adj.

Swift ⬩ fleet ⬩ rapid ⬩ cĕler ⬩ vēlox

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Swift, fleet, rapid; cĕler, vēlox Swift wæs on fóre, fleótga [ = fleótiga] on lyfte [MS. fleotgan lyfte] it was swift in its course, rapid in the air, Exon. 113b; Th. 434, 22; Rä. 52, 4

ge-lumpenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lumpenlic, adj.
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occasional, accidental Þá óðre bróðru tó cirican gewitene wéron fore sumum gelumpenlicum intingan, Angl. x. 143, 82. opportune, suitable Hé in gelumpenlicum stówum biscopas hálgede, Angl. x. 141, 17. From a twelfth-century MS

gearwung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gearwung-dæg, es; m.
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Fore gearuungdæg (on ðǽm dæge gearuadon heora mett tó eástro symble, note in margin ), Jn. L. 19, 42. Cf. gearcung-dæg

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe hé tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae hé him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

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