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grǽdig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
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Ðonne him hingraþ he yt grǽdilíce when he is hungry he eats greedily, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 21

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turnavoidpervertsubvert

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Mid heora þám forcyrdan (-cerdan, forhwyrfedum) cræfte, 73, 32

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran

á-stellan

To set up,to set an exampleto do something firstto found a placeinstitute an officeto establish a practice doctrine,to establishconfirm

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Sé þe gód beginnan þence, þæt angin on him sylfum ástelle let him make a beginning with himself, Lch. iii. 438, 32. to found a place, institute an office Heó hæfde ásteald mynster, Hml. S. 2, 310.

á-wegan

to carry off to put awayrenounceto weigh.to put in a balanceto estimateconsiderto be equal in weight to

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:-- Bútan heora hwilc wolde áwegan (-wǽgan?) v. áwǽgan his geleáfan, Hml. S. 35, 228. to weigh. to put in a balance (lit. or fig.) áwecþ ealle dúna mid ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 8, 30. áwæh ðín ríce on wǽgan, ii. 436, 12.

un-crafod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-crafod, adj.

With no claim made upon one

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his heir after his death, L.

Linked entry: un-becrafod

un-gesǽligness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽligness, e; f.

Unhappinesscalamitymisery

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Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse, ðæt heó cende on sáre and on unrótnesse, Blickl. Homl. 3, 8. ða ðeóde fram langre wónesse and ungesǽlignysse ( infelicitate ) álýsde, Bd. 2, 15; S. 519, 10

Linked entry: ge-sǽlignes

cugele

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Þæt hæbbe cugelan (cúlan, v. l.) . . . sý on wintra seó cuhle (cúle, v. l. ) of þiccurn hrægle, R. Ben. 89, 11. Heó hire heáfod behylede mid hire cúlan, Hml. S. 33, 237: Angl. xiii. 443, 1115. Ofer þá cúlan super cucullam, 1116.

efen-þrowian

(v.)
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Qngan heó emþrowian his staþolfæstnesse, Hml. S. 23 b, 243. Eallum monnum efnðrowiende on hiora earfoðum singulis compassione proximus, Past. 97, 20, 23. Bið ús efenþrowiende and miltsiende, Bl. H. 19, 30.

for-sendan

exilebanishto throw awaycast awaydestroy

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Hét hym gebyndan ánne ancran on hys sweoran and hyne forsendan on sǽ, Shrn. 150, 20. fig. to send to destruction, destroy Dauid miclum his ágnes herges pleh and monigne forsende, Past. 36, 8

friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
friþiend, friþigend, es; m.
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Uton lufian úre cyrican, for ðám heó bið úre friðiend and werigend wið þæt micele fýr on dómes dæg, Wlfst. 239, 7. v. ge-friþi(g)end

ge-leáflic

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Heó is swáðeáh eall full geleáflic, búton ðám ánum þe Augustinus wiðsæcd, ii. 520, 11-19. catholic Þæs geleáflican geleáfan catholice fidei, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 56

lást

(adj.)
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. ¶ on lást afterwards, at last :-- Heó on lást tiliað tó cwémanne Gode and mannum mid wordum postea in ore suo benedicent Ps. Th. 48, 12. Paulus férde wíde geond þás woruld oð þæt on lást becóm intó Rómebyrig, Ælfc. T.

mánlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mánlíce, adv.
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Wickedly, (of swearing) falsely, criminally Sé ðe fæder oððe módor mánlíce wyrigð, sceal deáðe sweltan, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 29.

sǽ-deór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-deór, es; m.

A sea-beast

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hét his ágene men hine sændan on ðone sǽ, and ða sǽdeór hine sóna forswulgon, Shrn. 54, 27. Hý mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáþ, 133, 11. Gif hit on Frigedæig þunrige, ðæt tácnaþ sǽdeóra cwealm, Lchdm. iii. 180, 17

swól

(n.)
Grammar
swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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Oa swóle byrneþ þurh fýres feng fugel mid neste, 212, 23; Ph. 214. of the sun's heat swá swíþe swǽtte swá in swóle ( caumate ) middes sumeres wǽre, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30 MS.

freót-man

(n.)
Grammar
freót-man, -mann, es; m.

A freedmanlībertus

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-mannon] she gives her the men and the stock, except the freedmen, Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 10

séðung

(n.)
Grammar
séðung, e; f.
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Hwæne mǽrsiaþ ðás wundra mid heora séðunge, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 5. ðæs árleásan eáre gehǽlde tó séðunge soðre godcundnysse ( in proof of true divinity ), 248, 2. heora goda geendunge mid swutelum séðungum gewissode, i. 558, 16.

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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of stánclife stearce burnan lǽdde, Ps. Th. 135, 17. fig. v. stearc-heard Nán stefn búton stearc and heard wóp for wóhdǽdum, Wulfst. 139, 3

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

un-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþeaht, es; n.

Evil counsel

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Evil counsel Forbeóde and álecge ða ðwyrnysse heora ungeþeahtes prohibeant pravorum prevalere consensum, R. Ben. 118, 10

Linked entry: ge-þeaht

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wiltslŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20