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un-crafod

(adj.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.

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

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.
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He hét hine leóde swǽse sécean on gesyntum he bade him seek his own people in safety, Beo. Th. 3742; B. 1869: Ps. Th. 114, 5. Him wǽre mín gesynto leófre ðonne hiora seolfa hǽlo magis pro mea salute mori paratos, Nar. 30, 17: 8, 6

Linked entries: -synto -synto

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.

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

freclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freclíce, adv.
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Greedily Geseah heó ǽnne leahtric ... heó hine freclíce bát ( avide momordit ), Gr. D. 31, 1

Linked entry: fræclíce

deórwyrðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
deórwyrðlíce, (-wi(e)rþ-); adv. I.
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geseah ðone rícan deórweorðlíce geglencgedne. Hml. Th. i. 330, 14. geseah Drihtnes ródetácn deórwurðlíce scínan, ii. 304, 11 ; Hml. S. 27, 92. Se déma deórwurðlíce bebyrigde his líchaman, 215.

for-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-býgan, -bígan, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downabasehumbledestroydeprimĕrehumiliāreimminuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, abase, humble, destroy; deprimĕre, humiliāre, imminuĕre He hellwarena heáp forbýgde he humbled the multitude of hell's inmates, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 3; Cri. 731: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; Hö. 35

Linked entries: for-bégan for-bígan

bor-líce

(adv.)
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bor-líce, adv.

Eminentlyexcellentlywell

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

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

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Náh se sacerd náne þearfe ( sacerdoti non opus est ), ðæt forwyrne ðam men rihtre andetnysse, L. Ecg. P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 11. Gif náh his selfes geweald, Met. 16, 21. Helle hlinduru nágon hwyrft, Exon. Th. 364, 29; Wal. 78.