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syn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
syn-wracu, e; f.

The punishment of sin

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Ic ne heóld teala, ðæt mé Hǽlend mín bibeád; ic ðæs sceal geseón synwræce, 50, 2; Cri. 794

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbelief ⬩ incredulity

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Ne dó ðú æfter heora ungeleáffulnesse, Blickl. Homl. 237, 9. Ungeleáfulnesse, 241, 34. For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20. Hé tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe hí ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Þúhte fæger and wlitig heora líf and wynsumlíc, Blickl. Homl. 107, 30. Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

firlen

distance

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Þá gebróðra þe feorr beóð on geswince and hig ne magon for ðám fyrlene heora cyrcan gesécan, R. Ben. 78, 5. Þeáh þe hé on fyrlene wǽre, Hml. S. 6, no: 18, 174. Sum dǽl þæs folces on fyrlene wæs fram Mathathiam, 25, 237.

scencan

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Eustachius gelǽdde hí intó his gesthúse, and út gangende bohte him wín and him scencte for heora micclan geswince, Hml. S. 30, 259.

un-gemæc

Grammar
un-gemæc, un-gemæcc.
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Heora ǽgþres méd and geearnung nis náht ungemæcce (ungelíce, v.l. ) on heofonum, 91, 15. Add

ge-cwémnes

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On gecwémnessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Rdr. 140, 5. Add

ge-dreóglǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreóglǽcan, p. ge-dreóglǽhte

To make seemly, set in order

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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.

Linked entry: -dreóglǽcan

be-cípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cípan, (-cýpan, q. v. in Dict.)

to sell

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to sell Swá hwæt swá hý heora geswinces becýpaþ, R. Ben. 136, 18. Þú becéptest ł þú sealdest vendidisti, Ps. L. 43, 13. Becýp (vende) eall þæt þú áhst, Mt. 19, 21: Scint. 59, 1. Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . .

Linked entry: be-cýpan

hræd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-ness, e; f.

Quickness ⬩ rapidity

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Se on hrædnesse swá mycele menigo heora fornom quæ in brevi tantam ejus multitudinem stravit, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 30

wícnian

(v.)
Grammar
wícnian, p. ode
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Sum æðelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann módigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum ðingum him wícnian sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 25

Linked entry: wíce

ge-anwealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anwealdian, p. ode
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Ne on sweorde heora geanwealdedan ( possede-runt ) eorðan, 43, 4. Geonwældad (-ed. R.) biðon ł ríxað dominantu Lk. L. 22, 25

Linked entry: an-wealdian

ge-wrixlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlung, e; f.
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gewrixlunge þǽra feówer tíman . . . ꝥ ǽlc heora hæfð þrý mónðas three changes of season, spring to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter, occur at intervals of three months, . . . so that each season has three months, Angl. viii. 319, 5

Linked entry: wrixlung

þider

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Add Ðá hét hé hí bídan on þám eálande, ... and hé ðider heora þearfe forgeaf, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 53, 2. Hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder hý scylan gafol syllan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Far nú þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr.

ge-ælfremedan

(v.)

to alienate, estrange

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to alienate, estrange Þæt heora nán ne beó geæl-fremod fram ðám micclan húse, Hml. Th. i. 350, 4. Ðá hálgan geseóð þá fordónan swá micclum fram him geælfremode swá micclum swá hí beóð fram Drihtne áscofene, Hml. Th. i. 332, 24.

Linked entry: ælfremedan

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521. Ða unþeáwas habbaþ oferþearfe hreówsunga. Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 27

segnung

(n.)
Grammar
segnung, sénung, e; f.

Blessing ⬩ consecration

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Wæs hé lǽded tó Brytta biscopum and hé nǽnige hǽle ne frófre þurh heora segnunge (þegnunge ?) onféng qui cum oblatus Brittonum sacerdotibus, nil curationis vel sanationis horum ministerio perciperet, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 26

ge-wéd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wéd, es; n.

A raging ⬩ madness ⬩ fŭror insānus ⬩ răbies

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He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas eōrum provincias debacehando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27

Linked entry: -wéd

cawl

(n.)
Grammar
cawl, caul, ceawl, ceaul, es; m.

A basket ⬩ sporta, corbis, cophĭnus ⬩ κόφινος

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Hý heora cawlas afylled hæfdon they had filled their baskets, Ors. 4, 8: Bos. 90, 34. Caul corbis, Cot. 45: 196. Ceawlas cophinos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 20. Ceaulas cophinos, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 43

grówan

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Hwæðer sí þín ealde gýtsung of ðínum móde áwyrtwalod, þæt heó gýt grówan ne myht, Solil. H. 37, 15. Seó cirice mid gefeán and mid blisse grówende standeþ, Bl.