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sáwan

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</b> add Ðú rípes ꝥte ðú ne sǽwe, Lk. R. 19, 22. Hé seów hwǽte on beswuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 9. <b>I c.</b> absolute :-- Ic hrippo ðér ne seáwu ic meto ubi non semino, Mt. L. 35, 26.

sceáf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáf, es; m.

A sheaf, bundle ⬩ a sheaf ⬩ a bundle (of herbs)

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Gýme hé ðæt náðor ne misfare ne corn ne sceáf, Anglia ix. 260, 12. Mid his sceáfe sceát áfyllan, Ps. Th. 128, 5. Hé nǽnne sceáf (manipulum) ne rípþ, Past. 39, 2; Swt. 287, 3. Heora sceáfas (manipulos) beraþ, Ps.

Linked entry: sceáb

twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
twǽman, p. de

To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ part ⬩ to prevent the joining of objevte ⬩ to part what has been joined ⬩ to divide ⬩ cause dissension aminy

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Ne mei unc nowðer lif ne deað tweamin atwa, Marh. 5, 17

wíf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-líc, adj.

womanly ⬩ of a woman ⬩ female ⬩ feminine ⬩ wifely ⬩ matronly

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Neutrum is náðor cynn, ne werlíces ne wíflíces, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Zup. 18, 5-15. wifely, matronly Wíflícre matronalis, Hpt. Gl. 505, 36. Wíflícere, 520, 2. Ða wíflícan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 22

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal, ⬩ to conceal from ⬩ to be concealed ⬩ lie hid

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Heó hine bedíglian (celare) ne mihte, Ex. 2, 3: Hml. S. 2, 228. Bedígledes secreti .i. occulti, An. Ox. 1442. with clause Hé ne bedíglode ꝥ hé on Drihten gelýfde, Hml. S. 5, 160.

ǽniht

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽniht, [ǽn = án one, -iht adj. termination]

Anything ⬩ quicquam

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In mec ne hæfeþ ǽniht in me non habet quicquam, Jn. Rush. War. 14, 30

dol-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
dol-wíte, es; n. [dol foolish, audacious = Ger. toll-kühn; wíte a punishment]

Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness ⬩ temerĭtātis pœna

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Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness; temerĭtātis pœna Nales dolwíte no punishment for audacity, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 25; Rä. 27, 17

earmian

(v.)
Grammar
earmian, p. ode; pp. od; v. reflex.

To commiserate, feel pity ⬩ misĕrēri

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To commiserate, feel pity; misĕrēri Hwam ne mæg earmian swylcere tíde who cannot feel pity for such a time? Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 2

et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere ⬩ adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

friþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-hús, es; n.

A house of peace ⬩ refuge ⬩ an asylum ⬩ pācis dŏmus ⬩ ăsȳlum

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Gl. no; Som. 79, 28; Wrt. Voc. 59, 2

medu-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
medu-dreám, es; m.

Joy attending mead-drinking ⬩ festivity

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Joy attending mead-drinking, festivity Ne seah ic medudreám máran, Beo. Th. 4036; B. 2016. Meododreáma, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 8; Bo. 44

ge-hýrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýrnes, se; f.

A hearing ⬩ report ⬩ auditus

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A hearing, report; auditus Of gehýrnysse gé gehýraþ, and gé ne ongytaþ audietis, et non intelligetis, Mt. Bos. 13, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 55, 31

Linked entry: gehér-nes

un-oferswíðedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðedlíc, adj.

Unconquerable

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Unconquerable Sume men wǽron unoferswíþedlíce, swá ðæt hí nán ne mihte mid nánum wíte oferswíþan quidam suppliciis inexpugnabiles, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

blissigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
blissigend-lic, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Se dæg is heora sóðe ácennednys; ná wóplic swá swá seó ǽrre, ac blissigendlic tó ðám écum lífe, Hml. Th. i. 354, 11

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to embolden ⬩ encourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

clǽnsung-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung-drenc, es; m.
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A cleansing-drink, purgative Ne bið áléfed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blód lǽte oððe [cl]ǽsnungdrenceas drince, Shrn. 80, 5. v. preceding word

meldian

(v.)
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Þæt hors ongan. . . mid unáblinnendlicre brogdet*-*tunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ), ꝥ hit ne mihte wítman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12. Add

samod-sprǽc

(n.)
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colloquy Samodsprǽc (conloquium) ne beó him gemǽne, Chrd. 68, 19. Ǽfter óþrum gástlicre getimbrunge samodspǽcum post cetera spiritualis edificationis colloquia, Angl. xiii. 401, 511

út-gangende

(adj.)
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out-going Þú ne gesáwe þá útgangendan (egredientem) sáwle, Gr. D. 268, 4. Útgangende sáwle of þám líchaman egredientes a carne animas, 272, 4

Linked entry: út-gánde

weoruld-gilp

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Ic ongite ꝥte þá mǽstan márþa ne sint on þysse woruldgilpe video celebritatem gloria non posse contingere, Bt. 33, l ; F. 120, 5. Add