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un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Not possessed of beliefunbelievinginfidel

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Not possessed of belief, unbelieving, infidel Se ungelýfeda Ualens genam Godes circean of ðám Godes þeówum, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 318. Hí ofslógon swíðe ða hǽðenan, ðæt ðǽr nán ne beláf ðæra ungelýfedra cucu, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 33.

Linked entry: ge-lífan

un-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weaxen, adj.

Not grown upyoung

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Not grown up, young Him be healfe stód hyse unweaxen, cniht on gecampe, Byrht. Th. 136, 17; By. 152. Cild unweaxen, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 5. Ðus mé fæder mín unweaxenne ( when a boy ) wordum lǽrde, Elen. Kmbl. 1055; El. 529.

á-hwanon

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwanon, adv.
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from anywhere Ic nolde ꝥ ðú wéndest ꝥ him áhwonan útane cóme his gódnes I would not have you suppose that his goodness came to him from anywhere without, Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 23.

Linked entry: á-hwonan

be-wrítan

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ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest it escape thee . . . score round it with iron, and so must you dig round it as not

ge-treówleás

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S. 19, 232. not holding the true faith, infidel Gif se getreówleása gewíte infidelis si discedit (1 Cor. 7, 15), R. Ben. 53, 3. Þá gemynd þára getreówleásra (-trýw-, v. l.) cyninga regum perfidorum memoria, Bd. 3, 1; Sch. 193, 9.

hláford-swica

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swica, an; m.

A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord

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A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord Se man ðe ðis gefæst ne þearf hé him ná ondrǽdan hellewítan bútan hé beó hláfordswica the man that keeps this fast need not fear the pains of hell, unless he be a traitor to his lord, Lchdm. iii. 228, 24.

lot

(n.)
Grammar
lot, es; n.

Deceitguilefraudcraftcunning

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Þurh ðara scuccena lot daemonum solertia, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 220, 14 note

æsc-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wíga, an; m.

A spear-warriorbellator hastifer

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Æscwígan, nom. pl. Elen. Grm. 260

be-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To remainto be leftremaneresuperesse

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To remain, to be left; remanere, superesse Án of him ne belǽfde unus ex eis non remansit Ps. Spl. C. 105, 11

eatol

(adj.)
Grammar
eatol, adj.

Dire, terribledīrus, terrĭbĭlis

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Th. 4154; B. 2074: 4949, note; B. 2478

Eaxan múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Eaxan múþa, an; m.

The mouth of the river Ex, Exmouth, Devo

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The mouth of the river Ex, Exmouth, Devon To Eaxan múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1001; Ing. 174, note a. v. Exan muþa

é-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
é-swíc, e; f.

Disgrace, offence scandălum

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Disgrace, offence; scandălum Nis in him éswíc non est in illis scandălum, Ps. Surt. 118, 165. In éswíc in scandălum, 68, 23

fóre-týnd

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-týnd, part. p.

Foreclosedpræclūsus

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Foreclosed; præclūsus Geméttan we us ǽghwanan gelíce storme fóresette and fóretýnde invēnĭmus nos pări tempestāte præclūsos, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31

mid-lifiend

(n.)
Grammar
mid-lifiend, es; m.

One co-existent with another

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.], Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 24, note. v. next word

Linked entry: -lifiend

rédian

(v.)
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to furnish, provide Noe ongan Nergende lác rǽdfæst rédian (MS. reðran. Bouterwek suggests rénian. v. regnian), Cd. Th. 90, 20; Gen. 1498. (?)

Linked entry: reðran

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, -middlian; p. ode; pp. od [middel middle]

To divide, separate in the middledimidiare

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To divide, separate in the middle; dimidiare Fácenfulle ná gemidliaþ dagas heora dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 27

Linked entry: midlian

steartlian

(v.)
Grammar
steartlian, p. ede
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To kick with the foot, stumble Ðæt ðú ne spear[n]last ł steartlest, stærtlige ut non calcitres, Hpt. Gl. 464, 1

wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
wyrht, e; f.

Doingwork

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Doing, work Ná ðú be gewyrhtum úrum, wommum wyrhtum, woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10

heaþu-líþende

(adj.)
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In support of heaþu = sea note the other compounds of líþende, five denoting water, and the sixth (scip-liþende) motion on water

Linked entry: heáðu

oll

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On oll and on edwít ( note to the preceding)