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þearf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-leás, adj. Without having need or reason to do something. v. þearf, II, þurfan, II. 4
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Þearflǽs syrwde ymbe Crist he plotted against Christ, but he had no need to do it, Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ic ðearfleás (þearfleáse, Job. Thw. 166, 22) hine geswencte without having cause I afflicted him, ii. 452, 16

Linked entry: un-þearfes

un-beceás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beceás, adj.

Not giving occasion to litigationindisputableincontestable

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Not giving occasion to litigation, indisputable, incontestable Bidde ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ, ðæt him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne ( that he shew the chattel to be his by incontestable right ), L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7

Linked entry: be-ceás

stód-hors

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þone cyning bæd ꝥ him wǽpen sealde and stódhors (equum emissarium) . . . For þon þám bisceope hiora hálignesse ne wæs álýfed ꝥ móste wǽpen wegan, ne ælcor bútan on myran rídan, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 168, 11. Add

un-gebunden

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tóbræc þone fótcops, and swá þéh æfter þan ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe . . . ac hine sylfne beeóde . . . bútan racenteáge in swá mycclun landsticce ungebunden swá ǽr gebunden on wunode, Gr. D. 214, 16. Add

bádian

(v.)
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Tó gemóte cóme ofþe hine man bádode (? cf. iii gemót on geáre búton hit gebicge oþþe gebidde,433, 33) he should come to the meeting or a fine might be exacted of him Cht. Th. 432, 32. Add

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Se ðe sæcce genæs he who came safe from conflict (Beowulf), 3959; 1977. Sæcce sécean, 3982; B. 1989. Nó him ðam sæcce ondréd, ne him ðæs wyrmes wíg for wiht dyde, 4684; B. 2347. Sæcce fremman to fight, 4991; B. 2499 : Exon.

Linked entry: sæccan

Parthe

(n.)
Grammar
Parthe, pl.
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Hié hæfdon gewin wið Parthe, 6, 13; Swt. 268, 6, 8. com ǽrest tó Parþum, Bt. 18, 2 ; Fox 64, 12

un-nytwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðlíce, adv.

Uselesslyvainlyto no purposeunprofitably

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Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31. Se forlýst ða gife ðe unnytwurðlíce underféng, 556, 16

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

cúþ-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþ-lic, adj.
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Certain, evident Úre Dryhten cwæð: 'Saga hym . . . ꝥ ic hym gylde hys méde'. . . ymbe þá cúðlican méde gehýrde, Shrn. 98, 20. Heó onféng swá cúþlicra geháta, 99, 37. Bið þis þá cúðlæcestan (-lec-, v. l.) tácnu habet evidentissime signa sua, Gr.

Linked entry: cúþe-lic

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Seó nǽdre sende selfe in forspildnesse ( in praecipitium ), 211, 24

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

ge-hlidad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlidad, part.
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[Þes put he hat þat heo beo euer ilided and iwríen, A. R. 58.] Cf. un-hlidian

ge-meltan

(v.)
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Gl. to digest (intrans. ) Tácn ádeádodes magan, ꝥ ne gemylt ꝥ þigeþ, Lch. ii. 158, 15: 186, 21

a-stífician

(v.)
Grammar
a-stífician, -stíficigan; p. ode ; pp. od ; v. a.

To eradicateextirpatedestroyexterminateeradicare

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To eradicate, extirpate, destroy, exterminate; eradicare Ðæt he astíficige unþeáwas that he exterminate vices, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 23

Linked entry: a-stýfecigan

cýpe-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cýpe-cniht, es; m.

A bought servant, slavevenalis puer, servus

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A bought servant, slave; venalis puer, servus Ðá geseah he cýpecnihtas he then saw slaves, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 18

drepe

(n.)
Grammar
drepe, drype,es ; m.

A slaying, stroke, violent deathoccīsio

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A slaying, stroke, violent death; occīsio He drepe þrówade he suffered the stroke [death-stroke], Beo. Th. 3183; B. 1589

Linked entries: deáþ-drepe drype

esl

(n.)
Grammar
esl, e; f.

A shoulder hŭmĕrus

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A shoulder; hŭmĕrus He on esle ahóf he raised [him] on his shoulder, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 18; Sat. 681

fett

(adj.)
Grammar
fett, adj.

Fatpinguis

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Fat; pinguis He biþ anlícost fettum swínum he is most like to fat swine, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 26

ful-yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-yrre, adj.

Full angryvery angryvalde irātus

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Full angry, very angry; valde irātus He fulyrre wód he rushed forth very angry, Byrht. Th. 139, 13; By. 253

neowol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol-líc, adj.

Profound

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Profound siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66