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on-birgan

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Ic hálsige þé. . . ꝥ þú ná geþrístlǽce ꝥ þú þises húsles onbyrige ( ut non audeas hanc eucharistiam percipere), Ll. Lbmn. 413, 25. Add

un-cúþness

(n.)
Grammar
un-cúþness, e; f.
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Strangeness, novelty Ne mihte se cniht ádreógan þá neównesse and uncúþnesse swá mycelre gesihðe tantae visionis novitatem non ferens, Gr. D. 278, 15

un-scyttan

(v.)
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to un shoot, push back a bolt Hé gelæhte þá dura, and ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan swá hraðe, Hml. S. 31, 863

Linked entry: scyttan

wæl-píl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-píl, es; m.

A deadly dart ⬩ death-pang

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A deadly dart, death-pang Wæs his mondryhtne endedógor, ... áwrecen wælpílum wló ne meahte oroð up geteón, Exon. Th. 171, 15; Gú. 1127

wan-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
wan-ǽht, e; f.

Scant possession

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Scant possession Náh ic fela goldes . . . ic mé sylf ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Exon. Th. 458, 19 ; Hy. 4, 103

ge-wǽcednyss

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcednyss, e; f.

Weakness

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Weakness Him nán þing ne eglaþ ǽnigre brosnunge oððe gewǽcednysse nothing pains him of any corruption or weakness, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 29

ge-rím

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Th. i. 536, 35. gerímes in number :-- Hé giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlíce hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 21.

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a song ⬩ lay ⬩ poem ⬩ cantus ⬩ cantilena ⬩ carmen ⬩ poema ⬩ A speech ⬩ tale ⬩ sermon ⬩ proverb ⬩ riddle ⬩ sermo ⬩ dictum ⬩ loquela ⬩ proverbium ⬩ ænigma

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Nú me ðisses gieddes onsware ýwe now shew me an answer of this riddle, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14. v. Grmm. D. M. 853

Linked entries: ged gyd gidding gied

lǽtan

(v.)
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Þǽm þe nán þing him leófre ne lǽtað þonne Críst his qui nihil sibi Christus carius aliquid existimant R. Ben. 19, 15. Þára hrægla þe nú drihtguman diórost lǽtað, Met. 8, 11.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hiene ðǽrinne ne belýcð (circumcludit) nán ege, Past. 220, 13. Ne þú ná beluce (conclasisti) mé on handum feóndes, Ps. Spl. 30, 10. Hé hine sylfne in þám scræfe beleác, Gr. D. 214, 18: Hml. S. 35, 36. Belúcað hine þæt hé licge þǽr ána, 37, 182.

mis-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-tímian, p. ode

To happen amiss ⬩ to do amiss

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[Gyf ǽnie prusten mistímide on áþaran mynstre ne fóre hé náwider ac gesóhte hé his nágabúras and him þingadan if there were misconduct on the part of any priest in either monastery, he would go no whither, but would seek his neighbours, and they would

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sad ⬩ to load ⬩ burden ⬩ weigh down ⬩ increase the weight of ⬩ aggravate ⬩ gravare ⬩ contristare ⬩ vexare ⬩ deprimere ⬩ aggravare

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Bos. 9, 32: Num. 11, 17. Heora synn ys swíðe gehefegod peccatum eorum aggravatum est, Gen. 18, 20

Linked entry: ge-heofegian

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To go ⬩ ire

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Nú ðú lungre geong hord sceáwian now go thou quickly and view the treasure, Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Geong vade, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 11

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep through ⬩ move slowly through ⬩ to go carefully through a subject ⬩ go over the details

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Nú wille wé úre sprǽce áwendan tó ðam iungum munecum ðe heora cildhád habbaþ ábisgod on cræftigum bócum ... Hig habbaþ áscrutnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmogun Catus cwydas they have gone carefully through Cato's Disticha, Anglia viii. 321, 28

Linked entry: smúgan

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusual ⬩ unwonted ⬩ unfrequented ⬩ uninhabitable

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Án ðæra ðǽla is ungewunelíc for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unberendlícum bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21 note

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

á-lútan

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Th. i. 120, 12: Num. 22, 31. Hí ealle tó him áluton, Guth. 16, 9. Hé nolde álútan ne lyffettan þám Amane, Hml. A. 97, 194. Hí ealleálotene beóð tó þǽre eorðan weard, Hml. S. 1, 55. Forþ álotene cernui, Hy.

ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Past. 27, 19.Þú hit ná hú elles begitan ne miht, búton þú hit forstele oððe gereáfige, Bt. 32, l ; F. 114, 8. Gehreáfian (diripiant) ælðeódige geswinc his, Ps.

gleáwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwe, adv.
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Eart þú edneówe, earne gelícast, on geogoðe nú gleáwe geworden, 102, 5

á-dílgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dílgian, á-díligian.

to destroy, &c., obliterate ⬩ to blot out iniquity, &c.

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Nú man ǽlc yfel mæg mid góde ádílgian (-dílegian, Hatt. MS.) cum mala cuncta bonis sequentibus deluantur, 348, 16. Similar entries v. also a-dylegian in Dict

gif

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Gif ꝥ deófol hine ne gesáwe on úre gecynde, ne costode hé hine . . . Gif hé nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.