hand-cræft
Skill or power of the hand, handicraft ⬩ strength, power of hand
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó-eácan láre leornige handcræftgeorne we enjoin that every priest besides book-learning diligently learn a handicraft, L. Edg. C. 11; Th. ii. 246, 17.
ofer-sittan
to sit upon, occupy, take possession of ⬩ to desist from, abstain from
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Wit sculon secge ofersittan we shall abstain from the sword, not make use of swords, 1372; B. 684. [Cf. Prompt. Parv. ovyrsyttynge of dede or time omissio]
gefá
a foe ⬩ one who is party to a blood-feud ⬩ as pursuer ⬩ as pursued
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Wé beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ hé ne feohte ǽr þám þe hé him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2. Ꝥ náðor ne hý ne wé ne underfón óðres þeóf ne óðres gefán, 288, 5
afæstla
O certainly! ⬩ O assuredly! ⬩ O certe
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O certe Afæstla, and hi lá hi, and wella well, and þyllíce óðre syndon Englisc interjectiones O certainly, and alas, and well well, and such other are English interjections, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 28
lád-líce
Hatefully ⬩ detestably ⬩ horribly ⬩ unpleasantly
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Wit gewídost lifdon láðlícost we should live as far apart as possible, and in most grievous sort, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 17; Kl. 14
un-nytwirðe
Not fit for use ⬩ useless ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ unserviceable
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Wé beóð gehátene yfele þeówan and unnytwyrðe, Homl. Ass. 57, 150. Unnytwyrþe gewordene hig synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 52, 4
eafoþ
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Wé frécne genéðdon eafoð uncúðes; úðe ic þæt þú hine selfne geseón móste, 960. Hine God mægenes wynnum, eafedum stépte, 1717. Cf. afol. Add
foran-heáfod
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Wé mearciað eówere foranheáfdum, Hml. Th. ii. 488, I. Add:
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helle-wíte
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Wé gebyrian sceolon oððe heofonwarena cyninge oððe hellewítes deóflum, Wlfst. 151, 20. Hellewíte tartari tormento, An. Ox. 2218. Hellewite tartara, 1249. Hé underféng hellewíte eum ultrix gehenna suscepit, Past 339, 3.
íren-gelóma
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Hé hét weorpan írengelóman (ferramenta) in þæs mynstres wyrtgeard, þá írengelóman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas, 201, 19. Írengelóman ferramenta ruralia, Bd. 4, 28 ; Sch. 520, 22. Add: —
of-feallan
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'Wé forceorfað ꝥ tréów, and þú hit feallende underfóh' . . . Hí setton Martinum . . . ꝥ se pínbeám hine offeallan sceolde . . . se beám . . . offeól forneán þæs folces micelne dǽl, Hml.
ríce
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Gif hwelc forworht monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn (apud potentem quempiam virum), Past. 63, 2. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Tuoege scyldgo woeron sume ríce menn (feneratori), Lk. L. 7, 41. Add
self-cwala
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A suicide Wé sceolan witan ꝥ nán sylfcwala, ꝥ is ágenslaga, ne becymð tó Godes ríce, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 14. Sylfcwalan and hǽðene men ne ðurfon tó þám dóme; ac hié bióð sóna fordémede, Verc. Först. 172. Sylfcwalan biothanatas, An. Ox. 7, 181
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on-hyring
Imitation, emulation
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Ðonne wé onhyrigaþ Criste and eác ða onhyringe gefyllaþ tunc legem Christi imitando complemus, Past. 51, 3; Swt. 397, 2
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þorf-leás
Useless
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Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse,) (Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10
winter-lǽcan
To draw near to winter
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To draw near to winter Swá seó sunne súðor bið swá hit swíþor winterlǽcð the further south the sun is, the nearer are we to winter, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2. Ðá hit winterlǽhte, ða férde seó fyrd hám, Chr. 1006; Th. i. 256, 15
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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Wundor wearð on wege; wæter wearð tó báne, 483, 9; Rä. 68, 3. Ðæt is wundres dǽl, ðam ðe swylc ne conn, hú..., 472, 3; Rä. 61, 10. Ic ðæt wundor gefrægn, ðæt se wyrm forswealg wera gied sumes, 432, 7; Rä. 48, 2.
gearewe
Entirely ⬩ well ⬩ very well ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ optĭme
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Entirely, well, very well; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, optĭme,Ps. Th. 55, 4, 11 : 68, 3 : 118, 118
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for-sewennes
A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ contemptus ⬩ despectio
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A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc.
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middæg-sang
The midday service
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On midne dæg wé sculon God herian, Btwk. 216, 13: R. Ben. 39, 19: 40, 7