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wynsumlíce

(adv.)
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wynsumlíce, adv.

pleasantlyagreeablypleasantlygraciouslygladlyjoyously

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Similar entries v. wynsum, I. 2 Wé gelýfaþ ðæt Drihten sylf hire tógeánes cóme, and wynsumlíce mid gefeán tó him on his þrymsetle gesette, Homl. Th. i. 442, 15. gladly, joyously.

endian

(v.)
Grammar
endian, ændian; p. ode ; pp. od

END, make an end fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre

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To END, make an end; fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre hit endian sceoldon they should end it. Ps. Th. 9, 6

Linked entry: ændian

unriht-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-dónde, adj.

Evil-doingan evil-doer

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Evil-doing; substantive, an evil-doer Him wæs beboden ðæt sceoldan ðǽm unrihtdóndum stéran, Blickl. Homl. 63, 12

coþig

(adj.)
Grammar
coþig, adj.
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Diseased Hit is neód ꝥ man áscirie of þǽre gefér*-*rǽdene eallswá coðige sceáp ( oues morbide ), Nap. 13

forþ-fæderen

(adj.)
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paternal Hrefen gesihð his briddas hwítes bleós ... gýmð hwonne æfter heora forðfæderene ( paterno colore ) sweartion, Chrd. 96, 6

Linked entry: fæderen

secgan

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Add Secge him mon swíðe gedæftelíce for his ágnum scyldum modis congruentibus de proprio reatu feriendus est, Past. 185, 12. Add Ic nǽfre gít ne gemétte goldhord swá swá gé mé on secgað, Hml. S. 23, 668. v. full-, wiþ-secgan; un-sægd

níþ-full

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Níðfulle (printed hið-) synd, grame synd odiosi sunt, molesti sunt, Scint. 3, 4. Níþfulra swicful feónda gereónung liuidorum (i. inuidorum) fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2240

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hié ne récceaþ hwæðer, Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 21. Se cyng ne róhte ná hú swíðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan, ne hú manige unlaga dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 12. woldon on elþeódignesse beón, ne róhton hwǽr, 891; Erl. 88, 8.

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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His eágan wǽron spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. to sprinkle, an object with something Ðú spren[g]st Aaron and his reáf, Ex. 29, 21.

Linked entry: sprængan

lǽfan

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Þæt feoh ꝥ ǽr lǽfdon ( had not spent before ) mid heom tó þám scræfe hæfdon, Hml. S. 23, 198-213.

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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áweg feredon þæs godspelleres líc, Hml. S. 15, 98. Hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige, Lch. ii. 30, 30. Hiora cyning wæs gewundod, þæt hine ne mehton ferian, Chr. 894; P. 86, 6. Wegférende móton for neóde mete ferian, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26.

nealles

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Add:, nals Hié ðæt folc bisenað on hira unðeáwum, nals (nalles, v.l. ) on hira láre, Past. 31, 6. Nals (nealles, v.l. ) ná suá suá healt monn, 67, 10. Ðonces, nals ná (nalles nó, v.l.) for gestreónum, 137. 20.

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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swíðe weorðlíce hine of heora gryðe sendon, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 33. mid mycclan þrymme and blisse and lofsange ðone hálgan arcebiscop feredon, and swá wurðlíce intó Cristes cyrcan bróhton, 1023; Erl. 163, 30.

tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tweógendlíce, adv.
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Doubtingly, doubtfully Sume twíendlíce be his lífe sprǽcon, and ðæt cwǽdon, ðæt nyston hwæðer hé on Godes mihte ða þing worhte ðe þurh deófles cræft, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 16

Linked entry: twíendlíce

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Gyf kyng mid his ríccetere his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Som. 51, 47 : Homl. Th. i. 242, 4.

Linked entry: rícceter

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif hé beswicen byð, ꝥ hé his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244. Forgyldan ealle þá þing þe wé ofor his bebod gedydon oþþe þæs áwǽgdon þe wé dón sceoldan, Bl. H. 91, 17.

on-ginnan

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Ðá ðe nabbað wísdóm tó ðon ðæt hié cunnen lǽran, and ðeáh forhradiað ðæt hié hit ongiennað, Past. 383, 22.

freó-dohtor

(n.)
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a freeborn, legitimate daughter His fæder hine ( Antichrist ) strýnð be his ágenre freódehter, Wlfst. 193, 6

ge-búr

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ge-búr, ge-býr.
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An hió ðám híwum ðára gebúra ðe on ðám gafollande sittað, and ðéra þeówra manna hió an Eádgyfe, 132, 30

Linked entry: ge-býr

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 29 : ii. 506, 27 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 30.