ofer-teón
to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another ⬩ to bring to an end, finish
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to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another Ðonne ic oferteó heofenan mid wolcnum cum obduxero nubibus coelum, Gen. 9, 14: Homl. Th. i. 22, 11. Woruld miste oferteáh, þýstrum biþeahte, Exon. Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254. Hé nǽfre
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hlís-ful
Famous, ⬩ of good repute, ⬩ renown
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Famous, of good repute, renown Hlísful famosus vel opinosus, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71. Ðý læs ðe hé wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this
beorþ
A BIRTH ⬩ the act of coming into life ⬩ the thing born ⬩ nativitas ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus
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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor
glædlic
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Add: kindly, gentle. v. glæd; 3 Tunge glætlic treów lífes lingua placabilis lignum uitae, Scint. 78, 10. of a thing, delightful. Cf. glæd; 2, 3 Glædlicne drenc delectabilem potum, Scint. 13, 12
fión
To hate ⬩ ōdisse
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To hate; ōdisse Ic fióde cyrcean awyrgedra ōdīvi ecclēsiam malignantium, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 5. Hit nǽre nó manna ryht, ðæt hiora ǽnig óðerne fióde it would not be right in men, that any of them should hate another, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 5
BLEÁT
Wretched, miserable ⬩ miser, miserabilis ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ pauper, miser
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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963
niht-hwíl
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9
rǽdlíce
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Add Utan ealle úre wísan rǽdlíce fadian, Wlfst. 143, 22. add (?) Gif. . . ǽnig gehádod man hine sylfne rǽdlíce (but cf. oftrǽdlíce, 214, 12) oferdrince, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 26. advisably Beþence gehwá hine sylfne, and hú him rǽdlícost sý tó dónne, Wlfst
send
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A present Ne sí munece álýfed þæt hé ǽnig gewrit oþþe sende oðþe lác from hyra mágum oþþe from ǽnigum óþrum men underfón nullatenus liceat monacho neque a parentibus suis neque quoquam hominum litteras, eulogias, vel quelibet munuscula accipere, R. Ben
ge-bréfan
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To state briefly, epitomize: Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne wé hér habbað gebréued, Angl. viii. 308, 11. Nú wé þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued, 322, 22. —
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eall-wundor
A very wonderful thing ⬩ res omnīno mirābĭlis
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A very wonderful thing; res omnīno mirābĭlis Weras fyrdleóþ gólon [MS. galan] eall-wundra fela the men sung a martial song of many very wonderful things, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 5; Exod. 578
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be-twyh
between, among ⬩ inter, in medio
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between, among; inter, in medio Betwyh ðás þing between these things, in the mean while, whilst; interea, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 26. Betwyh him among them, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 230, 27
un-gescrépu
Inconvenience ⬩ an inconvenient thing
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Inconvenience, an inconvenient thing Mid ðý ðá se foresprecena bróþor langre tíde ðyllíc ungescrǽpo woon (ðyllíce ungéscrǽpo wonn ?) cum tempore non pauco frater praefatus tali incommodo laboraret, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 22
ge-þeón
To do ⬩ commit ⬩ perform ⬩ perficere ⬩ patrare
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To do, commit, perform; perficere, patrare Ðæt we siððan forþ ða séllan þing symle móten geþeón that henceforth we may ever do those better things, Exon 13 a; Th. 23, 31; Cri. 377
mægden-hád
Maidenhood ⬩ virginity
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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii.
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rǽcan
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Add Hí mihton mid heora handum rǽcean and niman þæs hálgan dústes dǽl, Shrn. 81, 16. Add Rǽc appresenta, An. Ox. 56, 18. to stretch out one's hand Ne ráhten gié hondo in mec non extendistis manus in me, Lk. L. R. 22, 53. Honda hráhton on ðene Hǽlend
meahte-líc
Possible
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Possible Gode synt mihtelíce ða ðing ðe mannum synt unmihtelíce quæ impossibilia sunt apud homines possibilia sunt apud Deum, Lk. Skt. 18, 27. Ealle þing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce (MS. A. myhtelíce), Mk. Skt. 9, 23
ge-rýnelíc
Mystical ⬩ mysticus
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Mystical; mysticus Gerýnelíco word sprecende mystica verba loquens, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 26. Of gerýnelícum gáste ex mystico spiramine, Hymn. Surt. 43, 36. Ðás gerýnelícan þing hæc mystica, 94, 17: Blickl. Homl. 165, 35
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líhting
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Swá micel swá þæs dæges líhting geþafige quantum hora permittit, R. Ben. 67, 8. Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add
mis-fadian
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Se abbod nán þing ne misfadige (miss-, v.l.) ne unrihtlíce ne geendebyrde, swylce hé freólíce dón móte þæt, þæt him lícige nic abbas quasi libera utens potestate injuste disponat aliquid, R. Ben. 113, 25. Add