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BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Ðonne ðæt he ðǽr leng bide than that he should abide there longer, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 4. Mere stille bád the sea remained still, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 2; Exod. 300. Bídaþ assan on þurste expectabunt onagri in siti sua, Ps. Th. 103, 11.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

nǽp-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
nǽp-sǽd, es; n.

Seed of turnip or of rape

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Seed of turnip or of rape Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl and nǽpsǽdes, Lchdm. ii. 24, 15. Nim senepsǽd and nǽpsǽd, iii. 88, 15

cásus

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Verbum ys word, án dǽl lédensprǽce mid tíde and háde bútan cáse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 9. Tó sumum cásum, 107, 4. Add

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Ðæt máre leóht and ðæt læsse leóht luminare majus et luminare minus, Gen. 1, 16. Gaderodon sum máre sum læsse collegerunt, alius plus, alius minus, Ex. 16, 17. Ne eart ðú læst [læsæst, Rush.] nequaquam minima es, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6.

Linked entries: lærest læst

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ic gean ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan and ðæs ðe ðǽrtó hýrþ I grant the land at Hollingbourn and what belongs thereto, Chart. Th. 558, 27. Se haga æt Wiltúne ðe hýrþ intó Wilig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 415, 4.

mán-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-full, adj.

Evilwickedflagitiousproducing an evil effectdire

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Ðæt mánfulle wuht the devil, Blickl. Homl. 31, 7. Mánfulles fanaticae, Hpt. Gl. 467, 61. Mánfulles scínláces fanaticæ superstitionis, nefandæ vanitatis, 488, 40: 509, 38. Becom ðæt tó eáran ðæs mánfullan (nefandi) ealdormannes, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 6.

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Ðæt swicole wíf (Delilah), Jud. 16, 8. Ða gescotu ðæs sweocolan feóndés insidiantis hostis jacula, Past. 56; Swt. 431, 5. Áfandod þurh ðone swicolan deofol, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 45. Ða swicolan virum dolosum, Ps. Th. 5, 6.

Linked entry: sweocol

yfelness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelness, e; f.
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Th. ii. 84, 2. malignity, cruelty, v. yfel, He slóh and tó sceame túcode ða Norðhymbran leóde, óþ ðæt Óswold his yfelnysse ádwæscte, Homl.

up-stige

(n.)
Grammar
up-stige, es; m.

ascensionmountingthe ascensionan ascenta way of ascending

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Hé becom tó ðæm heáhsetle ðære róde; on ðæm upstige (by the ascent of the cross) eall úre líf hé getremede, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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ðæt án ðætte hé nán wóh ne bodige, ac eác ðætðæt ryht tó suíðe ne bodige ab eis non solum prava nullo modo, sed ne recta quidem nimie proferantur, Past. 95, 16. Rihtne crístendóm bodian, Wlfst. 175, 22.

un-ǽmetta

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽmetta, -ǽmta, an; m.

Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business

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Gif hwá mid hwylcum unǽmtan genýd sý, ðæt hé tó ðære mæssan cuman ne mæge, 39; Th. ii. 438, 1. Misenlíce intingan and unǽmtan oft gelimpaþ diversae causae impediunt, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 7

Linked entry: ǽmetta

un-gecyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíc, adj.

unnaturalnot in accordance with the nature of a thingnot naturalsupernaturalunnaturalcontrary to naturemonstrous

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, monstrous Hit is ungecyndelícu ofermódgung ðæt se monn wilnige ðæt hine his gelíca ondrǽde contra naturam superbire est, ab aequali velle timeri, Past. 17; Swt. 109, 11.

leóhtmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leóhtmód-ness, e; f.

levityfrivolityinconstancy

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Paulus cwæþ 'Wéne gé nú ðæt ic ǽnigre leóhtmódnesse brúce' ... hé ðære leóhtmódnesse unþeáwes nánwuht næfde cum prius radicem levitatis abscidunt ... Mentis levitas caveatur ... Paulus dicit 'Numquid levitate usus sum?'

Linked entry: leóht-mód

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Heó longe swóretunge wæs teónde, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 10. to draw to, to attract Ðære lyfte gecynd is ðæt heó téhþ tó ða rénas of ðæm sealtan sǽ, Shrn. 63, 27. to pull the string of a bow, strike the strings of an instrument Ðære hearpan strengas se hearpere

ge-rýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rýne, -ríne, -réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.

A mystery, a sacramentmysteriumcounselmysterymysterium, sacramentum

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Ðæt hie ðæt hálige gerýne árwurþlíce breman mǽgen that they may reverently celebrate the holy mystery, L. E. I. 4; Th. ii. 404, 27: Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 23, 43: 497, 2, 5

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Se Limene múþa is on eásteweardre Cent, æt ðæs miclan wuda eástende ðe wé Andred hátaþ . . . seó eá líð út of ðæm wealda. On ða eá hí tugon up híora scipu óþ ðone weald iiii míla fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 26-32. On wealda, Cod.

symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
symbelness, e; f.

Festivity, solemnityfestivity, feastinga religious festivalsolemnityfestive nature

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Semelnyssa solemnia, festivitates, 500, 7. festivity, feasting Ðǽr ðurhwunaþ seó éce bliss; ne byþ ðǽr hungor ne þurst. . ., ac háligra symbelnys ðǽr þurhwunaþ á bútan ende, Wulfst. 143, 2. Symbelnes, Blickl. Homl. 65, 21.

Linked entries: symbel symbel-calic

un-hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlu, indecl.: un-hǽl, e; f.

bad healthdiseasesicknessinfirmityunsoundnessmisfortunemishap

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bad health, disease, sickness, infirmity, of persons Se oferdrenc fordéð ðæs mannes gesundfulnysse and unhǽl becymð of ðam drence, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 38. Oferfyll bið ðæs líchaman unhǽl, Wulfst. 242, 4. Búton ðé unhǽl oððe yld derige, 247, 34.

Linked entries: hǽlu un-hǽl

slarige

(n.)
Grammar
slarige, an; f.
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Slarian gódne dǽl, ii. 58, 11

nǽgen

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgen, = ne mǽgen
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Gedó ðæt hý nǽgen dón ðæt yfel ðæt hý þencaþ make them unable to do the evil that they devise; decidant a cogitationibus suis, Ps. Th. 5, 11