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wác-líc

(adj.)
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wác-líc, adj.

Poormeanof little dignity or worthpaltry.

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Ðú wilt habban ealle fægere ðing and ácorene, and wilt ðé sylf beón wáclíc and unwurð, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 20: 372, 8. Hwæþer ðæt nú sié tó talianne wáclíc and unnyt ðætte nytwyrþost is eallra ðissa woruldþinga?

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ge-gán

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Hig geeódun his land and ealle his burga . . . þǽre wíc hig geeódon tulit Israel omnes civitates ejus . . . cujus viculos ceperant, Num. 21, 25, 32. Eal ( all the spoil ) þæt þá þeódguman geeódon, Jud. 332.

ge-dihtan

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Th. i. 340, 4. to construct, mate Se Fæder gedihte ealle gesceafta þurh his Wísdóm, and se Wísdóm is his Sunu, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 16.

freónd

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Gefáh wið þone cyning and wid ealle his frýnd, Ll. Th. i. 248, 13. Wid ealle his freónd, 210, 11. ¶ Godes freónd an upholder of religion, a pious person, a true Christian :-- Éhte his íélc þára þe Godes freónd sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 9: 358, 24.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Hit ne cwylmeþ ánum gemete ealle þá synfullan, Gr. D. 333, 17. Tó singanne ánum wordum and ánre stefne, Past. 347, 7. Ealle hí singað ǽnne lofsang, forðan hí ealle healdaþ ǽnne geleáfan, Hml. Th. i. 214, 9-10.

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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Weorod eall arás the band all arose, Beo. Th. 6053; B. 3030. Storm upp arás the storm rose up, Andr. Kmbl. 2474; An. 1238. Sindon costinga monge arisene many temptations are arisen, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 20; Gú. 10.

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for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 26, col. 1. Fýr forswælþ wudu, swá swá líget forswælende dúna ignis combūrit silvam, sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps.

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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On ðyssum geáre Eádgár cyng hét oferhergian eall Tenetland, 969; Erl. 125, 5. Tenet, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 22. Inntó Raculfe on Tænett, iii. 429, 16. The following. forms occur in Latin charters Tenid, i. 21, 1. Tenaet, 129, 18. Tanet, 118, 1.

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
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þanécan, þe
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Þeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon, hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu þeáh and losodon ðonécan þe hit wǽre swá some swá ða wríteras dydon and eác ða þe hí ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become

hrepung

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S. 3, 569. the sense of touch Þá fíf andgitu sint gehátene þus, Uisus, ꝥ is gesihð . . . tactus hrepung oððe grápuug, on eallum limum, ac þeáh gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml. S. 1, 199

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37. Óþre fífe ic tóéke gestriónde alia quinque superlucratus sum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 20. Micel git hér tóeácan, Wulfst. 165, 21. prep, with dat.

fóre-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-gleáw, adj.

Very prudentprovĭduspræ aliis săpiens

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Fóregleáwe ealde úþwitan very prudent ancient philosophers, Menol. Fox 328; Men. 165

forþ-asettan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-asettan, p. -sette; pp. -seted

To set forthappointmakepropōnĕrepōnĕrestatuĕre

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To set forth, appoint, make; propōnĕre, pōnĕre, statuĕre Ic ðone frumbearn forþasette ofer eorþcyningas ealra heáhstne ĕgo prīmogĕnĭtum pōnam illum, excelsum præ rēgĭbus terræ Ps. Th. 88, 24

á-grimetian

(v.)
Grammar
á-grimetian, p. ode: -grimettan; p. te
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To rage, be furious Se ealda feónd ágrimetede (-grymetode, v. l.) and hine gebealh antiquus hostis infremuit, Gr. D. 211, 22. Se fæder ágrimette pater infremuit , 238, 21

mæsse-niht

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On ealra hálgena mæsseniht, 971; P. 119, 23. On Sćĕ Ambrosius mæsseniht, 1095; P. 230, 27. Add

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Ealde menn sweltaþ, and óðre men ádlseóce bióð, and mænigra eágan tédra bióð, Archiv cxx. 298, 22. Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

hærfest-handful

(n.)

a due belonging to the husbandmen on an estate

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a due belonging to the husbandmen on an estate Eallum ǽhte-mannum gebyreþ hærfesthandful omnibus ehtemannis jure competit manipulus Augusti, L. R. S. 9; Th. i. 438, 1

gebregd-stafas

(n.)
Grammar
gebregd-stafas, pl. m. [gebregd craft, cunning; stafas, pl. of stæf a letter]

Literary artsartes litĕrārum

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Literary arts; artes litĕrārum Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe bóca onbýrged þurh gebregdstafas I have tasted the books of all islands through literary arts, Salm. Kmbl. 4; Sal. 2

for-cúþe

(adv.)
Grammar
for-cúþe, adv.

Infamouslyevillywickedly

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Infamously, evilly, wickedly Wé wyllað nú sæcgan be þám ungesæligum Crístes cwellerum, hú forcúðe hi ðóhton þá ðá hí feoh sealdon eallum þám weardmannum, Hml. A. 78, 150

heard-sǽlþ

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Se cyning . . . him wæs wániende ǽgþer ge his ágene heardsǽlða ge ealles þæs folces rex . . . nunc suam, nunc publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5: S. 166, 20. Add