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or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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hine brégdon, budon orlege, egsan and ondan, Exon. Th. 136, 5; Gú. 536.

Linked entry: or-læg

smyltness

(n.)
Grammar
smyltness, e; f.

Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillityof physical calmthe quiet of evening, eveninggentleness, quietness in actionquiet, silenceplacidity, calmnesspeace, tranquillity, quiet calmness, composure

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Næhtes smyltnisse noctis quiete Rtl. 37, 35. gentleness, quietness in action Hig hine mid ealre smyltnesse swá gelǽddon and on heora fiðerum bǽron, ðæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 40, 16, 14. quiet, silence Smyltnisse

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To pressoppresscomprimerecontendereopprimere

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Geþringdon hine comprimebant eum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 24. From ðæm here wæs geþrunged ł geþrungen a turba comprimebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 42. Calde geþrungen wǽron míne fét pinched with cold were my feet, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8.

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Seó wíse (that manner of treatment) hine hǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 328, 21. Hié hine líchomíce gesáwon, and him æfter eorþlícre wísan hýrdon, Blickl. Homl. 135, 20. Ðæt Léden and ðæt Englisc nabbaþ ná áne wísan on ðære sprǽce fadunge.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104. Hwæðere him on ferhþe greów breósthord blódreów, nallas beágas geaf, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719: 3503; B. 1749.

Linked entry: nalas

beón

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Lucius bæd hine crístenne beón (christianum se fieri), Bd. 1, 4; Sch. 16, 4. oblique case of noun ꝥ hí ne mihtan him sylfum nǽnige góde beón, Bl. H. 45, 16: Ors. 6, 30; S. 282, 18. gerundial infin.

freó

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H. 83, 31. of studies, liberal Wæs hé on gelǽrednesse gewrita ge freóra ( liberalium ) ge cyriclicra tó wundrienne, Bd. 5, 15; Sch. 651, 14. at liberty, not in confinement or custody Álýs ðú hine fram deóflum gehæftne, and lǽt hine gán frígne, Hml.

hogian

(v.)
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Ox. 3803 : moliretur 4230. with clause Gefirn ic hyt hohgode ꝥ ic hine sceolde forseón, Solil. H. 35, 12. Ic hohggode ꝥ ic scolde nán habban, 36, 10. Ic on móde mínum hogade þæt ic wolde tóworpan bearn Hélendes, Sat. 84.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Hine twégen ymb weardas wacedon, Exon. Th. 109, 6; Gú. 86. Wacodon menn, swá swá hit gewunelíc is, ofer án deád líc, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 290: Blickl. Homl. 149, 6. Geheald húsa sélest,... waca wið wráþum, Beo. Th. 1324; B. 660.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Ben. 72, 5. to display what is bad, to expose God hine ( the sorcerer ) onwrýhþ gyt, ðeáh ðe wit hine ne geopenian, Blickl. Homl. 187, 17. Seó hálige ǽ forbeódeþ ða sceondlícnysse onwreón mǽgsibba ...

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ðonne gé Drihten sécaþ, ðonne geméte gé hine, gif gé hine mid inweardre heortan séceaþ, Deut. 4, 29. Gé séceaþ (soecas, Lind.) ðone Hǽlynd, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 5. Hé áxode hine, hwæt hé sóhte, Gen. 37, 15. Ðín fæder and ic sárigende ðé sóhton, Lk.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gif hé wille his wǽpen sellan, hine mon gehealde, and hine his freóndum gecýðe (cf. hine his mǽgum gebodie, 8), 90, 16. to bear witness, testify, v. ge-cýþedness ꝥte [hé] gicýðeð him ut testetur illis, Lk. R. 16, 28.

Linked entry: cýþan

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Cómon hí tó heora ágenum scipum, and þá óþre hindan offóran, and hié ealle him tó gewildum gedydan búton v. classem hostiliter invaserunt, quinque tantum navibus per fugam elapsis, 4, 1; S. 154, 6

déman

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Hinc dicitur: 'Si nosmetipsos dijudicaremus, non judicaremur,' Past. 415, 3-8. Samuel and Daniel cildgeonge forealdedum mæssepreóstum démdon ( judicaverant ), R. Ben. 115, 8. Dém folcum judica populos, Ps. Th. 7, 8. Hé him symle rihle déme, Bl.

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Th. 249, 23; Dan. 534, Engel hine elne trymede, Exon. Th. 113, 21; Gú. 161. Ðæt man Godes cyricean fæste tremede, ge lǽwede men ge hádode, Blickl. Homl. 43, 6. Ðæt hé hiera geleáfan trymede, Chr. 430; Erl. 10, 19.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Sum óðer hine wolde sleán mid ísene, ac ðæt wǽpen wand áweg mid ðam slege of ðæs réðan handum, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 22.

Linked entry: winde

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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hine (Jesus) on ðam gereorde oncneówon, ðone ðe hí ne mihton on onwrigennysse háliges gewrites oncnáwan, 284, 33-34. Ðæt is éce líf, ðæt hí ðé oncnáwon sóðne God, and ðone ðe ðú ásendest, 42, 14 : ii. 362, 22.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús and hine lácnude and brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce duxit illum in stabulum et curam ejus egit, et altera die protulit duos denarios et dedit stabulario, Lk. Skt. 10, 34-5. Oððe hí lǽceas (Ps.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Hig scufon (ejecerunt) hine of ðære ceastre. Lk. Skt. 4, 29. Sume scufon heora mágas forþ tó heofenan ríce, and férdon him sylfe tó helle wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 22.

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Th. 104, 4. in reference to moral qualities, strong, steadfast, firm Ne biþ nán man tram ðurh God, baton se ðe hine undergyt untrumne þurh hine sylfne, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 5. Iacobus trum in breóstum. Menol. Fox 266; Men. 134.