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hreówsung

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áðwihð mid hreówsunga his unclǽnnesse ipsam, quam flendo potuit impetrare, veniam contemnit . . . dum fletibus suis vitae munditiam subtrahit . . . post fletum committere, quod rursum necesse sit flere . . . quisquis post lacrymis vitae innocentiam non

íþ-ness

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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7.

riht-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-wís, adj.

Righteous just

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Rihtwíse non errantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 52. Fíftig rihtwísra manna quinquaginta justi, Gen. 18, 24. Heó is rihtwísre ( justior ) ðonne ic 38, 26. Boetius wæs on woruldþeáwum se rihtwísesta Bt. 1 ; Fox 2, 4

Linked entry: wrenc-wís

ge-andswarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andswarian, ge-ondswarian.

to answerto respond

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D. 210, 9. to respond with action Ðonne ðæt mennisce mód Godes glædmódnesse mid gódum weorcum ne geandsworað cum largientem Deum humana mens boni operis responsione non sequitur Past. 391, 6

HNECCA

(n.)
Grammar
HNECCA, an; m.

A NECK, nape of the neck, back of the head

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Ðæt ðú næbbe nán þing háles fram ðám fótwolmum óþ ðone hneccan sanari non possis a planta pedis usque ad verticem tuum, Deut. 28, 35

Linked entry: snecca

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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Ðá sóhtan heora gewinnan him sarwe and worhtan him hócas at contra non cessant uncinata hostium tela, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 21: Homl. Th. i. 362, 27

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

tíþ

(n.)
Grammar
tíþ, e; f.

Grantcessionconcession

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Ne hæfde wit monig óðer hors ðæt wé mihton ðearfum tó týþe syllan numquid non habuimus equos plurimos quae ad pauperum dona sufficerent? Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 27. Mid týþe and mid geþafunge Eádgáres cynenges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 400, 23.

Linked entry: tygþ

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Ne mínne noman ne cíg ðú on ídelnesse, L. Alf. 2 ; Th, i. 44. 7.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Ne beó ðú ælþeódegum gram thou shalt not ... oppress a stranger, Ex. 23, 9. Ne beó ðú me gram noli mihi molestus esse, Lk. Skt. 11, 7: 18, 5

Linked entry: grom

dynt

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If the bruise be black in a part not covered by clothes, there shall be a fine of thirty scatts. If it be in a part covered by clothes, for each bruise there shall be a fine of twenty scatts, Ll.

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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Nis ðæt be eallum démum gelíce to secgenne that is not to be said of all judges alike, 63, 16. Ne wǽron ðás ealle gelíce lange these were not all alike long, 119, 3.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Ðonon ne gewát he departed not thence, Blickl. Homl. 121, 31. Ðæt us ðás tída ídle ne gewítan that these times do not pass away without profit for us, 129, 36.

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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hypocrite, faciem cœli et terras nostis probare, hoc autem tempus quomodo non probatis? Lk. Bos. 12, 56. Ðú hit hæfst afandad be ðé selfum thou hast experienced ii of thyself, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Seolfor afandod eorþan argentum probatum terras.

cwíðan

(v.)
Grammar
cwíðan, cwýðan; he cwíðeþ; p. de; pp. ed

To speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament lamentāre, plangĕre

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Fǽmnan ne synd cwýðede [cwyðde MS.] virgines non sunt lamentatæ, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 69. Adames cyn cwíðeþ Adam's race lamenteth, Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 34; Cri. 962. Hý in cearum cwíðaþ they mourn in sorrows, Exon. 35b; Th. 115, 23; Gú. 194.

Linked entries: cwýðan un-cwíd

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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Gif hwelc cymiþ tó mé and ne lǽdes [lǽðues, Lind] fæder his si quis venit ad me et non odit patrem suum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 26. Miððý iuih lǽðeþ menn cum vos oderint homines, Lind. 6, 22. Ða ðe lǽðes ł lǽðedon qui oderunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 44.

Linked entry: láðian

ge-myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Hý nǽron gemyndige manigfealdnesse mildheortnesse ðínre non fuērunt mĕmŏres multĭtūdĭnis mĭsĕrĭcordiæ tuæ, Ps. Lamb. 105, 7. Beóþ hyra geóca gemyndge they are mindful of their safety, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 18; Gú. 60: 39 a; Th. 129, 7; Gú. 417.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

cenning

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Bið ðæt sǽd unnyt ágoten, næs tó nánre kenninge ðæs cynrenes, ac tó unclǽnnesse non ad usum generis, sed ad immunditiam semen effundit, Past. 97, 10. Seó gelaðung on gástlicere cenninge ácenð bearnteám, Hml. A. 30, 160.

ge-háwian

(v.)
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Þá þá hí náht ne geháwedon cum illi ex olivis oleum defluere non cernerent, Gr. D. 250, 25

ge-fealdan

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Ne bið gifalden non flectetur, Rtl. 84, 53. (1 a) to involve, implicate :-- Nǽnig man compigende Gode gifalde hine (inplicat se ) gimótum woruldlicum, Rtl. 60, 11. to roll about Hé gefeald hine uolutabatur, Mk. R. 9, 20. [O. H.

ge-dreccednes

Grammar
ge-dreccednes, <b>ge-drecednes</b>.
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Ðá sǽde hé þæt swilce earloð-nessa and swylce gedrecednessa sculan geweorðan swilce nǽfre ǽr ne gewurdan ( erit tribulatio magna qualis non fuit ah initio mundi usque modo, Mt. 24, 21), 81, 3. Gedrecednessum (gedrecenyssum, Hpt.