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fíc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-leáf, es; n.

A fig-leaffīci fŏlium

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A fig-leaf; fīci fŏlium Híg siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc consuērunt fŏlia fīcus et fēcērunt sibi pĕrizōmăta, Gen. 3, 7

níd-behóflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóflíc, adj.

Necessary

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Necessary Hé sǽde ðæt him wǽre his líf nýdbehóflíc quia multum necessaria sibi esset vita ipsius, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 3

ge-néhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-néhlíce, adv.

Near

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Near Ðæt reáf ðe he genéhlíce on him hæfde the garment that he wore next his skin, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 17

Linked entry: neáh-líce

búr-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
búr-cniht, es; m.
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A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch His búrcnihtas ( eunuchi ) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278

ǽrend-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrend-fæst, adj.

Bound on an errand

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Bound on an errand Férde sum ǽrendfæst ridda . . . and lǽdde hit forð mid him ðǽr hé fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 221

Linked entry: -fæst

sorh-cearu

(n.)

grievous carepainful anxiety

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grievous care, painful anxiety Næs him sorgcearu ðeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste gedǽled(-de ?), Exon. Th. 160, 6; Gú. 939

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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to open. of places or things, to make an opening in Seó eorþe hié ontýnde and hió forswealh ðæt wæter, Blickl.

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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Þeáh 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 ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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hié lǽrde, ðæt hié hié forþ trymedan ongeán heora feóndum, 201, 36. Ic niste ðæt ðú stóde ongeán mé I knew not that you opposed me, Num. 22, 34. Ne hit for ðæm bryne wandode ðæs hátan léges ðe him wæs ongeán. Nar. 15, 21.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste Exon. Th. 288, 24; Wand. 36. Hié lǽrdon hira tungan and wenedon tó leásunga docuerunt linguam suam loqui mendacium Past. 35; Swt. 239, 19. Ðæt ǽlc cristen man his bearn tó cristendóme geornlíce waenige L. Edg.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðeáh hié ryhte sprǽce hæbban hiera yfel on him tó tǽlanne mala recte redarguunt, Past. 28, 5; Swt. 197, 2. Ðú démst míne sprǽce fecisti causam meam, Ps.

ge-reccan

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Cf. secgan on Gif hit man him on gerecce mid sóðe, Ll. Th. i. 222, 4.

hefigtímness

(n.)
Grammar
hefigtímness, e; f.

Troubleafflictionvexation

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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19.

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

land-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
land-stycce, es; n.
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A small portion of land Him gebyreþ sum landstycce for his geswince convenit, ut aliquam terre portiunculam habeat pro labore suo, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 8. Him man hwilces landsticces geann, 19; Th. i. 440, 14

carbunculus

(n.)
Grammar
carbunculus, gen. carbuncules; m.
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. , . ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules hine úp áhebbe, his blióh hine gescent, Past. 411, 27-32

tínan

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In l. 2 for tale l. tále, and add: to insult, abuse, revile Hét se árleása hine útan belúcan ... and týnde þone hálgan, Hml. S. 31, 658. Þá sǽde hé him hospword and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, 724

ge-þíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þíwan, p. de; pp. ed

To threatenrebukeoppress

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To threaten, rebuke, oppress Simon me mid his englum geþíwde Simon threatened me with his angels, Homl. Th. i. 378, 2. Óþ-ðæt hio óðer folc egsan geþíwdan until they oppressed other people with fear, Ps. Th. 104, 11

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhapshaplyby chance

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Wénunga hine hig forwandiaþ, ðonne hig hine geseóþ forsitan cum hunc uiderint uerebuntur Lk. Skt. 20, 13. Ne hit nǽfre næs tó geopenigenne búton wénunga hwilc munuc út fóre unless it happened that a monk had to go out Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 104.

Linked entries: wéning weninga

ge-beorglic

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Gif hwá hæfð his hláforde sáre ábolgen, ne bið him ná gebeorhlic, þæt hé in him ætforan gá, ǽr hé gebéte; ne húru ne bið ná gebeorhlíc þám þe wið God hæfð forworht hine sylfne . . . þæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse racige, Wlfst. 155, 16-21.

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic