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un-fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fægere, adv.

Unpleasantlyungentlyterriblycruelly

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Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.) 1224

un-gebrocod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebrocod, adj.

Unafflicteduninjured

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Ðonne hí gelýfaþ ðæt wé godas sind ... wé forlǽtaþ ðone líchaman ungebrocodne, and cépaþ ðære sáwle, Homl. Th. i. 464, 6

á-mundian

(v.)
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Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

á-lísend

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísend, es; m.
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A saviour, redeemer Oð þæt se Á;lýsend com þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde, Hml. Th. i. 94, 7. Se Áliésend monna cynnes, Past. 129, 17. Álýsend, Bl. H. 65, 30. Middangeardes Álýsend, 87, 9. v. á-lysend in Dict

be-streddon

(v.)
Grammar
be-streddon, be-stregdan; p. -strédde

To bestrew

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To bestrew, cover by scattering Hé þæt Crtístes mǽl on ðone seáð ásette, and hit heóld, oð þæt his ðegnas mid moldan hit bestréddon and gefæstnedon donec adgesío a militibus puluere terrae figeretur. Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 20. Substitute:

be-wilwan

(v.)
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Grammar be-wilwan, be-wilwian. to roll down þenne he byþ þurh fyllas be-wylewud cumfuerit per precipitia deuolutus, Scint. 107, 14. to roll about, mix. Similar entries v. preceding word Geǽtredum, bewyledum, befýle*-*dum infectis, Wrt.

Linked entry: be-willan

freólsian

(v.)
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H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue tó wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134

ymb-scrýdan

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Ðone man þe se cyning wile wurðian man sceal embscrýdan mid cynelican reáfe homo, quem rex honorare cupit-debet indui vestibus regiis, Hml. A. 99, 231. Seó cwén stent ymb-scrýd (emb-, v.l.) mid fáhnyssum (circumamicta varietate), 28, 109. Add

heard-módness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-módness, e; f.

Hardness of mind or heart

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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18

ofer-willan

(v.)

to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantityto overboil, boil too much

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to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantity Oferwylle óþ ðone þriddan dǽle, Lchdm. ii. 216, 3, 4: 228, 18: 238, 10. to overboil, boil too much Nim ðæt wæter ðe pyosan wǽran on gesodene oferwilleda, 286, 29

on-legen

(n.)
Grammar
on-legen, e; f.

An on-laying, (medicinal) application

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An on-laying, (medicinal) application Onlegen (ἐπίθεμα) tó trymmanne ðone magan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. Mid onlegene swá swá mon of swelcum þingum wyrcþ . . . Lácna mid onlegena beres, 82, 14-24.

hnifol

(n.)
Grammar
hnifol, es; m.

The forehead

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Smire mid ða þunwangan and ðone hnifol and ufan ðæt heáfod smear therewith the temples and the forehead and the top of the head, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 6

Linked entry: hioful

toll-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
toll-sceamol, es; m.

A seat where a receiver of toll sits, a place for receiving contributions

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Ðæt folc hyra feoh torfude on ðone tollsceamul (in gazophilacium), Mk. Skt. 12, 41, 43

Linked entry: toll-setl

an

(prep.)
Grammar
an, prep.

Inamongintotoinad

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gléda an glédfæt put embers into a chafing dish, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 346, 3. Ðæt ic an forþ-gesceaft féran móte that I may come to a future state, Ps. C. 50, 52; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 52

here-wæsmun

(n.; adv.)
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Taking either of the first the passage might be translated 'I do not account myself worse in the warlike fruits of martial deeds than Grendel himself' or an herewæsmum and gúþgeweorca might be taken as both dependent upon hnágran

Linked entry: wǽsma

mære

(n.)
Grammar
mære, mare, mere, an; f.

A night-marea monster oppressing men during sleep

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Þá tóku þeir til fótanna, þá kafði hón höfuðit, svá at þar hann') Mære faecce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 44: incuba, 111, 46. Mere fecce, 35, 26. Gif mon mare ríde, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 140, 9.

seáw

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
seáw, es; n.
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Juice, moisture, humour Genim túncersan . . . in ða nosu dæt se stenc mǽge on ðæt heáfod and ðæt seáw, Lchdm. ii. 22, 14. Genim cileþoniam seáwes cucler fulne, 28, 2.

be-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ðeáh hé God behindan hine, Past. 373, I. Gong bi-hionda mec uade retro me, Mk. R. 8, 33. adv. Ðá Deniscan sǽton þǽr behindan, Chr. 894; P. 86, 4. Hié gebunden his handa be-hindan, Bl. H. 241, 29.

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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Crist ús écum gefeánum beón wilfægene Christus nos sempiternis gaudiis faciat esse compotes 123, II

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strivecontenddisputerebelcontendĕrecertāredispŭtārejurgāre

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Ðam ðe wylle on dóme wið ðé flítan, and niman ðíne tunecan, lǽt him tó ðínne wǽfels ei, qui vult tecum jūdĭcio contendĕre, et tŭnĭcam tuam tollĕre, dimitte ei et pallium, Mt. Bos. 5, 40. Flítende contending, Beo. Th. 1836; B. 916.

Linked entry: flítend