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beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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Hig wrohton him beórscipe (cenam), Jn. 12, 2. Hé ðone beórscipe mid blóde gemencgde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 2. Gé eówerne beórscipe brúcað on unriht, Wlfst. 297, 30

dǽlan

(v.)
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H. 39, 18. to spend Man gehylt ðæt hé hæfð, gif hé him ondrǽt ðæt hit him oðsceóte. Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce, ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste a man spends sparingly from fear of failing, Prov. K. 19.

bismor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bismor-líce, bysmor-líce, bysmer-líce; adv.

Disgracefully, indecently, irreverently, contemptuously, reproachfullyprobrose, indecore, inverecunde, contumeliose

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Worpaþ hine deófol on dómdæge bismorlíce the devil shall cast him down contemptuously in the day of judgment, Salm. Kmbl. 53; Sal. 27

mancus

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Hé hæfde þrý mancas (tres aureos) áhýdde . . . þá fundon þá ylcan þrý áhýdde mancas . . . secge him se bróþer ꝥ hé sý onscunod fram eallum þám gebróðrum for þám mancessum (pro solidis) . . . tóweorpað þá . .III. mancossas (aureos) ofer hine, Gr.

tó-þindan

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Add Ælces mannes miht þe on módignysse færð is þám gelíc swilce man siwige áne bytte, and bláwe fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml.

fréfran

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Take here fréfrian, and add Se Hálga Fróforgást ús fréfrað mid his gife, Hml. A. 1, 14. Hig fréfrodon (-edon, v.l., froe-fredon, L., freófradun, R.) consolabantur, Jn. 11. 31. ꝥ í Froefra consolari, Mt. L. 2, 18. Frófran, Ps. Srt. 76, 3.

bealcettan

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bylcettaþ ł hig bealcattaþ eructabunt, Ps. L. 144, 7. Add

framian

(v.)
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Þæt hit him eal framað sibi expedire, 128, 18. Framað (fremað, v.l. ), Lch. i. 300, 14. framigaþ heora bearnum, R. Ben. 137, 26. Framedon profuerunt, Scint. 153, 10. Framige ( prosit ) ánra gehwylc óþron on cræfte hys, Coll. M. 31, 25.

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Ne wendaþ hine wyrda, ne hine wiht dreceþ fates change him not, nor doth aught afflict him, Exon. 88 b; Th. 334, 1; Gn. Ex. 9: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 50, Met. 7, 25. Ðonne míne fýnd me drecceaþ dum afflīgit me inimīcus, Ps. Th. 42, 2.

un-gemeaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemeaht, (?); adj.

Weak

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MS.) wǽron, gif his nán gecynde næfdon, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4

Linked entry: ge-meaht

þrístlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrístlíce, þrístelíce; adv.

Boldlyconfidently

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Boldly, confidently, in a good sense Hé spræc þrístlícor mid hine confidenter ait, Gen. 44, 18. in a bad sense Ða underðióddan sint tó manianne ðæt hié ðara unðeáwas ðe him ofergesette bióð tó swíðe and tó ðrístelíce (ðrísðlíce, Hatt.

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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Swá swá úre Hǽlend þurh hine gebysnode (-bisnode, v. l. ), Hml. A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

ofer-hlifian

(v.)
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Hit (ðæt mód) swíþe oferhlifade ealle þás woruldþing rebus omnibus quae volvuntur, eminebat, Gr. D. 4, 16. Swíþe þeónde on his weorcum and ealle oferhlifigende on wurðmynte, Hml. S. 30, 4

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Gif ðonne ðæt worms up stíhþ tó ðon ðæt ðé þince ðæt hit mon sníþan mǽge and út forlǽtan . . . ðonne hrín ðú him mid ðý snidísene and sníð listum . . . ðonne ðú hit tóstinge oððe sníþe Lchdm. ii. 208, 11-21.

hnáh

(adj.)
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hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Næs hió hnáh ne tó gnéþ gifa she was not mean nor too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3863; B. 1929. Iudas cwæþ ðæt hé wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Ne forléton nó ꝥ gecyndelice gód; ac simle him wolde ꝥ fylgean, 27, 3; F. 100, 7. marking pursuit, attack Felð persequitur (malum peccatores ), Kent.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Kmbl. 227; An. 114. truth, fidelity to a promise Hé him gehét his ǽriste, swá hé mid sóðe (in exact accordance with his promise) gefylde, Blickl. Homl. 17, 4. Deópne áð Drihten áswór and ðone mid sóðe getrymede, Ps. Th. 131, 11.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOWflavus

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Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419

sépan

(v.)
Grammar
sépan, (seppan ?); p. te
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Hyssas heredon Drihten for ðam hǽðenan folce, sépton (MS. stepton) hié sóðcwidum, and him sǽdon fela sóðra tácna, Cd. Th. 244, 10; Dan. 446

Linked entry: sewte