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un-ánrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-ánrǽdness, e; f.

Inconstancy

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Inconstancy Hé ( the devil ) nǽnige mehte wið ús nafaþ, búton hwylc man þurh ða unánrǽdnesse his módes him wiðstandan nelle, Blickl. Homl. 31, 34

open

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Grn. 5, 36. without defence or protection, exposed to Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne cor vulneribus aperitur, Past. 431, 9.

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Fæderes gestreónes patrĭmōnii, Mone B. 3568. Ic hit witodlíce mid gestreóne onfénge cum ūsūtris ŭtĭque exegissem illam, Lk. Bos. 19, 23. Fram gestreóne a nĕgōtio, Ps. Spl. 90, 6.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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This is the longest and most important specimen of Alfred's own composition.

déman

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Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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R. 15, 36. to run together, coagulate Ne lǽt geyrnan ꝥ ǽg . . . dó of ꝥ mon gegnídan ne mæge, ꝥ bið geurnen, Lch. ii. 272, 16-22.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-writ

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Th. i. 58, 22. a number of written characters Þis mon sceal wrítan on húsldisce . . . + + + A + C D + . . . In principio . . . sunt.

cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone molaris lapis, mola

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A mill-stone; molaris lapis, mola Cwyrnstán mola, Wrt. Voc. 83, 8.

Linked entry: cweorn-stán

DYNE

(n.)
Grammar
DYNE, dyn,es ; m.

DIN, noisesonus, fragor, strepĭtus

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Cyrm, dyne fragor, Mone B. 4413: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat. 380: 222; Th. 289, 7, 27; Sat. 394, 404. Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre ere he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 546; Sal. 272: 650; Sal. 324. Dyne fragōre, Mone B. 4425

Linked entries: dynge dimma

a-wǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽstan, p. -wǽste ; pp. -wǽsted ; v. trans.

To wastelay wasteeat upvastarecarpere

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To waste, lay waste, eat up; vastare, carpere Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awǽstenne gærs quo modo solet bos herbas carpere, Num. 22, 4

fǽhþe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþe, an; f.

Deadly feudcapĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia

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Deadly feud; capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia Wæs seó fǽhþe open úhtan the deadly feud was open at early morn, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 30; Sat. 405

forþ-gefremman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gefremman, p. ede; pp. ed [gefremman to effect, bring to pass]

To move forwardscause to advancepromŏvēre

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To move forwards, cause to advance; promŏvēre Hine God ofer ealle men forþgefremede God advanced him above all men, Beo. Th. 3440; B. 1718

ge-líclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líclíc, adj.

Likelyfitaptus

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Likely, fit : aptus Swíþor ðonne hit gelíclíc síe more strongly than is proper, L. M. 2, 16 : Lchdm. ii. 194, 14 : Hpt. Gl. 506

á-blissian

(v.)
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to moke glad God ne byð nǽfre geblissod (áblissod, v. l.) mid earmra manna cwale Deus miserorum cruciatu non parcitur Gr. D. 335, 14

biter-wyrde

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Bitter of speech, given to bitter words, Ꝥ gé ne beón tó biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on móde, Hml. A. 48, 576. Substitute: and add

mǽþung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþung, e; f.
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Measuring, determination of amount, assessment Seó mǽðung ( modus correptionis) is on þám bisceope and on þám ealdre þe under him bið, Chrd. 35, 18

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, <b>.
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22

weorold-ár

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weorold-ár, <b>. I.</b>
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Men habbaþ ðæs þý lǽssan frýdóm þe hí heora módes willan neár ðisse woruldáre (weoruld-, v.l. ) lǽtaþ, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 27. Add

hearpe-streng

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe-streng, es; m.

A harp-string

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A harp-string Hé ða hearpestrengas mid cræfte ástirian ongan he began to move the strings of the harp skilfully, Ap. Th. 17, 8

Linked entry: streng

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Mon mót feohtan orwíge, gif hé geméteþ óðerne æt his ǽwum wífe, L. Alf. pol. 42 ; Th. i. 90, 26. Gif frí man wið fríes mannes wíf geligeþ . . . ððer wíf (hé) his ágenum scætte begete and ðæm óðrum gebrenge, L. Ethb. 31; Th. i. 10, 7.

Linked entry: BRÝD