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un-wine

(n.)
Grammar
un-wine, es; m.

An unfriendenemy

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An unfriend, enemy Ðæt hé mihte his unwinan unþancas dón, Chr. 1075 ; Erl. 212, 16. Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter mé þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it mé éuere tó unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10

dóm-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
dóm-líce, adj.

Judicially, powerfully, gloriouslyjudicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse

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Judicially, powerfully, gloriously; judicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse Sýn me ðíne handa on hǽlu nú, and ðæt dómlíce gedón weorþe fiat manus tua et salvum me facias, Ps. Th. 118, 173: Exou. 54 b; Th. 193, 19; Az. 124: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 10; Jud. 319

scyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
scyhtan, p. te
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To instigate, prompt, urge Mé nædre beswác and mé neódlíce tó forsceape scyhte and tó scyldfrece, Cd. Th. 55, 22; Gen. 808. Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98

Linked entry: á-scyhtan

þíht

(adj.)
Grammar
þíht, adj.
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Tight, firm, strong. This word seems to be the second part in each of the two compounds found in the following charm Gehwér férde ic me ðone mǽran magaþíhtan mid ðysse mǽran meteþíhtan ðonne ic mé wille habban and hám gán, Lchdm. iii. 68, 17

un-mildheort

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mildheort, adj.

Hard-heartedmercilesspitiless

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Hard-hearted, merciless, pitiless Se déma betǽcþ ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, Homl. Ass. 8, 203. Ðe unmiltheortne welige inmisericordem divitem, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 2. Mé cóman tó Sílhearwan ... hí wǽron unmildheorta, and mé tugon tó ðære sweartan

Linked entry: mild-heort

un-leoþuwác

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leoþuwác, adj.

Inflexibleintractableimplacable

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Inflexible, intractable, implacable Unlioþuwác (-lidouuác, -liuduuác) intractabilis, Txts. 69, 1079. Unliþewác (in-, MS.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 72. Ðá wæs mín hláford in micle hátheortnysse, and hé wæs swíðe unlioðewác geworden wið mé, and hé gebrægd his

bótian

(v.)
Grammar
bótian, p. ode
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To get better, recover from illness Sing ymb þone ceáp . . . bærn ymb récels . . . lǽt syþðan bótegean (beot-, MS.), Lch. iii. 56, 13. Gefélde ic mé bótiende (e before o erased in one MS.) and wyrpende me melius habere sentiebam, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581,

Linked entry: beótian

geán-cyme

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Him wildeór ne dereþ ne ǽnig yfel geáncyme, Lch. i. 176, 5. Fram geáncyme ab occursu Scint. 188, 6. Þú bewruge mé fram gemétinge (géncyme, MS. T.) áwyrgedra protexisti me a conventu malignantium Ps. Spl. 63, 2. Géncymas adinventiones Ps. Rdr. 275, 4.

tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tregian, p. ode

To vextroubleafflictgrieve

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To vex, trouble, afflict, grieve Gif gé on unriht ne tregiaþ ne earme ne tyrewiaþ (if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, Jer. 7, 6), Wulfst. 50, 2. Ða ðe tregiaþ mé qui tribulant me, Ps. Spl. T. 3, 1

wiþer-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-habban, p. -hæfde

To resist

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To resist Hwæt mæg mé wiðerhabban? quid mihi restat? Ps. Th. 72, 20

Linked entry: wiþ-habban

offrung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-hús, es; n.
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe mé tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50

ge-anbidung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-anbidung, e; f.

Expectation

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Expectation Drihten mé generede of eallre geanbidunge (expectatione) folkes, Gr. D. 107, 25

Linked entry: an-bidung

fore-gehát

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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

on-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hwirfan, p. de.

to turn (of actual motion),to invert, transposeto change, turn

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to turn (of actual motion), trans. Ic mé wille nú onhwyrfan tó ðisse bǽre, Blickl. Homl. 151, 14. intrans. Swá swá hweól onhwerfþ, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 13. to invert, transpose Agof (boga) is mín noma eft onhwyrfed, Exon. Th. 405, 13; Rä. 24, 1. to

Linked entry: on-hweorfan

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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to ring round, surround, encompass Embhrincþ cingit, Wrt. Voc. .ii. 135, 53. Mé ymbhringde manig yfel circumdederunt me mala, Ps. Th. 39, 13. Mé ymbhringdon sár and sorga and gránung, 17, 4, 5. Mé ymbhringdon swíðe mænige calfru, 21, 10, 14. Míne fýnd

Linked entries: hringan hringian

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fraceþ, es; pl. nom. acc. fracoðu, fraceðu; n. [fracoþ vile]

An insultcontumelyturpĭtūdocontŭmēlia

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An insult, contumely; turpĭtūdo, contŭmēlia Bútan fracoðum without insults, Ps. Th. 54, 22. Me ða fraceðu sind mǽste weorce these insults are the greatest trouble to me. Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 34; Jul. 71: 73 b; Th. 274, 31; Jul. 541. Fracoþ abominatio

láðe

(adv.)
Grammar
láðe, adv.
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With hatred or enmity, in detestation Hió mé lytle læs láðe woldon ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan paulominus consummaverunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87. Ðis ungesǽlige geár gyt tó-dæg láðe wunaþ this miserable year still continues in detestation to-day

Linked entry: ge-láþ

ge-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To restore, refresh, set rightrecreāre, refĭcĕre

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To restore, refresh, set right; recreāre, refĭcĕre Wæs heó semninga mid gástlícre gesyhþe geréted sŭbĭto vīsiōne spīrĭtēli recreēta, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 19: 5, 1; S. 613, 22. Ðú me hæfst gerétne mid ðínre gesceadwísnesse thou hast comforted me with thy

cneórisn

(n.)
Grammar
cneórisn, e; f.
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A generation, race, family Cneórisn Caines. . . mé þæt cynn hafað ábolgen, Gen. 1256. Þus wæs Crístes cneóres (cneórisn, v. l.) Christi generatio sic erat, Mt. 1, 18. Mín Drihten, wé ealle forléton úre cneórisne and wǽron þé fylgende, Bl. H. 229, 21

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Doglike, canine Hundlíce [téþ] canini, Wrt. Voc. 282, 74. Nú sende hé hundas tó mé forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3