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munuc-hád

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Ne mót man iungum men wíf forgyfan, gif hé hine ǽr tó munucháde ( monachismo ) gemynte, Ll. Th. ii. 142, 9.

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

sweartian

(v.)
Grammar
sweartian, p. ode
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Ðá árás se wind, and ða wolcnu sweartodon, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 151. Gesweartode denigratos, Hpt. Gl. 514, 32

teofrian

(v.)
Grammar
teofrian, p. ode
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, appoint Ðone sylfan stán ðe hine wyrhtan áwurpan nú se geworden is hwommona heágost hálig Drihten tó wealles wraðe wís teofrade (he has appointed it to be the wall's support) lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli:

un-sóþfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sóþfæst, adj.

untruthfulunveraciousunjustunrighteous

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untruthful, unveracious Ic silf geseah ðæt ðæt mé unsóþfæstran men sǽdon, ðonne ða wǽron ðe ðæt sédon ðæt wit ymb sint, Shrn. 204, 12. unjust, unrighteous Unsóðfæstne wer virum injustum, Ps. Th. 139, 11.

Linked entry: sóþ-fæst

ge-spornan

Grammar
ge-spornan, <b>ge-speornan</b>
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K. p. 148, 13. to strike against, beat upon (of the wind) Windas bleówan and þæt hús swíðlíce gespurnun (impegerunt in domum illam), R. Ben. 4, 13

lungen

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Add: — Wia miltan sáre foxes lungen . . . gesoden. Ll. i. 340, 4, 11. Smyre mid þám wǽtan þe drýpe of healfsodenre rammes lungenne (-ene, v. l.), 356, 19.

un-gearowitolness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gearowitolness, e; f.
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus

witon

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Næse, lá, nese; uton ne forlǽtan gyét ðás bóc ǽr ic sweotolor ongytan magæ þæt þæt wit embe sint concludamus hoc primum volumen . . . Non sinam omnino concludi hunc libellum, nisi mihi modicum quo intentus sim de vicinia lucis aperueris, Solil.

BEALO

(n.)
Grammar
BEALO, bealu, balu; gen. bealowes, bealwes, bealuwes, baluwes; dat. bealuwe, bealwe, baluwe, bealo; acc. bealu, balu, bealo; instr. bealwe, bealuwe; pl. gen. bealwa, bealuwa, baluwa; dat. instr. balawum; balawun; n.

BALEwoeharmevilmischiefmalumcalamitasperniciesdamnumnoxatribulatiowickednessdepravitymalitiesnequitia

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Ne ondrǽde ic ðínra wíta bealo I dread not the evil of thy torments, Exon. 68 b ; Th. 255, 9; Jul. 211. wickedness, depravity; malities, nequitia Me wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle preserve me against the wickedness of the blood-thirsty man, Ps.

Linked entries: balewe balo balw bealu

meord

(n.)
Grammar
meord, meorð, meard, e; f.

Rewardpay

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Reward, pay Byþ ðé meorð wið God, Andr. Kmbl. 550; An. 275. Meard premium, Rtl. 165, 5. Leán ł meard (mearda, pl. Lind.) merces, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 12. Leán ł mearde mercedem, 6, 2; (meard, Lind.), 10, 41.

Linked entries: meard méd

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Th. i. 540, 3. to exchange, change for Hé ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 12. Úre unclǽnan weorc wé sceolon behwyrfan mid clænum, 138, 29

camp-dóm

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Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan (militia est vita hominis super terram), for ðan þe ǽlc . . . bið on gewinne wið ðone deófol, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 26: i. 418, 9 : Hml. S. 23, 86. Campdómes militiae, An. Ox. 868: 750.

tímlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tímlíce, adv.

In good time,soon

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He wolde timliche him speken wið, Laym. 31369. Bute ȝef þu þe timluker (nisi maturius) ure godes grete, Kath. 2086

ge-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-windan, p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden.

To twistweavebendwindtorquĕreplectereimplĭcāreTo goturnturn aboutrevolverollse vertĕrevolvĕre

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To twist, weave, bend, wind; torquĕre, plectere, implĭcāre Ða þegnas gewundun ðæt sigbég of þornum milites plectentes coronam de spinis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19. 2.

á-cwelan

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Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe, Ll. Th. i. 30, 3. Ðý lǽs hié selfe ácwelen ne ipsi moriantur, Past. 371, 11. Ðæt hé þurh hungres scearpnesse ácwǽle, Hml. Th. i. 58, 32. Ðæs hearperes wíf sceolde ácwelan, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 4.

ge-sweostren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweostren, adj.
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Be þám men þe wífað on twám geswystrenum (qui duas sorores in matrímonium ducit), oððe wíf nimð bróður æfter ódrum, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 18. Án pund penega hé lǽnde Túne and his geswysternon, Cht. Crw. 23, 20

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hýr

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</b> where the thing is money, interest, usury :-- Hýre fęnoris, usurę, Germ. 389, 45. payment contracted to be made for personal services, wages Gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre I will pay ii you back out of my wages

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Th. 80, 12. v. hyht-, im-, weorold-willa; wil[l]

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Giond ðas wídan worulde through this wide world, 11, 89; Met. 11, 45