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á-wár

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Þæt wé óðrum mannum forgifon, gif hí áwár ús geǽbiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 33. Add

un-miltsigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-miltsigendlíc, adj.

Unpardonable

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Unpardonable Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc, and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Btwk. Scrd. 17, 21

spátl

Grammar
spátl, [El. 300. The MS. has spald.]
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Se sácerd æthrínð mid his spátle þæs mannes nose and eáran, Wlfst. 35, 12. Add

spíþra

(n.)
Grammar
spíþra, an; m.
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A spider Gif hunta gebíte mannan, ꝥ is spíþra ( printed swiþra), Lch. ii. 142, 18

be-fician

(v.)
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Swician and befician and mid leásbregdum earmum mannum derian, Ll. Th. ii. 320, 25. Add

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make ready ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish ⬩ execute ⬩ find ⬩ to find the way to any place ⬩ reach ⬩ parare ⬩ præparare ⬩ exsequi ⬩ invenire ⬩ pervenire aliquo

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Oferdruncen man ne mæg to his húse arédian a drunken man is not able to find the way to his house, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Ic ne mæg út arédian I cannot find the way out, 35, 5 ; Fox 164,14.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Æt ealra manna gehwæs múþes reorde ;from the voice of each man's mouth,; Soul Kmbl. 186; Seel. Verc. 93. Herian God háligum reorde, Hy. 3, 58. Heofonríces weard spræc hálgan reorde, Cd. Th. 89, 22; Gen. 1484 : 248, 10; Dan. 511.

Linked entry: ge-reord

lippa

(n.)
Grammar
lippa, an; m.

A lip

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Eft sóna ðes lǽcedóm sceal ðan manne ða hyra lippa beóþ sáre oððe hyra tunga ... smire mid ða lippa, Lchdm. iii. 100, 15-21

rǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdness, es; f.
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Rǽdnessum, 15, 26. an arrangement, agreement, condition Ðæt ðeós gerǽdnis stondon móte in écnesse, and ðis syndon ðara manna naman ðe æt ðære rédnisse wǽron, Chart. Th. 168, 30. v. ge-rǽdness, rǽde

ge-reónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, devise ⬩ conspirare, concinnare

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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5

Linked entry: reónian

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?), ⬩ be precipitate

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Þei rempede þem to reste, Mand. (quoted by Stratmann).]

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, a bristle.
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Manu, brystae (biriste, Hpt. 33, 244, 5) juba, setes porci et leonis cabalique, 110, 1182. Hí heora flán him on áfæstnodon swá þicce swylce íles byrsta, Hml. S. 5, 428: 32, 118. Hé wæs ðára strǽla swá full swá igl biþ byrsta, Shrn. 55, 9

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Sume menn drincað æt deádra manna líce ofer ealle þá niht and gremiað God mid heora gegafsprǽce, Hml. S. 21, 315. Hí willað wacian and wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and mid gegafsprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan, 13, 78.

gingra

(n.)
Grammar
gingra, an; m.

A disciple ⬩ vassal ⬩ follower ⬩ discĭpŭlus ⬩ assecla

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A disciple, vassal, follower; discĭpŭlus, assecla He and his gingran awyrdaþ manna líchaman he and his disciples injure men's bodies, Homl. Th. i. 4, 24: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 20; Sat. 191; 224; Th. 298, 2; Sat. 526. His gingrum to his disciples.

Linked entry: geongra

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum

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, q.v: infinitive unge-endigendlíc, q.v; modus Modus is gemet oððe ðare sprǽce wíse a mood is mode [manner] or the manner [wise] of speaking, Ælfc.

tó-endebyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-endebyrdness, e; f.

Order, ⬩ series, ⬩ succession

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Order, series, succession Hé eallum mannum megena weorc mid wordum bodode. And tóendebyrdnesse his gesihþa ðám mannum ánum hit cýþan wolde, ðam ðe hine ácsodon for ðam luste inbryrdnesse omnibus opus virtutum praedicabat sermonibus.

ǽ-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-gleáw, adj.

Skilled in the law ⬩ learned ⬩ wise ⬩ legis peritus ⬩ saga-cissimus ⬩ sapientissimus

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Ðæt scell ǽgleáwra fíndan that a more learned man must find out. Andr. Kmbl. 2965; An. 1485

án-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
án-mód, adj. [án one; mód mood, mind]

Of one mind ⬩ unanimous ⬩ unanimis

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Of one mind, unanimous; unanimis Ðú sóþlíce man ánmód tu vero homo unanimis, Ps. Spl. 54, 14: 67, 6. Ealle ánmóde all with one mind, Andr. Kmbl. 3128; An. 1567.

for-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To make drunk ⬩ inebriate ⬩ madefăcĕre ⬩ ebriāre

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To make drunk, inebriate; madefăcĕre, ebriāre Gedréfde hí syndon and astyrede syndon swá swá fordruncen [MS. fordruncon] man turbāti sunt et mōti sunt sīcut ebrius, Ps. Lamb. 106, 27.

Linked entry: fore-druncen

frécenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenlíc, frécendlíc; adj.

Dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt is hefig dysig, and frécenlíc fira gehwilcum that is a grievous folly, and dangerous to every man, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 3; Met. 19, 2: Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 13

Linked entry: frécendlíc