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un-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-síþ, es; m.

an evilill-advised expeditiona mishapmisfortune

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Th. ii. 148, 16. a mishap, misfortune Heó ðurh wódnysse micclum wæs gedreht .. beó ǽr ðon eáwfæst leofode, ðeáh ðe se unsíð hire swá gelumpe, Homl. Th. ii. 142, 12

be-heáfdian

(v.)
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Wæs beheáfdod capite truncatur, 3022: Ap. Th. 3, II: Chr. 1076; P. 213, I. Add

be-nemnan

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Add: to name Wæs genemned ł benemned (Matthaeum) nomine, Mt. L. 9, 9, to appoint, settle On þám mónðe hý bleóton á; ꝥ is þæt hý betǽhton and benemdon (-nemn-don, v.l.) hyra deófolgyldum þá neát þá þe hý woldon syllan, Mart. H. 198, II.

cræftiga

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Ðæt wǽron .iiii. stáncræftigan in Róme, þǽr wæs samod .vi. hund cræftigena and xxii, and nǽron náne óðre him gelíce, Shrn. 146, 14. Be mynstres cræftigum ( artificibus ), R. Ben. 95, 2.

drepan

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wæs in feorh dropen, B. 2981. On gemynd drepen stupefied, Gen. 1571. Add

ge-grówan

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Add: to grow together, unite by growing Swá fæste his heáfod wæs gegrówen tó ðám líchaman, swylce hit nǽfre of ácorfen nǽre ita caput ejus unitum fuerat corpori, ac si nequaquam fuisset abscissum, Gr.

ge-sweltan

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Ic sóna wæs geswolten and mín gewit and ealle míne styrenesse forleás mox uelut emoriens sensum penitus motumque omnem perdidi, Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 577, 8

gold-hord

Grammar
gold-hord, [In Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 63 the MS. has gold-hold. v. Wülck. Gl. 187, 17.]
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On þám þe wæs behýdd se heofonlica goldhord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 2. Se goldhord þe þú geméttest, Hml. S. 23, 603. Swíðe ealdne goldhord, 570. Unárímedlicu goldhord innumeri thesauri, Nar. 5, 10.

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Wæs hyre willa mǽrlícor ꝥ heó wolde hyre sylf hyre mægðhád behátan Gode, Hml. A. 32, 200. Se cyng þæt hús (the temple) mǽrlícost tó Gode betǽhte þe ǽfre ǽr ǽnig gewurde Wlfst. 278, 4. Hú hé be Gode mihte mǽrlícost wrítan, Hml. S. 15 202. Add

út-hleáp

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Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde . . . and hine mon geáhsige, fare þǽr hé ǽr wæs, and geselle his hláforde . LX. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 126, 9-8. See also 86, 1-10: 210, 20

resten-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
resten-dæg, es; ;m.;

A day of rest, Sabbath

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Se Sæternesdæg wæs geháten restendæg... on ðam dæge læg Cristes líc on byrigene, and hé árás of deáþe on ðam Sunnandæge, and se dæg is cristenra manna restendæg, Homl. Th. ii. 206, 3-33.

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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And hé wæs sóna underfangen ge fram Anglum ge fram Denum in this same year king Hardacnut came to Sandwich seven days before midsummer. And he was at once received by both English and Danes, Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 17.

ofer-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-drenc, es; m.

Excessive drinking, drunkenness

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Ðú woldest mé laðian, ðá ðá ic wæs mid ðé, ðæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer míne gewunan ...

on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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understanding, knowledge Hé wæs gefeónde ðære ongytenesse (agnitione) ðæs sððan Godes biganges. Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 13. Tó ongytenysse (ad agnitionem) ðæs sóðan Godes, 2, 9; S. 511, 3. meaning, purport (cf.

Linked entry: -gitenness

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Gif hé wiste on hwylcere tíde se þeóf tówerd wǽre, 24, 43. Georne wiste se Scyppend, hwæt tóweard wæs, Homl. Th. i. 112, 25. Hé nát hwæt him tóweard biþ he knows not what is to happen to him, Bt. ll, 1; Fox 32, 13.

Linked entry: tó-ward

ge-bregdan

Grammar
ge-bregdan, <b>; V.</b>
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Gebrǽd hé hine sylfne swylce hé wǽre sum ælþeódig man peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Chrd. 99, 23. Add

scín-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, an; f.
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
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A man of rank Hé cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25. Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

not-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
not-georn, adj.
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Busy in useful employment, profitably employed diligent in business Sé ðe wǽre idelgeorn, weorðe sé notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9

ofer-ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ranc, adj.

Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous

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Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous: — God lǽteþ reáfian eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodge-wǽda. Wulfst. 46, 1