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útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte for ðære inneran ... ðý læs sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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spræc him wordum tó, Ps. Th. 98, 7. wordum wið his Waldend spræc, Cd. Th. 155, 22; Gen. 2576. tó Noe spræc hálgan reorde, 89, 19; Gen. 1483. sprǽcon úrum gereordum, Homl. Th. i. 314, 18. Tó Geátum spræc mildum wordum, Beo.

æt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt, p. of etan to eat.

atecomedit

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ate; comedit He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6;

béc

(n.)

books

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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20

disig

(n.)
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folly, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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began tó wircenne ðæt land coepit exercere terram, Gen. 9, 20. of the work áxode hwæt hig wyrcean cúðon (quid habetis operis?).

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial terrēnus, terrestris

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He forsihþ ðás eorþlícan gód he despises these earthly goods, 12; Fox 36, 25: 33, 4; Fox 132, 14, 18

ná-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽr, -hwár, -wér; adv.

no-wherein no placein no caseneverin no respectnot at all

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sóhte his wǽpnu, ac ne geseah náhwǽr, Homl. Skt. 3, 257 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 20 : 181, 23.

Linked entry: á-hwǽr

be-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þencan, bi-þencan; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrustconsiderare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere

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Cassander hæfde hys wisan beþoht to Seleucuse Cassander had entrusted his affairs to Seleucus, 3, 11; Bos. 74. 45

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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I 10, (I a) fig. :-- úp áhóf hond his ofer hié ðæt gefælde hié (ut prosterneret eos), Ps.

of-gifan

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þás worold ofgeaf, B. 1681. gumdreám ofgeaf, 2469. Þás woruld ofgyfan, Gen. 1127. Bebyrig Maria líchama[n], ofgif þǽre eorðan ꝥ hire is, and ꝥ dúst tó þám dúste, Hml. S. 23 b, 750

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Bluðeliche he wule herkieu þet þe preost him leið on; ah þenne þe preost hine hat aȝefen þa ehte þon monne þet hit er ahte, þet he nulle iheren his þonkes he will not listen to that if he can help it, O. E. Homl. i. 31, 8.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

weorold-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hlísa, an ; m.
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon ðone woruldhlísan ðe sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6

án-dagian

(v.)
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and swá dyde, and gelǽdde ðá tó ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá tó ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add

on-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
on-bǽru, f. [on = un?]

Wrong behaviour, vexation, angerfastidium, ira,rabies.

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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827

feder

(n.)

a father

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a father, Chr. 1052; Th. 319, 17: Hy. 8, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 8: 8, 43; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 43

breáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
breáþ, adj.

Brittle

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Brittle Se wyrttruma byð breáþ and tídre þonne gedríged byð, and þonne tóbrocen byþ rýcþ, Lch. i. 260, 7

Linked entry: bríþel

swæþer

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add: Sé dyde þonne swaþer dorste . . . swá (vel) hit ágnode, swá (vel) hit týmde, Ll. Th. i. 160, 7

for-byrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-byrdig, (fore-); adj.

Patientforbearing

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Patient, forbearing, Hér is swíðe forbyrdig (fore-, v. l.) for ús, ac bið eft ús swíðé réðe, Nap. 23. Hér is swíðe forebyrdig ofer ús, ac is þǽr swíðe réðe, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 5

Linked entries: -byrdig fore-byrdig

ge-hínan

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sette him weorca mægestras þæt hig gehýndon mid hefigum byrðenum ut affligereat eos oneribus Ex. I. II. Is wén þæt heó mec eft wille earmne gehýnan yflum yrmðum. swá heó mec ǽr dyde (cf. þone heó gebond and mid witum swong, 613) Jul. 633.