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út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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S. 30; Th. i. 394, 24. of a person in respect to a country not his own Hí ǽfre ǽlcne Deniscne cyng útlah of Englalande gecwǽdon, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 33.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Spær esne ðínum parce servo tuo, Rtl. 168, 19: 39, 38. to spare, preserve, not to use, to leave alone, abstain from Hé sparode ðæt góde wín óð his ágenum tócyme, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 10. Féðe ne sparode eorl, Cd. Th. 153, 6; Gen. 2534.

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Soon after that, on the third day, they went out of the city of their own accord; so there was not a single house burnt by their order. Ors. 6, 38; Bos. 133, 7.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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Se ðe ne þenceþ Meotode cwéman he who thinketh not to propitiate the Creator, 217; Th. 276, 5 ; Sat. 184: Exon. 69a; Th. 257, 25; Jul. 252: Ps. Th. 91, 3: 94, 1.

Linked entry: cwǽman

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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He bæd ðæt ne forhtedon ná he bade that they should not be afraid, Byrht. Th. 132, 25; By. 21. Ne sý eówer heorte gedréfed, ne ne forhtige gé non turbētur cor vestrum, neque formīdet, Jn. Bos. 14, 27. Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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God lǽt him fyrst ðæt hé his mándǽda geswíce gif hé wile: gif hé nele ðæt hé beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not,

Linked entry: be-ládung

locc

(n.)
Grammar
locc, es; m.

a haira curlringlet

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Ne án loc of eówrum heáfde forwyrþ not a hair of your head shall perish, Blickl. Homl. 243, 33 : Andr, Kmbl. 2845; An. 1425. Locces cincinni, Hpt. Gl. 526, 44. Se deófol lǽdde hine út of ðære cyrican be ðam locce, Wulfst, 236, 10.

Linked entry: loca

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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Locen beág a closed ring [not a spiral wunden beág], 5982; B. 2995: Andr. Kmbl. 605; An. 303

Linked entry: lýcþ

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Ðú (Laban) mé (Jacob) woldest forlǽtan nacodne, Gen. 31, 42. of words, not accompanied by deeds : -- God nele ðæt ðú hine lufie mid nacodum wordum ac mid rihtwísum dǽdum, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 18

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Not; non, ne Ic ne dyde non feci, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Nis hit swá hit nys non, non, 40, 23. Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1.

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ge-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To sayspeakcallpronounceagreeresolveorderdīcĕrelŏquiprofāripronunciārepangĕrestătuĕre

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Ðú gecwǽde ðæt ðú ne alǽte dóm gedreósan thou saidst that thou wouldst not let thy greatness sink, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664. Swá seó stefn gecwæþ thus spake the voice, Cd. 202; Th. 251, 10; Dan. 561 : 203; Th. 252, 22; Dan. 582.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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Hí ne mágon ealle ðíne bletsunge gefyllan they do not complete the sum of all thy blessings, 157, 20. Ealle stówa he gefylleþ he fills all places, 23, 20. Míne geornnesse mid góde ðú gefyldest thou didst satisfy my longing with good, 89, 5.

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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theft, stealing Stalu ne lufaþ náne yldinge stealing loves not any delay, Homl. Th. i. 220, 9. Be stale. Gif hwá stalie, L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 14. Gif hwá Godes cyricean brece for stale, L. Ecg. P. iv. 24; Th. ii. 210, 30: Blickl. Homl. 75, 31.

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen. dat. tyrf; pl. tyrf and turf; f.
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Ne turf ne toft not a sod nor a field (i. e. neither little nor much?), Lchdm. iii. 286, 23. Tyrb cespites, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 69. Tyrf, 23, 18: glebe, 40, 37.

Linked entry: tyrf

be-ládian

(v.)
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Hé for his wífe ne dearr hine sylfne beládian ðæt hé ne scule faran, Hex. 34, 21. to offer as excuse ꝥ nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ꝥ hé fæt næfde that nobody need offer as excuse that he had not a vessel, Hml.

ge-hál

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Gehál beren eár, Lch. ii. 54, 11. undivided, not in pieces Ǽlc þára wuhta ðe him beón þencþ, ꝥ hit þencþ ætgædere beón, gehál, undǽled, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 27.

ge-mang

Grammar
ge-mang, among.
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J 64, 4. of the relation of anything in a local group to the other members of the group, although these do not actually surround it Zosimus hine sylfne tó fulfremednysse áþenede gemang þám emnwyrhtum. Hml. S. 23 b, 97.

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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[It is not always possible to distinguish between forms that belong to hol and those that belong to holh ; some of those here given to the former may belong to the latter.] a cave, pit, deep place in water Hool vorago Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 13.

útera

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

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Lind. 5, 23. external, not of the inner man Úre mann úttra noster homo exterior, Scint. 53, 20.

Linked entry: ýtera

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Ðonon ne gewát he departed not thence, Blickl. Homl. 121, 31. Ðæt us ðás tída ídle ne gewítan that these times do not pass away without profit for us, 129, 36.