sparian
to spare ⬩ to show mercy to ⬩ to refrain from injuring or destroying ⬩ to spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ not to use ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ parcere, fovere ⬩ to spare
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MS.) ðæm sacerde ðæt hí ða hýd behelien capilli in capite sacerdotis servantur, ut cutem cooperiant, Past. 18, 7; Swt. 141, 9
méðig
Weary ⬩ exhausted
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Weary, exhausted Hié hiene méðigne on cneówum sittende métten, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 31.
norþ
In a northerly position
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On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt norþmeste [ríce] micliende, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 12. Sciþþie ða norþmestan 1, 7; Swt. 40, 6. Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan, Met. 9, 43
ge-dæftlíce
Fitly ⬩ seasonably ⬩ opportūne ⬩ commŏde
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Gedæftelíce seasonably, 15, 6; Swt. 96, 17; Hat. MS. 20 a, 22
Linked entry: ge-deftlice
un-endebyrdlíce
In a disorderly manner ⬩ without order ⬩ irregularly
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In a disorderly manner, without order, irregularly Gif hé unendebyrdlíce onet mid ðære sprǽce si inordinate ad loquendum rapitur, Past. 15; Swt. 93, 18.
Linked entry: endebyrdlíce
un-gesceádwíslíce
Indiscreetly ⬩ unreasonably ⬩ foolishly
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Indiscreetly, unreasonably, foolishly Ða ðe hiora ágen ungesceádwíslíce healdaþ qui sua indiscrete tenuerunt, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 11. Se gítsere and se ðe wotuldwelan lufaþ ungesceádwíslíce. Swt. 331, 8.
un-gesibsum
Prone to discord ⬩ quarrelsome
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On óðre wísan sint tó manigenne ða gesibsuman, on óðre ða ungesibsuman aliter admonendi sunt discordes, atque aliter pacati, Past. 46; Swt. 345, 6. Ðǽm ungesibsumum is tó cyðanne admonendi sunt dissidentes, Swt. 348, 5
Linked entry: ge-sibsum
un-tǽllíce
Blamelessly ⬩ without reproach
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Blamelessly, without reproach Ðonne birð se sacerd suíðe untǽllíce áwriten ðara fædra naman on his breóstum, ðonne hé singallíce geðencð hiera lífes bisene, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 17: 5; Swt. 45, 12.
Linked entries: tǽllíce un-tállíce
stingan
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Þú hefir mjök stungizk til þessa máls thou hast meddled much with this case.) to prick with something, to sting, stab, pierce Swá swá seó beó sceal losian, ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ, Bt. 31, 2 ; Fox 112, 26. Stingeþ, Met. 18, 7.
up-áhafenness
Uplifting ⬩ elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance ⬩ pride
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MS.) ða eáðmódnesse, Past. 8; Swt. 54, 12. For gilpe and for upáhafenesse elationis intentione, 9; Swt. 55, 21. For his (Haman) upáhafennysse, Homl. Ass. 96, 135. Ða upáhafenesse (Nebuchadnezzar's) God getǽlde, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 20.
Linked entries: á-hafenness up-áhefedness up-hafenness
un-eáðe
with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just
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Ongit hé swá micle máran sige on him selfum swá hé uniéð wiðstód he will feel so much greater victory in himself as he had greater difficulty in withstanding, Past. 52; Swt. 407, 26.
menniscu
Humanity ⬩ state of man
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Humanity, state of man Hé forleás his mennisce ut homo esse perderet, Past. 4, 2; Swt. 39, 24
ge-metlǽcan
To moderate
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To moderate We hit eft gemetlǽcaþ we afterwards moderate it, Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 12; Hat. MS
un-nídunga
Without necessity or compulsion
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Without necessity or compulsion Hé ðurh his ágene geornfulnesse gesyngaþ unniédenga desiderio peccatur, Past. 37; Swt. 265, 12
un-wandiende
Unhesitating
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Unhesitating Ða ðe unwandiende ðara scyldegena gyltas ofslógen qui delinquentium scelera incunctanter ferirent, Past. 49; Swt. 381, 25
wiþ-tremman
To step back
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To step back Ðonne wiðtremð hé and on*-*hupaþ gressum post terga revocet, Past. 58; Swt. 441, 27
wíg-wǽgn
A war-chariot
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I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 24, 35
on-steall
Institution, provision
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.; Swt. 4, 1
Linked entry: on-stæl
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Þú segst ꝥ hit scyle eall faran swá hé getiohhod habbe, 41, 2; F. 244, 19.
Linked entry: farnian
mæsse-preóst
A priest not of the Christian church ⬩ a priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass
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Swá hwæðer ðú sý swá mæssepreóst swá munuc. Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 35. Ǽlc mæssepreóst sceal beón swá hé geháten is sacerdos, ðæt is on Léden sacrum dans . . Hé sceal syllan hálignysse ðam folce ðe hé tó láreówe biþ geset, L. Ecg.
Linked entries: mæsse-þegen bisceop bóc