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grénnes

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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe ná wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe

íþe

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Him wǽre iéðre ðǽt hé hira gearra wénde, Past. 433, 29. Náwuht nis iéðre tó gesecganne, 239, 10: Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 11. Micle iéðre, Past. 203, 17. Micle ðe iéðre, 277, 25. Éþre is facilius est, Mt. R. 19, 24.

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Th. 276, 25; Jul. 571. in a manner that causes mental pain, sorely, grievously, lamentably Ðæt mín fót ful sárlíce ásliden wǽre, Ps. Th. 93, 17. Hí mé on dígle deorce stówe settan sárlíce, 142, 4.

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðonne oncúðon impugnabant hié mé bútan scylde, Past. 46, 7; Swt. 355, 15. Hié sylfe be ðdon oncúðon, ðæt hié swá ne dydon, Blickl. Homl. 215, 12. Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 5.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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MSS.) ðe his ðeáwa giémaþ tó ryhte spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet, Past. 14, 2; Swt. 83, 2.

ge-þóht

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Add: a thought, what a person thinks, an idea, opinion Ðá ðe ofer óðre bióð, giémen hié ... ðý lǽs ðæt geðóht hine ofersuíðe, Past. 119, 16.

Linked entry: þóht

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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D. 590-604, who sent Augustine and other missionaries to England in 597; Gregŏrius Gregorius se hálga pápa, Engliscre þeóde apostol, wæs of æðelborenre mǽgþe acenned.... Felix, se eáwfæsta pápa, wæs his fifta fæder....

scyld

(n.)
Grammar
scyld, e: scyldu (o); indecl. f.
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Scylða, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 211, 20. Scelda, Ps. C. 45. Bróðres schyldo fratris vitia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 5. Áscyred scylda gehwylcre, deópra firena, Elen. Kmbl. 2624; El. 1313: 937; El. 470.

Linked entry: GYLT

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Stæppaþ ryhte, ne healtigeaþ leng, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 18. Ðýlæs hé ofer ðone ðerscold stæppe, 13; Swt. 77, 22: Lchdm. ii. 124, 6. Ðæt hié stæppen on ryhtne weg, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 25. Ðǽr ic stæppan scyle, Ps. Th. 16, 5: Cd.

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Sewrítere (scriptor), gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr áwrát, ðeáhhé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 32. Mín tunge ys gelícost ðæs wríteres feþere ðe hraðost wrít, Ps. Th. 44, 2.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

and-efn

(n.)
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Witað ðæt ðæt iów gemetlic sié and iówer ondefenu (-efnu, v. l.) sién tó witenne sapere ad sobrietatem, Past. 95, 1.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Hé fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire Hé (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Hé ... né geliéfð ðæs grines ðe hé mid gebrogden wyrð, Past. 331, 17-20. Forwyrd girene heara interitum laquei sui, Ps. Srt. 34, 7. Hé hit gewearp mid synne grine, Past. 309, 18. Gefón myd heora grine, swá swá man deór oððe fugelas féht, Solil.

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Ðone hnescan ðafettere, Past. 453, 25. tender, gentle Lufu, næs tó hnesce, Past. 127, 2. Hnesce andswore responsio mollis Kent.

hungor

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H. 19, 15. a. a craving for something (gen. ) Hit hæfð ðæs sníde micelne hunger, Past. 283, 20

ǽlc

allany

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Hira geféra ælces ðára ðe wel doo, Past. 75, 12. Unscildig eówres ǽlces blódes, 379, 14. combined with án :-- Nim ðyssa wyrta ǽlcre ánre swá micel swá ðára óþra, Lch. iii. 72, 14.

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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Súsl wæs awunnen the pain was overcome, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8 ; Dan. 654

Linked entry: a-wunnen

be-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feallan, ic -fealle, ðú -feallest, -fylst, he -fealleþ, -fylþ, pl. -feallaþ ; p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen.

to fallcadereincidereto fall offcadere ab aliquodeprivedbereftorbatusprivatus

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Hie oft befeallaþ on micel yfel they often fall into great evil, Past. 40, 3 ; Hat. MS. 53 b, 8 : Cd. 18; Th. 21, 26; Gen. 330 : Lk.

for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an oppositionopposeobject torefusegive upforsakedetrectārerecūsāredesĕrĕre

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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king's dominion, and that let no

los

(n.)
Grammar
los, es; n.

Lossdestruction

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MSS. lore] weorþaþ in interitu vestro, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 249, 1. Weg ðiú lǽdas tó lose via quæ ducit ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 13. Ðæt tó lose weorþe ut pereat, Rush. 18, 14: 5, 30.

Linked entry: lor