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fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll.

un-gemetlíce

(adv.)
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un-gemetlíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þeáh mé genóh cume, ic hys ful un-gemetlíce ne brúce, Solil. H. 35, 16. Add Beó gemetlíce blíðe. Þú wǽre ǽr tó ungemetlíce unrót strings animum. Multum omnino flevisti, Solil. H. 48, 20.

hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Hé næfþ nán andgit ne hoga embe Godes beboda he hath no understanding nor cares about God's commandments, 132, 13

Linked entry: heort-hogu

fyrþran

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Mé ðincð þæt mé nán þing ne mage þæs ámærran þæt ic hyt ne firðrige and fremme cum alia nulla re crederem commoveri, Solil. H. 33, 2. Ne tǽce wé . . . þæt hé leahtras fyrðrige and weaxan lǽte non dicimus ut permittat nutriri vitia, R.

wicce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-dóm, es; m.
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, e; f.

A forcearmyexpeditionexercĭtusexpĕdītio

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A force, army, expedition; exercĭtus, expĕdītio Ne mehte seó fird hie hindan offaran the force could not overtake them, Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 7: 895; Erl. 93, 22: 905; Erl. 98, 19.

earg-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
earg-lic, adj.
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Cowardly, craven, timid Ne gewurðe hit on lífe ꝥ wé álecgan úre wuldor mid earhlicum fleáme, Hml. S. 25, 661. Ful earhlice laga ( laws that only cowards would submit to ) and scandlice nýdgyld ús synt gemǽne, Wlfst. 162, 10.

un-gemæc

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un-gemæc, un-gemæcc.
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Heora ǽgþres méd and geearnung nis náht ungemæcce (ungelíce, v.l. ) on heofonum, 91, 15. Add

slipor

(adj.)
Grammar
slipor, adj.

slippery, not easy to hold, moving easilyslipping easily, easily movedfoul lubricum

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Ne tunge leás ne eágan syngian slipere ne lingua mendax occulive peccent lubrici 24, 27. [ Ps. 34, 6.

Linked entries: slifor slípan

ge-sceáden

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceáden, adj.

Rational

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Rational Nán nýten næfde nán gesceádne sáwle no beast had a rational soul, Btwk. Scrd. 19, 35

maga

(adj.)
Grammar
maga, adj. used as subst.

Powerfulstronga powerful person

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Ne derige se maga ðam unmagan let not the strong injure the weak, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 1. Se maga and se unmaga ne mágon gelíce byrdene áhebban, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 262, 2: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 160.

weá-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
weá-mód, adj.

Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate

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Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate Se ðe wǽre weámód, weorðe se geþyldmód, ulfst. 70, 7.W Ne réce ðú weámódes wífes worda you are not to care for an angry woman's words, Prov. Kmbl. 48.

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Ðæt syððan brimlíþende láde ne letton so that afterwards they did not hinder seafarers from their course, Beo. Th. 1142; B. 569. Ac ic ðé hálsige ðæt ðú mé leng ne lette tu modo quem excitaveris ne moreris, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 174, 32.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

mis-dón

(v.)

to act wronglyoffendtransgress

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[Durste nán man misdón wið óðer on his tíme, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, 7.]

be-míðan

(v.)
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In þám hláfe næs bemiþen (forholen, v. l. ) ꝥ wól, 118, 10. Benedicte ne mihte beón nán þing bemiþenes, 144, 33. Bemiðenum dissimulato, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 36. intrans. To lie hid Bemáþ delitescit, An.

eáþe

(n.)
Grammar
eáþe, es; n.
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What is easy, the easy Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

nǽnig

Grammar
nǽnig, <b>. I b.</b>
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Þá fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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nán ðing,' Hml.

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceivelead astrayto err

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to deceive, lead astray Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled ǽfre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps.

cól

Grammar
cól, cool.
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Hé bæþes brúce, swáþeáh cóles, ne hé cólne wǽtan þicge, Lch. i. 238, 9. Cólre frigenti, An. Ox. 5486. Cóle algida (aequora ), 18, 15. Cólum algosis, 8, 8. Add