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yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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wile hit him mid grimnesse and mid yfele forgyldan, Blickl. Homl. 55, 25. nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele geald, 223, 33: Elen. Kmbl. 983; El. 493. ðǽr mycel yfel gedydon, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 18: 993; Erl. 133, 3.

Linked entries: efel eofel

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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ðe he him ǽr forgeaf, wíc-stede wéligne he remembered then the favour which he before had conferred upon him, the wealthy dwelling place, Beo.

Linked entry: árra

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Ðam gyldnan gylde ðe him tó gode geteóde,1. 19) teódest, Cd.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

ge-anbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbyrdan, ge-onbyrdan; p. de; pp. ed

To strive againstresistrepugnāreresistĕre

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To strive against, resist; repugnāre, resistĕre Gif he gewyrce ðæt man hine afylle þurh ðæt ðe be ongeán riht geanbyrde if he act so that he be killed because he strove against right, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 13

Linked entries: an-byrdnys ge-onbyrdan

scirung

(n.)
Grammar
scirung, e; f.
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Separation, dismission, rejection Gif swá biþ ðæt ne sý wyrðe ðære scyrunge (scirunge, MS. T. : ðæt wurðe ne beó, ðæt beó ðanon áscyred, Wells Frag. ) si non fuerit talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 109, 21

cwide

Grammar
cwide, <b>; IV.</b>
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Add Þá geceás Laurentium ... and þurhwunode in his cwide ( sententia ), Gr. D. 329, 18. an agreement ná tó him hwearf æfter heora cwyde (gecwide, v.l. condictum ) ... wæs gemyndig heora cwydes, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 329, 18

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Gié geworhton hiá cofa ðeáfana, Mk. L. R. 11, 17. Nallað gé giwærcan (g[e]wyrce, L.) hús fædres mínes hús cépinge, Jn. R. 2, 16. Ne mæhtú énne hér huít genirce ł blæc, Mt. L. R. 5, 36. Sáuel his hál gewyrca, Lk. L. 9, 24.

heofon-wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-wuldor, es; n.

Heavenly glory,

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Heavenly glory, Hy. 6, 12; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 12

Linked entry: wuldor

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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H. 53, 27. negative forbeád him ðæt hit ne scolde suá weorðan he forbade them to let it be so, Past. 213, 25. God forbeád þæt mon ná ðǽr eft ne timbrede, Ors. 6, 7. S. 262, 22.

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Gehádede men hit sceolon him ásecgan, undernimð se ðe wile, Wulfst. 305, 20. deóplíce undernam Drihtnes láre æt him, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 76. Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word dure accepit hoc, Gen. 21, 11.

Linked entry: under-fón

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Nû sceal se ðe wile sittan æt Godes gereorde ðæt gærs ofsittan, ðæt is, ðæt sceal ða flǽsclícan lustas gewyldan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif ; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ tyrannus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: of-setenness

hreppan

(v.)

to touchtreat

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Hire on beseón oððe hreppan to look upon her or touch her, 7, 151. Hwá dearr hreppan, Homl. Th. i. 458, 17. His eágan hreppan mid ðam seáwe to touch his eyes with the juice, Herb. 31; Lchdm. i. 128, 12.

á-geótan

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D. 160, 2. ¶ figuratively :-- him betwýnon gemǽnelíce him on águton þá swétan lífes word, 170, 3. <b>I a.</b> to shed tears, blood :-- Swá hwá swá ágít mannes blód, his blód bið ágoten, Gen. 9, 6. Ic ágeát míne teáras, Hml.

bismerian

(v.)
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tintrade and bismrade, oþ hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 25. þá biscepas for þǽre sægene swíþe bismrade irridens eos, 3, 10; S. 140, 2.

ge-wealdan

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</b> where the subject is a passion :-- Gif yrre ne lǽteð ǽfre gewealdan if he never lets anger have the mastery, Fä. 83. of official authority Ðás gewældes ðǽm hi dominantur eis, Mk. L. R. 10, 42. ríces geweóld, Hml. S. 26, 46

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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hié lǽdæþ tó líhte ðǽr líf ágon á tó aldre, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 2; Sat. 361. Geearnian leóht ðæs écan lífes, Blickl. Homl. 17, 21. Ðæt þridde ne geseah ðære sunnan leóht nǽfre, Glostr. Frag. 8, 27. Godes leóht geceás he died, Beo.

Linked entry: líht

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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H.) línenne cláð, Lchdm. i. 240, 21. Lege on þone þiccestan cláð oþðe on fel, ii. 200, 11. of more exact measurement, thick woldon witon heáh hit wǽre tó ðæm hefone, and ðicke (þicce, Cott.

líc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
líc-mann, es; m.
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His líc læg ealle ða niht inne beset, ac árás of deáþe. Ðalícmenn ðá ealle flugon áweg, 348, 20: 548, 15. Ðá bær sum wuduwe hire suna líc tó bebyrgenne ... Seó dreorige módor mid ðám lícmannum ástrehte æt ðæs hálgan apostoles fótum ...

prýte

(n.)
Grammar
prýte, an; f.
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Se ðe for his prýdan Gode nele hýran ... sceal misfaran, 178, 19. Sume men for heora prýtan forhogiaþ ðæt hýran godcundan ealdran, L. Eth. vii. 21 ; Th. i. 332. 33

Linked entry: prýde

á-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwirfan, p. de
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To turn away, turn over Hié óðre of hira gedwolan áhwierfað ( convertant ), Past. 403, 23. Áhwerfdon evertere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 28. Ne áhwyrf þú þíne onsýne from mé, Bl. H. 83, 11.

Linked entries: á-hwerfan á-hwyrfan