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þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Þwyr geþanc praua mens, Scint. 68, 3. Mann þwyr homo peruersus, 134, 11. Þwyr mód proteruus animus, 19. Hé wæs þwyr on dǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2. Seó híwrǽden is swíðe ðwyr domus exasperans est, ii. 530, 29. Decius se þweora heóld ríce, Homl.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Ðænne geþanc orsorh byð ágyfen on slǽwþe mód byð tóslopen cum mens secura redditur, in torporem animus laxatur, Scint. 92, 17. to get paralysed, get powerless, physically Ðǽr ða sina tóslúpaþ. Lchdm. ii. 280, 3. Ðá wearð se líchama eal tóslopen.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ða hǽþenan men hine mid teónan ( violence ) áweg ádrifon . . . Hé hit for manna teónan gebrecan ne móste, Blickl. Homl. 221, 20-27. Ne dó ic ðé nǽnne teónan (teáne, Rush.) non facio tibi injuriam, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 13.

Linked entry: teóne

libban

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Hú ne witon wé Å ealle men líchomlíce sweltaþ, and þeáh seó sáwl bið libbende, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 13. ¶ of man before the fall :-- Tóó VII. to continue in the memory of men :-- Þæt lifigende vivacem (Ceciliae vivacem condere laudem.

ongeagn

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Werhádes men ongunnon symle þone dreám, and wífhádes men him sungon ongeán, Hml. Th. ii. 548, 12. denoting reciprocal action, in turn, on the other hand Se abbud Libertinum be his fótum genam . . .

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Þá steorran synd fæste on þǽre heofene; þæt (what) menn geseóð feallan of þǽre heofone, swylce hyt sýn steorran, hyt beóð spearcan, Angl. viii. 320, 31: Cri. 940.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

DUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.

DUMB, speechless, mute mūtus, e-linguis

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Be dumbera manna dǽdum of dumb men's deeds, L. Alf. pol: 14; Th. i. 70, 13. Hí forgeáfon dumbum spræce they gave speech to the dumb, Homl. Th. i. 544, 33: 424, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577: Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 24; Jul. 150

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Nú þencþ menig man and smeáþ hwanon deófol cóme?

Linked entry: deóful

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Synne stǽlan to charge with crime, Menol. Fox 569; Gn. C. 54. with reference to divine law,sin Heora synn (peccatum ) ys swíðe gehefegod, Gen. 18, 20. Hé onfunde Godes ierre . . . ðeáh hé wénde ðæt hit nán syn nǽre, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6.

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Ne finde ic nánne intingan on ðysum men nihil invenio causæ in hoc homine, Lk. Skt. 23, 4, 14.

Linked entry: tinga

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swilce hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre; and ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brudon, and tó wundre tawedon treated him wondrous ill, i. 23, 654.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Kmbl. 1093; El. 548. as antecedent Ðá ferede hine Godes hand þider, þǽr hine men siððan áredon, Shrn. 57, 5. Uton ácerran þider, þǽr hé sylfa sit, Cd. Th. 278, 6; Sat. 217. Gingran þider ealle urnon, þǽr se éca wæs, 298, 11; Sat. 531.

Linked entry: þyder

ge-féran

(v.)
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Ealde staðolas ( the bottom of the Red Sea) ic ǽr ne gefrægn men geféran, Exod. 286. to traverse a (great or small) distance Sume lǽsse gelíðað, oððe micle máre geférað, Met. 28, 23. Þ nǽre mára weg þonne meahte on týn dagum geféran, Nar. 25, 3.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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þá þe hié friþian sceoldon octavo legio . . . omnes, quibus subsidio praeerat, interfecit, Ors. 4, 1; S. 160, 10. the object a thing, to lay waste, destroy, the subject personal Hí hendon and hergedon Godes cyrican and yfeledon and slóg in crístene men

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

of

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Th. i. 94, 20. the object non-material Sume men of hiora scome (pudore amisso) þá wǽtan þigdon, Nar. 9, 21. Of þǽm feóndscipe þe ús ǽr betweónum wæs, ꝥ hé seoþþan wæs mé freónd, 19, 19. Sé bið áðwægen of unclǽnnesse, Past. 421, 21.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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For ðý ðæt óðre men ðá ilcan bisne underfón, 451, 5. Hié noldon underfón ðíne láre, 267, 3. IV. add: to accept advice, terms, &amp;c. :-- Se cyning þisne rǽd underféng, Hml. A. 94, 67.

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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Petri. ] Wé bebeódaþ ǽlcum cristenum men ... Rómfeoh ... Gif hit hwá dón nelle, sý he ámánsumod, L. Edm. E. 2; Th. i. 244, 17.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Se cing cóm and men gadorodon ongeán, Chr. 1052; P. 176, 35. to bring together things, collect to one place, accumulate, amass Hí (worldly goods) him þincaþ deóre, for þám þú hí gaderast and heltst on þínum horde . . . þú gæderast máre þonne þú þurfe

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa búton morgenmetum and nónmetum in twelve months thou shalt give thy slave-man seven hundred and twenty loaves, besides meals at morn and noon, Salm. Kmbl. 192, 18.

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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Wé sceoldon eallon mægne spirian æfter Gode, 42; Fox 256, 1. to search after, seek to attain Ealle men spyriaþ æfter ðam héhstan góde. Ac ne mágon ða yfelan cuman tó ðam hrófe eallra góda, forðam hí ne spyriaþ on riht æfter, 39, 9; Fox 224, 24-27.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian