hyrwan
blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass
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Sceal wís cyning cristendóm miclian and mǽrsian and á hé sceal hǽðendóm hindrian and hyrwan a wise king must extend and magnify christianity, and ever must he hinder and harass heathendom, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7
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lyge
A lie ⬩ lig ⬩ falsehood
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A lie, lig [provincial], falsehood Ic eów tó sóþe secgan wille and ðæs in lífe lyge ne wyrþeþ in truth I will tell you, and never shall it prove false, Elen. Kmbl. 1147; El. 575.
neód-líce
Diligently ⬩ sedulously ⬩ zealously ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly
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Diligently, sedulously, zealously, eagerly, earnestly Smire ða sídan mid dý neódlíce smear the sides with it diligently, Lchdm. ii. 262, 11. Dá éfste se abbud wið ðæs muneces, and neódlíce ( eagerly, anxiously ) cwæþ : 'Hwǽr is se ðe ðú feredest?'
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westan
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Ðonne blǽwð súþan and westan wind, Met. 6, 8. Swinsiaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886.
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dugan
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Lǽcedómas wiþ þon gif hunta gebíte mannan ... sex dugende cræftas, Lch. ii. 14, 20. Þám ealdan gedafeniað dugende þeáwas, O. E.
seóþan
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Seóþ on wíne, 134, 4. Seóþaþ ( coquite ) eówerne mete beforan ðæs temples dura, Lev. 8, 31. Seóþe on strangum wíne, Lchdm. i. 142, 2. Seóþan ða þingc ðe tó seóþenne synd coquere quae coquenda sunt, Coll. Monast.
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ymb-windan
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to wind (intrans.) round, encompass Rápas synfulra ymbwundon mé funes peccatorum complexi sunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 61. to wind (trans.) about, wind round Ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29
CWÉN
a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta
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Gif man mid esnes cwýnan geligeþ, be cwicum ceorle, ii gebéte if a man lie with an 'esne's' wife, her husband, still living, let him make twofold amends, L.
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Gif hine on iii nihte ealdne mónan gestandeþ se líþ fæste and swylt if sickness attack him when the moon is three days old he will be confined to his bed and will die, Lchdm. iii. 182, 8.
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wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Wé mótan swýðe wærlíce ús healdan, gyf wé ús sculan wið deófol gescyldan, Wulfst. 38, 3. Wé sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte symle wærlíce wearde healdan, Exon. Th. 48, 5; Cri. 767.
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Magan wið (cf, Icel. mega við) to prevail with or against, to be efficacious against (of a medicine) to be good for (a disease) : -- Gif ic swá wel wið ðé mæg if I am so influential with thee, Homl. Skt. 3,176.
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býrgean
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to taste; gustare He byreþ blódig wæl, býrgean þenceþ, eteþ unmurnlíce he will bear off my bloody corpse, will resolve to taste it, will eat it without repugnance, Beo. Th. 901; B. 448
efor
A wild boar ⬩ ăper
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A wild boar; ăper Hiene ofslóg án efor a wild boar slew him, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 34. Surne sceoldan bión eforas some should be wild boars, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 34
mann-swica
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes
wrixlan
to change ⬩ vary ⬩ alter ⬩ to change ⬩ alternate ⬩ to exchange ⬩ deal ⬩ conversation ⬩ intercourse ⬩ to lend ⬩ of what is lent ⬩ of words ⬩ to speak
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Hý bénan synt, ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan they beg that they may have interchange of words with thee, Beo. Th. 737 ; B. 366: Exon. Th. 373, 29; Seel. 117. Wrixlian, Soul Kmbl. 226. Gleáwe men sceolon gieddum wrixlan, Exon. Th. 333, 14; Gn.
hreów
Sorrow ⬩ regret ⬩ penitence ⬩ penance ⬩ repentance
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Hreówum gedreahte afflicted with regrets, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 34; Cri. 994
on-hildan
to lean, incline, recline, bend down ⬩ with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to incline ⬩ to bow, bend ⬩ to turn from the right course ⬩ to cause to sink ⬩ To decline, deviate, incline, sink
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Onhelded wið ðæs gecyndes, Met. 13, ll. with the idea of subjection, to bow, bend Mid hwelcum monnum mágon gé onheldon eówra feónda swyrbán, Shrn. 86, 22. to turn from the right course Hié onhældon in ðé yfel declinaverunt in te mala Ps.
land-ceáp
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Ego Berchtwulf cyning sile Forðréde mínum þegne nigen hígida lond ... hé salde tó londceápe xxx mancessan and nigenhund sciłł. wið ðæm londe I, King Berchtwulf, sell my thane Forthred nine hides of land ... he gave xxx mancusses as fine at the purchase
ge-wyrdan
To hurt ⬩ injure ⬩ lædere ⬩ nocere
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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere Gif hwá on ceáse wíf gewerde [gewyrde, MS. G.] if any one in strife hurt a woman, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17. Gif hwá gewerde [gewyrde, MS.
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wyrms
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Wið eárena sáre ... gif ðǽr wyrms inne bið, hyt ðæt út áwyrpð, Lchdm. i. 354, 16. Wyrms (worms, v.l. ), 358, 16 Sáh út wyrms (of ðam geswelle), Homl. Skt. i. 20, 64. Hé áscræp ðone wyrms of his líce, Homl.