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á-stípan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stípan, p. te; pp. -stíped, -stípt

To bereave

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Se earma man ástýped (-stǽped, v. l.) and bereáfod his suna miser orbatus, Gr. D. 75, 27. Se ástýpta (-stépta,v. l.) ceorl orbatus rusticus, 165, 19. þám ástýptan (-stéptan, v. l. ) wífe, 18, 15. Þ ástépede wíf, 14.

Linked entries: stípan á-stépan

awel

(n.)
Grammar
awel, Add:, es; m.
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Man sceal habban ... awel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. Awelas fuscinicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 60. Awlas angulae, An. Ox. 46, 43. Awlum uncis, Germ. 393, 110

nearu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu, we; nearu (o); indecl. f.

confinementduranceprisona straitdifficulty

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Hió bebeád ðæt hine man of nearwe and of nýdcleofan, fram ðam engan hofe forléte, Elen. Kmbl. 1418; El. 711. Næglas of nearwe scínende the nails shining from the hole where they had been hidden, 2227; El. 1115.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Man sceal ðam unstrangan men líðelícor déman and scrífan ðonne ðam strangan . . . Man sceal on godcundan scriftan ge on woruldcundan dóman ðás þingc tósceádan, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 5.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

eald

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Ealdra manna byrgenu, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 26. On ealdum dagum, II.

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantagehurtharmdetriment

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Nú hæfð se yfela gást seofontealde ungifa, ðæt sýn unþearfa manegra manna, Wulfst. 52, 9

ge-árwurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árwurþian, p. ode; pp. od

To honourhonorĭfĭcāre

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To honour; honorĭfĭcāre Ðæt hí sín geárwurþode fram mannum ut honorĭfĭcentur ab hŏmĭnĭbus, Mt. Bos. 6, 2 : Ps. Lamb. 36, 20

gift-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gift-hús, es; n.

A wedding-housenuptiarum domus

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A wedding-house; nuptiarum domus Ðá wǽrun ða gyfthús mid sittyndum mannum gefyllede impletæ sunt nubtiæ discumbentium, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 10

un-scearpsíne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scearpsíne, adj.

Not sharpsighted

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Not sharpsighted Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno ... Þus mon sceal unscearpsýnum sealfe wyrcean tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 27-32, 1

Linked entry: scearp-síne

cwiferlíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: Actively, zealously Ðonne hé wel þénaþ and úres Drihtnes heorde cwiferlíce gealgað and tó rihte manað, R. Ben. 122, 2

brice

(n.)

use, service

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use, service God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice God created them for the use of all men. Deut. 4, 19

láreów-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
láreów-líc, adj.
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After the manner of a teacher Léreówlíc exhortatorium, Hpt. Gl. 512, 45. Láreówlícum cræftum gymnicis (gl. magisterialis) artibus, 405, 8

un-freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-freóndlíce, adv.

In an unfriendly manner

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In an unfriendly manner Wé ðé freóndlíce wíc getǽhton, ðú ús leánest nú unfreóndlíce, Cd. Th. 162, 30; Gen. 2689

fæstrǽdlíce

(adv.)

firmly

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with constancy, firmly Mycel þearf is crístenum mannum þæt hý rihtne geleáfan cunnan and ðæne fæstrǽdlíce healdan, Wlfst. 123, 1

æl-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
æl-wihta, pl.

strange creaturesmonstersalieni generis entiamonstraall created thingsomnia creata

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strange creatures, monsters; alieni generis entia, monstra Ðæt ðǽr gumena sum ælwihta eard ufan cunnode that a man from above explored there the dwelling of strange creatures, Beo.

fóre-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sprecen, -specen, fór-sprecen; part.

FORE-SPOKENaforesaidfore-mentionedpræfātusprædictus

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Se fóresprecena Godes man præfātus clērĭcus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 5. He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforenamquiaĭtăque

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Nán mon forðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste no man rides because he lists to ride, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 6, 12

freóls-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-tíd, e; f.

A feast-tidefestīvum tempus

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Marian freólstída ealle weorþie man georne let all St. Mary's feast-tides be strictly honoured, L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 13. Freólstídan and fæstentídan at festival-tides and fast-tides, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17

med-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
med-spédig, adj.

Unprosperouspoorly provided

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Unprosperous, poorly provided Ne biþ ǽnig ðæs earfoþsǽlig mon on moldan, ne ðæs medspédig ðæt hine se árgifa ealles biscyrge módes cræfta no man upon earth is there of such hard fortune or so meanly endowed, that the gracious giver quite cuts him off