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blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena swá þǽr[a?] hyre leófre beó, Cht. Th. 538, 5. Beátan mid blacum flintum, Hml. S. 11, 99. Dele last paragraph, and add

Linked entries: blac blec

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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S. 10, 110. trans. to knock, strike, hit Þá stánas wendon swá ꝥ ðá cwelleras hí sylfe cnucodon, Hml. S. 11, 101. Hét hé mid stánum ðæs hálgan múð cnucian, Hml. Th. i. 428, 32: 432, 3: ii. 422, 25.

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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Wearð án mǽden forbróden þurh drýmanna dydrunge . . . þæt mǽden wæs swá forbróden swylce heó áu myre wæs, Hml. S. 21, 473. to corrupt Forbródenum muculentis, Germ. 396, 282

ge-dyrstig

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Swá wé magon betst ðá gedyrstigan (protervos) gelǽran, Past 209, 15

ge-earnung

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Add: merit, desert Swungen oþ ꝥ hé swylte, swá his geearnung wæs. Bl. H. 193, 4. Geearnuncg, Ps. Th. 57, 6. Be jeearnunga ánra gehwelcre according to the merit of each one, Met. 20, 128. His geearnunga þǽr wǽron oft beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, 11.

spanan

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For hwon hé geþrýsstlǽhte ꝥ hé héte þone Godes wer swá swæncan and tó him spanan (gelangian, v. l.) cur ad exhibendum Dei hominem mittere praesumisset, Gr. D. 39, 11.

torr

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Næs þæt hús ǽfter manna gewunan getimbrod, ac mid mislicum torrum gehwemmed (cf. ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, Bl. H. 207, 20) tó gelícnysse sumes scræfes, Hml. Th. i. 508, 17. <b>II a.

hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
hliþ, es; n.

A slope, declivity. hill-side, hill

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Swá tó ðám westhliþe, 123, 5. Hie be hliþe heáre dúne eorþscræf fundon they found a cavern on the slope of a lofty hill, Cd. 122; Th. 156, 25; Gen. 2594. Weallsteápan hleoþu hills steep as walls, 86; Th. 108, 8; Gen. 1803.

Linked entry: hleoðo

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately,distinguish by name into parts

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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ðæt ða fíf þing þeáh hí tónemde sién mid wordum ðæt hit is eall án þing ðonne hí gegaderode beóþ atqui necessarium est confiteri nomina quidem esse diversa, nullo vero modo discrepare substantiam, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 11

Linked entry: nemnan

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ne meaht ðú nó mid sóþe getǽlan ðíne wyrd and ðíne gesǽlþa, swá swá ðú wénst quod tu falsae opinionis supplicium luis, id rebus jure imputare non possis, Bt. 10 ; Fox 28, 1. Wyrd wánian, Exon. Th. 274, 24; Jul. 538.

Linked entry: weord

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Swá swá sealt hylt ǽlcne mete wið forrotodnysse as salt preserves every meat from corruption, 536, 19. Healdeþ meotudes ǽ keeps the law of the Lord, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 19; Ph. 457.

dolg-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-swæþ, n.: -swaþu; f.
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Eáðe mihte Críst árísan of deáðe bútan dolhswaðum, ac hé heóld þá dolh*-*swaðu, Hml. Th. i. 234, 26. Hí grápodon ðá dolhswaðu, 302, 2. fem. Nán dolswaþu næs gesýne, Hml. Th. ii. 492, 9. Hé hæfde áne dolhswaðe on his hneccan, Hml. S. 30, 268.

líþe

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Líþe blandus, lenis, líþe, swǽs blanda, jocunda, líþum vel swétwyrdum blandis sermonibus, lenis verbis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 1-4. Sprecende mid líðum wordum (líðre spríéce, v. l.) blando sermone alloquens, Gr. D. 80, 15.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Gehwá dyde swá, and elles ne dorston, 23, 30. Saul elles ne meahte his wambe geclǽnsigan, búton hé tó feltúne eóde, Past. 197, 23. Ne gedafenað ꝥ hé elles dó, búton swá hé on axan licge, Bl. H. 227, 14.

ge-weald

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Th. ii. 362, 19. (7 a) with clause :-- Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæþer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen it depends upon the accuser whether the ordeal be by water or iron, Ll.

DERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.

To injure, hurt, harm, damage nocēre, lædĕre, obesse

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Swá hwæt swá mannum derige, ðæt is eall for úrum synnum whatsoever is injurious to men, is all for our sins, Homl. Th. i. 16, 25

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Naelig-acute;nig ó ðerne freóþ swá him God bebeád no one loves another as God commanded him, Frag. Kmbl. 70; Leás. 37. Ðú ðín ágen móst mennen ateón swá ðín mód freóþ thou mayest treat thine own servant as thy mind liketh.

leán

(v.)
Grammar
leán, p. lóg [a weak form also occurs (cf. Icel.) Se ðe wolde leógan oftost on his wordon, ealle hine leádan, ða ðe God lufedan,
  • Wulfst. 168, 17
  • .]

To blamereproachdisapprovescorn

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Ða ðe ðæt unliéfde leáþ and swá ðeáh dóþ qui accusant prava, nec tamen devitant, Past. 55, 1; Swt, 427, 12.

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Tó scearanne (beard) ad tondendum, Rtl. 97, 16. to cut the hair of the head Heó scear hyre feax swá swá weras, and gegyrede hý mid weres hrægle, Shrn. 133, 13. to shear sheep Hí sculan waxan sceáp and sciran on hiora ágenre hwíle they shall wash and

cýþan

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K. 22. to shew feeling, capacity, exercise, practise Cýð him mildheortnisse swá swá ic cýðde þé juxta misericordiam quam feci tibi facies mihi, Gen. 21, 23. God cýþæ his sáule mildheortnisse, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 21.