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á-ceorfan

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his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47. Se engel him ðá cennendan leomu of ácearf, Gr. D. 26, 27. Ðæt hé ealle ðá geþóhtas of his móde ne áceorfe, Past. 139, 26. Ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe, Bl. H. 189, 33. Gif mon áceorfe án treów, Ll.

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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Swá hwylc swá wile lectiones rǽdan ne biþ hé nýded tó ðon ðæt hé him ofdó his oferhacelan oððe heden ac gyf hé euangelium rǽde wyrpe him of heden oððe cæppan on his gescyldro quicunque lectiones legere velit, non necesse est ei cappam suam vel cucullum

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Far (gaa ł fær, L.) and gá heonon exi et uade hinc, Lk. 13, 31. Hé bæd ꝥ hé móste faran and his fæder bebyrgean, Bl.

Linked entry: farnian

mirgen

(n.)

that which causes delightpoetry

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Him wæs lust micel ðæt hé ðiossum leódum leóþ spellode, monnum myrgen great his (Alfred) delight was lays to relate, matter of mirth for men, Bt. Met. Fox introd. 9; Met. Einl. 5

Linked entry: mirig-ness

leax

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Hé wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormǽte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1275. Him mon þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax and þá fixas þá þe late meltan. Lch. ii. 176, 23. Add

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðæt hié geícen ða gód hira ánfealdnesse mid wærscipe, and suá tilige ðære orsorgnesse mid ðære ánfealdnesse ðætte hé ðone ymbeðonc ðæs wærscipes ne forlǽte . . .

Linked entry: wer-scipe

écan

(v.)
Grammar
écan, ǽcan, ícan, iécan, ýcan, ýcean, ic éce, ðú écest, he écþ, pl. écaþ; p. écte, pl. écton, éhton; pp. éced [eáca an addition]

EKE, increase, prolong, addaugēre, appōnĕre

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Ðæt écþ his ermþa that augments his misery, 29, 1; Fox 102, 19. Écte ðæt spell mid leóþe he prolonged the speech with verse, 12; Fox 36, 6: Ps. Th. 104, 20. hira firena furður éhton appŏsuērunt adhuc peccāre ei, 77, 19.

Linked entries: ǽcan ge-ícan

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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murcniaþ ł geómriaþ murmurabunt Ps. Spl. 58, 17. Gé murcnodon murmurastis, Deut. l, 27. Ne murcniaþ, Jn. Skt. 6, 43. Ðá ongunnon hig murcnian ongén ðone hírédes ealdor. Mt. Kmbl. 20, 11.

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlíce, -rédlíce; adv. [an, rǽd opinion, advice, líce]

Unanimouslyresolutelyconstantlyunanimiterconstanter

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Unanimously, resolutely, constantly; unanimiter, constanter þohton ánrǽdlíce [MS. ánhrǽdlíce] cogitavernnt unanirniter, Ps. Spl. 82, 5. Ðe ánrǽdlíce wile his sinna geswícan who resolutely desires to abstain from his sins, L.

wiþer-médu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-médu, wiþer-médo; indecl.: -méd, e; f.

hostilitydisfavouradversityinjuryperversitydepravity

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hostility, disfavour His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo, Cd.

arodness

(n.)
Grammar
arodness, e; f.
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Hié habbað ðá arodnesse (-ud-, v. l.) and ðá bieldo ðæt hié magon anweald habban auctoritatis fortitudine erecti sunt, Past. 41, 17

ofer-brǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering overto overspread, put a covering over

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Heofonlíc leóht com ofer ealle and swá swá mycel scýte ealle oferbrǽdde, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 7. Wolcen oferbrǽdde hiǽ pubis obumbrans eos, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 7: Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 34.

Linked entries: of-brǽded fore-brǽdan

be-dyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyppan, p. -dypte, pl. -dypton; pp. -dypped ; v. trans.

To dipimmersemergereintingeretingere

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Híg bedypton his tunecan on ðam blóde tinxerunt tunicam ejus in sanguine, Gen. 37, 31. Ic bedyppe mergo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 36

Linked entries: be-dipped be-dípan

ge-wenge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wenge, es; n.

The cheekmaxilla

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Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc. Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge an arrow wounded him in one of his cheeks, Shrn. 97, 14. Gewenge maxilla, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 80; Wrt. Voc. 43, 13

æt-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-reccan, p. -re(a)hte
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Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ. . . hwá is manna tó þám ungesceád þæt hé þǽm cyninge his áre ætrecce, for þí þe his geréfa forwyrht biþ, Lch. iii. 444, 8. Cf. æt-déman

cifes

(n.)
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Hé hæfde his bróþor wíf him tó cifese, Shrn. 123, 1. Hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtǽwe, Scrd. 22, 22. Cebise, cebisae, caebis pelices, Txts. 85, 1540. Cyfesa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 1. Cifesene ( from sing. cefesen?), 67, 1.

Linked entries: cefes cyfes

libban

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libbað óðrum monnum, and cwelað him selfum, 449, 19. Wé úres flǽsces lustum ne libben, 43, Ðæt hié scylen be hira rǽdum libban, 319, 22.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Nis hit gód, ðæt hié sién on ðam láðe leng, þonne ðú þurfe, Cd. Th. 243, 3; Dan. 430. Sam þyrfon, sam ne þurfon, willaþ þeáh, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 30. Ða þurfende pauperes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 3. Þyrfendra egentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 69.

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Hit on ús and on úre wícstówe rǽsde, Nar. 15, 20 : Beo. Th. 5373; B. 2690. Hiá rǽsdon ( inruerent ) on hine, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 10. Hundas rǽsdon on ðone apostol, Blickl. Homl. 181, 21. Hié rǽsdon on gífrum grápum, Andr. Kmbl. 2670; An. 1336.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

hweorfan

(v.)
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Lǽtaþ hine eft hweorfan tó minium lárum, 3, 1; F. 4, 24. of things, to pass to or from the possession of a person Þonne þá þing hwám from hweorfende beóð, hé sceal mid þám mǽstan sáre his módes forlǽtan. . .