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twi-béte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-béte, adj.
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H.) swá wé ǽr be lǽwdum men fundon (in the case of a nun the bót for the offences referred to was twice that in the case of a lay woman; the case of the latter is the subject of sect. 11; Th. i. 68, 13-70, 2), L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 10.

Linked entry: -béte

un-forwandodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forwandodlíce, adv.

without swervingdirectlyunexpectedlysuddenlywith a disregard of fearunhesitatinglyfreelyfearlesslyrashlyrecklesslyinconsideratelyheedlessly

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Ǽghwylc cristen man dó swá him þearf is ... unforwandodlíce his synna gecýþe, L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 6: Wulfst. 180, 6: Homl.

Linked entry: -wandodlíce

un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, and un-ríme; adj.

Innumerableincalculablenot to be numberedan immense, incalculable good

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Hyra fromcynn swá unríme weorðan sceolde, Exon. Th. 188, 4; Az. 40: 187, 26; Az. 36. Ðǽr is máðma hord, gold unríme, Beo. Th. 6016; B. 3012. Mid ða unríman mænigeo innumerabilis multitudo, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 4.

wirgness

(n.)
Grammar
wirgness, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Swá nú áwa sceal wesan ðæt gé wærnysse (wærh-?), brynewylm hæbben, nales bletsunga, Exon. Th. 142, 13; Gú. 643. Hé sceal lǽtan his wyrignesse and lufian his gebedu, Wulfst. 239, 19.

Linked entries: wirigness wyrgness

ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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swá swýðe gebunden geare ongeat and georwénde ꝥ him nǽfre ofer ꝥ ne mihte beón geleoðad con-strictus nimis relaxari sejam posse desperabat, 326, 12

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

geoguþ-hád

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Þá hwíle þe hit on cnihtháde biþ, and swá forþ eallne giogoþhád, Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 24

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Gesceamian . . . swá þám men dyde, Wlfst. 238, 14. (2 a) with gen. of cause :-- Þ him gescamige heora unrihtes, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 22

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre

hreóf-lig

Grammar
hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Swá sceal sé ðe mid heáfodleahtrum wiðinnan hreóflig bið cuman tó Godes sácerde, Hml. Th. i. 124, 5, 12. Hé hreóflig wunode oð ðæt hé weard deád ( fuit rex leprosus usque ad diem mortis suae, 2 Chr. 26, 21), Hml. A. 59, 187.

hón

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Sleá man hine, oþþe hó, swá man þá yldran ǽr dyde, 242, 6. to let droop or bend downward Þæt heáfod hó ofdúne, Lch. ii. 18, 14. to put clothing on Gif þú . . . cláþa þe má on hæfst (héhst, v. l. ) þonne þú þurfe, Bt. 14, l ; F. 42, 15

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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Add Hé worhte fela wundra . . . se Hǽlend hine mérsode (mǽrsode, v. l. ) swá, Hml. S. 27, 205. Mǽrsi[an] extollamus, An. Ox. 56, 332. <b>B.</b> intrans.

baþian

(v.)

to immerse in a liquid by way of torment,

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Ongan hé hine baðian swá swátigne, Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 30. Heó wolde hí sylfe baðian, Hml. S. 20, 48. to immerse in a liquid by way of torment, Similar entries v. bæþ On weallendum ele hé hét hine baðian, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 17

Linked entry: bæþ

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet; pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis Swá fæger swá swá Alcibiades wæs as fair as Alcibiades was, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 18, 24, 25. Seó wæs fæger which was fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 22, 23.

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Ðæt hiae simle ymb xii mónaþ gegeorwien tén hund hláfa and swǽ feola sufla, and ðæt mon gedéle tó ælmessan for míne sáwle, Chart. Th. 461, 11

Linked entries: winter-sufel ge-sufel

geótan

(v.)
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Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii. 50, 12. Geót on múð ꝥ ilce dúst, 140, 2.

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Swá gearwe swá seó leó sīcut leo părātus, Ps. Th. 16, 11. Óþ-ðæt he Adam gearone funde until he found Adam ready, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 25; Gen. 455 : Bt. Met. Fox 7, 67; Met. 7. 34. Gearwe, acc. s. f. Beo.

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Ne úre nǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá hé scolde, ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce, Swt. A. S.

Linked entry: lǽwed

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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On swá lytlum fæce in such a little space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wið alne ðone here lytle werede, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Lytle læs paulo minus, Ps. Th. 118, 87. Lytle ǽr, Elen. 1325; El. 664.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Gif ðú dé tó swá mildum (heathen gods) mundbyrd sécest, 68 a; Th. 252, 29; Jul. 170. Ða mundbyrde (patro-einium) ðæs férendan fæder tó Drihtne, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 41. Geornlíce mundbyrde gelýfaþ tó ðære stówe ( a church ), Blickl. Homl. 207, 3.

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.
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Ealle ða gewítaþ swá swá wæteres streám, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20. Forðon seó stów on ófre ðæs streámes ( super ripam fluminis ) wæs geseted, wæs his gewuna ðæt hé on ðone stream eode and hine on ðam streáme sencte, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 18-22.