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un-tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídre, adj.

Not weak ⬩ firm ⬩ strong

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Not weak, firm, strong Him wæs hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2506; An. 1254

Linked entry: tídre

ofer-flówendlíce

(adv.)
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Add: superabundantly, excessively, immoderately Ic oferflówendlíce sorgiende weóp, Hml. S. 23 b, 548

hamelian

(v.)
Grammar
hamelian, p. ode; pp. od

To mutilate ⬩ to mutilate ⬩ some had their hands or feet cut off ⬩ mutilare ⬩ mutilatus

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To mutilate Sume man hamelode some were mutilated, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 38

Linked entry: hamel

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind

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Fífelcynnes eard wer weardode, Beo. Th. 211; B. 105. Reced weardode unrím eorla, 2479; B. 1237. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. Wé sele weardodon, Beo.

Linked entries: weardere ge-weardian

gild

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Ne forlǽte hé þá ǽscan . . . oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, 234, 27.

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteem ⬩ ămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Se hálga wer, in ða ǽrestan ældu, gelufade frécnessa fela the holy man, in his first age, loved much mischief, 34 a; Th. 108, 30 Gú. 80 : 39 b; Th. 130, 25; Gú. 443 : 43 a; Th. 144, 23; Gú. 682. Ic eom gelufod ămor, Ælfc.

Linked entry: lufian

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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Seó leó, ðeáh hió wel tam sé, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 9. Tiles and tomes meares, Exon. Th. 342, 13; Gn. Ex. 142.

Linked entries: teoma tom

uncer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
uncer, pron. poss.

Of us two ⬩ our

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Of uncrum wege, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 18. Of uncrum feó, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8. Uncerne hwelp, Exon. Th. 380, 31; Rä. 1, 16. Crist wát uncre clǽnnysse, Shrn. 40, 20: 42, 3: Cd. Th. 139, 4; Gen. 2304. Uncre eágan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 33: Homl.

Linked entry: úser

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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Þet his licome, ðe feble wes, ne sceolde noht wursien, O. E. Homl. i. 47, 26. Þe wunde þet euer wurseð, A. R. 326, 23. Þenne wursede (wersede, 2nd MS.) ich on crafte, Laym. 18931. Werihede þet makeþ þane man worsi, Ayenb. 33, 18

fadian

(v.)
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Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif hé his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

ge-rýnelic

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H. 165, 35. mystic, allegorical, figurative p swíðe wel in þám hálgan stære mid gerýnelicre gesægene (figurata narratione) is awriten, Gr. D. 245, 15. Gerýnelice smeáunge íypicum (i. mysticum) scrutinium, An.

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge ⬩ fabricare, cudere

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Gl. 418, 3. [ Brien enne smið funde þe wel cuðe smiðie . . . þe smið gon to smiðeȝe ane pic Laym. 30742-9. Ofte a ful hawur smið smeoðið a ful woc knif A. R. 52, 8. A smith that in his forge smithed plowharneis Chauc. C. T. 3760.

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.

destitute of, ⬩ needing ⬩ a needy, ⬩ poor person

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:-- Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóstas, þonne hí ða ælmessan ðǽlan, ða þearfan georne biddan, ðæt hig for ðæt folc þingian, L.

Linked entries: EARM þorfa

fagen

(adj.)
Grammar
fagen, adj.

Glad ⬩ lætus

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Glad; lætus Wǽron ða burhwarefagene the citizens were glad, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 32

súþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

un-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swíþ, adj.

Not strong ⬩ weak

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Not strong, weak Gif drenc sié tó unswíþ, Lchdm. ii. 270, 15: iii. 18, 22

un-trymigan

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymigan, un-trymigian

to become weak ⬩ sick ⬩ infirm

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to become weak, sick, infirm Ða ðe untrymigdon qui infirmabantur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 2

un-wǽded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wǽded, adj.

Not clothed

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Not clothed Monno unwéded mið wéde hominem non vestitum veste, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 11

Linked entry: -wǽded

stíga

(n.)
Grammar
stíga, (?). l. stiga (cf.
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Andlang weges tó reádan ánstigan, C. D. v. 166, 7