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þyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
þyrstan, p. te

To thirst

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Mínne þegn þyrste and mínne here, Nar. 8, 11. Hine ðyrstte, Past. 36; Swt. 261, 16. Ðæt mé ne þyrste (ꝥ ic ne ðyrste(-o, Lind.), Rush.) ut non sitiam, Jn. Skt. 4, 15.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Ꝥte ne sié forcwedeno (-cuodeno, L.) werc his ut non arguantur opera ejus, Jn. R. 3, 20. to refuse, decline to do Hé forcwið ðæt hé ne féde Godes heorde gregem Dei renuit pascere, Past. 43, 6.

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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He ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne he refused not worldly converse, Beo. Th. 2288; B. 1142. Forwyrnde beón afréfrod sáwle mín renuit consōlāri anĭma mea, Ps. Spl. 76, 3.

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Sluggishness, cowardice, timorousness, pusillanimity Wé witon georne ðæt hie for iergþe náðer ne durran ne swá feor friþ gesécan ne furþon hie selfe æt hám hie werian we know well that they from cowardice dare neither seek peace at such a distance, nor

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scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.
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Beó ic scyldig, gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwæscan mid mínum drýcræfte, 14, 57. Hý wǽron tó sáre beswicene þurh ðæs sweartan deófles scíncræft, Wulfst. 198, 18. a magic art or trick Scíncræfte praestigia , Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 59.

wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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Ic ne férde on mǽrðum ne wundorlíce mid getote be mé ne bodude neque ambulavi in magnis, neque in mirabilibus super me, R. Ben. 22, 17. Hé hine gescerpte wlitegum wǽdum wundorlíce, Met. 15, 3.

fultum

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Gif þás fultumas ( remedies ) ne sýn helpe, Lch. ii. 262, 15. in a personal sense. of a single person Wæs God heora fǽle fultum ( adjutor ), Ps. Th. 77, 34.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Ne bóc, ne weaxbreda, ne græf, R. Ben. 56, 20. Ðonne ðú græf habban wille, ðonne sete ðú ðíne þrí fingras tósomne, swilce ðú græf hæbbe, and styra ðíne fingras swilce ðú wríte.

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Hwæt is ðé ðæt ðú ðǽrmid ne ne hwearfige why shouldest thou not change with them? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 22, Nis ǽnegu gesceaft ðe ne hwearfige swá swá hweól déþ, Met. Fox 13, 147; Met. 13, 74. Hwearfode, 20, 411; Met. 20, 206.

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dreógan

(v.)
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On gedwimerum þe men on dreógað fela þæs þe hí ne sceoldan, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 7. Ne dreáh ic náne óþre dǽda, bútan Dryhtne þás lác offrode, Hml. S. 9, 64. For þen héðenscipe þe hí drugon, Chr. 634; P. 27, 7.

ge-síne

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., and add: of material objects, visible, to be seen Þ mon þǽre cyrcean flór emlíce gewyrce, ꝥ þǽr nán byrgen gesýne ne sý, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 13. Geséne wére hine cuæð uidendum se dicit, Jn. p. 7, 14. Ceastra beóð feorran gesýne, Gn. C.

lim

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mæg se múð clypian . . . ne eáge geseón . . . ne nán limn (lim ?

módor

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ne sceolon þá mǽdenu heora móddru forseón of ðám ðe hí cómon, þeáh ðe hí beón on mægðháde lybbende and heora móddru beón wíf, Hml. A. 37, 324: 32, 208.

freód

(n.)
Grammar
freód, e; f.

Affectiongood-willfriendshippeaceămordilectioamīcĭtiapaxgrātia

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Affection, good-will, friendship, peace; ămor, dilectio, amīcĭtia, pax, grātia Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no more time to desire peace, Beo. Th. 5105, note; B. 2556.

lah-mann

(n.)
Grammar
lah-mann, es; m.
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Let them forfeit all they own if they declare wrong; or clear themselves [on the ground] that they knew no better, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, 9. In L. Ed.

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turninclineseduceinclīnāresedūcĕre

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Ðæt we ne sceolon geþafian ðæt deófol us gewéme fram Cristes bróðorrǽdene we should not allow the devil to seduce us from the brotherhood of Christ, i. 260, 11

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gifeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
gifeðe, gyfeðe; adj.

Givengranted [by fate]datusconcessus

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Him ðæt gifeðe ne wæs it was not granted him, 3658; B. 2652. Hwæt him gúðweorca gifeðe wurde what work of war should be assigned him, Andr. Kmbl. 2134; An. 1068: Beo. Th. 4976; B. 2491: 604; B. 299. v. Grmm. D. M. 843

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see throughsee intopenetrate with the sight

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Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ... gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mihte ðone cniht ðurhseón, ðonne ne þúhte hé him innon swá fæger,

un-cýððu

(n.)
Grammar
un-cýððu, un-cýððo; indecl.: -cýðð, e; f.

ignorancea country not one's owna strange land

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ignorance Ne spræc hé ( Moses) hit forðýðe his mód áuht genierwed wǽre mid ðære uncýððe ðæs síðfætes neque enim Moysi mentem ignorantia itineris angustabat, Past. 41; S. 304, 17, Mín sceal of líce sáwul on síðfæt, nát ic sylfa hwider, eardes uncýðþu

eáþelíce

(adv.)
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Ne sý him eáþelíce þæs infæres getíðod non ei facilis tribuatur ingressus, R. Ben. 97, 4. Hwænne þú eáðelícost miht tó þam folce becuman Hml. A. 110, 257. cf. eáþe; 3 Ꝥ hié þe eáþelícor and þe wysumlícor þá myclan byrðenne áberan mihton, Bl.

Linked entry: geáþ