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for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Þá forbodenan gyfta uetitos hymeneos, 1780. with acc. Hé bodode geleúfan, and unriht forbeád, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 20. Ǽlc unriht geold he forbead, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 32.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hí wurdon mid swæflenum fýre forswælede they were burnt up with sulphurous fire, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 32: Homl. Th. ii. 496, 27. We sind mid lígum forswælede we are scorched up with flames, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 20

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantageprofitgainbenefitcommŏdumemŏlŭmentumquæstusfructusbenĕfĭciumsălus

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Neorxna wang stód, gifena gefylled, fremum forþweardum paradise stood, filled with gifts, with continual benefits, Cd. 12; Th. 13, 29; Gen. 210: Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 10; Rä. 51, 8

Linked entry: freme

wara

(n.)
Grammar
wara, an; m.
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The forms are united with common nouns, v. burh-, ceaster-, eorþ-, hell-, heofon-waran, -ware; or with proper names, native or foreign, e. g. Lunden-, Róm-waran, -ware, Bæx-warena land (cf. Bex-leá, 13), Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: -waru

flǽsc-lic

humanmortalanimalnaturalcarnalworldlycarnalsensualsexual

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Þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, 113, 21. animal in contrast with human: Mýs and flæá sint flésclicu nýtenu, Solil.

wearte

(n.)
Grammar
wearte, an; weart(?), e; f.

A wart

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Wiþ weartum ... dó on ða weartan, ii. 148, 26: 322, 12. Wiþ weartan ... lege tó ðám weartan, hé hý fornimeþ, i. 256, 1-2. Wearras and weartan on weg tó dónne ... wrið on ða weartan and on ða wearras, 362, 17.

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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With regard to lacra various explanations have been given. Kemble and Conybeare print hwearflacra, Ettmüller reads hwearflicra, Thorpe hwearf láðra, Grein hwearf lacra.

Linked entry: lacra

árian

(v.)
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Th. i. 44, 15. with acc., Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 19 (in Dict.). to shew mercy, kindness, with dat. inst. to do kindness Ára mé and genere mé of deáþes bendum, Bl. H. 89, 22. Ic þé bidde þæt þú mé árige ut eripias me, Ps. Th. 39, 15.

georn

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Earn ǽtes georn, Jud. 210. with dat. Ic eom sídes fús . . . edleánan (= -um; or edleána? under 1 b) georn, Gú. 1051. with clause, eager to do Sceolan wé beón geornran ꝥ wé Godes bebodu healdan, þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan, Bl.

lybbestre

(n.)
Grammar
lybbestre, an; f.

A witchsorcerer

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A witch, sorcerer Lybbestran carios, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 12

wisslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wisslíce, adv.

Certainly

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Certainly Hí wisslíce witon sclent, Ps. Th. 58, 13. Wislíce, 99, 2

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Sceal mǽg nealles inwit-net óðrum bregdan dyrnum cræfte a kinsman should not braid a net of treachery for another with deceitful craft, Beo. Th. 4342; B. 2168. He to forþ gestóp dyrnan cræfte he had stept forth with evil craft, 4569 ; B. 2290 .

Linked entries: derne dierne

K

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c, twice with k.

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Voc. ii. 119, 5, 13. with dat. of what is exchanged, fig. of conversation, intercourse, Similar entries v. IV a Ðǽr hæleðas wrixlaþ sprǽce, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 8 ; Run. 19.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

georn-full

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L. 19, 22. anxious, solicitous about. with prep. Hé wæs geornful ymb Drihtnes láre, Bl. H. 217, 9.

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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Nǽfre hie ðæs sellíce bleóum bregdaþ let them never so strangely change with colours, Salm. Kmbl. 301; Sal. 150. Bleóm bregdende changing in colours, Exon. 95b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23.

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Gif hwá wundrie, hú hit gewurðan mihte, Jud. 15, 19. with gen. and clause Hwá ne wundraþ ðæs, ðæt sume steorran gewítaþ under ða sǽ? Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 26.

Linked entry: wyndrian

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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by little we rowed with our feet, until they landed us on the other side of the river, Homl.

niman

(v.)
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Z. 249, 10 : 19: 251, 1. with idea of choice, purpose, use, treatment, or occupation, with idea of choice, to pick out from a number, at random or with intention Nim sume tigelan take any tile (out of a number), Past. 161, 3.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Yrfan hí swá hí wyrðe witan let such inherit as they know to be entitled, Chart. Th. 578, 9. Ne wíte hé ús swá neóde and hǽse gehýrsumodon, Guthl. prol. ; Gdwin. 4, 5.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá