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ge-scyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyrtan, p. -scyrte; pp. -scyrted, -scyrt; v.a. [scyrt short] .

to shorten, contract, lessenabbreviare, minuereto become short, be lessened, fail

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Gif drihten ðás dagas ne gescyrte ... he gescyrte ða dagas nisi breviasset dies ... breviavit dies, Mk. Bos. 13, 20. Búton ða dagas gescyrte wǽron ... ða dagas beóþ gescyrte, Mt. Bos. 24, 22. Heáp wæs gescyrted the crowd was diminished, Elen.

Linked entries: scyrtan ge-scert

ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedlysæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Mt. Bos. 9, 14 : Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 9 : 3, 23; S. 554, 11. Búton hí hyra handa gelómlíce þweán nisi crebro lāvĕrint mănus, Mk. Bos. 7, 3 : Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 8 : Hymn. Surt. 116, 14. Gelómlícor oftener; sæpius, Ælfc. T. 22, 22 : Ælfc.

swegle

(adv.)
Grammar
swegle, adv.
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Ex. 78. metaphorical Hý mótan his ( Christ's ) ætwiste brúcan, swegle gehyrste weorðian Waldend (cf. ðonne scínaþ ða rihtwísan swá swá sunne on hyra Fæder ríce, Mt. 13. 43). Exon. 24, 32; Cri. 393

un-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-treówþ, e; f.

Bad faithperfidy

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Adam týhð untryówða, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581. Agothocles gedyde untreówlíce wið hiene ... Gif hé ðá ða áne untreówþa ne gedyde, from ðæm dæge hé mehte bútan gebroce Cartaina onwald begietan, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 170, 11

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understandingunskilfulnessfoolishnessblindness

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Ungleównise heartæs caecitatem cordis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 5

Linked entry: un-glædnes

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Worldly gain, this world's wealth Wéndest ðú, gif ðú sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón eall gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41.

ysope

(n.)
Grammar
ysope, hysope, an; f.: ysopo, indeclinable, or ysopon
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Bespreng mid ðínum háligdóme swá swá mid ysopon, Ps. Th. 50, 8. Mid ysopo, Jn. Skt. 19, 29. Of butran and of weaxe and of ysopo, Lchdm. ii. 244, 20. Genim ysopan, i. 254, 20. Wyll ysopon in buteran, iii. 22, 23: Ps. C. 73.

feónd-scipe

(n.)
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Of þǽm feóndscipe þe ús ǽr betweónum wæs ꝥ hé seoðþan wæs freónd and eallum Gréca herige factus amicus ex hoste Macedonibus, Nar. 19, 19. Brutus gecwæð ánwíg wið þone cyning ymb heora feóndscipe, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 16.

for-þryccan

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Ic wille segnian, ac ic ne mæg, for ðon ðe ic eom forseted and forðrycced ( premor ) mid þám scyllum þisses dracan, 325, 5. to torture Beóð þá earman sáwla áhangene ofer þá hátestan lígeas, and þǽr þonne beóð forþriccende (-ede?)

ge-lystan

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Þa gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre; seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr. D. 3, 10.

heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, es; m.

A stonerock

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A stone, rock Þám strengestan(-e, MS.) stáne, healle robustissim petre (cf. Mt. 7, 24), An. Ox. 4111. ¶ in place names, as the name of a person. Cf.Icel. Hallr: In halles burge, C. D. iii. 377, 24. Heallingwara mearc wið Halles meres, 400, 27.

hearmian

(v.)

to da harm to

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Se synfulla man hearmað him sylfum egeslíce swýðe, Wlfst. 34, 13. Hearmað þé þin gewinn tógeánes , Hml. Th. i. 390, 11. Ǽlc man þe yfel déþ . . . þeáh þe hit sumum fremige, and ǽlc man þe gód déð . . . þeáh þe hit hearmige sumum, Hml. S. 27, 173.

leásung

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Add: lying; a lie Þý lǽs on mæge ídel spellung oþþe scondlic leásung beón gestǽled ne aut fabulae aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar Nar. 2, 21.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to lament. I.
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Hé wæs mænende þá dǽd mid micle wópe flevit, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 19

on-settan

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Ofer untrymigum honda onsettað ( inponent ), Mk. L. R. 16, 18. Onsette hond ofer ł on ðâ ilco, 10, 16. Onsett hond ofer hiá inpone manum super eum, Mt.

wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling powerful

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Se anweald ne mæg gedón his wealdend wealdendne, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 3, 17. Hwæþer ðú nú wéne ðæt ðæs cyninges geférrǽden and se wela and se anweald ðe hé gifþ his deórlingum mæge ǽnigne mon gedón weligne oððe wealdendne?

Linked entry: ge-wealdende

snegel

(n.)
Grammar
snegel, snægel, snegl, snél, snǽl, es; m.

A snail

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is snægl swiftra Exon. Th. 426, 7; Rä. 41, 70. Ðone blacan snegl áwæsc on háligwætre, sele drincan Lchdm. ii. 110, 14. Blace sneglas on pannan gehyrste 144, 2

Linked entry: snægel

hwæþer

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Gewylde man hine swá hwæðer swá man mæge, swá cucne, swá deádne, 390, 21. Swá hwæðer swá (swaðor, v. l. ), 268, 17

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Mid wordum oððe mid weorcum cýðan Past. 21; Swt. 157, 21. Se ðe ðás ǽ mid sprǽcon and mid wordum gefylð and nele mid worcum Deut. 27, 26. Swilce hé mid weorcum hí gesprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 2.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

be-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-búgan, bi-búgan ; p. -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen.

to avoidavertereevitareto surroundencircleencompasscircumirecircumcingereto reachextendpertinere

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Fox 457; Men. 230: Beo. Th. 2451; B. 1223

Linked entry: bí-búgan