flex
Flax ⬩ līnum
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Flax; līnum Smeócende flex he ne adwæscþ līnum fūmĭgans non extinguet, Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Eall hira flex and hira bernas wǽron fordóne linum et hordeum læsum est, Ex. 9, 31
gǽst-gedál
Separation of soul and body ⬩ death ⬩ ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium ⬩ mors
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Separation of soul and body, death; ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ne he sorge wæg gǽstgedáles he sorrowed not for his soul's separation, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 14; Gú. 1111
gár-wíga
A spear-fighter ⬩ warrior ⬩ hastātus bellātor
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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellātor Byrne ne meahte geongum gárwígan geóce gefremman the corslet could not afford aid to the young warrior, Beo. Th. 5341; B. 2674 : 5614; B. 2811
Lunden-waran
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The people of London Mellitum ðone biscop Lundenwaran onfón ne woldon Mellitum Lundonienses episcopum recipere noluerunt, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 37. Ðá wurdon Lundenware héðene, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 10
mód-blind
Having the mind's eye darkened ⬩ undiscerning
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Having the mind's eye darkened, undiscerning Leóde ne cúðan, módblinde men, Meotud oncnáwan, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 11; Cri. 1188: Andr. Kmbl. 1627; An. 815: Elen. Kmbl. 611; El. 306
pǽca
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A deceiver Se ðe sægþ ðæt hé lufie God, and his beboda ne healdeþ, hé biþ ðonne him sylf leás, and biþ his ágen pǽca, Basil admn. 4 ; Norm. 40, 21
gin-
Well-directed ⬩ wise
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Well-directed, wise Nǽnig monna wæs godes willan ðæs georn ne gynnwised no man was so eager for God's will nor so wise, Exon. 45 a; Th. 154, 8; Gú. 839
stræc-líc
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Rigorous, strict, severe Gif hié ne beóþ gebundne mid stræclíce láreówdóme si hanc districtionis severitas non coarctat, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 17. Streclícere hǽse rigido imperio, Hpt. Gl. 437, 4
Linked entry: strec-líc
un-sóþfæstness
Unrighteousness ⬩ injustice
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Ðes sóðcuoed is and unsóðfæstnise in ðæm ne is hic verax est, et injustitia in illo non est, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 18
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un-stenc
A bad smell ⬩ stench
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A bad smell, stench Hý mid nosan ne magon náht geswæccan bútan unstences ormǽtnesse foetor ingenti complet putredine nares, Dóm. L. 207. Niht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8
candel-leóht
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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt hý candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7
geócor
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Add: :-- Ne hé sorge wæg, geócorne sefan, dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1111
hláford-swícung
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Treachery to a lord Ús mon þanne nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ, þanne þæs saternesdeges weorces . . . búton manslihte and ciricbryca and hláfordswícunga, Wlfst. 225, 28. Uton forlǽtan . . . hláfordswícunga, Verc. Först. 167
wæl-hwelp
A dog that slays ⬩ a dog for hunting
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A dog that slays, a dog for hunting Ic (a badger) mé siþþan (after getting to my hole) ne þearf wælhwelpes wíg wiht onsittan, Exon. Th. 397, 21; Rä. 16, 23
hand-sliht
A slaying with the hand
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A slaying with the hand Ne meahte hé ealdum eorle hondslyht giofan he could not give a deadly blow to the old warrior, Beo. Th. 5937: B. 2972: 5851; B. 2929
gésine
Void ⬩ destitute ⬩ expers
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Void, destitute; expers Módum tǽcan ðæt we gésine ne sýn godes þeódscipes to teach our minds that we be not destitute of God's communion, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 18; Exod. 528
heán
low ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ ignoble ⬩ base ⬩ humbled ⬩ depressed ⬩ dejected ⬩ cast down ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched ⬩ mean ⬩ base ⬩ low
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Srt. 112, 6. of actions, mean, base, low Ne þǽr ówiht inne ne belífe on heortscræfe heánra gylta nec laleat guidquam culparum cordis in antro, Dóm. L. 39
wyrd
What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident
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Ne wén ðú nó ðæt ic tó ánwillíce winne wiþ ða wyrd (fortunam) ... hit oft gebyraþ ðæt seó leáse wyrd náuþer ne mæg ðam men dón ne fultum, ne nǽnne ðem, 20; Fox 70, 22. Wyrde wiðstondan, Exón.
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campian
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S. 5, 151. to fight with, serve with Him ne ðuhte fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, and syððan ne campode mid þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 102. to fight with, against (wiþ, ongeán), with dat. Hé wið þám gástum campode, Guth. 24, 12.
Englisc
ENGLISH ⬩ Anglĭcus
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Ðeáh ða scearpþanclan witan ðisse Engliscan geþeódnesse ne behófien though the sharp-minded wise men need not this English translation, MS. Cot. Faust. A. x. 150b; Lchdm. iii. 440, 31