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níd-micel

(adj.)
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Andrew would hardly have spoken of his mission as unimportant

freónd-spéd

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Bið þæt ǽghwylcum men sélre þæt hé hine gehealde on his freódóme gesundne, þeáh þe hé his freóndspédum treówige, þænne hé scyle æfter þám bendum þæs freódómes ceápian, Nap. 26. Add

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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Mið ðý in lǽddun ældru his ( parentes eius ) ðone cnæht, Lk. R. 2, 27. Ældro, 43.

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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woldon ða gymstánas tócwýsan on ealles ðæs folces gesihðe tó wæfersýne, Homl. Th. i. 60, 25: 542, 32. mé geworhton him tó wæfersýne, Rood Kmbl. 61; Kr. 31. Wé for úrum synnum tó swylcere wæfersýne synd, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 158.

Linked entry: wlite-seón

prútian

(v.)
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to be proud Gif man þone ærcediácon oððe þone právost ágyte ꝥ wyllon módiggan oððe prútian si reperti fuerint superbi aut elati, Chrd. 18, 30, Gif him deóflu hwæt on heora geþance lǽren hwanon módigian magon oððe prútian ( unde laudari aut extolli

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, heldan; p. de; trans.and intrans.

To bendinclineheeltilt

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Hylde hine hleór bolster onféng he bent himself [to the couch] and the pillow received his cheek, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688. Ðá hig hyra andwlitan on eorþan hyldan cum declinarent vultum in terram, Lk. Skt. 24, 5.

Linked entries: heldan hylde hyldere

gif

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Gif hié þá blótan mehten, hié woldon secgean þæt him hiera godas gehulpan quam si aruspices celebrassent, diis gloriam vindicassent Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 5.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Absalon férde forð mid his unrǽde, and wolde his ágenum fæder feores benǽman, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 215. Ðæra hálgena líc woldon besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde. Sum wíf wæs ðe wiste heora unrǽd, ii. 29, 324.

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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Ruben tær his cláðas Reuben tore his clothes, Gen. 37, 29: Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 10

Linked entry: clǽþ

dígolnes

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on þám wærlicum híwe . . . and hyre cnihtas hyre dígolnysse eallum bedyrndon, Hml.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Eáran habbaþ ne áwiht mágon holdes gehýran ðeah ðe him hleóðrige aures habent et non audient, Ps. Th. 134, 17.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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L. 8, 3. to catch, get to see a person :-- Gang tó ðám Godes menn ꝥ þú hine befó ǽr his forðsíðe, Hml. S. 3, 649. to get, attain to :-- ꝥte þá úe bifóe (contingamus) ðóhte, Rtl. 71, 21. of things Cwaecung biféng (adprehendit) hié, Ps. Srt. 47, 7.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Óðre him of hyra spédum (de facultatibus suis) þénedon, Lk. Skt. 8, 3. Mid eallum hira spédum ðe hig hæfdon cum universa substantia eorum quam habebant, Deut. 11, 6.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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His fæder ne wolde him lǽtan waldan his eorldómes, Chr. 1079; Erl. 216, 21. God ne beþearf nánes óþres fultumes his gesceafta mid tó wealdanne, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 15. with dat. or inst. Ðú waldes (wyldst, Ps.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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sculan ǽlce wucan wircen ðæt man háte bútan þrím, án tó middanwintra, óðera tó Eástran, þridde tó gangdagan, v. 147, 26. v. Seebohm's English Village Community, s

Linked entry: wice-weorc

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, adv.
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Nán gesceaft swá cléne onwæg ne gewít, þæt æft ne cume, ne swá clǽne ne forwyrð, ꝥ tó hwan*-*hwugu ne weorðe, Shrn. 198, 17, 18. Swǽ clǽne hió ( learning ) wæs oðfeallenu, Past. 3, 13.

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately,distinguish by name into parts

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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ðæt ða fíf þing þeáh tónemde sién mid wordum ðæt hit is eall án þing ðonne gegaderode beóþ atqui necessarium est confiteri nomina quidem esse diversa, nullo vero modo discrepare substantiam, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 11

Linked entry: nemnan

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, adv.
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Add Hé gebæd for hine, and him wæs sóna sǽl (sél, v. l.); and hé hine þá genam oravit, moxque ilium melius habentem tulit, Gr. D. 247, 25. Add Næs him ealles ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, Hml, S. 23, 638

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
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nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Usefuladvantageousprofitable

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Ða scipu nǽron on Fresisc gescæpene, búte swá him selfum þúhte ðæt hié nytwyrðoste beón meahten, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 16

yrre

(adj.)
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yrre, adj.
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Wǽron hié swíþe erre on heora móde, 149, 28: 223, 6. (1 a) angry with, with dative (i) preceding Him wearð ierre (irre, ii. l. ) se góda wyrhta, Past. 337, 7 : 381, 23 : Gen. 342 : 742. Ealle godas him irre wǽren, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 4.

Linked entries: eorre eorre