weorodian
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To grow sweet Hé is swíðe biter on múþe, and hé ðé tirþ on ða ðrotan, ðonne ðú his ǽrest fandast; ac hé werodaþ (-edaþ, v.l.) syðþan hé innaþ, and biþ swíþe líþe on ðam innoþe (interius recepta dulcescant ), Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 30
for-leorning
error
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Learning wrongly, error Þæs leásung and forleornung cymþ tó him þe hé hine sylfne déþ tó þon þe hé nis therefore will falsehood and error come to him that he makes himself out to be that which he is not, Bl. H. 183, 34
Linked entry: leornung
ge-cneord
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Á swá hé gecneordra swá bið hé weorðra, Angl. ix. 260, 19. Add
hár-wenge
Hoary, grey-haired
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Hoary, grey-haired Hé wearþ fǽrlíce geþuht cnapa and eft hárwenge he suddenly appeared a youth, and again grey-haired, Homl. Th. i. 376, 13. Hé hæfþ síde beardas hwón hárwencge he has a good deal of hair on his face, rather grey, 456, 18
Linked entry: wang
un-sæpig
Not sappy ⬩ sapless
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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24
Linked entry: sæpig
nytweorþlíce
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Ðæt hí ðæs ðe nytweorþlícor gehiérden ðá hálgan láre, ðe hí ǽr wilnodon ðæt hí gehíran mósten ut quanto anxie quaererent, tanto utiliter audirent, Past. 443, 12. Add
týn
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Hí man tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón, Chrd. 19, 18. Týn heora láreówas hí erudiantur a magistris, 58, 4. Týd[e] cati, An. Ox. 56, 159. Add
be-fóran
Before ⬩ at hand ⬩ openly ⬩ ante ⬩ antea ⬩ præ ⬩ in conspectu, ⬩ in conspectum
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He befóran gengde he went before Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412
drý-cræft
Magical art, magic, sorcery ⬩ ars magĭca
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Magical art, magic, sorcery; ars magĭca vel malĕfĭca Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire drýcræft ða men forbredan they said that she should overthrow the men by her sorcery, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30.
Linked entry: dreó-cræft
fóre-cweðan
To foresay ⬩ predict ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ propōnĕre
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To foresay, predict; prædīcĕre, propōnĕre Hét he him sillabas and word fórecweðan addĭdit et syllăbas ac verba dīcenda illi propōnĕre, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 13.
for-lǽdan
To mislead ⬩ lead astray ⬩ seduce ⬩ sedūcĕre
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He ðæs folces ðone mǽstan dǽl mid ealle forlǽdde he wholly misled the greatest part of the people, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 41. Hie forlǽddon swǽse gesíþas they misled their dear associates, Beo. Th. 4084; B. 2039. Forlǽdd be ðám lygenum misled by lies.
GǼLAN
to hinder ⬩ delay ⬩ impede ⬩ keep in suspense ⬩ retardāre ⬩ mŏrāri ⬩ impĕdīre ⬩ to hesitate ⬩ delay ⬩ cunctāri
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Ðeáh hine singale gémen gǽle though perpetual care impede him, Bt. Met. Fox 7, l01; Met. 7, 51. He men gǽleþ ǽlces gódes he hinders men in respect to every good thing, Blickl.
Linked entry: hyge-gǽlsa
lyt-hwón
A little
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Ðá hé wæs lythwón ðanon ágán progressus pusillum, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 39: Mk. Skt. 14, 35. Hé his eágan lythwón fram ðære eorþan up áhóf, Glostr. Frag. 104, 13. Ðara ðe lythwon réccaþ embe bóca beboda, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 34: Swt. A. S.
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searwian
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Hé cwæð him tó særwigendum móde ( insidiously ), Homl. Th. ii. 308, 6. v. sirwan and next word
ge-bégan
To cause to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ bow down ⬩ recline ⬩ press down ⬩ humble ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ incurvāre ⬩ humiliare ⬩ deprĭmĕre
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Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.
ge-scínan
To shine, shine upon, illuminate ⬩ fulgere, collustrare, illuminare
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To shine, shine upon, illuminate; fulgere, collustrare, illuminare Ne mæg heó ealle gesceafta gescínan, ne ða gesceafta ðe heó gescínan mæg, ne mæg hió ealle endemest gescínan she cannot shine upon all creatures, nor those creatures which she may shine
un-beald
Not bold ⬩ not confident ⬩ irresolute
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Not bold, not confident, irresolute Oft gebyreþ ðæm manðwǽran, ðonne hé wierð ríce ofer óðre men, ðæt hé for his manðwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierð tó unbald (-beald, Hatt.
æt-gædere
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H. 133, 18: 24. Lǽt hí beón hér ætgædere geléde, Hml. S. 30, 443. Hí ne mihton ealle ætgædere gewunian, Chr. P. 3, 9.
án-wíg
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H. 201, 22. Golias clypode bysmor Godes folce, gearu tó ánwíge, Hml. S. 18, 21. Ðá gewearð him bám ꝥ hí twégen tó ánwíge eódon, 27, 53: Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 17.
drý
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Add: gen. drýes, dat. drýe, dat. pl. drým Þá Iudéas þone Hǽlend genámon ... and sǽdon ꝥ hé drý wǽre, Nic. 19, 40. Nectanebases þæs drýs, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 25. Hé wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml.