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hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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R. 13, 15. with grief, displeasure, or anger Þá hǽðenan weras his word hefiglíce (moleste) onféngcon, Gr. D. 250, 20. Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac hé eft gefréfrode, Hml.

cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone molaris lapis, mola

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Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre sǽ besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl. Th. i. 514, 17: Mt. Bos. 18, 6.

Linked entry: cweorn-stán

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Shipwreck Ðæt hié æfter ðæm scipgebroce him ða sǽ ondrǽden ut mare post naufragium metuant, Past. 52, 1; Swt. 403, 12.

bridel

Grammar
bridel, l. brídel (from brigdel),
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Ic gesleá ǽnne brídel on his weleras, Hml. Th. i. 568, 33. Þæt wíf sceolde him tógeánes gán and his brídel onfón, ii. 142, 18. Lupatis brídlum frænis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 61. Ísenum brídlum ferratis saliuaribus, An.

sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de

To happen, betide, fortune

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To happen, betide, fortune (e. g. in Spenser) Gif hié ærfeweard ne gestriónen, oðða him sylfum ælles hwæt sǽle . . . Gif him elles hwæt sǽleþ, Chart. Th. 471, 30-472, 1.

up-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Hió stíhþ á upweardes, 13, 62. Hé hæfde his handa upweardes, Blickl. Homl. 227, 16. Hé his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones manus ad coelum tendons, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 19

Linked entry: uppe-weardes

sliccan

(v.)
Grammar
sliccan, (?)

to strike, slap

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to strike, slap Se ðe his wiel slicþ slieþ (?), slihþ (?) mid girde qui percusserit servum suum virga Ex. 21, 20. Gif men cídaþ and hira óðer his néxtan mid fýste slicþ (?), and hé dead ne biþ . . . hé biþ unscildig, ðe hine slóh 21, 18-19.

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fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Ne forléton nó ꝥ gecyndelice gód; ac simle him wolde ꝥ fylgean, 27, 3; F. 100, 7. marking pursuit, attack Felð persequitur (malum peccatores ), Kent.

mis-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mis-boren, pp.

mis-bornmis-shapen at birthabortivedegenerate

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M. 33, 34: ȝif hit (the child) is mis-born, as hit ilome limpeð.) degenerate Misboren degener, Germ. 393, 130

twi-feald

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Add Þám móde þæs gehýrendan becymeþ twifeald (twig-, v.l.) fultum (duplex adjutorium ) ... hit byþ oærned ... hit byð geeádmódod, Gr. D. 8, 16

bendan

(v.)
Grammar
bendan, p. bende; pp. bended; v. trans. [bend a band] .

to BENDflecteretendereintendereto bindfettervincire

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to BEND; flectere, tendere, intendere He his bogan bendeþ intendit arcum suum Ps. Th. 57, 6. He bende his bogan arcum suum tetendit 7, 13. to bind, fetter; vincire Sume man bende some they bound Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 6, col. 2; Ing. 208, 28; Ælf.

ge-wearmian

(v.)
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Nǽfre hé his þá wǽtan hrægl and þá cealdan ásettan wolde oððæt of his seolfes líchaman gewearmedon ( calefierent ) and ádrúgedon, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 633, 6. Tó þæs eald ꝥ hé ne mihte gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Add

sám-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-wís, adj.

Dull, foolish

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Dull, foolish Wénaþ sámwíse (cf. ða dysegan men, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 22) ðæt on ðís lǽnan mǽgen lífe findan sóþa gesǽlþa. Met. 19, 34. Ða sámwísan (hebetes) sint tó manianne ðæt hié wilnien tó wiotonne ðæt ðæt hié nyton, Past. 30, l ; Swt. 201, 7

Linked entry: sár-wís

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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Ðǽr him hrefn nimeþ heáfodsýne slíteþ salwigpád sáwelleásne there shall the raven, dark-coated, pluck from him his eyes, shall tear him lifeless, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 18; Vy. 36. Hræfen wan, Elen. Kmbl. 104; El. 52: Fins. Th. 69; Fins. 34.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

leás-spellung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-spellung, e; f.
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Sóna swá hit forlǽt sóðcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16

be-sprecan

(v.)

mentionto claimTo complain ofblameTo complain

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Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml.

ge-þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyncan, p. -þúhte; pp. -þúht

To seemappear

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His loccas and his beard wǽron gylden geþúht his hair and his beard seemed of gold, Nar. 43, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 80, 12. Ðonne wǽre geþúht swilce ... then it would have seemed as if..., i. 578, 3.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Selle man him twá swylc swylce man æt him nime, Lchdm. i. 400, 17. Seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd, Wulfst. 146, 10.

Linked entries: tuu twá

síþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weg, es ; m.
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A road to travel on, high-road (?) Hé gehǽlde hygegeómre ðe hine gesóhtun of síðwegum (síd- ? v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859

twiccian

(v.)
Grammar
twiccian, p. ode
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Sume ( ants ) hió twiccedan ða grasu mid heora múðe, Shrn. 41, 2. Teóh him ða loccas, wringe ða eáran and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13. Twiccian carpere, arripere. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 69