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self-bana

(n.)
Grammar
self-bana, an; m.
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One who kills himself, a suicide Selfbona bictonatus (l. biothanalus, qui mortem sibi ipsi consciscit aut qui violenta morte peril). Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 10. Selfbonan biolhanatas, 11. 69. Seolfbonan (-boran, MS.), 101, 74.

uferian

(v.)
Grammar
uferian, p. ode.

to elevatemake higherto make laterto delay

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Similar entries v. ufera, II Mín hláfurd uferaþ hys cyme moram facit dominos meus venire, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 48: Lk. Skt. 12, 45

Linked entries: uferung ufera

wang-turf

(n.)
Grammar
wang-turf, gen. -tyrf; f.Turf,
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rf, grass-land Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóðum ontýnan . . . wlitigan ðás wancgturf (cf. the beginning of the article : Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif hí nellaþ wel wexan, 398, 1), Lchdm. i. 400, 7

á-mundian

(v.)
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Þonne móte wé ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene, ꝥ hé ús ámundige, Hml. A. 108, 190. Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.

Meetconvenient suitablemildeasyaccommodusplaciduslenis

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Swá hit getǽsost wæs as was most fitting, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 22; Met. 20, 11

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Hí má lufedon dióra drohtaþ they loved more the society of beasts, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 183; Met. 26, 92. Drohtaþ sécan to seek a sojourn, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 6; Gen. 1818: Exon. 61 b; Th. 227, 1; Ph. 416

Linked entry: droht

dígol

(adj.)
Grammar
dígol, dýgol, diógol; gen. m. n. dígles, f.dígolre ; def. nom. m. dígla; f. n. dígle; adj.

Secret, hidden, private, dark, obscure, profound, abstruse, unknownsecrētus, occultus, obscūrus, ignōtus

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Ðæt wit mǽgen smeálícor sprecan and diógolran wordum that we two may argue more closely and with profounder words, Bt. 13; Fox 36, 32. [Laym. digelliche secretly: O. H. Ger. tougal opācus, obscūrus, occultus.]

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Someanysome one

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Hafaþ ðæt mód hwylce-hugu scyldo habet animus aliquem reatum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 42. Hwylce-hugu tíd aliquanto tempore, 4, 22; S. 591, 31. Huælchuoego quid, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 15. Huoelchuoegu aliquid, Rtl. 146, 23

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a riveran openingdoor

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the mouth of a river Ðǽr ligeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære ié ðe mon háteþ Gandis ( ostia fluminis Gangis ) . . . Be súþan ðæm múþan is se port Caligardamana . . . be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan is se port Samera.

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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Nis nevre mon redles Ar his heorte beo witles, O. and N. 691.]

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut offattondere, amputare, præcidere

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Man ne mót hine besciran a man must not shear him, Jud. 13, 5. Gif he hine to preóste bescire [bescyre MSS. B. H.], mid xxx scillinga gebéte if he shave him like a priest, let him make amends with thirty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9.

ge-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rídan, p. -rád; pp. -riden

To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject

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Se cing lét gerídan ealle ða land ðe his módor áhte him to handa the king caused all the lands that his mother owned to be brought under his own control, 1043; Erl. 168, 8

Linked entries: ge-faran ge-rád

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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More borynde þanne zouteres eles Ayenb. 66, 12. Sowtare or cordewaner sutor, Prompt. Parv. 466, col. 2. O. H. Ger. sútári: M. H. Ger. sútære; schuoch-sútære (from which Ger. schuster): Icel. sútari a tanner. From Latin sutor.] Cf. scóh-wyrhta

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, es; m.
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Death, destruction. of the death of the body Swylt háligra mors sanctorum, Ps. Th. 115, 5. Ende becwom, swylt æfter synnum, Beo. Th. 2514; B. 1255. On galgan rídan, seomian æt swylte, Exon. Th. 329, 14; Vy. 34.

Linked entry: swilt

twelf-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-wintre, adj.
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Mon ne sparige nǽnne þeóf ofer .xii. winter (twelfwinterne, MS. B. L.) and ofer eahta peningas, 1, 1; Th. i. 198, 17. Gyf hine hwá áfylle ofer twelfwintre (ofer ðæt hé biþ twelfwintre, MS. G.), L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 22.

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 34. restlessness, unruliness Hé geteah ðæt hig niorwedon mid fæstenum and mid gebedum hiora líchaman unstilnesse, Shrn. 37, 3. disquietude, disturbance of mind, trouble Se ðe his bróðor hataþ, hé hæfð unstilnesse and swýðe drófi mód

Linked entry: stillness

un-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tela, adv. (but in some cases it seems a noun?)

Not wellillbadly

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Not well, ill, badly Ða scamleásan nyton ðæt hié untela dóð, búton hit mon him sæcge impudentes se delinquere nesciunt, nisi a pluribus increpentur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 1.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Ne bióð ðæt náne mihta ðæt mon mæge yfel dón, ac beóþ unmihta, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 182, 28. Hió his unmehta hine gemyndgaþ infirmitatis memoriam ad mentem revocat, Past. 65; Swt. 465, 32. Wurþaþ hig þurh ðæs mettruman unmihta beswicene, Wulfst. 285, 11

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

deád

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Wiþ deádum swile, 74, 12. of blood, congealed Hú mon ꝥ deáde blód áweg wenian scyle, Lch. ii. 8, 14. blood away from the body, gore [cf. Icel. dauða-blóð gore] Deád blód cruor, Wrt.

drenc

(n.)
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Add: drinking Sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. 21, 32, 38.