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fela-sinnig

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sinnig, adj.

Very sinful ⬩ valde facĭnŏrōsus

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Very sinful; valde facĭnŏrōsus Ðǽr ðú findan miht felasinnigne secg where thou mayest find the very sinful man, Beo. Th. 2762; B. 1379

sigor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-spéd, e ; f.
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Mé is miht ofer eall, sigorspéd geseald, 2868 ; An. 1437

Linked entry: sige-spéd

bréme

(adv.)
Grammar
bréme, adv.

Famously, notably, gloriously; ⬩ famose, solemniter, gloriose

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Famously, notably, gloriously; famose, solemniter, gloriose Is his miht ofer middangeard bréme gébledsod his might is gloriously blessed throughout the earth, Andr. Kmbl. 3434; An. 1721

Linked entry: brýmuste

þeáwfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstlíce, adv.
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In accordance with good usage Sume synd tó þám bilewite menn ꝥ ðú ne miht áfindan of ánum þúsende ánne þe mæge þeáwfæstlíce sprǽce sprecan, Hml. S. 5, 222

for-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
for-sceap, es; n. [from sceapen formed, created; pp. of sceppan to create] What is for- or mis-shapen

a fault ⬩ crime ⬩ mălefactum

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a fault, crime; mălefactum Me nædre to forsceape scyhte the serpent incited me to crime, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 22; Gen. 898

Linked entry: sceap

mund-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mund-cræft, es; m.

Power of hand ⬩ power to protect

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Power of hand or power to protect Cunne ic his mihta, his mægen, and his mihta, and his mundcræftas, Lchdm. i. 384, 13

gást-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
gást-gehygd, gǽst-gehygd, es; n.

Thought of mind or spirit ⬩ anĭmi cōgĭtōtio

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Thought of mind or spirit; anĭmi cōgĭtōtio Ðæt ðú sylfa miht ongitan gleáwlíce gástgehygdum that thou thyself mayest prudently understand it with the thoughts of thy spirit, Andr. Kmbl. 1722; An. 863

Linked entry: gǽst-gehygd

up-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
up-lyft, (for gender see lyft)

the air above

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the air above Ðú wealdan miht eorðan mægen and uplyfte, wind and wolcna, Btwk. 196, 29; Hy. 9, 6. Ðú geworhtest heofonas and eorðan, eardas and uplyft, 198, 4; Hy. 9, 19

ge-býgean

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgean, -bígean; v. trans.

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ bow down ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush

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To bow, bend, turn, bow down, subdue, crush Ðú miht leon and dracan liste gebýgean conculcabis leonem et draconem, Ps. Th. 90, 13. Gebígean to synnum adigere ad peccata, Alb. resp. 68 [Lye]

heonane

(adv.)
Grammar
heonane, heonone; adv.

Hence

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Ðú miht heonane gehýran thou mayest hear from this place, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 18; Gen. 794: 39; Th. 51, 24; Gen. 831

midde-winter

(n.)
Grammar
midde-winter, es; m.

Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas

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Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter (meddewinter, MS. Bod.), Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32

Linked entry: midde-sumor

costnere

(n.)
Grammar
costnere, es; m.

A tempter ⬩ tentator

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A tempter; tentator Swá swá se geleáfa strengra biþ, swá biþ ðæs costneres miht læsse as the faith is stronger, so is the might of the tempter less Homl. Th. ii. 392, 20

on-flyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-flyge, es; m.

Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people ⬩ flying at a person, fighting

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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting

Linked entries: flyge flygen on-geflogen

rǽd-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-geþeaht, es; n.
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Héht gefetigean tó rúne ðone ðe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe miht georne cúðe, 2322; El. 1162

á-hwæðer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwæðer, aaj, pron.

Some one ⬩ any one ⬩ anything ⬩ quis ⬩ aliquis ⬩ aliquid

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Some one, any one, anything; quis, aliquis, aliquid Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer nontimebo quid faciat mihi homo [non est mihi hominis timor pro aliquo ], Ps. Th. 55, 4: 117, 6

Linked entry: áwðer

astíðian

(v.)
Grammar
astíðian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [a intensive, stíðian to become hard]

To become hard ⬩ dry ⬩ dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ indurare ⬩ arescere

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To become hard, dry, dry up, wither; indurare, arescere Astíðude swá swá tigle miht mín my strength dried up as a tile, Ps. Spl. 21, 14. Hit astiðaþ and drugaþ induret et arescat, 89, 6

tún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
tún-scír, e; f.
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Stewardship Ágyf ðíne scíre ne miht ðú lencg tún-scíre bewitan . . . Ðonne ic bescired beó fram túnscíre redde rationen uilicationis tuae, jam enim non poteris uilicare . . . Cum amotus fuero a uilicatione, Lk. Skt. 16, 2-4

dreccan

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Gif þú þis dón ne miht, drece ús lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 7, 115. Gewǽce vel drecce fatigat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 27. Hí geféngon tó dreccenne þone fíftan bróðor, Hml. S. 25, 148. Add

hǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽlig, adj.

Slippery, easily moved, fickle, inconstant ⬩ levis ⬩ slippery ⬩ lubricus, caducus

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Slippery, easily moved, fickle, inconstant; levis Ðam ungestæþþegan and ðam hǽlgan ðú miht secggan ðæt hé biþ winde gelícra oððe unstillum fugelum levis, atque inconstans studio permutat? nihil ab avibus differt, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 23

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23.

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