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un-lagu

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

violation of lawillegalityinjusticea bad law

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Swicollíce dǽda and láðlíce unlaga áscunige man, ðæt is, false gewihta ... and leáse gewitnessa, L. Eth. v. 24; Th. i. 310, 12: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 13. Ðæt man rihte laga up árǽre, and ǽghwylce unlaga georne áfylle, vi. 8; Th. i. 316, 26: L. C.

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Ðæt hié hine móston on óðre sídan oncyrran, 227, 19. Andwlitan út oncyrran faciem avertere, Ps. Th. 131, 10. Wénst ðú ðæt ðú ðæt hwerfende hweól ðonne hit on ryne wyrþ mǽge oncyrran tu vero volventis rotae impetum retinere conaris?

ǽðan

(v.)

To overflowdelugelay waste

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To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280

Linked entry: áǽðan

wíd-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-férende, adj.
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Ne magon ðǽr gewunian wídférende, ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 558; An. 279

Linked entry: wíd-farende

spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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Ðá gebrǽd hé hine seócne, and ongan hine brecan tó spíwenne, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9. to spit Geót ðæt blód on yrnende wæter, spíw þríwa æfter, Lchdm. ii. 76, 15. Ðonne is cynn, ðæt him spíwe ðæt wíf on ðæt nebb, Past. 5; Swt. 45, 2

Linked entry: spiwian

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Of ðæs wuda midle, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202,6; Ph. 65. Hió is gesceapen on ðam midle, betwux ðære drýgan and ðære cealdan eorþan and ðam hátan fýre, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 37. Hió is on midle fýres and eorþan, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 163; Met. 20, 82.

Linked entry: midlest

ác

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ðǽre gemearcodan ǽc, Cht. E. 355, 20. On thá radeludan ác; of ðǽre radeludan ǽc, C. D. B. iii. 44, 21. On ðǽ rúgan ǽc; of ðǽre ǽc . . . on ðá wón ác, 319. 5-7. Tó ðǽre mǽran ǽc; of ðǽre ǽc, C. D. iii. 78, 36. On ðá sméðan ác; of ðǽre ǽc, 79, 20.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Se pépa hit him forboden hæfde, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 8. with a clause, affirmative Ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt wé hit beforan mannum dón, on óðerre lǽrð . . . Ðǽr ðǽr God ús forbeád ðæt wé úre ryhtwísnesse beforan monnum dyden, Past. 451, 2-6.

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNATculex

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Gnættas cómon ofer eall ðæt land gnats came over all the land, Or. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 29

lícian

(v.)
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Gif hé wilnað ðæt hé hire lícige bet ðonne sé ðe hine sende. Past. 143, 4. (ii) to be sufficient :-- Wel lícas ðǽm dæg werignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Ðæt gé eówer mód gemetgien on ðæm níþe ut in increpationis zelo se spiritus temperet, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 15. Ðǽr is friþ bútan æféstum, sib bútan níþe, Exon. Th. l01, 18; Cri. 1660.

ge-bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryttian, p. ode
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Wé sculon him gefremman and gebryttian hwylcnehuga dǽl þǽre bróðorlican lufan debemus ei aliquid caritatis impendere, Gr. D. 345, 24. Gebryttodre inpensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 9

Linked entry: bryttian

ur

(adv.)
Grammar
ur, (occurring only as it is represented by the U-rune); adv.

Formerly

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ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806

Linked entry: or

fúllnes

(n.)
Grammar
fúllnes, -ness, e; f.

Foulnessstenchfætor

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Foulness, stench; fætor Seó wundriende swétnes ðæs miclan swæcces sóna ealle ða fúllnessa ðæs þýstran ofnes on weg aflýmede omnem mox fætōrem tenebrōsæ fornācis effŭgāvit admīrandi hūjus suāvĭtas ŏdōris, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 21

tǽlwirð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽlwirð-líc, adj.

Blameable, reprehensible

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Blameable, reprehensible Ðæt on óðrum lande betst lícaþ ðæt biþ hwílum on ðam óþrum tǽlwyrþlícost and eác miceles wítes wyrþe quod apud alios laude, apud alios supplicio dignum judicetur, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 24

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Ðá hié ongeáton, ðæt him ne speów, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 8. Him wiht ne speów, Judth. Thw. 25, 23; Jud. 274: Beo. Th. 5701; B. 2854. Gesæh Pilatus ðæt him náuwiht speóu (spéua, Lind.) videns Pilatus quia nihil proficeret Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 24.

weorold-lust

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lust, es; m.
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Be ðam woruldluste Epicurus sǽde . . . ðaet se lust wǽre ðæt héhste gód habes igitur ante oculos propositam fere formam felicitatis humanae, opes, honores, potentiam, voluptates.

antefn

(n.)
Grammar
antefn, = antefen, e; f? es; n? [ἀντί opposite, φωνή a voice]

An antiphonanthema hymn sung in alternate partsantiphonacantus Ecclesiasticus alternus

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An antiphon, anthem, a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphona, cantus Ecclesiasticus alternus Is ðæt sǽd, ðæt hí ðysne letanían and antefn geleóþre stæfne sungan fertur, quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 24

fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEARdeclare beforeantejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

pullian

(v.)
Grammar
pullian, p. ode
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Gif him þince ðæt hé sceáp pullige, ne biþ ðæt gód, Lchdm. iii. 176, 7

Linked entry: a-pullian