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neowol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol-líc, adj.

Profound

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Profound siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66

be-sión

(v.)

to look about

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to look about Ðæt he hine ne besió that he look not about him Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 17

ge-drohtnian

(v.)
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to live a life Stiðlíce his líf ádreáh . . . Mid þan þe þuss lange gedrohtned hæfde . . ., Shrn. 13, 26.] [

Linked entry: drohtnian

teón-rǽden

Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn.
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Nánum ne forgeald yfel mid yfele, ac forbær manna teónrǽdene mid micclum geðylde, Hml. S. 31, 305. Add

wiþ-teón

Grammar
wiþ-teón, <b>. I.</b>
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Hwílum seleð hálgan wítedómes gást, hwílon eft wiðtýhð (subtrahit) þám módum þára wítegana, Gr. D. 146, 31. Add

wóh-dǽd

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forhogade ꝥ ǽnig gemet sette his wóh-dǽdum modum suis pravitatibus ponere contemsit, Gr. D. 341, 4. Add

smeá-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wyrhta, an; m.

A skilled workman, an artisan

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A skilled workman, an artisan Gif smeá-wyrhtan hæfþ ðám sceal tó tólan fylstan Anglia ix. 263, 16

hleahtor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hleahtor-líc, ; adj.

Ridiculous

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Ridiculous Gif hér hwylc hleahterlíc word onfinde if he here find any ridiculous word, Guthl. prol.; Gdwin. 2, 12

hordian

(v.)
Grammar
hordian, p.ode

To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store

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To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store Ðæt for gýtsunge uncyste nánum óðrum syllan ne mæg ðæt hordaþ and nát hwam swá swá se wítega cwæþ 'on ídel biþ ǽlc man gedréfed se ðe hordaþ nát hwam hit gegaderaþ' what he from the vice of avarice can give

firenlíce

(adv.)

flagitiouslycriminallygrossly

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flagitiously, criminally, grossly (of sinning) For his fulum dǽdum þe fyrnlíce geedlǽhð, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 13. geclǽnsod hæfde ꝥ hálige templ fram eallum þám fýlðum þe fyrnlíce þǽr árǽrde, Hml. S. 25, 538. Add:

Linked entry: firen-lic

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Se ðe sécþ, hyt fint, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 8. Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold ðæt reáde? . . . Hit witena nán ðider né séceþ (cf. gé hit ðǽr ne sécaþ, ne finde gé hit nó, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 9), Met. 19, 8.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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His blód ágeát God on galgan þurh his gástes mægen in virtue of his spirit's strength, Cd. Th. 299, 16; Sat. 550. fæste feówertig daga þurh his mildsa spéd, 306, 23; Sat. 668. Heó hit þurh monnes geþeaht ne sceáwode, 38, 12; Gen. 605.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Sceáwiaþ ða lilian wexaþ considerate lilia quomodo crescunt, Lk. Skt. 12, 27. Ic eów bidde ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne on his heortan, Blickl. Homl. 57, 33: 107, 13.

ealdian

(v.)
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Ðonne ealdað cum senuerit, Kent. Gl. 815. Þonne se sunu wyxð, þonne ealdað se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 278, 25. Ic aldade senui, Ps. Srt. 36, 25. Ðá ðá ealdode, and his sunu wífian sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 234, 24.

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Th. ii. 352, 29: Hml. S. 23, 375. Gif ðú ǽne behátest Gode wyle ðonne habban ðæt ðú him behéte, Hex. 50, 4. of past time, once, at some former time Ðá ðe ǽne mid sygefæstum deáde middangeard oferswíððe, Hml. Th. i. 84, 31.

gafol-gylda

Grammar
gafol-gylda, gaful-gylda, -gilda, -gelda, an; m.

a tribute-payertributarydebtortrĭbūti reddĭtordēbĭtora rent-payera renter of land as opposed to the ownerqui censum annum penditconductor

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H.] húse gefeohte, cxx scillinga to wíte geselle if he fight in a tenant&#39;s house, let him pay cxx shillings as fine, 6; Th. i. 106, 7

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te.

to alleviaterelieveassuageto lightalight

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relieve (release, v. líhting) him for her soul's sake, Chart.

sín-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
sín-lǽca, -láca, an; m.
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Victor ) nédan tó deófolgelde; ðá ðæt ne geþafede, ðá hét sumne scínlǽcan him sellan etan ðæt flǽsc ðæt wæs geǽttred, Shrn. 84, 27.

starian

(v.)
Grammar
starian, p. ode
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Ðe gé hér on stariaþ, 33, 6; Cri. 521: 36, 3; Cri. 570. Him ðæt tácen wearð, ðǽr tó starude, Cd. Th. 260, 32; Dan. 718. Ðe hire an eágum starede, Beo. Th. 3875; B. 1935. on mere staredon, 3211; B. 1603.

bósum

wombuter

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Add: bosom ; sinus, gremium. of persons bær on his bósme (sinu) Honorates scóh, Gr. D. 17, 9. wurdon gegripene fram móderlicum breóstum, ac wurdon betǽhte engellicum bósmum. Hml.