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for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos. 5, 33. Gyf gehádod man forswerige oððe forlicge, gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý if a man in orders swear falsely or fornicate, let him make amends for it according as the deed may be, L. E.

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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Bist ðú úre cyning oððe beóþ wé ðíne hýrmen rex noster eris aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ? Gen. 37, 8. Wé beódaþ eác úrum híremannum we also command our subjects, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 1.

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Ðú nú sceáwa ðínes mæg(d)enes (the Virgin Mary) eáþmódnesse, Blickl. Homl. 159, 4. Ðá wearþ ðæs mægdnes mód miclum geblissad, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 3; Jul. 608. Hit sealde ðam mǽdene (the daughter of Herodias), and ðæt mǽden hit sealde hire méder, Mk.

Linked entry: mǽden

neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligentlysedulouslyzealouslyeagerlyearnestly

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Dá éfste se abbud wið ðæs muneces, and neódlíce ( eagerly, anxiously ) cwæþ : 'Hwǽr is se ðe ðú feredest?' Homl. Th. i. 336, 22 : ii. 26, 5.

Linked entry: nýd-líce

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf nó getǽlan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo. Th. 5983; B. 2995. Cf. æt-wítan

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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Ðú gedydest ðæt wé mǽtan úre land mid rápum, Ps. Th. 15, 6. Swá swá hé mid gildenum rápum áhafen wǽre, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 36. Ánra gehwilc manna is gewriðen mid rápum his synna, Homl. Th. i. 208, 4.

Linked entry: nip

ge-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen

To wreakavengerevengepunishulciscivindĭcārepūnīre

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ðú úre gyltas egsan gewrǽce avertisti ab ira indignātiōnis tuæ, 84, 3: 98, 9. Ic ðæt eall gewræc I have avenged all that, Beo. Th. 4015; B. 2005: 215; B. 107.

geómrian

(v.)
Grammar
geómrian, geómerian, geómran; part. geómrigende, geómriende, geómerigende, geómrende; p. ode; pp. od [geómor sad, sorrowful]

To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewailgĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri

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Ne geómra ðú be not thou sad, Cd. l00; Th. 132, 25; Gen. 2198

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10.

scirian

(v.)
Grammar
scirian, p. ede; pp. scired, scirred (v. á-scirred)
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Gif ðé Alwalda scirian wille ðæt ðú móte if the All-ruler be pleased to grant thee opportunity, 171, 12 ; Gen. 2827. Sceolde him beón deáþ scyred should death be the lot doomed him, 31, 15; Gen. 485.

Linked entries: scerian scyrian swyrige

swinge

(n.)
Grammar
swinge, swynge (both forms occur in the Pastoral), an; f.
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Sunu mín ne ágiémeleása ðú Godes suingan (swingan, Cote. MSS.) fili mi, noli negligere disciplinam Domini, Swt. 253, 2. Ic neósiu in swingum (verberibus) synne heara, Ps. Surt. 88, 33

Linked entry: swynge

tweónung

(n.)
Grammar
tweónung, twínung, twýnung, e; f.
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Gyt mé tweónaþ; ac gif ðú ðás deádan sceaðan árǽrst, ðonne biþ mín heorte geclǽnsod fram ǽlcere twýnunge, Homl. Th. i. 72, 32. Twúnunge, twínunge scrupulum, dubitationem, Hpt. Gl. 504, 77. Sume syndon dubitativa, . . . ðás getácniaþ twýnunge, Ælfc.

Linked entries: twínung twýnung

un-gerisene

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, es; n., or un-gerisenu; indecl. f.

inconveniencedisagreeablenessunseemlinessindignitydisgrace

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inconvenience, disagreeableness Hit ðé biþ oððe ungetǽse oððe frécenlíc, eall ðæt ðú ofer gemet dést ... seó ofering ðé wurþ oþþe tó ungerisenum oþþe tó plió, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 16.

un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Lamb. 50, 8. not conveying certain knowledge Ðú stunta, on hwilce wísan sceole wé ðé gelýfan and ðínum ungewissum wordum? Homl. Skt. i. 23, 697. ignominious. Similar entries v. preceding word, III: Ungewis ignominiosus, Kent. Gl. 715

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.
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Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig wanhál mann wurde gehǽled, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 229.

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Búton wítnunge without exacting a penalty, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 19. Swerie hé (a criminal who has been punished) ðæt hé ǽfre wítnunge ne wrece, L.

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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15. fig. to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate, v. ymb, 3 d ; ymb-hwyrft, Hé underféng ða hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne and tó ymbhweorfanne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 40 ; Swt. 293, 3. causative, to turn round Ðú

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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H. 167, 14. to benefit, prosper Ðonne ðú bledsas (benefeceris) him, Ps. Srt. 48, 19. Drihten bletsode his ǽhta, Gen. 39, 5

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. earm-lic, Ðú woldest beón foremǽre on weorþscipe . . . þonne scealt þú óleccan swíþe earmlíce and swíþe eádmódlíce þám þe þé tó þám gefultumian mæge dignitatibus fulgere velis?

glitnian

(v.)
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Ðú ( the phenix ) glitenest swá reád gold, E. S. viii. 476, 46. Glite[naþ] fulgescit (pavonis pennae glauco coloris virore ), An. Ox. 539. Glitenaþ coruscat, i. micat (limpida pupilla ), 1719. Glitenat flavescit (vinum), Kent.