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un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Hine on unðanc R eorringa geséceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 197; Sal. 98. an unpleasing act, a displeasure, an offence, annoyance Cweðe gé ðæt ic eów dide ǽfre ǽnigne unþanc? Ap. Th. 26, 3. Nú ic wolde ðé ðone unþanc mid yfele leánian, Gen. 31, 29.

Linked entry: un-þances

efne

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Efne swá seó byrþen siteþ . . . swá sæt seó byrþen, Bl. H. 75, 7: 221, 12. Hié cwǽdon . . . Efne swá swá hié openlíce cwǽdon . . ., 81, 19.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Hí hine útan ymbðringaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 256; Sal. 127. where action takes place outside an object Hí bedícodon ða burh útan, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 11. Hé ðone búr útan beeode, 755; Erl. 48, 30. Land belicgan úton, Cd. Th. 15, 7; Gen. 229.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Sax. Hwó sie ina fan énumu kliƀe wurpin, oƀar enna berges wal, Hél. 2676. Fan themu walle niðar werpan, 2684. Sie an hóhan wal stigun, stén endi berg, 3117) Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal, Salm. Kmbl. 511; Sal. 256.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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Rector of Swanswick, with some pertinent remarks, supposes Cynewulf to be the same person as Cyneweard. v. Chr. Erl. Introduction, pp. xx-xxii.

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Ic eów secge, eác máran ðonne wítegan I say unto you, and more than a prophet. Mt. Bos. 11, 9. Adam hæfde nigen hund wintra and þrítig eác Adam had nine hundred winters, and thirty also, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 31; Gen. 1126: 58; Th. 71, 3; Gen. 1165.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Ðec gelegdon on láðne bend they put thee into grievous captivity, Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Ða fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle newæron aves non nobis perniciem ferentes, Nar. 16, 18.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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a limit, bound, term (of time) Ðá ðæs mǽles wæs mearc ágongen then was the limit of the time passed, Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719: 224; Th. 296, 13; Sat. 501.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Ðá hé hine ealle wépende geseah when he saw all mourning him, Blickl. Homl. 225, 22. Wópene lamentatae, Blickl. Gl. of other than human beings Ne wæl wépeþ wulf se grǽga, Exon. Th. 343, 2; Gn.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Similar entries v. æt-, ed-, gador-, gegador-, hús-, los-, mid-, neáh-, on-, sam-, stede-wist. subsistence Wist vel anleofa stips, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 8.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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On wóh spanan, Salm. Kmbl. 1002 ; Sal. 502. Sóna swá sacerda hwylc hwone on wóh gesyhð, hé sceal tilian ðæt hé hyne on rihtum gebrynge, L. E. I. 28 ; Th. ii. 424, 26. Weorþeþ (-aþ, MS. ) swíþe oft on wón (in error) se sido, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 4.

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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Th. 299, 16; Sat. 550. Hé fæste feówertig daga þurh his mildsa spéd, 306, 23; Sat. 668. Heó hit þurh monnes geþeaht ne sceáwode, 38, 12; Gen. 605.

ge-bindan

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Þeóstre hám ( hell ) gebunden fæstum fýrclommum, Sat. 38. Wæs ge-bunden since duru ormǽte, Cri. 308. Bil wrǽttum gebunden, B. 1531. Scylð sceal gebunden, Gn.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sár spell (sárspell ?) swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd.

Linked entry: spel

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Sam hí þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ þeáh, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 30. Ða þurfende pauperes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 3. Þyrfendra egentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 69.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Út from this world, Salm. Kmbl. 962; Sal. 480. summoning to service Ðáhét se cyng ábannan út ealne þeódscipe of West-Seaxum. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8. Hét se cyning bannan út here ...

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS. C.] ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan Fabius oblatum sibi a senatu triumphum suscipere recusaret, quia luctus potius debebatur, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 20. Heóf mínne planctum meum, Ps.

Linked entry: heáf

mǽge

(n.)
Grammar
mǽge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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Saga ðæt ðú síe sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 4; 6611. 1833: 127; Th. 162, 18; Gen. 2683. In Dauides dýrre mǽgan (the Virgin Mary), Exon. 9a; Th. 7, 5; Cri. 96

Linked entry: máge

ymb-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hón, pp. -hangen
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Seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, Salm. Kmbl. p. 152, 17

Linked entry: ymb-hangen

hǽre

(n.)
Grammar
hǽre, an; f.

Hair-cloth, sack-clothcilicium, saccusciliciumcilicium, saccus

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Hair-cloth, sack-cloth; cilicium, saccus Gefyrn hí dydun dǽdbóte on hǽran and on axan olim in cilicio et cinere pænitentiam egissent, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 21. Mid hǽran gescrýdd clad in sackcloth, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27 : Ps. Spl. 34, 15.

Linked entry: earan