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efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 24; Gen. 1158.

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Th. 315, 22; Mód. 35. <b>I b.</b> a shower of blows of a hammer falling on a weapon (?) :-- Scearpne méce scúrum heardne, Judth. Thw. 22, 26; Jud. 79.

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Gif mon sýþ gárleác on henne broþe, Lchdm. ii. 276, 15. Seóþ on wætere tó þriddan dǽle, i. 72, 2. Seóþ on wíne, 134, 4. Seóþaþ ( coquite ) eówerne mete beforan ðæs temples dura, Lev. 8, 31. Seóþe on strangum wíne, Lchdm. i. 142, 2.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

un-geþwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrness, e; f.

discorddissensiondisagreementdivisionquarreltroubledisquiet

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Similar entries v. ungeþwǽre, III On hú grundleásum seáðe ðæt mód þringþ, ðonne hit bestyrmaþ ðisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa ( terrenis flatibus aucta crescit in immensum noxia cura ), Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 9

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrnes

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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., careless of :-- Swá bið ðæt mód slǽpende gewundad swá hit ne gefrét, ðonne hit bið tó gímeleás his ágenra þearfa mens a cura suae sollicitudinis verberatur et non dolet Past. 431, 19. that is not cared for, that is not guarded. of a person, without

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Swá hwæt þwyr and gebolgen mód ... sacendes hátheortnys hit is ná lufu þreáginge quicquid protervus et indignus animus protulerit, objurgantis furor est, non dilectio correctionis, Scint. 36. to refuse, deny. Sæccendum sedlum negatis sedibus, Mt.

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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On swá hwilcum sunlícum mónþe swá se móna geendaþ, se byþ his mónaþ. Ic cweðe nú gewislícor; gyf se ealda móna geendaþ twám dagum binnan Hlýdan mónþe, ðonne byþ hé geteald tó ðam mónþe, Lchdm. iii. 244-250. Ðá án mónuþ ágan wæs, Gen. 29, 14.

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll awayroll backroll torevolvereadvolvereto move violentlyvexafflictvexare

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War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friendkindlyămīcebenigne

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Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

ge-cneordnes

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Add Ic hine þe befæste mid heálicre gecneordnisse on Crístes gewitnysse I most earnestly commend him to you calling Christ to witness, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 47.

án-genga

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Sum módig fearr wearð ángencga and þǽre heorde dráfe oferhogode, 502, 11. Hwí se fearr ángenga his heorde forsáwe, 17. Add

enge

narrowconfinedpainfulgrievouscruel

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Se Hǽlend mé in þám engan hám getýnde, El. 921. painful, grievous, cruel Se enga deáð mors crudelis, Ph. 52. Under enge treówe sub ipso stipite, Germ. 395, 24. Nearusorge dreáh, enge rúne, El. 1262

ge-brýdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brýdian, p. od
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To marry Wæs óðres cempan wíf . . . seó wæs án geár gebrýdod and feówer mónað, Shrn. 84, 31. Seó wæs twám werum gebrýdad, and hwæþre heó wæs clǽne fǽmne. Ǽrest heó wæs gebrýdad Tondberhte and æfter þǽm heó wæs seald Ecgferðe tó cwéne, 94, 18-21

Linked entry: brýdian

ǽ-gewrítere

(n.)
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The scept is uncertain, and Zupitza gives egewritteras as a more possible reading than that of Junius

fylleþ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
fylleþ-flód, es; m. n.

Spring-tide, high tide at full (or new) moon

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Spring-tide, high tide at full (or new) moon Fylledflood malina, Txts. 35, 20. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða and swá oft wanað. Fylleþflód bið nemned on Læden malina, and se népflód ledo, Shrn. 63, 30

Linked entries: flód fylleþ

ge-sundfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sundfullíce, superl. -lícost; adv.

Safelysecurelysuccessfullyprosperouslytūteprospĕre

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Hió færþ gesundfullícost it goes most securely, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 22

Linked entry: -sundfullíce

ge-þungennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þungennes, -ness, e; f.

Increasegrowthpietyexcellencegravity

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Geþungennes perfectio, Mone Gl. 365

Linked entry: ge-þinþenes

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Ða habbaþ twegen mislíce casus and ná má on gewunan ... nis ðǽr ná má mislícra casa they have two different cases, and no more generally .. . there are no more different cases, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 3-7 : 15; Som. 17, 38 : Blickl. Homl. 35, 24.

Linked entries: mǽst

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Hiera mon áhéng fífte healf hund quadringenti et quinquaginta servi in crucem acti. Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 30. as a measure of degree Se áð sceal bión healf be húslgengum, Ll.

Linked entry: healf

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Skt. 9, 25, Grammar witan, with preposition be Wé witon bí monnum, se se ðe bitt ðone mono ðæt him ðingie wið óðerne ðe hé bið ierre, ðæt irsigende mód hé gegremeð, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 11.

Linked entries: weotan wietan