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leán

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Fultum oððe leán emolomentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 29. Mænifealde leán gelumpon copiosa (animaruni) emolumenta (Christo) prouenerunt An. Ox. 2633. Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre dǽde wénden, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 18. Íc bidde ðæt se monn . . . ðá ilcan wísan

rícetere

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Add Ofermód rícetere insolens potestas, Germ. 391, 97. Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa? hwǽr ys heora rícetere and heora prass and orgol?, Wlfst. 144, 32. add: undue display of power, arrogance Wæs sum man, Leófstán geháten, ríce for worulde . . . sé rád

smeálíce

(adv.)
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Add Hé heom getǽhte swýðe smealíce (subtiliter) on gehwilcum stówum hwæt hí þǽr timbrian sceoldon, Gr. D. 148, 18. Hé nát hú smeálíce his dǽde sceolon beón gedémde beforan Godes eágum facta illius quam subtiliter judicentur ignorat, 337, 16. subtlely

un-eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáþe, adj.
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer tó dónne, ge wið ðone tó cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið tó habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú

Linked entry: un-ýþe

wǽfels

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Wǽuels armenum, velum, Hpt. 31, 15, 392. Hí mid ánum wǽfelse his neb bewundon (velaverunt eum, Lk. 22, 64), Hml. Th. ii. 248, 13. Hí mid wolcnreádum wǽfelse hine bewǽfdon, 252, 25. Línenne wǽuels anaboladia, amictorium lineum, Hpt. 31, 16, 421. Ic eom

wépan

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<b>. II a.</b> add: where there is grief for wrongdoing Ðá ðe ðá gedónan scylda wépað, Past. 421, 36, where there is lament for suffering Gemǽnað gé hit tó þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan. Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 120, 6. Hé ormód

æsc

ash-treea ship

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Add: ash-tree (v. C. D. vi. 252-3 for the large number of place-names in which æsc occurs) Æsces sceal mǽst there must be most of ash, Lch. ii. 86, 8. a ship Aesc cercilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 56. Æsc cercylus, 14, 16. Ðá Deniscan leóde on Norðhymbra

hand-dǽda

(n.)
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hand-dǽda, an; m.

One who does a deed with his own hand

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One who does a deed with his own hand Ðonne wille ic ðæt eall seó mǽgþ sý unfáh bútan ðam handdǽdan then I will that all the kindred be free from the feud except the actual doer of the deed, L. Edm. S. 1; Th, i. 248, 6, 12: L. Eth. 2, 5; Th. i. 286,

Linked entry: -dǽda

winter-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
winter-tíd, e; f.

Winter-timewinter

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Winter-time, winter Hit is wintertíd nú, and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbrǽð þus wynsumlíce stéme, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 35. Swá gelíc swá ðú æt swǽsendum sette mid ðínum ðegnum on wintertíde (brumali tempore), and sý fýr onǽled, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516,

cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
cristnian, p. ode; pp. od

To christianizecatechize catechizare

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To christianize, catechize; catechizare Ðæt Paulinus ðǽr ðæt folc cristnode and fullode [MS. cristnade RUNE fullade] that Paulinus might there christen and baptize the people, or as the original Latin of Bede has it, with greater precision, — ut Paulinus

snide

(n.)
Grammar
snide, es; m.

a cut, incisionslaying concisio, laceratio

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a cut, incision Ða wunde ðæs snides vulnus incisurae Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 17. Gif ðú wille on snide blód forlǽtan if you wish to let blood at an incision Lchdm. ii. 148, 10: 16, 5. slaying Similar entries v. sníðan, IV Swá swá scép tó snide tamquam ouis

Linked entry: snáþ

for-þyldian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þyldian, -þyldigian.

to bearsuffertake patiently

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These two forms may be taken separately: for-þyldian to bear, suffer, take patiently Gif syngiende gefýstludegé forþyldiaþ (suffertis), Scint. 7, 16. Forþyldigaþ tollerant, An. Ox. 4270. Forþyldiað mildheortnysse his sustinete misericordiam ejus, Scint

Francan

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Bucellinus cóm mid Francum (Froncum, v.l.) ... Ongunnon þá Francan (Franci) gangan in tó cyrican, Gr. D. 16, 8-16. Far tó ðǽra Francena ríce, Hml. Th. i. 560, 4. Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164

fúl-líce

(adv.)
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Add: in a physical sense Gif heora hwylc fúllíce oðþe gýmeleáslíce mynstres þing behwyrfe si quis sordide aut negligenter res monasterii tractaverit, R. Ben. 56, 11. Etan fúlíce on gangsetlum, E. S. viii. 62, 13. Similar entries v. fúl-lic. in a moral

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)

To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a personwhere no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress where a good result is intended, to mortify, chasten verberare

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To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress Ic swencu hió adfligam illos. Ps. Surt. 17, 39. Hwí swencst ðú ðis folc . . . Pharaon swencþ ðín folc cur afflixisti populum istum?.

hete-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hete-líce, adv.

Fiercelyviolentlyvehemently

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Fiercely, violently, vehemently Hetelíce mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5. Hine hetelíce swung [cf. Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13 mid grimmum swingum swong] scourged him vehemently, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 3. Ús Godes yrre hetelíce on sitt, God's anger presses on

leóht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóht-líce, adv.

Lightlyslightlygentlyeasilyquickly

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Lightly, slightly, gently, without trouble or effort, easily, quickly Swá swá leóhtlíce gebylged quasi leviter indignata, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 24. Swá swá hé leóhtlíce onslǽpte quasi leviter obdormiens, 4, 11; S. 580, 2. Geswét swíðe leóhtlíce mid hunige

Linked entries: leóht-líc líht-líce

mann-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cwealm, es; m.

Death of menpestilencemortalityslaughter

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Death of men, pestilence, mortality, slaughter Mancwealm pestilentia, Bd. 1, 14, tit; S. 482, 14. On ðǽm dagum wæs se mǽsta mancwealm ( pestes plurimas dirosque morbos ), Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 15. Se micla moncwealm ingens pestilentia, 3, 3; Swt. 102,

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To earndeserveenjoymereripromererifrui

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To earn, deserve, enjoy; mereri, promereri, frui Ic ge-earnige mereor, ðú ge-earnast mereris, he ge-earnaþ meretur, ic ge-earnode merui vel meritus, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 64, 65 : 33; Som. 36, 49. Ðæt heó ðý éþ meahte ðæt éce ríce in heofonum geearnian

tealtrian

(v.)
Grammar
tealtrian, p. ode

To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition

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To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition Wé tealtrigaþ týdran móde hwearfiaþ heánlíce we move with uncertain step and feeble mind, wander abjectly, Exon. Th. 23, 19; Cri. 371. Ðý læs ðe ðæt eásterlíce gesceád

Linked entry: tealtian