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deád

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Ðeáh þá yflan nǽfre ne wurden deáde, Bt. 38, 2; F. 198, 13. of flesh, dead, without sensation Gif ꝥ líc tó þon swíþe ádeádige ꝥ þǽr nán gefélnes on ne sié, þonne scealt þú sóna eal ꝥ deáde of ásníþan oþ ꝥ cwice líc, ꝥ þǽr náwiht þæs deádan líces tó láfe

esne

a servanta man

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Þú esne náwiht, Mt. R. 18, 32. Eádgo biðon esnas (servi) ðá ðá ðe se drihten gemoetað wæccendo, Lk. L. 12, 37. a young man Ðe esne adolescens, Mt. L. 19, 20, 22. Ging esne, Mk. L. R. 14, 51: juvenis, 16, 5.

scearpness

(n.)
Grammar
scearpness, e; f.

Sharpnessroughnessacidity, pungencyefficacy

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Wæs hé náwiht hefig . . . ne hé cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende . . . ac on his scearpnysse hé weóx, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13-20. roughness of surface Ealle wóhnyssa beóþ gerihte and scearpnyssa gesméðode, Homl. Th. i. 360, 34.

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fremian

(v.)
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Hit him náwiht tó hǽlo ne fremede, Guth. 96, 16. (2 b) where means or manner of benefit is given :-- Þæt hé oðrum fremige on worde and on weorce, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 15.

lǽfan

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. ¶ where the object is food, not to eat :-- Wulfas on ǽfne ne lǽfað náwiht oð morgen, Ll. Lbmn. 476, 3. Þæt þæt hí lǽfon healdan heora bearnum reliquerunt quae superfuerunt parvulis suis Ps. Th. 16, 14.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hwæt róhte ic hwæðer ic wǽre gyf ic ne lyfde, oððe hwæt róhte ic ðæs lýfes gyf ic náwiht nyste, Shrn. 194, 2. Hé lǽrde ðæt ða þearfan ne wénden ðæt God heora ne róhte, Ps. Th. arg. 48.

ge-bǽru

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Se bera náwiht eówode his réðnesse on his gebǽrum ( motibus ), Gr. D. 206, 8. Gebǽ[ru], dǽde gestus, i. actus, An. Ox. 2183. voice, cry (?cf.

ge-bígan

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Ic tó náwihte eom nýde gebíged ego ad nihilum redactus sum, Ps. Th. 72, 17. Burga fífe wǽran under Norðmannum nýde gebégde, Chr. 942; P. 110, 20. Similar entries v. un-gebíged

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Úre Drihten cwæð ꝥ þám men náwiht ne forstóde þeáh hé ealne middangeard gestrínde, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 10. to stand for, be the equivalent of, be as good as Sé þe þis gebed singð on cyrcean, þonne forstent hit him sealtera sealma.

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lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Þone lytlan fyrst, Cri. 1323. of qualities, conditions, &c. small in extent or degree Mé þúhte þæt sár swíðe lytel oððe ealles náwiht, Solil. H. 41, 4.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor desidiosa mens in lapsum casus impellitur, Past. 279, 2. of persons. troublesome, oppressive Wæs hé náwiht hefig his yldrum nullius molestiae parentibus fuit Guth. Gr. 107, 22.

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ge-wítan

(v.)
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God náne gesceafta ne forlét eallunga gewítan swá þæt hí tó náwihte weorðe . . . Nán gesceaft swá cléne onwæg ne gewít, þæt hé eft ne cume, ne swá clǽne ne forwyrð, þæt hé tó hwan hwugu ne weorðe.

ge-mǽne

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D. iv. 277, 29. beón ánum áwiht gemǽnes to have anything to do with Náwiht þé siǽ on þǽm sóþfæste gemǽnes nihil tibi et justo illi, Mt.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ic tó náwihte eom gebíged ad nihilum redactus sum, Ps. Th. 72, 17, 16. Paulus hine áwende of wóge tó rihte. Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 8. Swá is lár and ár tó spówendre sprǽce gelǽded, Exon. Th. 139, 14; Gú. 593.

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