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eorþ-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealth, fertility terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas

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Ne ic me eorþwélan ówiht sinne I care naught for earth's wealth. Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 17; Gú. 290. Sum him Metudes ést ofer eorþwélan ealne geceóseþ one chooses his Creator's favour above all earthly wealth, 79 b; Th. 298, 20; Crä. 88

un-gerisene

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, -gerisne; adj.

unsuitableinappropriateunseemlyindecent

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Nis ungerisne ðæt wé án wundor of monegum ásecgan nec ab re est unum e pluribus miraculum enarrare, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 38. unseemly, indecent Ðý læs hé ówiht unwyrþes oððe ungerisenes dyde mid his múþe ne aliquid indignum suae personae vel ore proferret

Linked entry: ge-risene

ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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Ne ascige ic nú ówiht bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum I demand now nothing for my bitter death, Exon. 29b; Th. 90, 16; Cri. 1475.

Linked entry: acsian

sinnan

(v.)
Grammar
sinnan, p. sann, pl. sunnon ; pp. sunnen ;
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To care for, mind, heed Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne, Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290. Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Worldly gain, this world's wealth Wéndest ðú, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón eall gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41.

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
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Nǽfre willes ne gewealdes ówiht dón, 178, 6.

un-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorantunskilled

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Tó hwon ðú sceole for ówiht ðysne man habban ungelǽredne fiscere ( St. Peter ), Blickl. Homl. 179, 14. Ungelǽrede wé syndon idiotae sumus, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8.

Linked entry: un-lǽred

ge-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hrínan, -rínan; he -hríneþ, -hrínþ; p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtake hold ofseizeaffecttangĕrecontingĕrerăpĕreaffectāre

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To touch, take hold of, seize, affect; tangĕre, contingĕre, răpĕre, affectāre Ne ofer ðæt syððan hine ówiht gehrínan dorste neque umquam exinde cum audēret contingĕre, Bd. 3,12; S. 537, 14, MS. B : 3, 17; S. 544, 28.

ge-risenlic

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Gehrisnelic woere gefeáge oportebat gaudere, 15, 32. suitable, suited to one's needs Gif þeós níwe lár ówiht cúðlicre and gerisenlicre brenge si haec noua doctrina certius aliquid attulit, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 166, 8. deserving honour, honest, creditable

BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Use, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruit; usus, ministerium, commodum Gif ðæt ówiht bryce wæs if that was any use; si hoc aliquid prodesset, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 8, note.

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profitdo goodbe good or expedientavailprofĭcĕreprōdesseexpĕdīrevălēre

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To profit, do good, be good or expedient, avail; profĭcĕre, prōdesse, expĕdīre, vălēre Ne mid seglinge ne mid równesse ówiht fremian nĕque vēlo nĕque remĭgio quicquam profĭcĕre, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 26.

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Þý lǽs mé ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. to be concealed, lie hid Ic nelle ꝥ þé þis bedíglige (-deóglige, v. l.) and sý bemiðen hoc nolo te lateat, Gr. D. 174, 30

on-cweþan

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Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573. Ongan hé tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282.

nunne

(n.)
Grammar
nunne, an ; f.

A nuna vestal

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Gif heó leng libbe ðonne se ðe hié út álǽdde, náge hió his ierfes ówiht. Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes, L. Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 14-20. Be nunnena onfenge.

Linked entry: non

fremman

(v.)
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Nó hí ówiht on ðám fremedon nec quicquam proficiebant, 3, 19; Sch. 275, 10.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundran cwæþ, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15. Ðeáh bútú on ánum men síen, ðeáh biþ ǽgðer him onsundron, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 35. Ǽlc ðæra gesceafta hæfþ his ágenne eard onsundron, 33, 4; Fox 130, 24.

Linked entry: sundor

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Ðæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne deáþ ána ówiht elles, Exon. Th. 442, 34; Kl. 23 : Andr. Kmbl. 1327; An. 664. Grammar nefne, prep. Except Nemne feáum ánum, Beo. Th. 2167; B. 1081

Linked entries: nemne nymne

framian

(v.)
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Wé ne mid segele ne mid róunesse ówiht fremian (fromian, fromgan, v.ll., proficere) mihton, 5, 1; Sch. 551, 15. <b>II a.</b> to prevail :-- Ne framige mon non praeualeat homo, Ps. Rdr. 9, 20.

DERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.

To injure, hurt, harm, damage nocēre, lædĕre, obesse

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Him ówiht ne derede naught harmed them, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 11; Dan. 274: 23; Th. 30, 24; Gen. 471. Ðæt ðú me ne derige ne nŏceas mihi, Gen. 21, 23.

ELLES

(adv.)
Grammar
ELLES, adv.

ELSE, otherwise, in another mannerălĭter, ăliōquin, ăliunde, sĕcus

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Elles áwiht, ówiht or wuht anything else; ăliud quid. Cd. 32; Th. 42, 33; Gen. 682: 91; Th. 114, 16; Gen. 1905: Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 27; Seef. 46: 115 a; Th. 443, 1; Kl. 23: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 40; Met. 9, 20.

Linked entry: el