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cís

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Add: fastidious, squeamish þe lǽs hit seócmódum bróðrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan ut infirmis mentibus non uertatur in nausiam, Chrd. 23, 9

heán-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
heán-spédig, adj.

Scantily, poorly endowed

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Scantily, poorly endowed Ðý læs hé forhycge heánspédigran lest he despise the more scantily endowed, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 1; Crä. 26

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumble ⬩ spurn at ⬩ dash or trip against ⬩ mistake ⬩ cæspitare ⬩ offendere ad aliquid ⬩ impingere

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Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs ðú ætspurne [Lamb, ætsporne] æt stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Ps. Spl. 90, 12.

Linked entry: æt-spurne

un-geornful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geornful, un-geornfull; adj.

Not diligent ⬩ negligent ⬩ careless ⬩ remiss

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Ðý læs hine se wærscipe gelǽde on ealles tó micle hátheortnesse, oððe eft sió ánfealdnes hine tó ungeornfulne gedoo tó ongietanne, ðý læs hé weorðe besolcen quatenus nec seducti per prudentiam calleant, nec ab intellectus studio ex simplicitate torpescant

oxan-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-hirde, es; m.
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Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode, Coll. M. 20, 23-31. Be oxanhyrde.

ed-lesung

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Substitute: Relation Hwylc getácnað þreó ðingc . . . relationem, þæt is, edlesunge (-læs-, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 116, 10. Edlesunge (-lys-, v. l. ), 117, 5

æf-geréfa

(n.)

exactor

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glosses exactor Ðý lǽs se doemere seleð ðec ðǽm æf-groefe (exactori) and se æfgroefa (exactor) sendað ðec in carcern, Lk. L. 12, 58

Linked entry: ge-réfa

on-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge

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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28

seóc-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc-mód, adj.
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Not strong-minded Hræce hé and snýte bæftan him, and þæt fortrede, þe lǽs hit seócmódum (infirmis mentibus) bróþrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan, Cnid. 23, 9

slæccan

(v.)
Grammar
slæccan, sleccan (?); p. slæcte, slæhte
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Ðá cwæþ se cyngc, ' Ðe læs ðe ic eów á leng slæce (slæcce ?), ' Th. Ap. 20, 6

Linked entries: sleccan a-slæccan

un-clǽnsod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-clǽnsod, adj.

Not purified

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Not purified Ðý læs ǽnig unclǽnsod dorste on swá micelne háligdóm fón ðære clǽnan ðegnenga ðæs sacerdhádes ne non purgatus adire quisque sacra ministeria audeat, Past. 7; Swt. 51, 1

Linked entries: clǽnsian un-geclǽnsod

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen, fægen

To rejoice

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Þý lǽs on Þ fǽgon Þ ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 20

súþ-rima

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-rima, an; m.
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A south coast Ðý ilcan sumera forwearð nó læs ðonne xx scipa mid monnum mid ealle be ðam súðriman, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 15: 1009; Erl. 141, 32

Linked entry: súþ-stæþ

wlæcness

(n.)
Grammar
wlæcness, e; f.

Lukewarmness

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Ðý læs hé for wlæcnesse sié út áspiwen ne tepidus evomatur, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 16, 18

bán-loca

(n.)
Grammar
bán-loca, an; m.

A bone inclosure ⬩ the skin ⬩ body ⬩ ossium clausura ⬩ caro

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A bone inclosure, the skin, body; ossium clausura, caro Ðý-læs se ord ingebuge under bánlocan lest the point enter in under the skin, Exon. 19a; Th. 48, 10; Cri. 769

þorfnian

(v.)
Grammar
þorfnian, (?) to suffer lack of
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Ne forgit ðú hine ðeáh ealne weg, ðý lǽs ðú þolie (þornige, v.l. v. Verc. Först. 174) ðæs écan lífes, Prov. K. 17

Linked entry: þornian

ofer-stealla

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stealla, an; m.

A survivor

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A survivor Heó wýscte ðæt heó nánne æfter hyre ne forléte, ðé læs gif hyra hwylc wǽre hyre oferstealla, ðæt se ne myhte on heofenum beón hyre efngemæcca, Shrn. 151, 13

edwít-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
edwít-spræc, e; f.

Contemptuous speech, scorn ⬩ opprobrium, imprŏpĕrium, cavillātio

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Contemptuous speech, scorn; opprobrium, imprŏpĕrium, cavillātio Ðý-læs ic scyle þrówian edwítspræce lest I shall suffer contemptuous speech. Andr. Kmbl. 161; An. 81: Ps. Th. 88, 43: 101, 6

æling

(n.)
Grammar
æling, e; f.

Burning ⬩ burning of the mind ⬩ ardour ⬩ ardor ⬩ flagrantia animi

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Burning, burning of the mind, ardour; ardor, flagrantia animi Ðý læs ælinge útadrífe selflícne secg lest burning desires should excite the self-complacent man. Bt. Met. Fox Introd. 11; Met. Einl. 6

not

(n.)
Grammar
not, es; m.

A mark ⬩ sign

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A mark, sign Mé þingþ wynsumlíc ðæt is ðæra preósta notas ðám bócerum gekýðe ðé læs ðe hig witan ðæt ða rímcræftige weras sýn bútan cræftigum getácnungum, Anglia viii. 333, 17-19

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