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for-brict

(v.)
Grammar
for-brict, for-brícan (?); p. te

To use upconsumedestroy

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and mid þyssum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5. Substitute:

leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
leahtrian, <b>. I.</b>
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Leahtrode, tǽlede criminemur, derogemur, 8, 392, Add Leahtrað mægen yfelnyss; and coccelas oferstígað hwǽte uitiat uirtutem malitia ; et zizania transcendunt frumentum Scint. 101, 1

un-wæstmfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmfæst, adj.

Barrensterile

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Barren, sterile Unwæstmfæst ðara godcundra mægena, Blickl. Homl. 163, 6

Linked entry: wæstm-fæst

fultum

Grammar
fultum, <b>; I.</b>
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Ánra gehwylc of his cræfte þe hé his líchoman neádbehéfe fultumas ( necessaria subsidia) hæfþ, þǽre sáwle ... hé sceal fultumas (subsidium ) þénian, Chrd. 111, 4-7. v. maegen-fultum, scip-fultum. Add

un-bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bryce, adj.

Unbrokeninviolateuninjured

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Hyre wæs mægen unbrice, 256, 22; Jul. 235

Linked entry: un-brice

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá wyrtgemang tácniað mistlicu mægen Crístes, 44, 10

up-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
up-lyft, (for gender see lyft)

the air above

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the air above Ðú wealdan miht eorðan mægen and uplyfte, wind and wolcna, Btwk. 196, 29; Hy. 9, 6. Ðú geworhtest heofonas and eorðan, eardas and uplyft, 198, 4; Hy. 9, 19

teldian

(v.)
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Mid þý se feónd his yfelnesse mægen and his grimnesse áttor teldað, ꝥ hé mid þý átre þá menniscean heortan wundað dum omnis nequitiae suae vires versutamente tentaret, Guth. Gr. 119, 44. Add

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, es; n.

Plunder[?]wealth

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, wealth Ðæt hí ðý éþ mǽgen heora unriht gewitt forþbringan hí sind mid gifum and mid gestreónum [Cot. gestrodum] gefyrðrode flagitiosum facinus ad efficiendum præmiis incitari, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, note 7

sundor-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-weorþung, e; f.
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Michael's church) nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, ac on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Sundorweorðunge prerogativam, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: synder-weorðtmynt

firm

(n.)

cleansing

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cleansing Hú hé yrde mæge fyrme geforðian, Angl. ix. 261, 5

Linked entry: fyrm

sprytting

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Add: increase Mægena ealra hé onfó spryttinga uirtutum omnium percipiat incrementa, Angl. xiii. 381, 226

an-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
an-sendan, p. -sende

To send forthsendemitteremittere

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To send forth, send; emittere, mittere Ne mǽgen hí leóhtne leóman ansendan they cannot send forth a clear light. Bt. Met. Fox 5, 10; Met. 5, 5: Ps. C. 50, 16; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 16

Linked entry: on-sendan

for-ildan

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Ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman ðe hié teola on dón mægen, Past. 281, 19

Linked entry: for-yldan

hwíl-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-stycce, es; n.
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A fragment or short portion of time Ǽghwæ ðæs ðe hie on ǽnegum hiora hwílsticcum geearnian mǽgen all that they can earn in any of their fragments of time, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 12

ge-éþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éþian, p. ode
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Bewreów ðone man ꝥ se æþm ne mæge út náhwǽr, bútan hé mæge geéþian, Lch. ii. 338, 19. fig. Wé magon witan ꝥ þonne se gást wile hé geéðað tó þæs mannes mode sciendum est quia quando vult spiritus aspirat, Gr. D. 146, 14

Linked entry: éþian

drync-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
drync-gemet, es; n.
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Measure of drink Ꝥ man ne mæge ꝥ drincgemett bringan forð, Nap. 17

flax-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
flax-fóte, flox-fóte, flohten-fóte; adj.

Broad-footedflat-footedweb-footedpalmĭpes

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Broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed; palmĭpes Ða fugelas ðe on flódum wuniaþ syndon flaxfóte, ðæt hí swimman mǽgen [MS. magon] the birds that dwell in waters are web-footed, that they may swim, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 15

ge-mígan

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Gif se útgang forseten sié oððe gemígan ne mæge, Lch. ii. 260, 10. Add

wyrcness

(n.)
Grammar
wyrcness, e; f.

worklabouroperationworkingdoingoperationworkingperformance

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His geearnunge oft ðurh godcunde wyrcnesse (operationem) mid miclum mægenum scínaþ, 3, 19; S. 550, 16.

Linked entry: wircness