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horn

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Nǽfre mon þæs hlúde horn á þýteð ne býman ábláweð, Dóm. 109. a projection like a horn at each corner of the altar in the Jewish temple Tó horne weófedes, Ps. Rdr. Spl. 117, 27. Oð horn wíbed, Ps. Vos. 117, 27. Oð horn ad cornua Ps.

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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Fore-great, very honourable, illustrious, eminent, famous, celebrated; præclārus, illustris, excellens, fāmōsus, celeberrĭmus Ic nǽfre ne geseah ne gehýrde nǽnne wísne mon ðe má wolde bión wrecca, and earm, and ælþiódig, and forsewen, ðonne wélig, and

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Lossdestruction

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Éðel ðe nǽfre tó lore ne weorþeþ nunquam amittenda hæreditas, Past. 36, 6; Swt. 255, 4.

Linked entries: los lyre

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Ðeáh ðú hí nǽfre náhtest, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 1. Hé náhte his líchoman geweald, Blickl. Homl. 223, 11. Náhton hié náðer ne mete ne freónd, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 34. Sí on cynges dóme hwæðer hé líf áge ðe náge, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 25.

carian

(v.)
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Riht is ꝥ abbodas nǽfre ymbe woruldcara ne ídele prýda ne carian tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 320, 35

forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehandOppositein front ofagainst

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Ic ꝥ hæbbe mid Godes fultume forene forfangen, ꝥ eów nǽfre heonforð þanon nán unfrið tó ne cymð I have with God's help taken measures to prevent hostility ever from this time forth coming to you from Denmark, Cht.

Linked entry: forene

ge-beót

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Ðá andwyrde Petrus mid gebeóte : 'Ic ðé nǽfre ne ǽswicige . . . '. Se Hǽlend beseah tó Petre, and hé sóna gemunde his micclan gebeótes, Hml. Th. ii. 246, 1-248, 35.

hǽmed

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Nys mé þýnes weales hǽmed nǽfre þe leófre þe mé nǽdre tóslyte, Shrn. 154, 22. Hǽmedes, forligeres prostibule, An. Ox. 4219. Hǽmede stupro, 2942 : 5043. Be nunnan hǽmede and forligre. Sé þe mid nunnan hǽme, Ll. Th. i. 346, 5 : 66, 14.

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Hig stódon feorran and hyra stefna úp áhófon, Lk. 17, 13. of sound produced with an instrument Heofonbýman stefn, Cri. 949. of sound made by inanimate objects Geómen cwǽdon ꝥ ðrittegum geárum ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes and ceoriendes

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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nǽfre nǽnigum woruldrícum men þurh leáse ólecunga onbúgan nolde, Blickl. Homl. 223, 28. Ðonne hit hæfþ gewunnen ðæs folces ólecunga (favor popularis), Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 23. of things, charm, allurement Óliccung jocunda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 2.

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Gif ðú ǽnne stán tóclífst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 26. Tóclýfþ findit, i. rupit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 63. Ðonne God ðysne middangeard tócleófeþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under hǽðene godas, L. Alf. 48; Th. i. 54, 23. <b>I b.</b> to swear to anything :-- Ðæt hí hit gegaderian and eft ágifan swá hí durran tó swerian, L. N. P.

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sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre sixtig sigebeorna medu sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 79 ; Fins. 39. For ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, Chart. Th. 474, 12. Næs him wihte ðe sél he did not succeed any the better, Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687.

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ic ðec lǽdan sceal tó ðam hálgan hám dær nǽfre hreów cymeþ I shall lead thee to that holy home where sorrow never comes, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 20; Cri. 1675: Beo. Th. 4645; B. 2328.

GILP

(n.)
Grammar
GILP, gelp, gielp, gylp, es; m.

Gloryostentationprideboastingarrogancevain-gloryhaughtinessgloriaostentatio

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Nǽfre gielpes to georn never too eager for fame, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 22; Wand. 69. On ídel gylp in vanitate sua, Ps. Th. 51, 6. For dínum ídlan gilpe for thine idle boasting, Blickl. Homl. 31, 14

cirran

(v.)
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Deáð bið ǽlces yfeles ende, and ne cyrð hé nǽfre má, Prov. K. 49. God bebeád þæt hí eft ne cyrdon tó Heróde, Hml. Th. i. 78, 29. Cerras recedite, Mt. L. 9, 24.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Ne magon wé nǽfre gereccan þone yfelan mon clǽnne and untwifealdne, Bt. 36, 6; F. 182, 19. Clǽne lautos (biblos ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 44

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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Ic ꝥ hæbbe forefangen ꝥ eów nǽfre heononforð þanon nán unfrið tó ne cymð I have taken measures to prevent any trouble ever coming to you henceforth from that quarter, Cht. E. 230, 5

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Nǽfre mon þæs hlúde býman ábláweð ðæt ne sý seó beorhte stefn hlúdre, Dóm. 111. of action that makes a sound, e. g. a blow, a crash Heard gebrec hlúd unmǽte. Cri. 954.

Linked entry: hlúde

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Se yfela preóst ne mæg nǽfre Godes þénunge gefílan, náðer ne ðæt fulluht, ne ða mæssan the evil priest cannot ever defile God&#39;s ministry, nor baptism, nor the mass, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 14: L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 25: Homl.