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un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantagreeable

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Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

holian

(v.)
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To make a hole in, dig ground Gáþ gé and ꝥ stánclif hwæthugu holiað ite et rupem in modico cavate Gr. D. 113; 5. hét ðá heardnysse swíðe holian on middan ðǽre flóre his botles (cf. fodiamus in medio tuguriunculi mei. Vit. Cuth. c. xviii), Hml.

á-dwellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-dwellan, p. -dwealde; pp. -dweald.

to lead astray, seduceto retard, impede, obstruct, hindertorpereto delay

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H. 61, 24. deófol ádwealde, Wlfst, 11, 8. Ðá beóð ádwealde and þurh deófol beswicene, 5, 7. to retard, impede, obstruct, hinder Ðæt his láre ðurh drýcræft ádwellan sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 412, 26

of-rídan

(v.)

to overtake by riding, overtake

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Se cyng hét rídan æfter, and ne mehte hine mon ofrídan, Chr. 901; Erl. 98, l: 877; Erl. 78, 21

á-þracian

(v.)

to fearabhorto frighten

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Add: to fear, abhor áþracað ǽlc yfel, (horrescit) Scint. 235, 4. Fýlðe gylta hwðnlíce ic áðracude (exhorrui), Angl. xi. 118, 46. Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7.

níwan

(adv.)
Grammar
níwan, neówan, neón; adv.

Recentlylatelynewly

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eów neón gesceód lately he harmed you, Andr. Kmbl. 2354; An. 1178

Linked entries: neówan níwane níwe

swefan

(v.)
Grammar
swefan, p. swæf, pl. swǽfon; pp. swefen
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Geseah in recede swefan sibbegedriht samod ætgædere, 1462 ; B. 729 : Exon. Th. 344, 25 ; Gn. Ex. 179. Swefan under swegles hleó, Andr. Kmbl. 1663; An. 834.

Linked entry: sweofot

un-treówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-treówlíce, adv.

With bad faithperfidiously

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Ac him Rómáne untreówlíce his forwierndon, and hit under ðæt ládedon for ðon ðe ǽr sige næfde, 5, 2; Swt. 216, 31

un-wéned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéned, adj.

Unhoped forunexpected

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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit

Linked entry: un-gewéned

ge-sigefæstan

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. ¶ Gesigefæsted crowned with victory, triumphant :-- (Christ after the harrowing of hell) wolde gesigefæsted eft síðian tó þǽm líchoman, Shrn. 68, 19. cóm hám symle gesund and gesyge-fæsted, 96, 25. Add

un-fyrn

Grammar
un-fyrn, <b>. I.</b>
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Add wæs nú unfyrn (nú for lyttlum fyrste, v.l.) forðféred ante non longum tempus defunctus est, Gr. D. 71, 18. add " deád byð unfyrn" . . . þírn ódran dæge æfter þæs Godes weres cwide his líf geendode, 62, 28.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Godes eorre þurh his selfes weorc áfunde Ps. C. 25. Gif ðonne git máre weorc geworht hæbbe if then he have committed a greater crime L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 12. Hwylce ðæs gódan mannes weorc and his dǽda wǽron Blickl. Homl. 55, 13.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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nam of hire eall ꝥ áhte, for ðám heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26. Fæste bewunden, An. 58: El. 937.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-win

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H. 59, 36. physical pain, distress Ne biþ þǽr sár ne gewinn, Bl. H. 103, 35. His hýd is bryce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne. Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, ne gefélest þú gewin on þínum fótum, Lch. i. 330, 3-6.

wan-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hoga, an ; m.
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One who is wanting in understanding, a foolish, imprudent person lifiaþ him in máne, heáhgestreón healdaþ georne, . . . and wénaþ wanhogan ðæt wile God gehýran, Salm. Kmbl. 639; Sal. 319.

wíc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stede, es; m.
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A dwelling-place, habitation Þúhte him eall tó rúm, wongas and wícstede, Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. gemunde ðá áre, wícstede weligne, 5207; B. 2607. his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7.

cwelan

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libbað óðrum monnum and cwelað him selfum vivunt aliis et sibi moriuntur, Past. 449, 19. Þú scealt ǽrest óðerne geseón drincan and ðǽrrihte cwelan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 15. Ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, and feóll cwelende, Hml. S. 12, 55.

met

(n.)
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Add: measure Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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When he received this answer, then he began forthwith to sing, in praise of God the Creator, the verses and the words which he had never heard . . . Then he arose from sleep, and had fast in mind all that he sleeping had sung. . .