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un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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ł untýned wéron, Lind. 27, 52. to disclose, lay open Unténð aperiet (stultitiam), Kent. Gl. 452. Hira unriht wearð eall untýned, Ps.

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Substitute: <b>á-léfian,</b> -léwian; p. ode, ede; p. od, ed To mate weak, sick, to maim, lame, cripple. of living creatures Antecríst áléuað and geuntrumað ðá hálan, Hml. Th. i. 4, 22.

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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Nán ǽnlípe ( ne ana quidem ) tó láfe ne wunode, Gr. D. 67, 18.

byrþen

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Him læg onuppan fela byrðena eorðan, Hml. S. 12, 57. Heáwað incre byrðene gyrda, Hml. Th. i. 62, 34. Hé gesénode .ii. birþena gyrda, Shrn. 32, 20.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Feóndum emulis, 5367. of things, what is prejudicial: Bewreóh hine wearme, for þon þe cile biþ þǽre ádle feónd, Lch. ii. 234, 1. a malevolent person (or animal) Hé (Nero) wǽs witena gehwelcum láð. . . .

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Ásca . . . huulíc monn sé, is lár gesceáwig, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.

ge-cwéme

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Gecwéme lác grata munuscula, An. Ox. 4502. Gecwémest hindcealf gratissimus hinnulus, Kent. Gl. 110: 598. <b>I a.</b> with dat., agreeable to :-- Gecwéme is him beneplacitum est ei, Ps. Rdr. 146, 10.

up-áhafenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-áhafenness, e; f.

Upliftingelevationexaltationexultationarrogancepride

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Lamb. 140, 2. Seó symbelnyss ðære hálgan róde upáhefennysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 399. metaphorical, exaltation Drihten ys mín upáhafenys Dominus exaltatio mea, Ex. 17, 15.

hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
hǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To lie with, have intercourse with, to marryconcumbere, coire, nubere

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Gif hwilc carlman hǽmde wið wimman hire unþances if any man lay with a woman against her will, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 7 : Num. 25, 1. Ne hǽm ðú unrihtlíce commit not adultery, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 7.

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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Heo toluken þene king, and his leomen todrowen, Laym. 2602. Wilde deor limmel toluken ham, & tolimeden eauer euch lið from þe lire, Jul. 79, 5.

Linked entry: lúcan

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

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timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Letten þa kinges timbrien þa hallen, Laym. 5940. To timbren me mine crune, A. R. 124, 8. To timmbrenn himm an hus, Orm. 13368. Who tauȝte hem (peacocks) on trees to tymbre so heighe, Piers P. 11, 352

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, es; m.

A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancermorsus, cancri morbus vel cancer

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Gnættas cómon ofer ðæt land mid fýrsmeortendum bítum gnats came over the land with fire-smarting bites, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 30. Wið cancerádle, ðæt is, bíte, against cancer-disease, that is, a biting disease, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 9

for-ildan

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Oft daedlata dóme foręldit, sigisítha gahuém, Txts. 152, 1. with (negative) clause Ðý lǽs hí tó lange forelden ðæt hí hí ne anbinden lest they too long delay to unbind them, Past. 413, 9. to put off time Þe lǽs wé foryldon þás álýfdon tíd, Bl.

Linked entry: for-yldan

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and tóemnes ðæm lande norþeweardum Cwéna land alongside the south of the country (Norway), up to its northern part, lies Sweden; and alongside its northern part the country of the

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LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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lytle heord pusillus grex, Lk. Skt. 12, 32. On swá lytlum fæce in such a little space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wið alne ðone here lytle werede, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Lytle læs paulo minus, Ps. Th. 118, 87.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic wundrige hwí ðú éfre þæs wénan mahte be mannum sáwlum þæt hý nǽran ǽcan, 62, 23. (4 a) :-- Ðý lǽs men wénan ðæt ðú náne næbbe, Prov. K. 76. Tó þám ꝥ sceolde beón wéned ꝥ hé wǽre se cyning ut rex esse putaretur. Gr. D. 131, 15. I.

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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the dominion of the Lacedæmonians and their power laid low, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 30.

leornian

(v.)
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Hí leornedan láð weorc Gode didicerunt opera eorum, Ps. Th. 105, 26. Hé wolde þæt þá cnihtas cræft eornedon, Dan. 83. Leorna þás láre, Sch. 23: Fä. 61.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ic wolde iwiten to whan þis tocne wule ten, to wulche þinge temen, Laym. 9135