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un-beþóht

(adj.)
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un-beþóht, adj.

Unreflectinginconsiderate

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Unreflecting, inconsiderate Micle hrædlícor wǽren áðwægene ðæra scylda mid ðære hreówsunga, gif fǽrlecor syngoden unbeðóhte citius delicta poenitendo abluerent, si in his sola praecipitatione cecidissent, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 2

þweorian

(v.)
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Add: to be different ne sceoldon þone gyrlan him tó teón, þá hwíle þe þurh þá drohtnunge þwuredon illorum habitum usurpare non debent a quorum proposito distant, Chrd. 63, 23

Cædmon

(n.)
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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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stood some man by him in a dream, and hailed and greeted him, and named him by his name, ' Cædmon, canta mihi aliquid,' = Cædmon, sing me something.

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Hig wæron sárie ( dolentes ¨ ) for hira geswince, Num. 11, 1. Monge ðe hine sárge gesóhtun, freórigmóde, Exon. Th. 155, 12; Gú. 859. Sóhton sárigu tú (the two women at the sepulchre) sigebearn Godes, 460, 2; Hö. 11.

feter

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Gif hit hors sý sing on his feteran oþþe on his brídele, Lch. iii. 286, 5. On his fetera oððe on his brídel, i. 392, 9

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, an; m.

A companioncomradesŏdāliscontŭbernālis

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A companion, comrade; sŏdālis, contŭbernālis Onbræd se his geþofta and lócade to him expergefactus sŏdālis respexit eum, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 17. Ðe ǽr his geþofta wæs who was formerly his companion, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 18: 3, 11; Bos. 74, 45.

Linked entry: þyften

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarilyincautiouslywithout cautionheedlessly

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Unwarily, incautiously, without caution, heedlessly Ic lǽre ðæt hira nán ðara ne wilnie ðe hine unwærlíce begá; and se ðe unwærlíce gewilnige, ondrǽde hé ðæt hé ǽfre underfénge ut haec, qui vacat, incaute non expetat; et qui incaute expetiit, adeptum

Linked entry: wærlíce

á-rísan

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Gif preóst circan miswurðige þe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, ii. 294, 11. to rise, mount up Oð ꝥ ángylde áríse tó .xxx. sciłł; siþþan hit tó þám áríse . . . , Ll. Th. i. 68, 3-4. Þriefealdlíce hit áríse it shall increase threefoldly, 88, 3

onettan

(v.)
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onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Hé gebrægd his swurd and wolde mé ofsleán ðǽr ic him ne onette and ic ðæt wíf gegripe be hire earme and mé tóforan ábrǽd and ðǽr ðis nǽre ðonne wǽre mín blód instæpe ágoten he drew his sword and would have slain me, if I had not anticipated him, and had

and-efn

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 66, 73. of persons, quality, capacity, nature For ðǽre ungelícnesse ðára hiéremonna sculun beón ungelíc ðá word ðæs láreówes, ðæt hé hiene selfne geðeóde tó eallum his hiéremonnum, tó ǽghwelcum be his andefne (-efene, v. l.) pro qualitate audientium

ildcian

(v.)
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ildcian, p. ode

To delay

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To delay Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc hé geypt ac se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman totum spiritum suum profert stultus, sapiens autem differt et reservat in posterum, Past. 33. 4; Swt, 220, 10

Linked entries: elcian eldcung

freód-scipe

(n.)
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freód-scipe, (?), es; m.
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Friendship, kindness Gif him mǽte ꝥ his earmas beón fægere gegerede, ꝥ bið freódscipe (freónd-?). Archiv cxx. 304, 30. [Sé þe] Herculem gesihð freódscipe fégð, Lch. iii. 206, 4. Hláf wexenne niman freódscipas getácnað, 210, 1

ge-smeágan

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Hiá gesmeáwdon (cogitabant) bituih him. Mt. L. 16, 7. Gesmeáudon (gismeádun, R.), Lk. L. 20, 5. Gesmeáge cogitare, 5, 21. Beón gesmeád conici, i. intelligi, An. Ox. 1 2688. Add

á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

ge-wéman

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His þeáwas tó Godes willan gewéman, R. Ben. 99, 20. His leóda tó Gode gewéman, Hml. S. 26, 51.

god-fæder

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Godfæder his godbearn lufie, Wlfst. 74, 13. Petrus wæs his ( St. Mark's ) godfæder and hine Gode gestrýnde, and hé lange folgode his fulluhtfædere Petre, Hml. S. 15, 143. Ic eom þín godfæder and þú mín goddohtor, Hml. A. 178, 297.

eald-feónd

(n.)
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eald-feónd, eald-fínd, es; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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Ðæt he ne léte him ealdfeónd oncyrran mód from his Meotude that he did not let the ancient fiend turn his mind from his Creator, 37b; Th. 124, 7; Gú. 336: 62a; Th. 229, 2; Ph. 449: 121a; Th. 464, 18; Hö. 89

ge-met

(adj.)
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ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, properaptus, congruus, conveniens

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Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem fit, Beo. Th. 1379; B. 687: 6107; B. 3057. Ðæt hit gemet wǽre that it were fit, Ps. Th. 143, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

rudu

(n.)
Grammar
rudu, e; f.

Red, redness, redness of the cheeks, the countenance

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Gezabel gehiwode hire eágan and hire neb mid rude, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 342. The rude of monnes nebbe þet seið ariht his sunnen, A. R. 330, 29. Þe rose mid hire rude, O. and N. 443

hláford-swica

(n.)
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hláford-swica, an; m.

A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord

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A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord Se man ðe ðis gefæst ne þearf hé him ná ondrǽdan hellewítan bútan hé beó hláfordswica the man that keeps this fast need not fear the pains of hell, unless he be a traitor to his lord, Lchdm. iii. 228, 24.