fandian
To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out ⬩ tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre
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Ferdon ða Phariséi, and his fandedon exiērunt Pharisæi, tentantes eum, Mk. Bos. 8, 11. Hý fandodon mín tentāvērunt me, Ps. Th. 34, 16: 40, 6. Ne fanda ðínes Drihtnes tempt not thy Lord, Homl. Th. i. 166, 21. Fanda mín Drihten prŏba me, Dŏmĭne, Ps.
freónd-scipe
FRIENDSHIP ⬩ amīcĭtia
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Se geféhþ fela folca tosomne mid freóndscipe he joins many people together with friendship, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 179; Met. 11, 90. Freóndscipas niwe new friendships, Somn. 203; Lchdm. iii. 210, 2
mann-sliht
Manslaughter ⬩ homicide ⬩ murder
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Ðonne mæg hé beón orsorg ðæs monnslihtes (monnsliehtes. Hatt. MS.) reus perpetrati homicidii non tenetur, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 20. Manslehtes beteón, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 5. Be monslihte (monnslyhte, MS. H.), L. In. 34; Th. i. 122, 15: L. Edm.
mirigþ
Pleasure ⬩ joy ⬩ delight ⬩ sweetness
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For ðære mirhte (mergþe, MS. Cott.) ðæs sónes, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 11. On heofonan ríces mirhþe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 11. Myrhþe, Homl. Th. i. 58, 4. Ða heorde tó heofonlícre myrhþe (myrþe, MS. B.) lǽdan, L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 11.
ge-fetian
To fetch ⬩ bring ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ accīre ⬩ afferre
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Hwænne me Dryhtnes ród gefetige when the Lord's cross shall fetch me, Rood. Kmbl. 274; Kr. 138. Gefetod accītus, Cot. 7. Gefotad accersitus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 44
ge-hwá
Every one ⬩ whoever ⬩ who ⬩ quisque ⬩ quis
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This word is often found with a genitive Forðí sceal gehwá on his Drihtne wuldrian therefore shall every man glory in his Lord, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 12. Hwæt gehwá náme quis quid tolleret, Mk. Bos. 15, 24.
ge-openian
To open, manifest, shew, reveal ⬩ To open
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Geopena ongeán me lífes geat open to me the gate of life, 76, 3. Ðæt he geopenige that he shew, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 24; Hat. MS. God hine onwrýhþ ðeáh ðe wit hine ne geopenian God will reveal it though we two do not make it manifest, Blickl.
Linked entry: openian
ge-medemian
To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble
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Ic ðancige mínum Gode ðe me gemedemode to his hálgum I thank my God that has deemed me worthy to be among his saints, Homl. Th. i. 424, 15. Ðú eart on écnesse gemedemod thou art honoured for ever, Blickl. Homl. 147, 12.
Linked entry: medumian
þeáh-hwæðere
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Yet, but, nevertheless, however Ðeáh-hwæðere ( verumtamen ) ic secge eów, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 24: Lk. Skt. 10, 20. Ðeáhhwæðere ( autem ) gang tó ðære sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27. Þeáhhwæþere, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25.
Linked entry: hwæðere
andeta
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Ic þe eom andetta bóte I admit to thee my liability to make amends, 501, 17, 23.
feþer
a feather ⬩ a wing ⬩ a pen ⬩ quill
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Mín tunge ys gelícost þæs wríteres feþere þe hraðost wrít lingua mea calamus scribae velociter scribentis, Ps. Th. 44, 2. Swylce sum getýd wer sum metervers mid his feðere áwríte, Angl. viii. 317, 23
ídel-ness
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In ídelnesse mec worðiað in uanum me colunt, Mk. L. R. 7, 7. idleness, lack of energy Nys eác mid ídelnysse tó forelǽtanne þæt wundor non me quoddam spiritale praesagium narrare piget, Guth. Gr. 159, l
wæl-grim
Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive
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Wælgrimme wyrd (the fall of man) 61, 12; Gen. 996. Ðé sind heardlícu, wundrum wælgrim (wel-, MS.) wítu geteohhad, Exon. Th. 258, 12; Jul. 264. Gefyistan of ðám wælgrimmum. tintregum, L.E.I. proem.; Th. ii. 396, 4. Þolian wælgrim wítu, Andr.
Linked entry: wæl-hreów
on-cunnan
To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge
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M. C. 140, 4
Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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Mk. Bos. 14, 12. [Ger. M. H. Ger. ostern, f; Ker. óstarun, óstrun: Ottf. óstará, óstoron dea, pascha: A. Sax. Eástre, the goddess of the rising sun, whose festivities were in April.
sculdor
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Gif mon óðrum ða sculdru forsleá, L. Alf. pol. 73; Th. i. 98, 21. Se sacerd smyreþ breóst and sculdru (sculdran, MS. E. ), Wulfst. 35, 16: Lchdm. ii. 260, 17
stíþlíce
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Th. 101, 12. sternly, hardly, severely Hwílon láreów mín áwecþ mé stíþlíce ( duriter ) mid gyrde, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 31. Stíðlíce clypode wícinga ár, Byrht. Th. 132, 33 ; By. 25. Hé stíðlíce þrowode for úre ealra neóde, Wulfst. 126, 10.
cípe-mann
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Cépemon emptor, venditor, 143, 37: Shrn. 134, 4: Mt. L. 21, 12. Gif ciépe-mon (cépe-, ceáp-, v. ll. ) uppe on folce ceápie, Ll. Th. i. 118, 12. Se iiii nihta móna byð gód þǽm cípemen his cípinge tó anginnane, Lch. iii. 178, 2.
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for-lǽtnes
abandonment ⬩ desolation ⬩ neglect ⬩ abandonment ⬩ cessation ⬩ intermission ⬩ remissness ⬩ remission ⬩ pardon ⬩ loss ⬩ putting away ⬩ dismission ⬩ divorce
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S. 23 b, 7. putting away, dismission, divorce Of boec forlétnise de libello repudii, Mt. p. 18, 8. Similar entries v. án-, betweohn-forlǽtness
ge-mǽnelic
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Th. i. 546, not ceremonially clean Gemǽnelicum (communibus) mið hondum, ꝥ is unðuegenum, Mk. L. 7, 2. (O.H.Ger. ge-meinlíh communis.)
Linked entry: -mǽne-lic