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un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
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un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Líg fýres on ceafa yrnende æthabban ys uneáþelíc flammam ignis in paleas currentem retinere est impossibile, Scint. 57, 7. difficult to bear, grievous, troublesome Ne heó ( a sin ) nǽfre ne þince eów ðan hefig ne ðan uneáðelíc ne ðam fracodlíc

godspellian

(v.)
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To preach the gospel to a person Ongan hé þám foresprecenan bréþer godspellian praefato Fratri Verbum Dei evangelizare coepit, Guth. Gr. 163, 45. trans.

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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To move accidentally(?)

husc-lic

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Þaelig;t nán cyning. . . ne sceolde þincan huxlic þæt hé gebúge Crístes fulluhte, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 24. Ne ðúhte him huxlic þæt hé mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynnine, 226, Næs on þǽre þeóde nán deáþ swá huxlic swá swa on ródehengenne, Hml.

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nyt-weorþ

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Forgife mé se wilega gifola þæt mé ǽgðrum onhagige, ge hér nytwyrðe beónne (cf. Alfred's words in the translation of Boethius: Ic wilnode weorþfullíce libbanne þá hwíle þe ic lifede, Bt. 17 ; F. 60, 14), ge húru þider cumane, Solil.

Linked entry: not-wirþe

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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Th. 132, 2; By. 10. of things, to be or become weak, not able to endure, to fail Ne wáciaþ ðás geweorc, Exon, Th. 351, 26; Sch. 86. Teoriaþ hwílum, wáciaþ wordbeót, 469, 22; Hy. 11, 6. to become poor or mean.

Linked entry: ge-wácian

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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To trust, confide Ic trúwige fido . . . ic trúwige confido, ic trúwode confisus sum, Ælfc. Gr. 33 Zup. 204, 14-16. with dat. to trust to Ðonne ða fortrúwodan him selfum suíðe trúwiaþ dum protervi valde de se praesumunt, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 6.

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hræd

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Hræd singienne ad peccandum ualde procliua, Chrd. 54, 22. Ne hræd ne stíð ðǽre wrace, Past. 79, 11. Eáðe and hræd on hlehtre facilis ac promptus in risu, R. Ben. 30, 9. Þú wǽre hrædra his fultume þonne hé wénde, Ps. Th. 20, 3.

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Substitute: be-hwirfan; p. de. to turn Ðonécan þe heó útan behwerfed sié, Bt. 25; F. 88, 35: Met. 13, 77. to surround, encompass Ic wolde mid sumre bisne þé behwerfan útan ego tibi corollarium dabo, Bt. 34, 4; F. 138, 27. to turn to, convert into, change

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Hé ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God hí sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ hí þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.

ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
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</b> reflex. to cause (oneself) to despair, to despair :-- Ne geortrúwige nán man hine sylfne for his synna micelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 30. ¶ ge-ortrúwod desperate :-- Hwilc ánwilnys and geortrúwad wylla, Hml.

hám-stede

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hemstedes geate; from hæmstedes geate, 172, 37-173, 1. xx hídas in Heomstede, iv. 177, 21. múlæs hámstæde, v. 136, 9. Onbútan ðone ealdan hámstede, vi. 35, 34.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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C. 7. to make intercession to () a person that something may be granted (clause) Þingode Dauid Dryhtne, ðæt..., Ps. C. 146. <b>I a.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Th. 22, 23; Cri. 356. to set, base, found Gif ðú wísdóm timbrian wille, ne sete ðú hine uppan ða gítsunga, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 11. to appoint an officer or a person to an office or duty Hine ealdormenn sette, Ps. Th. 104, 16.

Linked entry: on-settan

á-forhtian

(v.)
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To become afraid of something Helle áforhtian gehennam expavescere , R. Ben. I. 21, 3. Deáð áforhtigende mortem pavescens , Hy. S. 139, 21. to be afraid of doing something Ic áforhtige secgenne hwæt mé becom, Hml.

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for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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Substitute: to destroy by dragging about, v. bregdan; I. I a Hé wæs fram deóflum forbróden and hé sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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L. 11, 12. to suffer what is salutary, undergo treatment Feolo geðolade fuerat multa perpesa, Mk. L. 5, 26. to bear evil, be patient under, submit to Ic þæt sár for þé þurh eáðmédu eall geþolade, hosp and hearmcwide, Cri. 1443.

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Ne talige nán man his yfelan dǽda Gode, ac talige ǽrest ðam deófle, Homl. Th. i. 114, 18. to reckon, enumerate talanna longsum is enumerare longissimum est, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 7

be-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brecan, he, heó -briceþ, -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon ; pp. -brocen

To break off deprive by breakingto break to piecesconsumecarpendo spoliareconfringereconsumere

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To break off deprive by breaking, to break to pieces, consume; carpendo spoliare, confringere, consumere Beám heó abreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum it crusheth the tree and deprives it of its twigs, Salm. Kmbl. 592; Sal. 295.

Linked entries: be-briceþ be-brocen