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un-mǽre

(adj.)
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un-mǽre, adj.

Not illustriousinglorious

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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16

mígan

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Gif gemían ne mæge, and gif blóde míge, 8, 24

ofer-cídan

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sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

wíg-bord

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bord, es; n.

A shield

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A shield He héht him gewyrcean eallírenne wíg-bord; wisse he gearwe, ðæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið líge, Beo. Th. 4667; B. 2339. Wígbord scinon, Cd. Th. 207, 14; Exod. 466

getan

(v.)
Grammar
getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To GETtakeobtainadipiscicapereassequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi Cwæþ he on mergenne méces ecgum getan wolde said he in the morning would take them with the edges of the sword, Beo. Th. 5872; B. 2940

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakenedenervatedenervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

clerc

(n.)
Grammar
clerc, cleric, clerec, es; m. [Lat. Clericus = κληρικός belonging to the clergy, clerical]

A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priestclericus

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We lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe his cleric we enjoin that every priest at a synod have his deacon, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14. wǽron ealle ðæs cynges clerecas they were all the king's clergy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 22

Linked entry: cliroc

eáwan

(v.)
Grammar
eáwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew, manifest ostendĕre, manifestāre

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To shew, manifest; ostendĕre, manifestāre Hi þenceaþ þreá þearle þeódum eáwan they intend to shew a severe chiding to the nations, Ps. Th. 149, 7. He eáweþ him egsan he shews them terror, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 11; Gú. 57: Beo. Th. 557; B. 276.

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, sup. adv.

At firstmostvery wellbestprīmomaxĭmeoptĭme

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Swá he fyrmest meahte as much as ever he could, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 632; El. 316: Ps. Th. 72, 6: 106, 29: 121, 7. Swá forþ swá we fyrmest leornian mágon as far as ever we can learn, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 5: L. C. S. 11; Th. i. 382, 6: L.

líð-ness

(n.)
Grammar
líð-ness, e; f.

Softnessgentlenessmildnesslenitykindness

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forbær manna yfelnysse þurh his líðnysse he endured the evil of men by reason of his gentleness, 320, 16. Swá is tó mengenne ða líðnesse wið ða rédnesse miscenda ergo est lenitas cum severitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 124, 13

ge-welgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-welgian, -welegian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To enrichmake wealthyendowdītāredōtāre

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Mid hire gestreóne he gewelgode Róme burh he enriched Rome with its wealth, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 36: Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 1. Ic gewelegode Abram ĕgo dītāvi Abram, Gen. 14, 23.

Linked entry: weligian

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldenedencouragedanimatedcorrōbĕrātusanĭmātus

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He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda elne gebylded he stood against many of the old fiends, emboldened with courage, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 31; Gú. 446.

streáwian

(v.)
Grammar
streáwian, streówian; p. ode: stréwian; p. ede
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hét streówian geond ða flor fela byrnende gléda, 8, 168

Linked entries: streówian strewian

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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Hml.

godspellian

(v.)
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To preach the gospel bodade and godspellade ríc Godes praedicans et euangelizans regnum Dei, Lk. L. 8, 1. Godes word Engla þeóda godspellodon, Chr. 596; P. 21, 17

husc-lic

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Take here hux-lic in Dict. and add: of material things, unseemly Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas Gode . . . of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle þá ealdan and geceápige níwe, ꝥ tó huxlice tó his lácum ne beón, Hml.

Linked entry: hux-lic

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, <b>. I.</b>
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, Angl. vii. 8, 76, to name (with the name as complement) Mercuries sunu þe Óðon namiað, Wlfst. 107, 11. with cognate object Ne þú þínes Drihtnes naman ne namie on ídel, Wlfst. 66, 15. ne gecneów þára namena nán ðing þe þǽr namode, Hml.

nebb

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Ðá fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré(m)ber ofer ðæt nebb. Ðá ætsacan wolde, ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne, C. D. ii. 134, 28. Þú gesceáwast ðæs mannes neb, and God sceáwað his heortan, Hml. Th. i. 288, 6.

wendan

Grammar
wendan, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Went hié sió wamb, Lch. ii. 216, 20. with the idea of hostility, to turn on or against hiene siþþan wende on his þrié gebróðor parricidia in fratres convertit, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 9. l.