earm-sceapen
Miserable, wretched ⬩ mĭser
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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ne mihte earm-sceapen áre findan the poor wretch might not find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2259; An. 1131: 2689; An. 1347: Beo. Th. 2707; B. 1351: Cd. 206; Th. 255, 30; Dan. 632
Linked entry: sceapen
for-sweógian
To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre
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To pass over in silence, keep silent; sĭlentio prætĕrīre We ne durron forsweógian ... gif we hit forsweógiaþ we dare not keep silent ... if we keep it silent, L. Ælf. P. 1; Th. ii. 364, 11. 13
freó-riht
A free right ⬩ common right ⬩ right of a freeman ⬩ libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus
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A free right, common right, right of a freeman; libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus He ne beó syððan ǽniges freórihtes wyrðe he shall not afterwards deserve any free right, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 22
regn-þeóf
An arch-thief
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An arch-thief Regnþeóf ne lǽt [mé] on sceade sceððan, Exon. Th. 453, 14;Hy 4, 14. Swá nú regnþeófas ríce dǽlaþ (cf. regintheoƀos farstelad (Mat. vi. 19). Hel. 1646), Cd. Th. 212, 12;Exod. 538
tún-scír
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Stewardship Ágyf ðíne scíre ne miht ðú lencg tún-scíre bewitan . . . Ðonne ic bescired beó fram túnscíre redde rationen uilicationis tuae, jam enim non poteris uilicare . . . Cum amotus fuero a uilicatione, Lk. Skt. 16, 2-4
un-ábeden
Unbidden ⬩ unasked
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Unbidden, unasked God beád mancynne ðæt hí hine biddan sceoldon, and hé wile syllan unábeden ðæt ðæt wé ús ne wéndon þurh úre béne, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16: L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28
Linked entry: á-biddan
un-murnlíce
Carelessly ⬩ without compunction ⬩ without anxiety
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Se ðe unmurnlíce mádmas dǽleþ, egesan ne gýmeþ, 3516; B. 1756
Linked entry: -murnlíce
un-willende
Unwilling ⬩ not desiring or intending
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Ðæt hí ne hlípen unwillende on ðæt scorene clif unðeáwa per multa, quae non appetunt, iniquitatum abrupta rapiuntur, Past. 38; Swt. 215, 7
mirrend
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A waster, squanderer, v. mirran ; Se hordere ne sceal beón myrrend (prodigus), Chrd, 19, 13. Ná se hordere ná sí cystig oððe myrrent ǽhte neque cellarius prodigus sit aut stirpator monasterii, R. Ben. l. 62, 3
mis-þyncan
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Ðá cwæí se cyngc: 'Ðé misþingð ( you are mistaken); þes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum,' Ap. Th. 14, 25
un-fæstnian
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif hé findan mæg hwsér hé hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [
Linked entries: fæstnian ge-unfæstnian
on-bǽru
Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger ⬩ fastidium, ira, ⬩ rabies.
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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger Hé ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac hé háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827
spilcan
To bind with splints
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To bind with splints Ðæt sceáp ðæt sceoncforad wæs ne spilcte gé ðæt quod fractum est, non alligastis, Past. 17, 9; Swt. 123, 10. Gif scancan forade synd . . . hú mon spelcean scyle, Lchdm. ii. 6, 12
ge-sprǽcelíc
Loquelaris
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Loquelaris Ðás synd gehátene loquelares, loquela is sprǽc and loquelares synd gesprǽcelíce forþan ðe ðás syx prepositiones ne beóþ ná hwár ána ac beóþ ǽfre to sumum óðrum worde gefégede, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 49
Linked entry: sprǽcelíc
hirde-leás
Without a shepherd
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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36
lust
Pleased ⬩ glad ⬩ desirous
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Pleased, glad, desirous Ðæt ðú ne gehýre lustum móde ðæra twýsprǽcena word that thou be not glad or desirous to hear the words of the double-tongued [or does lustum belong to the preceding word?], Wulfst. 246, 10
pullian
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Gif him þince ðæt hé sceáp pullige, ne biþ ðæt gód, Lchdm. iii. 176, 7
Linked entry: a-pullian
þeóf-scolu
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.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26
un-swéte
Unsweet ⬩ bitter ⬩ sour ⬩ offensive ⬩ fetid
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Th. 88, 12; Cri. 1439. of smell, offensive, fetid Ðonne ne biþ se þost tó unswéte tó gestincanne, Lchdm, ii. 48, 14
ofer-stæppan
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Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne bring on þǽre eorðan, and héton ꝥ hé nǽnige þinga mid his fét þone bring ne oferstópe in terra circulum designaverunt, extra quem pedem tendere nullo modo auderet, Gr. D. 197, 1. Add