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sláwian

(v.)
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sláwian, p. ode
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To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc tó gefremmanne what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224.

Linked entry: slágian

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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ne mihton ofer ðæt scræf swá swæðhlýpe (stæþ-?)

Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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of doing or bearing what is painful, heavily, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl.

Linked entry: swárlíce

swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
swíðan, p. de; but a strong form swáð
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also occurs. to make strong, give strength to, strengthen, support Leng ne woldon Elami*-*tarna aldor swíðan folcgestreónum, Cd. Th. 119, 16; Gen. 1980. Ongan Abimæleh Abraham swíðan woruldgestreónum, 164, 18; Gen. 2716.

bót-wyrþe

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Æt nánum bótwyrðum gylte ne for-wyrce man máre þonne his wer, Ll. Th. i. 266, 12. Æt Bótwurðan þingan béte man mid .v. pundum, 340, 28. Substitute: That admits of expiation by the payment of bót; and add: —

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateninglyboast-inglyvauntinglyarrogantly

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Substitute: threateningly Hé férde beótlíce mid wíge ascendit vallatus auxilio pugnatorum, Jos. 8, 10. boast-ingly, vauntingly, arrogantly 'Ne fare gé, ic bidde". . . Hig swáþeáh áblende beótlíce ástigon. Num. 14, 44.

deópnes

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IX. depth of meaning, mystery :-- Þæt ðám gódum ne sý oftogen seó gástlice deópnyss, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 5. Diópnise ríces heofna mysteria regni coelorum, Mt. L. 13, 11.

earmian

(v.)
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[For constructions cf. of-hreówan.] used impersonally with gen. of cause Hwám ne maeg earmian swylcere tíde to whom will there not be pity for such a time?

elcora

(adv.)
Grammar
elcora, elcra; adv.
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, ib. note. Wæs his rest on his hǽran oððe elcora (elles, Bl. H. 227, 11) on nacodre eorðan . . . 'Ne e Gif hé elcra (ælcra, v. l.) þurh tóþundennesse gedyrstlǽcð si aliter presumpserit, R. Ben. 113, 12

ge-screncan

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Ne bióð gescrencte (supplantabuntur) gongas his, Ps. Srt. 36, 31

rúm-mód

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add: with gen. of what is given Hé ne sié giétsiende óðerra monna ǽhta, ac sié his ágenra rúmmód ad aliena cupienda non ducitur, sed propria largitur, Past. 61, 12. Wé sceoldan rúmóde beón rihtra gestreóna, Wlfst. 257, 2. <b>I b.

wandung

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</b> Sé þe man for ylde oððe for sumre wandunge swingan ne mæg, si etas out qualitas personę prohibet, Chrd. 61, 34

sam-wist

(n.)
Grammar
sam-wist, e; f.

A living together, cohabitation, matrimony

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Ne ceara ðú (Hagar ) fleáme dǽlan somwist incre, Cd. Th. 137, 27; Gen. 2280. Þeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste, sinhíwan tú, gedǽled (-de?), Exon. Th. 160, 9; Gú. 941. Somwist, 172,28 ; Gú. 1150. Samwista contubernia, Hpt. Gl. 416, 27: 520, 54

hǽst

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hést, e; f.

Violence, fury

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Fære ne móston wætres brógan hǽste hrínan the terrors of the water might not with violence touch the vessel, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 11; Gen. 1396. [Hǽste may also be taken either as adj. agreeing with brógan (v. next word), or as adverb.]

costnian

(v.)
Grammar
costnian, part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. gen. acc.

To tempt tentare

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Costnodon me tentaverunt me Num. 14, 22; Ps. Lamb. 94, 9. Afanda me Drihten, and costna me proba me Domine, et tenta me Ps. Spl. 25, 2. Ne costna ðú Drihten dínne God non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum Mt. Bos. 4, 7; Lk. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-costnod

on-ufan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-ufan, prep.

upon, onbeyond, after

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with dat. adv. of place, upon, on Ðæt preóst ne mæssige búton onufan gehálgodon weofode, L. Edg. C. 31; Th. ii. 250, 22. Ða forwurdon ðe him ( the elephant ) onufan wǽron, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 13. Ða men ðe him onufan gáþ, Lk. Skt. ii. 44.

torn-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
torn-wyrdan, p. de

To address abusive words toto vituperate

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, is: Uxores eorum obviam occurrunt, orant, in praelium revertantur: cunctantibus obscoena corporis ostendunt, quaerentes, num in uteros uxorum vellent refugere), Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 2

Linked entry: torn-word

hwíl

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Add: an indefinite space of time Næs þá nán hwíl tó þám þæt . . . nec mora . . . Guth. Gr. 139, 3. Næs þá nǽnig hwíl tó þan sóna swá hí út eódon, þá geségon hí þone hræfn nec mora, egredi-entes conspiciunt corvum 144, 15 : 145, 23.

ge-beorgan

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.

ge-déman

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Him ne bið nán dóm gedémed, Hml. Th. i. 396, 19 : Dan. 655.