á-wemman
to disfigure ⬩ to defile
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to disfigure Decennovennalis ... ys gecíged of þrým áwemmedum dǽlum (component parts altered from the forms of the original words), ꝥ ys of decem and novem and annalis, Angl. viii. 325, 17. to defile ꝥ mín sáwle ne seó áwæmmod Hml. A. 172, 63
DWELLAN
To lead into error, deceive, mislead ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre ⬩ To prevent, hinder, delay ⬩ impĕdīre, tardāre ⬩ To continue, remain, DWELL ⬩ mănēre, habĭtāre
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Ne hine wiht dweleþ, ádl ne yldo nothing prevents him, disease nor age, Beo. Th. 3475, note; B. 1735. Se ealda dweleþ miltse mid máne the old one [the devil] prevents mercy with wickedness, Frag. Kmbl. 62; Leás. 33. v. n.
Linked entry: ge-dwellan
tǽl
Evil speaking, calumny, detraction
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Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide I do not question you that I may detract or abuse, Andr. Kmbl. 1265; An. 633. Hé þolaþ sárcwide secga ... Ic bí mé secge ðis sárspell ... Ic for tǽle ne mæg ǽniene moncynnes gelufian, Exon.
Linked entry: tál
þunor-rád
Thunder ⬩ a peal of thunder
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Thunder, a peal of thunder Ne bip þǽr líget ... ne þunerrád (þunor, Wulfst. 139, 31) non fulmina, ... tonitru, Dóm. L. 16, 263. Ðá com þunerrád and légetsleht and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl, Shrn. 57, 35. Ðá wæs geworden mycel þunorrád, Blickl.
ge-wífian
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Ne on gehálgodre nunnan. . . ǽnig crísten man ne gewífige ǽfre, Ll. Th. i. 318, 18 : Cht. E. 231, 14. Gif hwá his rihtǽwe forlǽte, and on óðran wife gewífige, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 24.
sliht
a striking of coin ⬩ a stroke, flash of lightning ⬩ slaughter, death by violence ⬩ the deadly stroke of disease ⬩ what is to be killed, animals for slaughter ⬩ a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining ⬩ strages, occisio ⬩ mowing ; striking of an instrument
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and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, ǽr ðæt frið geset wǽre . . . nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 1.
Linked entries: eorþ-slihtes hand-sliht sleht slæht
ge-swígian
to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence
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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47.
Linked entries: ge-súgian ge-súwian ge-sweógian ge-swúgian
ge-lífan
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R. 13, 14. with clause Giléf ꝥte úsig ne giberne lég concede ut nos non exurat flamma, Rtl. 100, 22. On ðǽm dagum is geléfed tó wyrcanne ł ꝥ gié wyrce, Lk.
hrepian
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I. 102, 2. to touch the mind or heart Nán lustfullung ne hrepede his mód, Hml.
irsian
to be angry ⬩ to rage ⬩ to make angry ⬩ to anger ⬩ provoke
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Moises ðá yrsode and áxode iratusque Moyses ait, Num. 31, 14. His gebróðru yrsodon swíðe wið hine invidebant ei fratres sui, Gen. 37, 11. Ne yrsa ðú wið mé, Nar. 43, 7. Yrsiaþ irascimini, Ps. Lamb. 4, 5.
Linked entry: eornigende
tilian
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Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ, ná Gode, ne com se ná gyt binnon Godes wíngearde. Ða tyliaþ Gode, ða ðe ne sécaþ heora ágen gestreón ðurh gýtsunge, ii. 76, 32-34.
on-sund
of persons, sound, whole, uninjured ⬩ of things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury
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Nán cyneríce ne stent náne hwíle ansund, gif hí gesóme ne beóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 238. For ðære clǽnnysse his ansundan mægþhádes. Hé on écnysse on ungewemmedum mægþháde þurhwunode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 7.
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spówan
To succeed. ⬩ to be successful ⬩ it succeeds with a person (dat.)
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Nar. 16, 20. Ne mót ic ǽnige rihte spówan, Elen. Kmbl. 1830; El. 917: Andr. Kmbl. 3087; An. 1546: Cd. Th. 127, 23; Gen. 2115: Exon. 35, 27; Cri. 564. Spówende spéd, 117, 16; Gú. 225: 139, 14: Gú. 593: Cd.
ge-trúwian
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., to trust to Se gelǽreda him ne getrúwað on ðǽre hreón sǽ, Past. 59, 2. Hé getrúwode ðæs mægene ðe hit him bebeád, 51, 16. Him nán folc ne getrúwade, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 12: 5, 7; S. 230, 7. Ne getrúa ðú ne innitaris (prudentiae tuae ), Kent.
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Ne wearð nán wærsa dǽd gedón ðonne ðeós wæs, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 4. Gif wé ðæt ne dóþ, ðonne wyrce wé ús myccle synne; and ús is get wyrse ðæt wé úrne ceáp teóþian, gif wé willaþ syllan ðæt wyrste Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 7.
fundian
to go with the object of reaching a person or place ⬩ direct one's course to ⬩ giving purpose ⬩ to move so as to reach a point ⬩ to strive to attain an end or object
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Swá benne ne burston ne fundian (not strike inwards?)
æt
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B. adv. or without following case. where there is motion to an object Sé sé ðe swelc ne sié dǽr nó æt ne cume, Past. 59, 10. Ic eów cleopode tó mé, ac gé mé noldon æt cuman, 247, 21. motion from Eówerne gefeán eów nán mon æt ne genimð.
ge-sceaft
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Ðæt hé anweald hæbbe . . . ofer eallum gesceafte (cf. hé sig . . . ofer ealle gesceafta praesit . . . universae terrae, Gen. l, 26), Hex. 18, 17. a created thing, a creature Nis nán ðing on gesceaftum him bedíglod, Hml.
yfel
Evil, ill ⬩ what is hurtful, grievous ⬩ of disease ⬩ of abusive speech
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Ða fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aves non nobis perniciem ferentes, Nar. 16, 18. Hé wile hit him mid grimnesse and mid yfele forgyldan, Blickl. Homl. 55, 25. Hé nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele geald, 223, 33: Elen. Kmbl. 983; El. 493.
Etna
Etna, the volcano of Sicily
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Nú manna gitsung is swá byrnende, swá ðæt fýr on ðaelig;re helle, seó is on ðam múnte ðe Ætne hátte now the covetousness of men is as burning as the fire in the hell, which is in the mountain that is called Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20.