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þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Læcedemonie hæfdon máran unstillnessa þonne hié mægnes hæfden, and wǽron swíþor winnende on Thebane þonné hié fultume hæfde. Ors. 3, 1; 98, 34-100, 2.

ég-streám

(n.)
Grammar
ég-streám, éh-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a river, the sea aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre

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A water-stream, a river, the sea; aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre Hæfde Metod égstreám eft gecyrred the just Creator had averted the stream, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 15; Gen. 1415. Here wícode égstreáme neáh the host encamped near the river, Elen.

Linked entries: eá-streám éh-streám

wéden-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wéden-seóc, wédend-seóc; adj.
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Tó úrum Alýsende wæs gecweden fram þám deófla heápe þe þone wédenseócan man ofseten hæfde Redemtori nostro a legioni, quae hominem tenebat, dictum est, 223, 22

un-tódǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíce, adv.

Indivisiblyinseparably

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Indivisibly, inseparably Seó ðe hæfð ðás ðreó ðing on hire tógædre wyrcende untódǽledlíce, Homl. Th. i. 288, 25: 500, 14: 368, 2

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

unriht-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wíf, es; n.

A woman of bad character

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A woman of bad character Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hine tihte, Chart. Th. 373, 32

un-gesǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽllíce, adv.

Unhappilymiserablywickedlyimprobe

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Unhappily, miserably, wickedly; improbe Hæfð se yfela gást ungifa ... and ða hé dǽlð ðám mannum ðe ungesǽlíce him gehýrsumiaþ, Wulfst. 52, 12

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum tó gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9.

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Swá weorþlícne sige hæfde swá hé ǽr unweorþlíce ðara goda biscepum oferhírde he disregarded the prohibition of the augurs Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 4.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

eást-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
eást-dǽl, es; m.

The eastern part, the east terræ pars orientālis, ortus

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The eastern part, the east; terræ pars orientālis, ortus Cirus, Persa cyning, hæfde mǽst eallne ðæne eást-dǽl awést Cyrus, king of the Persians, had laid waste almost all the east, Ors. 2, 4,; Bos. 43, 43: Exon. 55b; Th. 197, 20; Ph. 2.

forþ-here

Grammar
forþ-here, -herge.
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Dele <b>-herge,</b> and substitute: A host that marches forth Hié getealdon on ðám forðherge féðan twelfe ... on ánra gehwám ... fíftig cista, hæfde cista gehwilc gárberendra týn hund ( the passage corresponds with Exodus12, 37: Profecti

rǽd-lic

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Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rihtlicre and rǽdlicre, ðonne forlét ic þæt þæt ic ǽr genóh hæfde, Solil. H. 33, 4. v. oft-, un-, wiþer-rǽdlic. Add

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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hæfdon nyt ǽrend they had a profitable errand, 5, 10; S. 624, 21: 3, 6; S. 528, 17: L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 5. He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25.

Linked entry: ÁR

ymb-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bǽtan, p. te
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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37

land-bóc

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Ðis is ðǽra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá ðe Eádgár cing hæfð gebócod Cénulfe on éce yrfe, C. D. iii. 457, 23. Add

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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Læcedemonie hæfdon máran unstillnessa ðonne hié mægenes hæfdon Lacedaemonii, inquieti magis quam strenui, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 34. restlessness, unruliness Hé geteah ðæt hig niorwedon mid fæstenum and mid gebedum hiora líchaman unstilnesse, Shrn. 37,

Linked entry: stillness

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, wierp, es; m.

A throwa blow with a missile

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A throw, a blow with a missile Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe (wyrpe, v. l.) an ribb forod, ðæt hió siþþan mægen ne hæfde hié tó gescildanne, ac raðe ðæs hió wearð ofslagen hic serpens ad unius saxi ictum cessit, ac mox facile oppressus est, Ors. 4,

Linked entries: wyrp werp

on-mang

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Syðdan hé hæfde gewunad onmang mannum þreó and xxx wintra, Wlfst. 292, 11. Rihtgeleáfa ásprang onmang Godesgelaðunge, 294, 3. Onǽlde his blácern onmang þǽre þearlan hǽtan þæs lustes, Hml. A. 196, 44. Onmang þisse sprǽce, Angl. viii. 308, 34. Add

wulf

Grammar
wulf, <b>. I.</b>
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Læg se grǽga wulf þe bewiste ꝥ heáfod, and mid his twám fótum hæfde ꝥ heáfod beclypped, grǽdig and hungrig, and for Gode ne dorste þæs heáfdes ábyrian, Hml. S. 32, 145-155. Add

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, weight.
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Add Ælc man þe riht démeð, hé hæfð wǽga on handa, and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 6

rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14.