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un-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-georne, adv.

unwillinglyreluctantlywithout diligencenegligently

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unwillingly, reluctantly Ðá on ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon qui fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes, Ors 3, 11; Swt. 146, 24. without diligence, negligently Ðæt hé tó ungeorne bewiste hwæt hé on þeóstrum dyde, Blickl

un-gesceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwíslíc, adj.

Indiscreetimprudentunreasonableextravagant

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Gif wé hwæt ongietaþ on him ungesceádwíslíces gedoon si qua ab eis inordinate gesta sunt, 32; Swt. 211, 22

Linked entry: un-sceádwíslíc

nǽder-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
nǽder-cynn, es: n.
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Saga mé hwæt nǽddercynna sí on eorðan. Ic ðé secge, feówer and þrittig. Sal. K. 204, 7. Wið scorpiones stingc and wið ealra nǽddercynna slitas, Lch. i. 304, 18

un-wísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wísness, e; f.

ignorancewickedness

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ignorance Swá hwæt swá ic for unwísnesse ágylte quicquid ignorantia deliqui, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 29..

Linked entry: wísness

á-stundian

(v.)

To take upon one's self

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Substitute: To take upon one's self Eal hé mót ástundian swá hwæt swá fram his gingrurn, forgýmeleásod bið ad ipsum respicit quicquid a discipulis delinquitur, R. Ben. 61, 7. Búton gé hí ámeldian, gé sceolon heora wíte ástundian, Hml. S. 23, 299

Linked entry: stundian

un-sméþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sméþe, adj.

Not smoothroughuneven

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Wé habbaþ hrepunge, ðæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið sméðe, hwæt unsméðe, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 33. His unsméðan ( leprous ) líces, 512, 6. Ne unsméðes wiht, Exon. Th. 199, 15; Ph. 26. Unsmoeði scabro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 24.

Linked entry: sméðe

word-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
word-fæst, adj.

Adhering to what one sayskeeping one's word

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Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt hé heora dysig álecge ; and hé sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt hé clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.

Linked entry: word

wrecend

(n.)
Grammar
wrecend, es; m.

An avenger

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An avenger Hwæt hwá óðrum tó wó gedó, God his bið wrecend, L. E. I. 35 ; Th. ii. 432, 27 : Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 17. Ðæt gesýne wearð, ðætte wrecend ðágyt lifde æfter láþum, Beo. Th. 2517 ; B. 1256. Hí habbaþ eác wrecend (ultorem), Scint. 39, 13

on-bídan

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Add Þǽr his Pompeius on ánre dúne onbád, Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 23. with clause Hé gesæt be þám swere anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde, Bl. H. 239, 22

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Hwæt him sý tó dónne and hwæt tó forgánne, Wlfst. 123, 15

Linked entry: for-gangan

hegian

(v.)
Grammar
hegian, hegegian

to hedgefence

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan. . . grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19. Geneát sceal . . . burh hegegian (v. burg-hege), LI. Th. i. 432, 16

Linked entries: hegegian be-hegian

á-wendedness

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Hwæt is gódra manna deáð búton áwendednys and færr fram deáðe tó ðám écan lífe?, Hml. Th. ii. 232, 23. Gif hwá rǽde ic bidde ꝥ hé þás áwændednesse (translation) ne tǽle, Ap. Th. 28, 18. On áwændednyssum heora, (commutationibus) Ps. L. 43, 13. Add

Linked entry: -wend(ed)ness

esn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
esn-líce, adv.

Manfully, valiantly vĭrīlĭter

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Hwæt dó gé, bróður, dóþ esnlíce what ye do, brother, do manfully. Past. 47 ; Hat. MS. Hopa nú to Drihtne, and dó esnlíce expecta Dŏmĭnum, et vĭrīlĭter ăge, Ps. Th. 26, 16: 30, 28

Linked entry: esne

ge-sceótan

Grammar
ge-sceótan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Add Hwá is ꝥ wite hwæt him gesceótan scyle an þís lífe? quis scit quod contingat sibi in hac uita?, Chrd. 90, 1

scín-feld

(n.)
Grammar
scín-feld, dat. a; m.
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The beautiful, Elysîan field, applied to Tempe Hwæt synt ða twegen men on neorxna wange? Enoch and Helias. Hwǽr wuniaþ hý? Malifica and Intimphonis (in Ternpis?), ðæt is on sunfelda and on sceánfelda (sceón-?), Salm. Kmbl. 202, 2.

Linked entries: sceán-feld scén-feld

strið

(n.)
Grammar
strið, es; m.
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Th. 19, i; Gen. 284. contention, dispute, strife of words Hwæt scal ðé swá láðlíc stríð wið ðínes hearran bodan? 41, 28; Gen. 663. Ðone láðan stríð, yfel and-wyrde, 36, 16; Gen. 572

ge-irsian

(v.)
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Hwæt þá Datianus deófollíce geyrsode ongeán ðone hálgan wer, Hml. S. 14, 23. Lǽt þíne godas geyrsian, gif hí áht magon, 7, 113

Linked entry: ge-yrsian

útane

Grammar
útane, <b>. II.</b> add: (la)
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Mon ne mæg útane on him ongietan hwæt mon tǽle foris a reprehensoribus non videntur, Past. 271, 20: 417, 17: 439, 4

wel-gedón

(adj.)

well doneThe word also glosses beneficium:

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well done Gif hwæt welgedónes bið si qua bene gesta sunt Past. 17; Swt. 111, 3. Suíðe suíðe wé gesyngiaþ, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus 34; Swt. 231, 1.

ge-metgung

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Ðurh ðá gemetgunge ðaes hwǽtes is getácnod gemetlico word per mensuram tritici exprimitur modus verbi, Past. 459, 13