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neádunga

Grammar
neádunga, <b>, neádunge.</b>
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Þá þe hé bepǽcan ne mæg, þá hé wile neádunga nýdan, Wlfst. 84, 21. Add

Linked entry: nídinga

sóþfæstness

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Ne wilnast þú sóðfestnesse (veritatem) tó witanne? Hú mæg ic bútan sóðfestnesse áwiht sóðes witan? . . . Hwæðer þé þince þæt hyt eall án sí . . . sóð and sóðfestnes (verum et veritas )? . . . Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe þæt sóð, þe seó sóðfestnes?

wildan

Grammar
wildan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne lǽte hé nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan, ac wilde (wille, MS.) hé ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte. Sélre him his ǽfre of folgoðe ðonne on, gyf hine magan wyldan ðá ðe hé scolde wealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 26-31. Add

sac

(adj.)
Grammar
sac, (sæc?); adj.

Accused, charged, guilty

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Accused, charged, guilty Swerian ðæt hig nellan nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean ne nǽnne sacne forhelan let them swear that they will not bring a charge against an innocent man, nor conceal one who is justly charged, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 5

hand-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hwíl, e; f.

A momentin a moment of time

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A moment Nis eów tó gewitenne ða tíd oððe ða handhwíle ðe mín Fæder gesette þurh his mihte it is not for you to know the hour or the moment that my Father hath appointed through his might, Homl. Th. i. 294, 26

ge-þýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þýwe, adj.

Customaryusual

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Swá him geþýwe ne wæs as was not usual with him, Beo. Th. 4654; B. 2332

ge-tídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídan, -týdan; p. de; pp. ed [tídan to betide]

To betidehappencontingere

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Ðé-læs ðe ðé on sumum þingum wyrs getíde ne deterius tibi ălĭquid contingat, Jn. Bos. 5, 14. Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

Linked entry: ge-týdan

HOPA

(n.)
Grammar
HOPA, an; m.

HOPE

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Ne bepǽce Ezechias eów mid leásum hopan let not Hezekiah deceive you with false hope, 568, 8

tóþ-ece

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-ece, es; m.

Tooth-ache

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Ic wát ðæt manig broc byð mycle strengre ðonne tóðsece, ðeáh ic nǽfre nán strengre ne geðolode, Shrn. 185, 9-16. Lǽcedðmas wiþ ðám uferan tóðece ge wiþ ðám niþeran. Lchdm. ii. 50, 7: 52, 6, 7

Linked entry: tóþ-wærc

á-wendedness

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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

a-níhst

(adv.)
Grammar
a-níhst, adv. [a = on in, ad; níhst ultimus]

At lastin the last placead ultimumultimo

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At last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo Ne wǽron ðæt gesíða ða sǽmestan, ðeáh ðe ic hý aníhst nemnan sceolde they were not the worst of comrades, though I should name them last, Exon. 86b; Th. 326, 9; Wid. 126

Linked entry: a-néhst

for-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þringan, p. -þrang, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen [þringan to crowd, throng, rush upon]

To snatch from any oneprotect from any oneerĭpĕre ălĭcuidefendĕre ab ălĭquo

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To snatch from any one, protect from any one; erĭpĕre ălĭcui, defendĕre ab ălĭquo Ðæt he ne meahte ða weáláfe wíge forþringan þeódnes þegne that he might not by war protect the sad remnant from the king's thane, Beo. Th. 2173; B. 1084

gár-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
gár-gewinn, es; n.

Spear-warhastātōrum pugna

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Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan grim gárgewinn let not the fierce javelin-strife turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1915; An. 960

ilce

(adv.)
Grammar
ilce, adv.
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In the same way Hú ne eom ic monn suá ilce suá ðú am I not a man the same as you are? Past. 17, 6 ; Swt. 115, 12. Eft swá ilce again in the same way, Bt. 16, 1 ; Fox 50, 10

in-faru

(n.)
Grammar
in-faru, e ; f.

Invasioninroad

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Invasion, march into a country, inroad Se cyng bæd hine faran intó Cent ... ac se eorl nolde geþwǽrian ðære infare the king bade him [Godwin] march into Kent . . . but the earl would not assent to the invasion, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 11

Linked entry: in-fær

mund-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
mund-gripe, es; m.

Hand-gripegrasp

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Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B. 753

nép

(adj.)
Grammar
nép, adj.

Lackingscanty

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Mægen wæs on cwealme fæste gefeterod forþganges nép the force of the Egyptians was fast fettered in death, they could make no advance (when they were overwhelmed in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 207, 20; Exod. 469. v. next word

binnan

(prep.)
Grammar
binnan, [be-innan]; prep. dat. acc.

Within, in, intointra, infra, in

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Gyt ne com se Hǽlend binnan ða ceastre nondum Iesus venerat in castellum, Jn. Bos. 11, 30

Linked entry: be-innan

ge-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt

To become guiltyto offendsinpeccāre

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To become guilty, to offend, sin; peccāre Ðeáh ðe he self gegyltan ne meahte although he himself could not sin, Past. 49; Swt. 385; 17; Hat. MS. Ðeáh ðe hwá gegylte though any one become guilty, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 44

under-gán

(v.)

to undermineruin

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Nenán eorðcund cyning mid gítsunge tó ðæm swíþe undergán, Lchdm. iii. 444, 3