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stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Ne hý mid weorces stíðnesse ofsette sýn ut . . . ne violentia laboris opprimantur, 75, 9. Ðæt wé mid sumere stíðnysse tó ðam gástlícum gefeohte ús gegearcian, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 12, 26 : 374, 15.

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Wé hálsiaþ, God, ðæt þeów ðín cync úre ... tó ðé ... þancfull mæge becuman quaesumus, Deus, ut famulus tuus rex nosier ... ad te ... gratiosus ualeat pervenire, Anglia xiii. 381, 228.

full-fremman

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full-fremman, (-fremian).
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Add: to bring to an end, complete, finish Tó þon ꝥ hé sceolde gegearwian and fulfremman þone wáh mid þám óþrum bróþrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. Þá fulfremedan (full-, v. l.) weorc perfecta opera, R.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Add: to see, behold, perceive Þte hérnise clǽnum gesceáwiga wé ymbseáne ut misterium puro cernamus intuitu, Rtl. 35, 37. Þ hire hálga symbelcen[nisse] gisceáwia (conspiciamus) ðá éce, 80, 26.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Swá swá heálicor ic geswu[telige] ut ahius pandam, An. Ox. 5058.

Linked entry: heá-lic

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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Wá is us ꝥ we iseoð þi softe lich toluken swa ladliche, 6, 7. Ȝef mi lich is toloken, 6, 12. Heo toluken þene king, and his leomen todrowen, Laym. 2602. Wilde deor limmel toluken ham, & tolimeden eauer euch lið from þe lire, Jul. 79, 5.

Linked entry: lúcan

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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.), 138, 3. to follow up a track Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, Ll. Th. i. 352, 4. Gyf him hundred bedrífe trod on óðer hundred, 260, 3

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Is nýd ðæt sume mid wonunge heora woruldǽhta synd gerihte necesse est ut quidam damnis corrigantur, I. 27; S. 490, 10.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Se Limene múþa is on eásteweardre Cent, æt ðæs miclan wuda eástende ðe wé Andred hátaþ . . . seó eá líð út of ðæm wealda. On ða eá hí tugon up híora scipu óþ ðone weald iiii míla fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 26-32. On wealda, Cod.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Wé ceorfaþ treówu on holte, ðæt wé hí eft up árǽren on ðæm botle, ðǽr ðǽr wé timbran willen, Swt. 445, 1: Cd. Th. 64, 29; Gen. 1057. Weall stǽnenne timbran, 101, 34; Gen. 1692. On ðám telgum timbran nest, Exon. Th. 210, 20; Ph. 188.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Weorp hit út, Mt. Skt. 9, 47. Worp ðone beám of égo ðín, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 5. Weorp (wurp, v. l. ) ðínne angel út, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27. Wurpaþ hit út on ðæt wæter, Ex. 1, 22. Ðæt hé wurpe his cynehelm and gecneówige æt ðæs fisceres gemynde, Homl.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Mihte we ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá us on becóme we might the more easily bear whatsoever misfortunes come upon us, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 12

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

lustbǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-ness, e; f.

Desirepleasurepleasantness

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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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life in this world, life on earth Ðæt ðú mé forgyfe ðæt mínes worldlífes bletsung anstande ut tu mihi condones ut mundanae meae vitae benedatio permaneat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 67; Th. ii. 228, 3. Ða ðe unrihtes on weoruldlífe worhtan, Ps. Th. 91, 6.

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35

ge-hrínan

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Gehrine tetigerit, 8, 47. ꝥ hé hiǽ gehrine (gehrínade, L.) ut eos tangeret, Lk. R. 18, 15. ꝥte hine gehrínde ut illum tangeret Mk. L. 8, 22. ꝥte hine hié gehríndon ł hrína mæhtæs, 3, 10. ꝥ Hine tó gehrínanne, Lk. L. 6, 19.

of-áxian

(v.)
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Þá lúdéiscan ofáxodon hú úre Drihten árǽrde Lazarum ofdeáðe, 66, 26. Ofáxa hwæt se cásere be ús geboden hæbbe, Hml. S. 23, 465.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miltsian, -mildsian, -milsian; p. ode; pp. od.

to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardonmĭsĕrēri, propĭtiārito make mild, make kind, softenpropĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre

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Ðæt ðú us gemiltsie that thou pity us, Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 24; Hö. 109. Gimildsa propitiare, Rtl. 89, 40.

Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, e; þeówe, an; f.
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Ne gǽð heó út swá þeówena gewuna ys non egredietur, sicut ancillae exire consueverunt, Ex. 21, 7. Án from ðǽm ðiówum una ex ancillis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 66

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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Cf. hé wæs mytcle scame þrowiende and hé swá scamiende út of ðám temple wépende gewát, 119, 87) eóde út of ðám Drihtnes temple, Hml. A. 122, 170. Sé bið eádig þe on mé ne bið geǽswicod (scandalizatus, Mt. II, 6), Hml. Th. i. 480, 19.