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frécednes

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Hit is eów micele máre frécednes, ꝥ ..., Hml. A. 139, 25. Be frécednesse de periculo, Kent. Gl. 220. Frécced[nysse] discrimine, An. Ox. 4952. On frécednesse (frǽcnisse, v.l.) hé dyrfð periculo periclitat Lch. iii. 151, 9: Hml. Th. ii. 160, 6: Hml.

bót-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bót-leás, adj; [bót boot, leás less]

BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiatedinexpiabilis

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BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiated; inexpiabilis Ðonne síg ðæt bótleás then is that unpardonable, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 24. Húsbryce is bótleás housebreaking is unpardonable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 6

Linked entry: bót-wyrþe

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Th. i. 572, 26. Ic ne am wyrðe ðætte ic undóe ( soluam ) his ðuong scóes, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 27. Undón (undóa, Lind.) ł loesan þwongas soluere corrigiam, Mk. Skt.

a-dreópan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreópan, ic -dreópe, ðú -drýpst, he -drýpþ; p. -dreáp, pl. -drupon; pp. -dropen

To shed drop by dropguttatim effundere

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To shed drop by drop; guttatim effundere Nú is mín swát adropen now is my blood sprinkled, An. 1427, note

Linked entries: á-þráwan á-þrowen

gyst-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Hwár is mín gyst-hús where is my guest-house? Mk. Bos. 14, 14

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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The word is used also in the sense of what is begotten,progeny, lineage, strain :-- Of hire owene streone (race ), Laym. 2737. Streon ( offspring ) of a swuch strunde, Jul. 55, 16.

nama

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S. 14, 76. in adjuration by reference to the Deity or to saints Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l. ) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
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Eph. 2, 12-14), þæt is engla werod and mancynn tó ánum werode, Hml. Th. ii. 580, 2. Gesybbode confederantur, Germ. 397, 437. Tóscereð gesibbade separat federates, Kent. Gl. 604

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorðtyrewan murus coctili latere atque interfuso bitumine compactus, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 17. Genim swealwan, gebærn under tigelan tó ahsan, Lchdm. ii. 156, 9. Ða reádan tigelan gecnuwa tó duste, 114, 24.

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

FRUM

(adj.)
Grammar
FRUM, def. se fruma; adj.

Originalprimitivefirstnātīvusprīmĭtīvusprīmus

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Original, primitive, first; nātīvus, prīmĭtīvus, prīmus Frum, in composition, is used with the preceding meanings On ðære fruman gecynde in the original nature, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 14.

plante

(n.)
Grammar
plante, an ; f.
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Voc. i. 39, 13.

prýt

(n.)
Grammar
prýt, e; f.
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I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 31. Riht is ðæt abbodas nǽfre ymbe woruldcara ne ídele prýda ne carian tó swýðe, 13; Th. ii. 320, 35

Linked entries: prít prýd

un-þancweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancweorþ, -wirþe; adj.

Ungratefulingratusnot agreeableunacceptablethankless

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Th. ii. 126, 3. thankless Wé wǽron unðancwurðe, and wendon ús fram Criste, ac hé ús gesóhte, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 5. God, se ðe dæghwomlíce getíðaþ weldǽda unðancwurðum (cf. ipse benignus est super ingratos, Lk. 6, 35), Homl. Th. ii. 418, 23

Linked entry: þanc-weorþ

wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunaticpossessed

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Th. i. 458, 2-8. Hí deóflu fram wittseócum mannum áflígdon, ii. 490, 23. Exorcista is se ðe rǽt ofer ða witseócan men, L. Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 7: Homl. Skt. i. 7, 392

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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In feccan beforan hine, Bl. H. 175, 2. Hé héht hié ealle þrý in beforan hine, 18. where something is put into position Hé þone ásette beforan ꝥ weofod. Gr. D. 51, 5. temporal, with dat.

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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Hyndehlýpan, 421, 19. a precipitous fall in a river (?) Andlang slades tó Wulláfes hlýpan, C. D. iii. 431, 17. Tó preóstan lýpan, C. D. B. ii. 310, 25. On swealewan hlýpan . . . tó swacan hlýpan, C. D. iv. 27, 13-21

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Ic lǽre ðæt ðú [ne?]

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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Gif ic on heofenas up ástíge si ascendero in cælum, Ps. Th. 138, 6

LÍM

(n.)
Grammar
LÍM, es; m.

LIMEcementmortarglueglutenpaste

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Voc. ii. 19, 52. Áfæstnod ic eom on líme grundes infixus sum in limo profundi, Ps. Spl. 68, 2. Ic beswíce fugelas mid líme decipio aves glutino, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 13.

tyht

(n.)
Grammar
tyht, es; m.
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[Þat (moderation ) is þeaw ant tuht forte halden, O.E. Homl. i. 247, 32. Cf. For þere ilke tuhtle (þinge, 2nd MS.) cnihtes weoren ohte, Laym. 24675.

Linked entry: ofer-tyht