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wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinentlicentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

gód

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Nis gód þisum men ána tó wunienne, Gen. 2, 18. Gód is ús hér tó beónne, Mt. 17, 4. of reputation, report Gód faustus (faustam famam, Ald. 162, 12), An.

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Cristes gelaðung ne mæg beón búton strangum, ne búton unstrangum. Ðá ðá him twýnode, ðá getácnode hé ða unstrangan. Hwæt sind ða unstrangan? Ða sind unstrange ðe sláwe beóð tó gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 15-25.

ge-dwimor

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</b> a delusion, that which (by diabolic power) gives a false idea, deceit :-- Ne gýman gé galdra . . . ne weorðian gé wyllas ne ǽnige wudutreówu, for ðám ǽghwylce ídele syndon deófles gedwimeru, Wlfst. 40, 16.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Wæs ðæt wæter biterre ðonne ic ǽfre ǽnig óðer bergde, Nar. 8, 30. Hé nǽigum óðrum ærne sceþþan ne mihte, Blickl. Homl. 221, 16. Ne bideþ hé æt ús n?-acute;nig óðor edleán búton . . . 103, 21. Nǽnige óðre búton ða ǽne, 185, 9.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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synderlíce for ðære ðeóde non tantum pro gente, Jn. Skt. 11, 52. Synderlíce on hyhte ðú gesettest mé singulariter in spe constituisti me, Ps. Spl. 4, 10.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

friþ

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Sió láf wiþ þone here friþ nam, Chr. 867; P. 68, 26: Ors.

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall not shoot arrows into the city of Jerusalem, Homl. Th. i. 568, 31.

Linked entry: a-scuton

be-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-reáfian, bi-reáfian, -reáfigean, ic -reáfige; p. -reáfode; pp. -reáfod; v. a.

To BEREAVEseizespoiltake awayeriperespoliareprivare

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Ic ondréd, ðæt ðú me bereáfodest ðínra dóhtra timui, ne violenter auferres filias tuas, Gen. 31, 31 : 43, 18 : 43, 14 : Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 16 : Cd. 40; Th. 53, 11; Gen. 859

hwearfung

(n.)
Grammar
hwearfung, e; f.

A turningrevolutionchangeexchangebarter

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Ne miht ðú ðara woruldsǽlþa hwearfunga onwendan nor canst thou avert the revolutions of worldly happiness, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 37

Linked entry: hwerfung

un-andergilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andergilde, adj.

Not to be paid back(?)that may be retained(?)

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Not to be paid back(?), that may be retained(?) Geðenc hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena, oððe hwæt ðú ðǽron áge unandergildes, gif ðú him sceádwíslíce æfter spyrast.

Linked entry: ander-gilde

chor

(n.)
Grammar
chor, es; m.
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Nene gedyrstlǽce þæt hé hine þǽm chore geþeóde, R. Ben. 69, 5: 70, 13

fefer

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Þǽr (in heaven) ne byð fefor ne ádl, Wlfst. 139, 28. Eft cume an lytel febbres (fefres, v. l.), Past. 229, 3. Mid þreóra daga fefre, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 31. Gedreht mid langsumum feofore, Hml. S. 2, 135.

sǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtung, e; f.

A lying in wait, plot, snare

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Scottas ne sǽtincge ne gestrodu wið Angelþeóde syrwaþ Scotti nil contra gentem Anglorum insidiarum moliuníur oue fraudium, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 646, 37

Linked entries: sétung sǽtnung

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal outto seduceobrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

mirrelse

(n.)
Grammar
mirrelse, an; f.

A hindrancestumbling-block

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A hindrance, stumbling-block Gif sóþfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óðcyrreþ if the mind of the righteous, through rock of offence, turn not aside, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 25; Jul. 338

gim-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
gim-wyrhta, an; m.

A worker in gemsjeweller

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A worker in gems, jeweller Ðás gymwyrhtan secgaþ ðæt hí nǽfre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton the jewellers say that they never met with such precious jewels, Homl. Th. i. 64, 9

ge-cræftgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cræftgian, p. ade; pp. ad [cræft I. power, strength]

To strengthenmake powerfulfirmareroborare

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To strengthen, make powerful; firmare, roborare Ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum gecræftgade ne wurdon the kingdoms were not strengthened by the powers of any man. Ors. 2, 1 : Bos. 39, 2

þri-slite

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-slite, -slitte(?); adj.

Three-forkedthree-pointed

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Three-forked, three-pointed Hæfdon ða wyrmas þriesli[ ]te (a letter has been erased before the t, see note, and Anglia i. 510, iv. 151) tungan cum trisulcis linguis, Nar. 14, 12

un-gehrepod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrepod, adj.

Untouchedintact

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Untouched, intact Ne þorfte Adam deáðes onbyrian, gif ðæt treów móste standan ungehrepod, Homl. Th. i. 18, 25. God wolde ðæt hí ungehrepode on ðam scræfe slépon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 317

Linked entry: ge-hrepod