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un-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽcne, -fácne; adj.

Without deceitwithout fraud

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Without deceit, without fraud Unfaecni, -fécni non subscivum, Txts. 81, 1386. Unfǽcne ( printed -sæcne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 16. Gif man mægð gebigeþ ceápi, geceápod sý, gif hit unfácne is, L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 2. Gif man mannan ofsleá, unfácne feó

Linked entry: fácne

un-gerisene

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, -gerisne; adj.

unsuitableinappropriateunseemlyindecent

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unsuitable, inappropriate Ungerisenu indecens (est stulto gloria, Prov. 26, 1), Kent. Gl. 977. Nis ungerisne ðæt wé án wundor of monegum ásecgan nec ab re est unum e pluribus miraculum enarrare, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 38. unseemly, indecent Ðý læs hé ówiht

Linked entry: ge-risene

un-gedafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedafenlíce, adv.

Unbecominglyunseasonablyinordinatelyin an unseemly mannerindecently

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Unbecomingly, unseasonably, inordinately, in an unseemly manner, indecently Óðer ðara irsunga bið tó ungemetlíce and tó ungedafenlíce átyht on ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall illa ira in hoc, quod debet, inordinate extenditur, Past. 40; Swt. 293,

Linked entry: ge-dafenlíce

unriht-wrigels

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wrigels, es; n.

A veil of error

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A veil of error Hié wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, ðæt hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié ðǽr gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton, ðæt hié ðǽr gesáwon; ac God áfyrde him ðæt unrihtwrigels (cf. ðone unrihtan wrigels, Wulfst. 252, 4) of heora heortan

weorold-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíte, es; n.
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A punishment suffered in this world, a unishment on earth Forgield me ðín líf, ðæs ðe ic ðe mín þurh woruld- wíte weorð gesealde, Exon. Th. 90, 22 ; Cri. 1478. a secular (in contrast with an ecclesiastical) punishment, secular penalty, money-fine Sunnandaga

wer-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wer-hád, es; m.
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The male sex Werhád oððe wífhad sexus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 78, 16: Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 7: 70, 19. Werhádes man mas vel masculus, 70, 17. Ǽlc werhádes man omne masculinum . . . se werhádes man masculus, Gen. 17, 12, 24. Ealle werhádes men omnes viri, 7, 27

weorold-lust

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lust, es; m.
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Worldly pleasure, pleasure that comes from things of this world Hú ne is ðé genóg openlíce geeówad ðara leásena gesǽlþa anlícnes; ðæt is ðonne ǽhta and weorðscipe and anweald and woruldlust. Be ðam woruldluste Epicurus sǽde . . . ðaet se lust wǽre ðæt

ýce

(n.)
Grammar
ýce, an; f.: ýce, es; m. A (poisonous)
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frog Ýce botrax vel botraca, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 19: botrax, 45, 26: ii. 13, 2: 126, 57: rana, 71, 15. Ýcean roboete (the passage is :-- Regulorum et aspidum venena, ad quae quadrupedis robetae et spalangii pestifera confectio humanae naturae nocitura habebatur

Linked entries: ice ice

yfel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-dǽd, e; f.
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an evil deed, misdeed, sin. v. yfel, Dón sóðe bóte úre yfeldǽda, Blickl. Homl. 99, 1: Exon. Th. 285, 12; Jul. 713. Ðú scealt andettan yfeldǽda má, 269, 27; Jul. 456. Ða gesceafta ðe sind þwyrlíce geðúhte, hí sind tó wrace gesceapene yfeldǽdum, Homl.

bissextus

(n.)
Grammar
bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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The intercalary day of leap-year; also leap-year Sume preóstas secgað ꝥ bissextus cume þurh ꝥ,ꝥ Iosue ábæd æt Gode ꝥ seó sunne stód stille . . . Nis nǽfre þurh ꝥ bissextus . . . Bis is twuwa, sextus se syxta, bissextus twuwa syx, for þám wé cweðað on

Linked entry: bises

ge-redian

(v.)
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to reach, get at Sceal him mon. . . blód Isétan on þám swíþran earme on þÉére niþerran ǽdre. Gif þá mon ne mæge eáþe geredian, þonne sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, Lch. ii. 210, 10. to carry out, efect, do Ne see ðú þurh hlytas hfi ii geweoráan

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

ge-þingþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþ, e; f.
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intercession, v. ge-þingian; Tó þan ꝥ hé ábǽde him þá helpe þæs hálgan mannes þingunga (geðingða, v. l.) intercessionis ejus opem impetravit, Gr. D. 77, 24. making of terms, agreement, composition, v. ge-þingian; Be diernum geðinge (dyrnunge þincðe,

Linked entries: burh-geþingþ -þingþ

heáfod-land

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Take here hafud-land in Dict., and add: [v. land; ] Of ðǽre stréte on ðá díc ðe scýt tó ðám heáfodlande; ðonne on westhealfe ðæs heáfodlandes, C. D. v. 275, 17-19. Tó þám heáfodlonde, iii. 384, 32. Of þǽm wege á be þǽm heáfodlande; ꝥ eft in ꝥ óþer heáfodlond

grutt

(n.)
Grammar
grutt, es; m. or n.
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an abyss, a gulf, whirlpool. literal Déopnysse, grutte, sweliende uoragine (inferni ), An. Ox. 4340. Grut edwindan barathrum uoraginis (Charybdis ), 4, 9. Grut swelgendes, 7, 41. figurative Swylce betwyx stánhricgum gruttes and stæfleahtres swelgend

Linked entry: grut

nágan

Grammar
nágan, I.
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Add Hé náh æfter forðsíðe crístenra manna gemánan. Ll. Th. i. 372, 34. add Náh man on ǽnigne tíman dæges ne nihtes æt Godes húse unnyt tó dónne, Wlfst. 278, 18: 39, 16. Be þám magon Godes þeówas gecnáwan ꝥ hí nágon mid worldcampe tó farene, ac mid gástlican

norþ

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ, adj.
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Columba cóm tó Pihtum, and hí gecyrde tó Crístes geleáfan. Ꝥ synd þonne wærteras be norðum mórum (cf. wæs se Columba se ǽresta láreów þæs Crístenan geleáfan on þám mórlandum, þá þe syndon tó norðdǽle Pehta ríces erat Columba primus doctor fides Christianae

of-spring

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For ðan ðe hé is Abrahames ofspring quod ipse filius sit Abrahae (Lk. 19, 9), Hml. Th. i. 582, 6. Eádríc hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu æt Ælfsige . . . tó écum freóte, and eall hire ofspring, C. D. vi. 209, 11. Tácnu wurðað on eów and on eówrum ofspringum (in semine

up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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tall, lofty Wæs hé .x. fóta upheáh pedum non amplius decem statura altior, Nar. 26, 28. Ða trió meahte beón hundteóntiges fóta upheáh he pedum centum alte erant arbores, 27, 28. Sindon dúna upheá, Exon. Th. 443, 15; Kl. 30. Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan

Linked entry: up-lang

æfter-weard

(adj.; adv.)

later, latterbeing behind (?), absentAfter

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Substitute: adj. later, latter Ver novum fore-weard lencten vel middewærd lencten, ver adultum æfterweard lencten. Eodem modo et aestas et autumnus vocantur, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 27. being behind (?), absent Ðeáh ðe hé lícumlíce ðǽr æfterweard (æfweard,

hægtesse

(n.)
Grammar
hægtesse, an; f.

A witch, hag, fury

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A witch, hag, fury Helle-rúne vel hægtesse pythonissa, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 102; Wrt. Voc. 60, 11. Hægtesse Tissiphona, 113; Som. 79, 115; Wrt. Voc. 60, 22. Gif hér inne sý ísenes dǽl hægtessan geweorc hit sceal gemyltan ... gif hit wǽre ylfa gescot

Linked entry: hǽting