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sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Gé hit dóþ sceaþum tó scrafum 'ye have made it a den of thieves,' Blickl. Homl. 71, 20. Hé wæs on mycelre frecednysse on wéstene betwux sceaþum, Homl. Th. i. 392, 7.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 164. to confirm, corroborate a statement Ofer ðone ungeleáffulle wrǽððo geunia gefæstnað super incredulum iram manere confirmat, Jn. p. 4, 3: Lk. p. 7, 19. Dóm his sóð uoere gefæstnade iudicium suum uerum esse confirmans, Jn. p. 5, 11.

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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A bad habit, an evil practice, a vice, fault Médsceattas áwendaþ wólíce tó oft ða rihtan dómas, and seó yfelnyss becymð ofer eallum force ðǽr ðǽr se unþeáw orsorhlíce ríxaþ, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 34.

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Gé hláfordas, dóð gé eówrum monnum ðæt ilce, and gemetgiaþ ðone ðreán vos domini eadem facite illis, remittentes minas, Past. 29; Swt. 203, 1.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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To lout, bow, bend forward, stoop, fall down before one Hé lúteþ æfter he boweth after it, Salm. Kmbl. 806; Sal. 402. Leótt [hleát, Lind.] tó fótum his procidit ad pedes ejus, Mk. Skt. Rush, 5, 22.

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Downbeneathbelow

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Down, beneath, below Niþer deorsum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niþer gedolfen beneath was the pit of hell dug for thee, Exon. Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423. Ðá hé nyþer ábeáh cum se inclinasset, Jn. Skt. 20, 5.

Linked entry: nieþer

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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He hæfþ us beworpen on ealra wíta mǽste he hath cast us down into the greatest of all torments, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393.

gleáw

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Ne eom ic déma (dóma?) gleáw, wís for weorude, Hy. 4, 81. Gleáwum úþwitum gymnosophistis, An. Ox. 3095. Þurh gleáwe glígmen per gymnosophistas, 39.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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On ðæm mǽstan dæge ( the day of judgment ), Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 11; Dóm. 6. Pirrusan ðone mǽstan feónd Rómánum, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 4. On ðám wǽron ða ǽrestan and ða mǽstan ( primi et præcipui ), Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 7.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 27, Sorgaþ ymb óðerra monna wísan ðe him náuht tó ne limpþ is busied about other men's affairs, that do not all concern it, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 21.

ná-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽr, -hwár, -wér; adv.

no-wherein no placein no caseneverin no respectnot at all

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Th. i. 74, 32. in no respect, not at all Eall moncynn and ealle nétenu ne notigaþ náwér neáh feórþan dǽles ðisse eorþan men and animals do not use anywhere near a fourth part of this earth, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 8 : 18, 2; Fox 64, 6.

Linked entry: á-hwǽr

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, revealTo open

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God hine onwrýhþ ðeáh ðe wit hine ne geopenian God will reveal it though we two do not make it manifest, Blickl. Homl. 187, 17. Geopenod opened, 9, 8. intrans. To open Ðá geopenode seó sǽ togeánes Moysen the sea opened before Moses, Swt. A. S.

Linked entry: openian

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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Ðæt getácnaþ . . . what do the three outgoings mean?

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Heó him tó sprǽcon ymbe ꝥ land, ꝥ hé his him geúðe; ðá wæs hé ondeta ꝥ hé swá walde he admitted that he was willing to do so, Cht. Th. 47, 18. Þú hæbbe forgitan þæt ðú ǽr andætta wére ꝥ þú wisse, Shrn. 191, 26

íþe

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Voc. ii. 53, 58. easy, not difficult to do Swá éþe swá hit is tó ongitanne, Bt. 41, 4; F. 250, 21. Þá þing þe ne sint éðe tó forlǽtanne, 7, 2; F. 18, 16. Hí bióð swíðe éðe tó tedǽlenne, 34, 11; S. 92, 27.

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

swilce

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þú þá lǽcedómas swilce þú þá líchoman gesié, Lch. ii. 84, 15. Add Swelce hé hine wandigende ofersuíðe quasi parcendo superare, Past. 297, 15: 296, 11. Næs þæt cild gecweden hire frumcennede cild swilce heó óðer siððan ácende, Hml. Th. i. 34, 24

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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To take the hair and skin from a person's head Ðonne man út his eágan and ceorfan of his nóse and eáran and uferan lippan oððe hine hættian then let his eyes be put out and his nose and ears and upper lip be cut off; or let him have the hair and skin

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Eádweard bræc ðone bordweall Edward broke through the wall of shields, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277. Brǽcon bordhreóðan [they] broke through the wall of shields. Elen. Kmbl. 243; El. 122.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Hwæt elles getácnaþ se heá torr búton ðone heáh foreþonc and ða gesceádwísnesse ðara gódena manna what else does the high tower signify but the lofty forethought and the sagacity of good men, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 24.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðone hwítan hláf (the eucharistic bread) ðone ðú sealdest Saban ússum fæder nemdon heó hine swá (sic eum appellare consuerant ), Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 15. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne nolite vocari Rabbi, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 8: Ps. Th. 82, 4.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian