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sandiht

(adj.)
Grammar
sandiht, adj.

Sandy, dusty

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Sandy, dusty Hiora gemitting wæs on sondihtre dúne, ðæt hié for duste ne mehton geseón, hú behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, 15. Of ðam stáne on ðone sandihtan hærepoþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 22

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Hié eallneg rǽswaþ and ondrǽdaþ ðæt mon tǽlan wille they are always suspecting and dreading that people want to blame them, Past. 35, 2; Swt. 239, 6. Ðú rǽswedest ( existimasti ) swíðe unryhte ðæt ic wǽre ðín gelíca, Ps. Th. 49, 22.

Linked entry: résian

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, adv.
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Hé fela þing feorran wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml. S. 31, 1009

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ꝥ hé his synna ne forhogige tó andettanne ut non negligat peccata sua confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 12

langsum

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Hé gebád langsumne hiht, Exod. 405: Gen. 1757: B. 1722. Ðæt hió hiom líf mid ðé langsum begéton, Ps. C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21.

edre

(adv.)
Grammar
edre, adv.

Immediately, at once, forthwith stătim, prōtĭnus, illĭco

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Immediately, at once, forthwith; stătim, prōtĭnus, illĭco Edre him ða eorlas agéfon ondsware the earls gave answer to him immediately, Andr. Kmbl. 801; An. 401: 1285; An. 643: 1900b; An. 952: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1300; El. 649

Linked entry: ædre

ádlig

Grammar
ádlig, (dele ádlíc and addle).
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settað heora handa ofer ádlige men and him bið tela, Hml. Th. i. 304, 22. Add

of-tredan

(v.)

to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading

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Th. ii. 388, 18-22. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode duos et .l. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 25. Ða hors (Jezabel) oftrǽdan huxlíce under fótum, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 347. Oftredan ðæt gærs and ofsittan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 25.

Linked entry: of-steppan

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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Similar entries v. þreátian, I bestungon him on múþ mid niycelre ðreátunge ðone fúlan mete, Homi. Skt. ii. 25, 34.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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dreofon hine onweg they drove him away, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 27. Ge fleóþ, ðeáh eów man ne drífe fugiētis, nemĭne persĕquente, Lev. 26, 17.

deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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His weorc syndon deófollicu his works are of the devil, Bl. H. 177, 1. Hé ne ondréd heora deófellican híw, Hml.

Linked entry: deófel-lic

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Him leófre wǽre ðæt hié an swelcan niéde (MS. C. néðe) deáþ fornóme ðonne hié mid swelcan niéde friþ begeáte cum intolerabiles conditiones pacis audissent, tutius rati sese armatos mori quam miseros vivere, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 26.

gást-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gást-gerýne, gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mysterya mystery of the mindspīrĭtāle mystēriumănĭmi mystērium

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A ghostly or spiritual mystery, a mystery of the mind; spīrĭtāle mystērium, ănĭmi mystērium Him ða æðelingas ondsweorodon gástgerýnum the princes answered him in spiritual mysteries, Andr. Kmbl. 1716; An. 860 : Elen.

Linked entry: gǽst-gerýne

ge-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fadung, e; f.

A disposingarrangingdispŏsĭtio

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A disposing, arranging; dispŏsĭtio He nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre he would not be almighty if any arranging were difficult to him, Bd. de net. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 6; Lchdm. iii. 278, 14

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Wíngearda hócas ðe mid bindaþ ðæt him néhst bið capreoli vel cincinni vel uncinuli, wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 59-60. Wíngearda gewind capreoli, 39, 10.

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Þreá hig lóca hú ðú wylle punish her, look you, as you will, Gen. 16, 6. Ðú hæfst ðæt feoh mid ðé, gefada embe, lóca, hú ðú wylle, Homl. Skt. 3, 285 : 4, 262. férdon lóc [MSS.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

big-hydiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
big-hydiglíce, -hydilíce, -hydlíce, -hidiglíce; adv.

Carefullysollicite, sollerter

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Heó hine bighydilíce [bighydlice, Whel. 324, 8] sóhte she carefully sought him, 4, 23; S. 595, 4. Bighidiglíce sollicite, 1, 27; S. 489, note 39

a-snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-snǽsan, -snásan ; p. de ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to hit or strike againstto stake oneself upon anythingimpingereto wrest anything from anotherextorquere

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to hit or strike against, to stake oneself upon anything; impingere Gif befóran eágum asnáse [MS. H. asnǽse] if he stake himself before his eyes, L. Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye

un-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-georne, adv.

unwillinglyreluctantlywithout diligencenegligently

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unwillingly, reluctantly Ðá on ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon qui fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes, Ors 3, 11; Swt. 146, 24. without diligence, negligently Ðæt hé tó ungeorne bewiste hwæt hé on þeóstrum dyde, Blickl

un-mennisclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mennisclíc, adj.

Inhuman

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Inhuman Wé hérdon on ealdum spellum, ðæt sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ðæt hit unmennislíc (-lícu, Cott. MS.) dǽd wæs nimis e natura dictum est, nescio quem filios invenisse tortores, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 16