wác-líc
Poor ⬩ mean ⬩ of little dignity or worth ⬩ paltry.
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Ðæt gecynd ðe hí ǽr wáclíc tealdon, Homl. Th. i. 38, 30. Manega Lazaras gé habbaþ.... Ðeáh ðe hí sýn wáclíce geðúhte, 334, 30. Wudehunig and óðre wáclíce ðigena, 352, 8. Sume men syllaþ cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclíce mylna, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 249.
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on-gildan
to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause) ⬩ to pay ⬩ to give an offering, to offer
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Sceal wearh ongildan, ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde he shall pay the penalty for previous wrong-doing, Menol. Fox 573; Gn. C. 56. Sceolde hé ða dǽd ongyldan, Cd. Th. 19, 23; Gen. 295. Monig sceal ongieldan sáwel súsles shall be tormented, Exon.
full-fremman
to bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ to perfect ⬩ bring to a proper condition
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Ꝥ ꝥte wé hátaþ Godes foreþonc, ꝥ biþ ðá hwíle þe hit mid him biþ on his móde, ǽr þám þe hit gefremed weorþe . . .
stincan
To emit a smell or vapour, exhale
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Ðæt oreð stincþ and áfúlaþ ðe ǽr wæs swéte on stence, Wulfst. 148, 7. Se líchoma stincþ fúle, Lchdm. ii. 236, 14 : 220, 6. Stinceþ, Exon. Th. 424, 1; Rä. 41, 32.
be-cirran
to turn round ⬩ about ⬩ to go round ⬩ pass by ⬩ avoid ⬩ to turn ⬩ pervert ⬩ seduce ⬩ to beguile ⬩ deceive ⬩ to get round a person
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to turn round, about Ðonne bið sió cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne se monn BIð geendod; ðonne bið sió micle cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne ðeós weorld bið geendod, Past. 31, 21. to go round, pass by, avoid Sume unðeáwas ðæt mód ǽr gesihð
cýþ-ness
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Add: witness, testimony Seó cýðnes þǽre ealdan ǽ testamentum ueteris legis, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 92, 21. Men feówer stánas álegdon tó gemynde and tó cýþnesse þæs siges, Bl. H. 189, 16: 69, 18. Críst be him cýðnysse gecýdde, Hml. Th. i. 476, 31.
hreóf-lig
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Add: used (often as substantive) of persons Seó ealde ǽ bebeád þæt gehwilc hreóflig man gecóme tó þám sácerde . . . Gif se sácerd hine hreófligne tealde . . . Swá sceal sé ðe mid heáfodleahtrum wiðinnan hreóflig bið cuman tó Godes sácerde, Hml.
offrian
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Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past. 369, 3. to offer a sacrifice Ic offrige þá offrunga immolabo hostiam, Ps. Th. 26, 7. Ofriað, 49, 15. Hé wolde offrian Gode þá gewonelican lác, Hml. A. 58, 182. Ofrian litare, An.
cneóres
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Cniórisse, cneórissa (-æ) sanguinis, Txts. 95, 1780. Cneórisse cneórissa nationis nationum, Ps. Srt. ii. 192, 5. Cneóresse genesi, An. Ox. 2629. In cnérisse in generations, Ps. Srt. 88, 2. Cneúresu, Mt. p. 12, 10. Cneóresse posteritatem, An.
ge-hende
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Þá Judéiscan ðe on Críst gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor ðurh cýððe. þǽre ealdan ǽ. Hml. Th. i. 106, 19
dómere
A judge ⬩ jūdex
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Ælf. 18; Th. i. 48, 18. Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint them judges, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 26 a, 6
ge-andettan
To confess ⬩ confĭtēri
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Ælf. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 28 : L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15, note 38. Gif he hine geandette if he confess himself, L. Alf. pol, 5; Th. i. 64, 22 : L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3, note 4
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lád-leás
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. 1, 220, 24-222, 1. Láðleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68
plantung
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Voc. i. 39, 5. what is planted, a plant Ǽlc plantung ( plantatio ) ðe mín heofenlíca fæder ne plantode byþ áwurtwalod, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 13. Plontung rósæs plantatio rosae, Rtl. 65, 35. Ðara bearn swá swá æðele plantunga, Ps. Spl. 143, 14 : Blickl. G1.
un-deádlícness
Immortality
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Immortality Úre ǽhta sind éce on heofenum, ðǽr ðǽr undeádlícnys rícsaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 28. Hyht hiora undeádlícnise ( immortalitate ) full is, Rtl. 86, 22: Homl. Th. i. 544. 3.
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weorc-mann
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Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum . . . laboratores syndon weorcmenn, Wulfst. 267, 14. Cyning sceal hæbban gebedmen, and fyrdmen, and weorcmen, Bt. 17 ; Fox 58, 33
gítsere
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Ðæt se gítsere (gídsere, v. l. ), him on geheápige ðá byrðenne eorðlica ǽhta, Past. 329, 20: 331, 7. Giétsere (gídsere, v. l. ), 341, 6. Ne ðá ðiófas, ne ðá giétseras neque fures, neque avari, 401, 28. Þá gítseras (gýtseras, v. l. ), Ll.
heáfod-hebba
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Cf. heáfod; Ðá bisceopas swíðost ǽlces gedweldes tiledon, and ǽlc gedwyld hí upp árǽrdon. Twégen ðǽr wǽron bisceophádes men þe ǽlces yfeles heáfodhebban wǽron, Hml.
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pliht
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Tó plihte þínre ǽhta and þínes ágenes heáfdes bodað þes þín cnapa swá bealdlíce be Críste, Hml. S. 35, 32. Add
ge-sión
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre
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to see, behold; videre Wénaþ ða dysgan ðæt ǽlc mon síe blind swá hí sint; and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón [gesión, note] ðæt hí gesión ne mágon the foolish think that every man is blind as they are; and that no man is able to see what they cannot see, Bt