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for-cwysan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwysan, p. de; pp. ed

To shake violentlyconquassāre

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To shake violently; conquassāre He for-cwysde heáfda on eorþan manigra he shook violently the heads of many in the earth, Ps. Spl. 109, 7

ful-ricene

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-ricene, adv.

Full quicklyvery quicklyimmediatelycitissĭme

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Full quickly, very quickly, immediately; citissĭme Gif he múntas hríneþ, hí fulricene reócaþ if he touches the mountains, they immediately smoke, Ps. Th. 103, 30

þeóf-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-sliht, es; m.
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Se ðe þeófslihþ, mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 4

beterian

(v.)
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árás beterian þá leóht (ad melioranda lumi-naria) . . beterode ꝥ leóht (refovebat lumen), Gr. D. 227, 4-6. Betriende meliorando, 283, 27. Add

ge-þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreodian, p. ode
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To determine, resolve Forneáh geþreodode ꝥ forlét (þóhte tó forlǽtenne, v. l.) ꝥ wésten ut pene deserere eremum diliberaret, Gr. D. 101, 7

hremman

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mid smeágungum smeálíce ús hremð ( v. l. dereð), Hml. S. 13, 59. Þá gecorenan hræmde ł gelette ( impediuit ), Ps. L. 77, 31. Add

ofen

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sceolde beón forbærned on hátum ofne, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 26. Þá forlét þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs mænniscan líchornan, Shrn. 50, 33. Add

sam-tinges

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ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add

þurh-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Þá sunne úp furðum eóde, Gen. 2539. where actions are contemporaneous Ðá furþum on ꝥ leóht cóm, ðá beseah hine underbæc just as he reached the light he looked back, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 14.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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B. ),, heó oferswið ealle strenðe ðæs áttres, 114, 13-15. Ne mæg man ǽfre for his strengðe ðysne wyrttrnman syllan þicgean on sundrum, 260, 18. sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs ða strengþe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, 300, 21

foca

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He geseah þǽr licgan ǽnne snáwhwítne focan (glossed kake) he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals (sub-cinericius panis, l Kings 19, 6), Hml. S. 18, 164. ásende him ǽnne focan (cf. hláf, Gr. D. 118, 5), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 20.

for-wirnedness

(n.)
Grammar
for-wirnedness, e; f.
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Restraint, continence, abstemiousness þá fægerestan bysene forlét, þæt wæs micelre forhæfdnesse and forwyrnednesse lífes saluberrimum abstinentiae uel continentiae exemplum reliquit, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 202, 11.

Linked entry: for-wyrnednes

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Oþ ꝥ geþeáh (geþong, v. l.) tó árwyrþum þeáwum usque ad reverendos provexit mores, Gr. D. 225, 21. þǽr geþéh tó gódon men he there developed into a good man, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 11. Gif beó tó þám gewelegod ꝥ hýred áge ...

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Ðæt folc wolde hine áhebban tó cyninge, ðæt wǽre heora heáfod for worulde, Homl. Th. i. 162, 5. Ðá forlét eal ða ðing ðe for worulde hæfde. Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 33: Exon. Th. 276, 22 ; Jul. 570. Gif récþ ǽniges weorþscipes hér for worulde.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- him áþas swór, þæt him gearo wǽre, Chr. 874; P. 72, 30. Hí him áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge þæt hié of his ríce fóren, 876; P. 74, 9

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.

without lifewithout soul

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Héht ðá ásettan sáwlleásne, lífe belidenes líc on eorþan, Elen. Kmbl. 1751; El. 877.

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Voc. ii. 63, 62, 65. lit. to become incapable of motion ástífode and se earm stód ungebígendlic, Gr. D. 254, 36. Heora handa ástífedon, Hml. Th. i. 598, 11. Þá múlas ástífodon, Hml. S. 31, 985. ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Take here hýnan in Dict., and add: to humble, humiliate Ðý lǽs his eáðmódnesse forleóse, geðence dæt bið self swíðe gelíc ðǽm ilcan monnum þe ǽr ðreátað and hiénð, Past. 116, 16. to treat with dishonour, degrade, insult hié for þǽre gewilnunga

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan ( Holofernes ) eáþost mihte wel gewealdan, Judth. Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 102. Ða þrowunga ðe ádreág æt ðæm unlǽdan folce Iudéa, Blickl. Homl. 97, 16.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd