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lind-gestealla

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Add: — Ongan . . . helle hæftling galan : ' Hwæt wearð eów swá rófum. rincas míne, lindgesteallan ?, An. 1346

neahhige

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Ús neahge wearð gecýðed hú Gúðlác his in Godes willan mód gerehte, Gú. 64. Add

sǽ-deór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-deór, n. (not m.).
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Hý mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáð and þá hyre ne sceðedon, Shrn. 133, 11. Add

weorc-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-cræft, es; m.
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Skill in work, the art of mechanics Weorc-cræft mechanics (ors), An. Ox. 55, 6

án-nes

(n.)
Grammar
án-nes, án-nys, áns, -ness, e; f.

ONENESSunityunitasa covenantan agreementconventiolonelinesssolitudesolitudo

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ONENESS, unity; unitas Geleáfa sóþlíce se geleáffulla ðes is; ðæt ánne God on Þrýnnesse and Þrýnnesse on Ánnesse we árwurþian fides aulem catholica haec est; ut unum Deum in Trinitate et Trinitatem in Unitate veneremur. Ps. Lamb. fol. 200 a. 13.

Linked entry: án-nyss

cyne-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-dóm, es; m. [dóm power, dominion]

royal dominion or power, kingdom, realmimperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas

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We willaþ ðæt án cynedóm fæste stande ǽfre on þeóde we will that one kingship standfast for ever in the nation, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 8.

Linked entry: cyning-dóm

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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Gif eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ, hwónlíc biþ ðæt eówere flǽslícan þing rípon, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 27. On ðám man ne mæg náðer ne erian ne rípan, Gen. 45, 6

Linked entry: rýpan

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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cf. ðæt hé ða hálgan weras hospe gerahte (-rǽhte?)

Linked entry: tál

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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biddaþ þingunga æt hálgum mannum, Homl. Th. i. 174, 9. Mid hira ðingengum, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 15. Þurh bisceopes þingunga ex episcopi interventu, L. Ecg. P. i. c. ix; Th. ii. 170, 17. v. fore-, ge-þingung

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good willdislikedespiterepugnancereluctanceagainst one's willnot willinglywithout one's consentwithout intentioninvoluntarily

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Unwilles magon forleósan ða hwílwendlícan gód, ac ne forleósaþ nǽfre unwilles ða écan gód, Homl. Th. i. 576, 7-9: Hexam. 17; Norm. 26, 3. Gif ðú mé unwilles gewemman dést, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 90.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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S. 29, 20. with verbs of inquiry, understanding, discriminating, with clear mental vision, clearly, accurately, diligently Nú sceolon georne gleáwlíce þurhseón ússe hreðercofan heortan eágum, Cri. 1328.

ildan

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Ne yldon ná fram dæge tó dæge þæt tó Gode ne gecyrron, Wlfst. 151, 15. with dat. infin. Bl. H. 7, 33 (in Dict.). absolute or uncertain Ic ylde elongo, prolongo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 23. Ylde, elcode distulit, i. moram fecit, abduxit, 141, 46.

hwónlíce

(adv.)
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Tó-dæg habbað hwónlíce be hláf, ac tó-merigen sceolon habban genihtsumlíce (cf. quare de panis inopia vester animus contristatur ? Hodie quidem minus est, sed die crastina abundantes habebitis Gr. D. c. 21), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 2

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon ; pp. -sp[r]ecen .

to speak againstspeak ill ofdenounceto misrepresent a case,state wronglyto lose that which is the subject of a suitto speak to no purposewaste one's words

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Th. ii. 494, 10. [ Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentisPs. 43, 17. ] to misrepresent a case, state wrongly Ne sý forspecen ne forswigod ... ꝥ þǽrtó lustlice fón do not let the fact be stated wrongly or passed over in silence, ... that we gladly

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Ðæt is wel cweden that is well spoken, 15b ; Th. 34, 24; Cri. 547

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

lǽdan

(v.)
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' Tó þǽmm Hé teohchode hine tó lǽdanne on lífes weg, Past. 305, 5. of a road, to serve as a passage to Weg þe lǽdeþ (lǽdas, L.) tó forwyrde . . . se weg þe lǽdeþ (lǽdes, L.) tó lífe, Mt. R. 7, 13-14.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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H. 239, 25: An. 1079. fig.: Wer þú giedda wís, wæs wið willan, worda hyrde, Fa. 42

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Þegn folgade a thane went behind it, Exon. 109b; Th. 419, 8; Rä. 38, 2: 129a; Th. 495, 4; Rä. 84, 2. We sóþfæstes swaðe folgodon we followed the true one's track, Andr. Kmbl. 1346; An. 673.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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Geornor woldon iówra bismra beón forsugiende, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 1-10. Ealne þæne bysmor þe þoliað, gyldað mid weorðscype þám þe ús scendað, Wlfst. 163, 9. scorn, contumely, insult Bysmer ludibrium. Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 35.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.

To take heedbewarebe on guardto take heed ofguard againstabstain fromto take heed that something is not done, does not happento take heed that something does happenTo put on guardto warnto be on one's guardto look to one's selftake heed to one's selftake warningto keep something from a personto ward off

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Se Hǽlend ús warnode ðus, for ðan ðe hé wyle, ðæt ware beón, Homl. Ass. 55, 112. ágan þearfe, ðæt wið swylcne ege wære beón and eác ða warnian, ðe swylc nyton swylc tówerd is. Wulfst. 101, 11.