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ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invite ⬩ bid ⬩ call ⬩ summon ⬩ assemble ⬩ congregate ⬩ invītāre ⬩ vŏcāre ⬩ arcessĕre ⬩ ciere ⬩ congrĕgāre

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Gelaðede se gesíþ hine to his háme the earl invited him to his home, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 29. Ðonne ðú byst to gyftum gelaðod cum invītātus fuĕris ad nuptias, Lk. Bos. 14, 8.

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Euerych soutere þ[^t] wonyeþ in þe citee [of Wynchestre] þ[^t] halt shoppe, E. G. 358, 22. Euerych sowtere þ makeþ shon of newe roþes leþer, 359, 14 (14th cent.). More borynde þanne zouteres eles Ayenb. 66, 12. Sowtare or cordewaner sutor, Prompt.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarily ⬩ incautiously ⬩ without caution ⬩ heedlessly

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Unwarily, incautiously, without caution, heedlessly Ic lǽre ðæt hira nán ðara ne wilnie ðe hine unwærlíce begá; and se ðe hí unwærlíce gewilnige, ondrǽde hé ðæt hé hí ǽfre underfénge ut haec, qui vacat, incaute non expetat; et qui incaute expetiit, adeptum

Linked entry: wærlíce

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Substitute: p. ge-þrycte, ge-þryhte; pp. ge-þrycced, ge-þryced, ge-þryct. to press Ðá hand geðrycð ( premit ) sió incunde lufu, Past. 389, 13. to press down, oppress, depress Ðæt gesuinc hira ágenra welera hié geðrycð labor labiorum ipsorum operiet,

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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., made of iron Swá ǽscǽre beó hé ꝥ íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 21. <b>II a.</b> a sword :-- Gúðbill geswác, swá hyt nó sceolde íren ǽrgód, B. 2586.

sægen

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Holofernes æfter þissere segene gebealh hine cum cessasset loqui Achior verba haec indignatus est Holofernes, 107, 145. Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde þám wífe gemyltsian, ac hé ne mihte ꝥ gafol álecgan . . .

mann-cynn

Grammar
mann-cynn, II. add: (i)
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men, a number of people Hwæt þǽr moncynnes forwearð on ǽgðere hand quantas nationes, quantosque populos idem turbo involverit, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 14. Hié gegæderedon eal moncynnes ꝥ þǽr lǽfed wæs, 2, 6; S. 88, 6.

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ rightness ⬩ reasonableness ⬩ reason

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Th. 88, 28. rightness, reasonableness, reason Ða sceare onfón sculon ðe wé gehýraþ fulle beón ealre rihtwísnesse hanc accipere tonsuram quam plenam esse rationis audimus, Bd. 5, 21 ; S. 643, 23.

swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.

to move in a course, wend, sweep ⬩ of a course of action, to come to take part in a matter ⬩ to be uncertain ⬩ rove, tarn, sweep ⬩ ferri, volvere, incitari ⬩ to cease, leave off

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to move in a course, wend, sweep Hond hwyrfeþ geneahhe swíféþ mé geond sweartne the hand passes over me (a skin), Exon. Th. 394, 4 ; Rä. 13, 13. On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ rodor, recene scríþeþ, súðheald swíféþ swift (sweeps swift), Met. 28, 17.

Linked entries: a-swífan swefian

wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wíglere, (wiglere ?), weohlere, es; m.

A diviner ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ augur ⬩ sorcerer

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Ðes and ðeós wiglere hic et haec augur Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22 ; Zup. 49, 2. Nú cwyð sum wíglere, ðæt wiccan oft secgaþ swá swá hit ágǽð mid ððum ðincge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 108. On gellcnysse wígleres and rǽdendes ( arioli et coniectoris ), Scint. 75, 12.

Linked entry: weohlere

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum

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His geféran áþ ðe him mid standaþ: - On ðone Drihten, se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne ðe N. swór' His companion's oath who stands with him :-- By the Lord, the oath is clean and unperjured which N. has sworn,' L. O. 4-6; Th. i. 180, 8-19.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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. - And ðá ðý nigonteoðan geáre mínes lífes ðæt ic Deáconháde onféng; and ðý þrittigoðan geáre Mæsse-Preóst-háde.

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman ⬩ virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Hæfde Nérgend fægere fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the fair reward of fostering to the virgin, in eternal life, Menol. Fox 302; Men. 152.

Linked entry: fémne

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Swá þicce swá huniges teár of the consistency of honey that has dropped from the comb, Lchdm. ii. 74, 4. Genim balsami and huniges teáres emmicel, 28, 10, 4: 108, 17.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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S. 23, 183. add: where the main clause has no comparative form Hé swíðe þæs londes fæstenum trúwode þonne his gefeohte ditioni magis quam praelio se commissurus, Nar. 17, 27

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulness ⬩ shame, confusion ⬩ what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame ⬩ the private part

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Ðonne árás hé for sceome he got up because he was ashamed of his inability to play the harp Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 7. (v. sceam-fæst, -full, -leás, -líc) what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame Scoma obprobrium Rtl. 190, 29.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharp ⬩ pungent, acid ⬩ acrid ⬩ sharp-tongued ⬩ sharp, keen, severe, ⬩ sharp, rough ⬩ sharp, keen, active, strenuous ⬩ effectual, penetrating, ⬩ sharp, keen ⬩ sharp, keen, acute,

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Mettas ge drincan ða ðe habban hát mægen and scearp, 184, 10.

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], ⬩ to deride

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for anything, and know yourself to be innocent, you shall not care what they say; they accuse you of what they have themselves, Prov. Kmbl. 12.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a family ⬩ house

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Æt Cemele tién hýda, æt Domeccesíge þridde half híwisce, 53, 16. Óðer half héwisse, iii. 410, 12. Ðis his ðára .v. hída bóc æt Dydylingetúne and ðas ánes híwisces æt Uddingc (cf.

ge-namian

(v.)
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V. to nominate, appoint a person to a particular work :-- Há his cempan tó ðám slege genamode, Hml. Th. i. 88, 3. Þǽra cempena suna wurdon genamode tó þám ylcan campdóme þe heora fæderas on wǽron. Hml. S. 31, 32.