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eáwunga

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Ðá ðe dearninga yfel dóð, and gód eáwunga ( publice ), Past. 179, 8. Twá cynn sind martirdómes, án dearnunge, óðer eáwunge, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 14. Hí þá sceattas eáwunga and dearnunga spendon, Hml. S. 23, 199.

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Ne healde gé mid suelcum eorneste (studio) ðá heorde suelce hirdas scoldon, Past. 89, 14. Beóð ánrǽde and habbað sum eornost. Sé ðe eornost næfð, earfoðlíce hé sceal ǽfre geðeón tó ǽnigre geðingðe, Hml. A. 48, 582-4.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

fæsten

(n.)
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.), Past. 313, 1. Gif hwá for his untrumnysse ꝥ fæsten áberan ne mæg . . . him ys álýfed ꝥ hé mót his fæstan álýsan, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 26.

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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on fierste gehéte, gif him sóna ne sealde sum on neáweste sé him ðæt máre gehétt neque populus promissionibus Dei in longinquum crederet, si a promissore suo non etiam e vicino aliquid percepisset, Past. 389, 33.

Linked entry: feor-land

ge-liger

Grammar
ge-liger, l. ge-ligere (ge-ligre),
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Diernes gelíres scyldig adulterinae cogitationis reus, Past. 143, 2. Ealra þára Rómána wíf þe hé mehte, hé tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 29.

ge-sundfulnes

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On ðǽm gesundfulnessum ( in prosperis) . . . on ðǽm earfeðum (in adversis) . . . on ðǽre gesundfulnesse (in prosperis ] mon forgiett his selfes, Past. 35, 4-7. God wile foresceáwian ure gesundfulnysse, Hml. S. 13, 137 : Lch. iii. 440, 17.

gedwol-mann

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Th. ii. 558, 24. an unorthodox person, a heretic, schismatic Ðá gedwolmenn ( haeretici ) mid wóre láre ofsleáð ðæt mód geleáffullra monna, Past. 367, 15: 369, 17. Of ðám gedwylde þe gedwolmen setton be hyre ácennednysse, Hml. A. 24, 6 : Hml.

Linked entry: dwol-mann

gewrixlian

(v.)
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éce dreámas, bið him heofonríce ágiefen; swá sceal gewrixled þám þe wel heóldon Meotudes willan, Cri. 1261. to get in requital Ne hé ne giéme hwelce hylde hé mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexle (-wrixle, v. l.) ne impensae gratiae vicissitudinem requirant, Past

hǽman

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Fornicationis metum praemisit, 'Past. 397, 20. Næs ic ná genihtsumigende on þám geongum ðe on þǽre sǽmid mé hǽmdon, Hml. S. 23 b, 396. Þone þe hǽme wið nýtén qai coierit 19 ; Ll. Th. i. 52, 11. Sé þe mid nunnon hǽme, 2. 46, 6. <b>II a.

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Wǽron hié swíþe erre on heora móde, 149, 28: 223, 6. (1 a) angry with, with dative (i) preceding Him wearð ierre (irre, ii. l. ) se góda wyrhta, Past. 337, 7 : 381, 23 : Gen. 342 : 742. Ealle godas him irre wǽren, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 4.

Linked entries: eorre eorre

med-micel

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L. 25, 45, margin. of things Hé þǽre ýtemestan yldo his lífes on ancorsetle mid medmiclum hláfe (coarse bread; pane cibario) and cealde wætere áwreþede, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 630, 18

reccan

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Ǽr ðiosum wé rehton (reahton, v. l. ostendimus] hwelc sé beón sceolde ðe tó ðǽm biscepdóme cuman sceolde; nú wé willað reccan (demonstremus) hú hé ðǽron libban scyle, Past. 73, 21-23: 173, 14.

sár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sár-cwide, es; m.

injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter wordsa lament

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a speech that is intended to give pain, injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words Ne gedafenaþ ðé ðæt ðú andsware mid oferhygdum séce sárcwide it befits thee not to seek an answer with arrogance and bitter words, Andr.

hatian

(v.)
Grammar
hatian, hatigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To hate

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MS.] hiera hiéramonna unþeáwas they hate the vices of their subjects, Past. 18; Swt.137, 4. Dóþ ðǽm wel ðe eów ǽr hatedon do well to those that formerly hated you, 33; Swt. 222, 17. Hú ne hatige ic ða ealle, Dryhten, ða ðe ðé hatigaþ?

Linked entry: hættende

hát-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
hát-heort, adj.

Furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardentfuriosus, iracundus, fervens

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Ðonne ða hátheortan hie mid náne foreþonce nyllaþ gestillan cum iracundi nulla consideratione se mitigant, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 297, 3. Timotheus hé ongeat hátheortran ðonne hé sceolde ferventioris spiritus vidit esse Timotheum, 3; Swt. 291, 22.

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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Hit biþ unnyt ðæt mon hwelces yfles bógas snǽde búton mon wille ða wyrtruman forceorfan ðæs staðoles incassum foras nequitia ex ramis inciditur, si surrectura multiplicius intus in radice servatur Past. 33, 5; Swt. 222, 15. to hew or trim stones.

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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[The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning.

Linked entries: Februarius sol

tó-beran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron ; pp. -boren.

To carry off in different directions,carry offTo move in different directions,separate

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To move in different directions, separate Sió wund wile tóberan gif hió ne biþ gewriðen the edges of the wound will get further apart, if the wound is not bound up, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 15. Similar entries v. next word

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces,shake violently,to disturbto shake off,drive away,disperse

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Wynde may the plantes bigge toshake, Pall. 52, 240. The word is used also intransitively: All þe worlde shall toshake, Anglia iii. 546, 156

spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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Ðonne is cynn, ðæt him spíwe ðæt wíf on ðæt nebb, Past. 5; Swt. 45, 2

Linked entry: spiwian