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slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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Heó slǽpþ. Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24: Jn. Skt. 11, 12. Simle biþ lociende, ne slǽpþ nǽfre, 81. 42; Fox 258, 8. Ðonne wé sápaþ, 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 5. Hwí slápe gé? Lk. Skt. 22, 46. Ic slép (sleáp, Ps. Spl. ), Ps. Lamb. 56, 5. slép.

Linked entry: slápian

ge-stígan

(v.)
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. :-- Heó hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Sarran beddreste gestáh, Gen. 2715. Restegesttgan, 2228. (c) to go on board :-- He bat gestág, Gú. 1302.

med-trum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
med-trum-ness, <b>, med-trym-ness, met-trum-ness, met-trym-ness</b> e; f.

Infirmityill-healthsicknessillness

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Se ðe biscephád underféhþ underféhþ ðæs folces mettrymnesse quasi ad ægrum medicus accedit, 9; Swt. 59, 23. gefór on ðære mettrymnesse, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 282, 21. Ðá gehǽldon hié sum wíf of micelre medtrumnesse, Shrn. 135, 16. Mettrumnesse, Ps.

man

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Add: with correlative he Ðonne mon má fæst ðonne ðyrfe, Past. 313, 1. On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett his selfes, 35, 6. Hit is áwrieten ðæt mon ne scyle cweðan tó his fríend . . . 325, 1. Seó hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa gerǽcean mihte, Bl.

steorfan

(v.)
Grammar
steorfan, p. stearf, pl. sturfon; pp. storfen
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Se ðe gelíð raðe styrfþ oððe génunge áríseþ he that takes to his bed (on the tenth day of the moon), soon will he die or he will be up again directly, Gif hrýðera steorfan, 54, 30.

feoht

(n.)
Grammar
feoht, es; n.

FIGHTbattlepugnaprœlium

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A FIGHT, battle; pugna, prœlium Wæs he þencende ðæt he ðæt feoht forléte he was thinking that he would give up the fight, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 39. God tǽceþ handa míne to feohte Deus dŏcet mănus meas ad prælium, Ps. Spl. 143, 1

Linked entry: fyht

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, proud, supercilious.
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Gif wel áginnan wile ne mæig sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. Add

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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One who does something under compulsion Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ ( kills the housebreaker), biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, búton niéddǽda (nýd-, MS. H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L.

scip-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fultum, es; m.
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A naval force sende tó Eádwerde cingce and bæð hine scipfultumes ꝥ ne geþafode ꝥ him on wætere ne ætburste, Chr. 1049; P. 166, 36

be-tellan

exculpateexcuse

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Th. ii. 570, 35. generally reflexive, absolute Búton þider férde and hine betealde, Chr. 1094; P. 228, 36. Gewende tó Róme, þæt hine betealde, gif mihte. Þa betealde hine sweðe geáplíce, Hml. Th. i. 80, 9.

áscian

(v.)
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sende tó þám brýdguman and hí áxode þǽr, ac heó þǽr næs, 33, 182. befrán for hwylcum intingan hí hine áxodon, 10, 117. Wé ealle hine áxodan, Ll. Th. i. 234, 12. Hió ongan swíðe giornlíce áxian þá næglas, H. R. 15, 20.

Linked entry: áhsian

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode
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Ðá wǽron on ðam tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas, ða wolde sibbian, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 5

cwilmian

(v.)
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S. 6, 94. trans. to torment Ꝥ mé má ne ceówe ne ne cwelmie ( cruciet ), Gr. D. 324, 27. to kill sécð tó cwilmianne hine quaerit mortificare eum, Ps. L. 36, 32. fig. to crucify the flesh Gif wé ðá flǽsclican lustas cwylmiað, Hml.

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-fandian;</b> p. ode To try. to examine, explore þæt sóna onfand þæt hæfde gumena sum goldes gefandod, heáhgestreóna he soon found that some man had ransacked the treasure, B. 2301. to try whether.

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Swá weorþlícne sige hæfde swá ǽr unweorþlíce ðara goda biscepum oferhírde he disregarded the prohibition of the augurs Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 4.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

fyrdlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrdlíc, adj.

Militarymartialmīlĭtāris

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Military, martial; mīlĭtāris Hire fær is wiðmeten fyrdlícum truman her course is compared to a martial band, Homl. Th. i. 444, 5: Jos. 11. 10

ge-dwǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽs, adj.

Foolishdullstupid

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Foolish, dull, stupid Gedréfede syndon, hearde onhrérede her anlícast, hú druncen hwylc gedwǽs spyrige turbati sunt et moti sunt ut ebrius, Ps. Th. 106, 26

sealma

(n.)
Grammar
sealma, selma, an.; m.
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Lazarus answeƀit ist an selmon , Hel. 4008.)

Linked entry: selma

fǽr-stice

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-stice, es; m.

A stitch

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A stitch, sudden pain Wið fǽrstice (cf. the refrain of the charm that follows: Út lytel spere, gif hér inne sié), Lch. iii. 52, 11

ge-healdend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-healdend, es; m.
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One who keeps or saves, who does not spend Mǽden . . . geswincful, gehealdend a maiden . . . laborious, that takes care of her money Lch. iii. 192, 23