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líf-lic

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On ánre nihte ealdne mónan ꝥ cild ꝥ swá bið ácenned, ꝥ bið liflic (lang lifes, v. l. ), 21, 7. vital, necessary to life. physical Swilce hí ðone líflican blǽd forðrǽstne ácwellon, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 12. spiritual þurh líflice láre, . Hml.

mearu

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Add: of material Genim ðone crop ufeweardne swá mearune (mearuwne, v. l. ), Lch. i. 224, 17. Mearewa smæras tenera labella, An. Ox. 2162. Merwe ífigtwigu, Lch. ii. 324, 16.

tó-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ferian, p. ede

To carry in different directionsdiffeneto removeget rid ofto put offto digestdigerere

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To carry in different directions; diffene. to remove, get rid of Hit ðæt sár tófereþ, Lchdm. i. 114, 3: 108, 8: 130, 19: 190, 8. to put off Swá oft gebiddende ná raþe beóþ gehýrede úre ús dǽda on eágum wé tóforan settan ðæt ðæt sylfe ðæt wé synd tóferede

be-dǽlan

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Nis nán man swá swíþe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ꝥ hé nán ryht andwyrde nyte, 35, 1; F. 156, 7. where what is possessed is taken away Bescyrede vel bedǽlde fraudaverat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 46.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Eal swá wel behófaþ ðæt heáfod ðæra óðera lima, swá swá ða lima behófiaþ ðæs heáfdes Homl. Th. i. 274, 7. marking favourable condition, absence of hindrance Hé his wel geweald áhte on ðæm scræfe Past. 3; Swt. 37, 5.

Linked entry: BET

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Woldon hine habban húru swá deádne they would have him when he was dead at any rate, 518, 23. Húru fífténe míla brád at least fifteen miles broad, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 8. Ðæt hé húru þreó þing ðananforþ healdan wille, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 8 : L.

Linked entry: híru

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan to gain for ourselves the best and most enduring fame at our death, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 2

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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Seó ús neárre Ægyptus, Ors. 1, I; Swt. 14, 3. Seó ús neárre Ispania, Swt. 22, 31 : 24, 9. Síe se láreów eallum monnum se niéhsta and eallum monnum elnþrowiende on hira gesuincum sit rector singulis compassione proximus, Past. 16; Swt. 97, 22.

hyrne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrne, an; f.

A horncornerangle

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On ða feówer hyrnan ðære earce per quatuor arcæ angulos, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 21

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mann-þwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þwǽrness, e; f.

Gentlenessmeeknesscourtesy

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riéce ofer óðre menn ðæt hé for his monnþwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierþ tó unbeald forðæm sió unbieldo and sió monnþwǽrnes bióþ swíðe anlíce nonnunquam enim mansueti, cum praesunt, vicinum et quasi juxta positum torporem desidiae paniuntur, Past. 40, 1; Swt

wól-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wól-berende, adj.

Pestiferouspestilentialpernicious

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I. l: Past. 56; Swt. 435, 22. On ðæm wólberendan setle, 435, 19. Forspenð hé hit mid ðære wólberendan óliccunge mentem securitatis pestiferae blanditiis seducit, 53; Swt. 415, 12

leó

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Swé swé leá sicut leo;, Ps. Srt. 16, 12: ii. 184, 40. Hé hét áne strange leó lǽtan in tó him . . . þá arn seó leó . . . se leó heora ne oðhrán, Hml. S. 30, 415-420. Woldon þá hǽþenan hentan þǽre leó (cf. þurh ðá león, 306), 35, 280.

wíg-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hús, es; n. (in Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41 it is masc.)

A war-housea towerfortification

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Th. 47, ii: Past. 33; Swt. 2 29, 5. Se weall is mid stǽnenum wíghúsum ( habitaculis defensorum ) beworht, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 21. Menn wyrcaþ wíghús him ( elephants ) on uppan, and of ðám feohtaþ, Hex. 9 ; Norm. 16, II

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Sóna swá hí [snakes] ðæs landes [Ireland] lyft gestuncan, swá swulton hí, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35. Ðonne lígette and þunorráde eorþan and lyfte brégdon, 4, 3; S. 569, 13. Swá oft swá hé lyft onstyrige, 569, 29. Hí fleóþ geond ðás lyft, Homl.

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ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Th. 124, 2. surrounded space, extent Eall swá brád seó sunne is, swá eall eorðan ymbhwyrft, Lchdm. iii. 236, 7.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Swá him mon máre selþ, swá hine má lyst, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 34. Forgyfende dispensans, i. disponens, An.

ge-gán

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Him swá geeóde swá swá Aidanus him bæd, Hml. S. 26, 102. Geióde, Ps. C. 13. For þan ðæs wíte on eówre handa geeóde, Ps.

ge-sécan

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Ðá sægde se bisceop ꝥ . . . ne fugel ne wildeór ne nǽnig ǽtern wyrm ꝥ hér dorste gesécean ( adire ) ðá hálgan gemǽro, Nar. 28, 7. for protection, security, help Swá swá on his freólstíde his byrgene geséhð, hé gewent gesundful ongeán, Hml.

ge-bétan

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Á swá mon bið mihtigra . . . swá sceal hé deóppor synna gebétan, Ll.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Swá hwæt swá heó ( an adder ) gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 4. God náne gesceafta ne forlét eallunga gewítan swá þæt hí tó náwihte weorðe . . .