regn-scúr
A shower of rain, a shower
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On Ægipta lande ne cymþ nǽfre nán winter nerénscúras, Lchdm. iii. 252, 20 : Homl. Th. i. 64, 30. Ic ofteó míne rénscúras, ii. 102, 33. God sylþrénscúrasðám rihtwísum and ðám unrihtwísum, 216, 19. Rénscúras imbres, Ps. Spl. 77, 49
fordémed-nes
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Ꝥ þá lifigendan bróðra seó myccle fordémednes (damnatio) bewerede, ꝥ hí ne dorston hí gemængan in þá scylde þǽre gýtsunge, Gr. D. 345, 3. Tó fordémednesse þæs Arrianiscan gedwolan ad Arianae haereseos damnationem, 235, 14.
ge-staþolfæstnian
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mihton gestaþolfæstnian consilia quae non potuerunt stabilire, Ps.
Linked entry: staþolfæstnian
hróf-leás
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Voc. i. 59, 8. of land, having no houses upon it(?) Ealdréð hæfð geunnen Ædestán sumne dǽl landes, ðæt synd twá hída mid ðám ðe hé ǽr hæfde and mid ðám hrófleásan lande, C. D. iv. 262, 14
níwlinga
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Anew Þá nýtenu æfter deáþe ne lifiað, and se man onginneþ þonne eft neówlinga (neówunga, v. l. ) lifigean æfter þæs líchaman deáþe, þonne hé geendeþ þis gesewenlice líf jumenta post mortem non vivunt, homo vero tunc vivere inchoat, cum per mortem carnis
on-tyhting
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instigation, incitement Ná ealle yfele geþancu úre symle deófles ontihtincge beóð áwehte non omnes male cogitationes nostrae semper diaboli instinctu excitantur, Scint. 139, 11. intention, resolution Stefen sealmsanges þænne heó þurh ontihtincge (intentionem
scearpness
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</b> bitterness of speech :-- Sum hálig fǽmne in þám mynstre ðá scearpnesse dysiglicra sprǽca on hire ágenre tungan hí ná bebeáh quaedam sanctimonialis femina in loco eodem linguae procacitatem atque stultiloquium non declinavit, Gr.
ofer-méde
Pride ⬩ superbia, elatio, animositas
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Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14. Se ðe on ofermédum leofaþ, Exon. Th. 317, 33; Mód. 75
on-líce
Like, in like manner
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Onlícost dydon swelce him nǽfre ǽr ðæm gelíc yfel an ne becóme, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 10; Past. 17; Swt. 123, 7
full-dón
To complete ⬩ perform
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Praeteritum imperfectum, þæt is unful*-*fremed forðgewiten, swilce þæt ðing beó ongunnen and ne beó fuldón, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 5
Linked entry: dón
screádian
To shred ⬩ cut up or off ⬩ pare ⬩ to prune
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To shred, cut up or off, pare, (of trees) to prune Búton ða láreówas screádian ða leahtras þurh heora láre áweg, ne biþ ðæt lǽwede folc wæstmbǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 16.
ge-dwimorlíce
in appearance only, not really
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Macharius cwæð: 'Ic geseó þis mǽden on menniscum gecynde, and heó nis ná áwend swá swá gé wénað . . . ac on eówrum gesihðum hit is swá gehíwod, Hml. S. 21, 474
wyrm-sele
A serpent-hall ⬩ a place where there are serpents (hell)
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.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hé hopian ðæt hé þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele, Judth. Thw. 23, 13; Jud. 119
Linked entry: wyrm-geard
ÆT
AT ⬩ to ⬩ before ⬩ next ⬩ with ⬩ in ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ apud ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ante ⬩ ad ⬩ in ⬩ contra ⬩ Of ⬩ from ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ de ⬩ To ⬩ unto ⬩ as far as ⬩ ad ⬩ usque ⬩ ad
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Ne mihton hí áwiht æt me ǽftr gewyrcean they might not ever do anything against me, Ps. Th. 128, 1.
Linked entries: æt-eom æt-gebicgan æt-gebrengan æt- æt-swymman
feallan
to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away
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Feall nú ádún (mitte te deorsum, Mt. 4, 6), Hml. Th. i. 166, 8. Hié cweþaþ tó þǽm dúnum: "Feallaþ ofor us, " Bl. H. 93, 33. Nis þǽre eorþan ére tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne úp, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 38.
a-habban
To abstain ⬩ restrain ⬩ abstinere
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To abstain, restrain; abstinere Ðú ne woldest ðé ahabban fram ðam húse ðæs forlorenan mannes noluisti te continere a domo perditi, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 36.
a-feorsian
To remove ⬩ take away ⬩ expel ⬩ removere ⬩ elongare ⬩ expellere ⬩ To go away ⬩ depart ⬩ emigrare
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To go away, depart; emigrare Ic ná afeorsie non emigrabo. Ps. Spl. 61, 6
fæstan
firm, entrust, commit, commend ⬩ firmāre, commendāre ⬩ FAST ⬩ jējūnāre
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War. 23, 46. some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,- To FAST; jējūnāre Ne mágon hí fæstan non possunt jējūnāre, Mk. Bos. 2, 19
feoh-gift
A money-gift ⬩ precious gift ⬩ pĕcūniæ dōnum ⬩ largītio ⬩ prĕtiōsum dōnum
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Nó he ðære feohgyfte scamigan þorfte he needed not feel shame at the precious gift, 2055; B. 1025. Æt feoh-gyftum with money-gifts, 2182; B. 1089
fisc-net
A net of fishes ⬩ fishing net ⬩ piscium rēte ⬩ piscātorium rēte
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A net of fishes, fishing net; piscium rēte, piscātorium rēte Hí tugon hyra fiscnett trăhentes rēte piscium, Jn. Bos. 21, 8. Hwý gé ne settan on sume dúne fiscnet eówru why do ye not set your fishing nets on some hill? Bt. Met.