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un-gerisenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerisenlíc, adj.

Unseemly ⬩ dishonourable ⬩ base

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Ðeáh ðe ful monige mid gerisenlícum weorcum árísen from eorðan, mid ungerisenlícum gewilnungum ðissa woroldðinga hié hié selfe álecgeaþ on eorðan etsi honesta actione nonnulli quasi a terra se erigunt, ambitione tamen inhonesta semetipsos ad terram deponunt

fore-settan

prefer

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Hé swór God him tó gewitan on his wordum foresettende he prefaced his oath by taking God to witness, Hml. S. 23 b, 271. Ðis Englisc ætýwð hwæt seó foresette rǽding mǽnð, Angl. viii. 298, 9. of degree, rank.

Linked entry: fór-settan

scóh

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Þám ádlian þúhte swylce man his ǽnne scó (sceó, v. l. ) of ðám fét him átuge, Hml. S. 21, 126. Þára sceóna tácen is þæt þú sette þínne scetefinger uppon þíune fót, Tech. ii. 126, 13.

scytta

(n.)
Grammar
scytta, an; m.

A shooter ⬩ an archer

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Ðá gegaderade Regulus ealle ða scyttan ðe on ðæm færelte wǽron, ðæt hié (the serpent) mon mid flánum ofercóme, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 5. Wǽron on his fyrdinge twelf þúsenda scyttena, Homl. As. 104, 55

Linked entries: scota scytere

Athéniense

(n.)
Grammar
Athéniense, pl.

The Athenians

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Hié áspðnan him on fultum Athénienses, 2, 7; S. 90, 7

fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
fæsting, e; f.

An entrusting, act of confidence ⬩ commendātio

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An entrusting, act of confidence; commendātio Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan óþfæste, and he hine on ðære fæstinge forferie if any one commit his infant to another's keeping, and he die during such keeping, L. Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5

ge-mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽtan, p. -mǽtte; pp. -mǽted; v. impers. acc.

To dream ⬩ somniare, somnium videre

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To dream; somniare, somnium videre Hwæt hine gemǽtte what he had dreamed, Cd. 178; Th. 223, 20; Dan. 122 : Rood. Kmbl. 3; Kr. 2. Swá his man-drihten gemǽted wearþ as his lord had dreamed, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 21; Dan. 157

Linked entry: mǽtan

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Genierwed on his móde anxie afflictus corde, Past. 231, 21. Ne spræc hé hit nó for ðý ðe his mód áuht genierwed wǽre mid ðǽre uncýððe ðæs síðfætes neque Moysi mentem ignorantia itineris angustabat, 304, 17.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

BRÝD

(n.)
Grammar
BRÝD, bríd, e; f.

A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, woman ⬩ sponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier

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Him brýd sunu brohte his wife brought to him a son, Cd. 58; Th. 71, 16; Gen. 1171. Lothes brýd underbæc beseah Lot's wife looked backwards, 119; Th. 154, 27; Gen. 2562: Beo. Th. 4067; B. 2031.

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine ⬩ nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine; nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre He gemet ne con gemearcian his múðe móde síne he cannot set bounds to his mouth with his mind, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 18; Vy. 53.

Linked entry: ge-mercian

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere

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Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 : 5, 6 ; S. 619, 26. Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult ⬩ pain, grief ⬩ grief, sorrow, harm ⬩ calamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuria ⬩ grief, sorrow

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Hí gefeordon máran hearm and yfel ðonne hí ǽfre wéndon ðæt heom ǽnig burhwaru gedón sceolde they got more damage and hurt than they ever expected any citizens would cause them, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 13.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine

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Heó lác weorðade ðe hire brungen wæs she honoured the gift [the nails of the cross] that was brought her, Elen. Kmbl. 2272; El. 1137. Cwæþ hé his sylfes suna syllan wolde ... Hie ða lác hraðe þégon tó þance he said he would give his own son ...

Linked entries: lácan lǽc freó-lác

CRICC

(n.)
Grammar
CRICC, crycc, e; f.

A CRUTCH ⬩ staff ⬩ baculus

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He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom baculo innitens domum pervenit 4, 31; S. 610, 17 He mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode he supported his gait with crutches Homl. Th. ii. 134, 24

Linked entry: crycc

faðu

(n.)
Grammar
faðu, e; f: faðe, an; f.

A father's sister, paternal aunt ⬩ ămĭta

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Búton hit sý his móder, oððe sweoster, oððefaðu oððe móddrie unless it be his mother, or sister, or father's sister, or mother's sister, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 32.

hol

(adj.)
Grammar
hol, adj.

Hollow

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Sca maria hine ácende on ðære nihte on ánum holum stánscræfe St. Mary gave birth to him in a hollow cave, Shrn. 29, 28. Ðæt wæter dranc of his holre hand drank the water out of the hollow of his hand, 50, 11.

ge-hýrsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsum, -hiérsum; adj.

Obedient ⬩ obliging ⬩ ready to serve ⬩ obĕdiens ⬩ offĭciōsus

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H woldon hint beón gehýrsume they would be obedient to him, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 6

Linked entries: hýr- ge-hiérsum

dǽl-niman

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Þæt hié sýn dǽlnimende þínra geofena mid mé, Bl. H. 191, 25. Hé ús gedyde dǽlnimende þæs heofonlican ríces, 11, 2. Se Hǽlend his ðægnas ðæs godcundlican gereordes dǽlnimende dyde, Hml. S. 23 b, 632. Add

earm-heort

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, v. l. ) ꝥ him ofhreów ꝥ ástépede wíf, gif hé ne gehulpe hire dreórinysse, Gr.

góma

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Ðá deóflu ... hý sealdon suman fýrenan dracan; sé ontýnde his þá fýrenan and þá scearpestan góman and hig swealh, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 39. (2 a) fig. :-- Hé ús s