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un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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where an act is not intended or expected by the doer of it, undesignedly, without meaning to do something Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ðæt swylces hwæt unmyndlinga gebyrige, þonne hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ nec mirum, si quid ordinis

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be-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rípan, p. te

To stripdespoilplunder

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Hí mé berýpton rǽdes and frófre, Met. 2. 12. with æt Ꝥ mynster hig berýptan and bereáfodon æt eallon cfingan, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 9. with acc. of spoil Swá hwæt swá ic mid fácne berýpte si quid defrau*-*davi, Hml. Th. i. 582, 3.

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ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c.matrimony

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Wíf ðæt him mid rihtre ǽ (rihtum ǽwe, v. l.) forgifen , Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 17. Be ðám ðe ǽwe brecað de eo qui adulterat, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 12. Ic lǽrde weras ðæt hí heora ǽwe heóldon, Hml. Th. i. 378, 25: ii. 222, 18.

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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On ðam syxtan dæge God gescóp eall deórcynn on the sixth day God created all kinds of animals, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 16; Lchdm. iii, 234, 14: Hexam. 9; Norm. 14, 27.

land-ceáp

Grammar
land-ceáp, land-cóp, es; m.
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Ego Berchtwulf cyning sile Forðréde mínum þegne nigen hígida lond ... hé salde tó londceápe xxx mancessan and nigenhund sciłł. wið ðæm londe I, King Berchtwulf, sell my thane Forthred nine hides of land ... he gave xxx mancusses as fine at the purchase

ge-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hérian, [or -herian; cf. Goth. hazjan] ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [hérian to praise]

To praisehonourglorifylaudārehŏnōrārecelebrāre

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On Gode byþ gehérod mín siwl in Dŏmĭno laudābĭtur anĭma mea, Ps. Th. 33, 2. Ðeáh he seó ánum gehéred though it be praised in one, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 71, 16. On Gode we beóþ gehérode in Dŏmĭno laudābĭmur, Ps. Lamb. 43, 9.

dóhtor

Grammar
dóhtor, l. dohtor,
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Sione dicite filiae Sion, Mt. R. 21, 5. Of dohter (doehter, R.) his de filia ejus, Mk. L. 7, 26, 29. Móder on doehter (dohter, R.) and dohter on moeder mater in filiam et filia in matrem, Lk. L. 12, 53. Docter filiam, Mk. p. 3, 17.

ears-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ears-gang, es; m.
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a privy. v. gang, Hwílum þurh þá nosa hym yrnþ ꝥ blód, hwílum þanne on arsganga sitt hyt hym fram yrnþ, Lch. iii. 138, 5. Þanne hé tó arsganga gǽþ, þanne ꝥ hym from gǽþ byþ swýþe wyþ blóde gemenged, 140, 18. Ar[s]ganga latrinarum, An.

ge-metan

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Add: to measure, determine size, quantity, . fee. Þé is behéfe þing, árwurða cleric, ꝥ þú gemete on getæl, Angl. viii. 303, 26. Of mínum ágenum góde ágifan þá teóðunga . . . swá man rihtost mage oþþe gemetan, oþþe getellan, oþþe áwegan, Ll.

ge-spelia

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Hálige láreówas Drihtnes gespelian sind, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 27

heáfod-lic

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Þás feówer heáfodrícu (heáfodlicu rícu, v. l.) quatuor regnorum principatus, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 20. of sins, deadly, mortal Heáfod[licra] principalium (vitiorum ), An. Ox. 773. [Heáfod]licra, 671. Ne wé heáfodlice leahtras ne lufian, Wlfst. 253, 9

lyffettan

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Mardocheus sæt þǽr úte and nolde álútan ne lyffettan þám Amane cum A man vidisset Mardochaeum sedentem ante fores palatii, et non solum non assurrexisse sibi, sed nec motum qtiidem de loco sessionis suae, Hml. A. 97, 194.

ofer-gitol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gitol, -geotol; adj.

Forgetful, oblivious

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Ofergeotele wé ne sind obliti non sumus Ps. Surt. 43, 18. Ofergeotulæ (-geotole, Ps. Th. ), 43, 21. Ofergeotole, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 5

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on-médla

(n.)
Grammar
on-médla, (-medla, Grimm, Grein), an; m.

pride, glory, magnificencepride, arrogance, presumptioncourage, boldness

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Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces, 310, 27; Seef. 81. pride, arrogance, presumption For onmédlan, Beo. Th. 5844; B. 2926. Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd.

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setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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I. that on which one sits, a settle, seat, place to sit Setl sella, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 70. Sotol, 289, 23. Gá nú tó setle, symbelwynne dreóh.' . . . Geát geóng sóna setles neósan, swá se snottra héht, Beo. Th. 3576; B. 1786.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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Ne sind míne eágan up ábródene ( elati ), R. Ben. 22, 16. of rapine Swá hwylc swá hwælhugu of cirican þurh stale út ábrygdeð (-brédeþ, S. 490, 5) si quis aliquid de ecclesia furtu abstulerit, Bd. 1, 27; M. 66, 29.

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hwón

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Gif huón sint ðá ðe gihǽled biðon si pauci sunt qui saluantur 13, 23. of quantity, little Gié huóno ł lytlo geleáfas (hwón ł lytle ł lǽssa gileófa, R.) uos pussilae fidei, Lk. L. 13, 28.

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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ðín seó swíðre hand ofer sóðne wer fiat manus tua super virum dexterae tuae, 79, 16. Ða ðe wyllaþ sóðe dómas efnan qui custodiunt judicium, 105, 3

hrægl

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Sceolde beón áwriten sió racu ðæs dómes on ðǽm hrægle ðe mon hǽt rationale . . . On ðǽm selfan hrægle ðe hé on his breóstum wæg . . . Swíðe ryhte ðæt hrægl is geháten ðæt se sácerd beran sceolde ðæs dómes racu, 77, 8-23.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Hwæðer hit nú ðínes gewealdes sié ðæt se hærfest sié swá welig on wæstmum an tua in aestivos fructus intumescit ubertas? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 40, 28. Wæstmbǽre geár and welígé ubertatis anni, Gen. 41, 26.

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