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on-sægedness

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Hió offrede hiore ansegednesse immolavit victimas suas, Kent. Gl. 285

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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Gaw. 2232. penne orppedly in to his hous he hyȝed to Sare, Allit. Pms. 56, 623.]

Linked entry: orped

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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</b> physical inconvenience, difficulty, troublesome action :-- Hí gesáwon þá nearonessa and þá uneáðnesse þe him sylfum gedón wæs factam sibi difficultatem videbant, Gr. D. 226, 17.

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, e; f. [dráf drove, p. of drífan]

DROVE, herd, band ⬩ armenta, grex, agmen

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A DROVE, herd, band; armenta, grex, agmen Ðá ðá seó ormǽte micelnyss his orfes on ðære dúne læswede, sum módig fearr wearþ ángencga, and ðære heorde dráfe oferhogode when the immense multitude of his cattle was grazing on the mountain, an unruly bull

be-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hýdan, bi-hýdan; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd, -hýd

To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ cover ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occultare ⬩ operire

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To hide, conceal, cover; abscondere, occultare, operire Se ðe hine behýdde fram hǽton his qui se abscondit a calore ejus Ps. Spl. 18, 7 : Salm. Kmbl. 604; Sal. 301. Ðæt wæs lange behýded which was long concealed Elen. Kmbl. 1582; El. 793.

frigenes

(n.)
Grammar
frigenes, frignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [frigen asked, pp. of fricgan to ask; ness, -ness]

An asking ⬩ inquiry ⬩ a question ⬩ inrerrogatio ⬩ quæstio

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Be monigum frignyssum ða ðe him nýdþearflíce gesewen wǽron de eis quæ necessāriæ vĭdēbantur quæstiōnĭbus, 1. 27; S. 488, 33

Linked entry: frignes

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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[Þurh him and ðurh ealle his freónd namcúðlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 12.]

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.
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Tó smeágenne wið his witan hwet heom eallum rǽdlícost þúhte, Chr. 1006; Erl. 141, 4

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, -comp, es; m. [camp a contest, war]

Warfare ⬩ a contest ⬩ battle ⬩ mīlĭtia ⬩ certāmen ⬩ pugna

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Iosue com mid gecampe to him mid eallum his here vēnit Iosue et omnis exercĭtus cum eo adversus illos, Jos. 11, 7. In gecomp in agonia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 44

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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Sele him stánbaðu gelóme, 106, 25

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to others ⬩ faithful ⬩ loyal

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Hig áþas swóron and gíslas saldan ðæm cynge and ðæm eorle, ðæt heó him on allum þingum unswícende beón woldon, Chr. 1063; Erl. 195, 17

Linked entry: swícan

be-stapan

Grammar
be-stapan, l. be-stæppan,

to step ⬩ to tread

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Ð æt ðín fót ne bestæppe on his grinum, Hex. 52, 13. to tread, print a footstep þá lástas beóþ on þǽre ilcan onsýne þe hié þǽr on forman on þá eorþan bestapene wǽron, 61. H. 127, 21

ge-brǽdan

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Add: to spread out Genim þá leáf, gebrǽd on gærse, Lch. ii. 124, 20. to extend, enlarge Hé gebrǽdde his ríce oþ India gemǽro ad Indium extendit imperium, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 25. Hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer þá eorþan. Bt. 21; F. 74, 28.

wérigian

(v.)
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Hé ongan him ondrǽdan and wérgian (lassescere), 36, 19. Add

beáh-gifa

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Ꝥ him God forgyue . . . and eác swá his beáhgifan, ꝥ is se sélesða sinces brytta Ælfryd, Gr. D. 2, 14

nirwett

(n.)
Grammar
nirwett, es; m.

narrowness ⬩ a narrow place ⬩ pass ⬩ oppression of the chest ⬩ difficulty of breathing

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Hit fremaþ myclum gedruncen wið nyrwyt, Lchdm. i. 140, 1 : 144, 17.

Linked entry: nerwet

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to shine.
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Take here leóhtan in Dict. and add: to be light Þá sceán leóht inn, swylce níwe móna árise, swá ꝥ hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme . . . hit líhte geond ealle þá cyrcan, Vis. Lfc. 51-56.

tó-stregdan

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Add Þonne hit tóstreigdeð (-stregdeð, v.l.) and tódǽleð hit sylf ymb óðerra manna wísan cum ad exteriora sparserit, Gr. D. 5, 1. Tóstrǽdaþ spargimus, An. Ox. 46, 18.

blendan

(v.)
Grammar
blendan, he blent; p. blende; pp. blended, blend; v. trans.

To BLIND, deprive of sight, darken ⬩ cæcare, obscurare

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Man hine blende, and hine swá blindne brohte to ðám munecum they blinded him, and brought him thus blind to the monks, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 17, col. 2; Ælf. Tod. 14

Linked entries: a-blendan for-blindian

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ox. 3775. motion outside a place Hí fóron west ábúton, Chr. 915; P. 99, 11.