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un-beald

(adj.)
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un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne hú giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe tó suíðe forsióð aliter admonendi sunt pertinaces, atque aliter inconstantes ... istis intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt, 42; Swt. 305, 12-16.

ge-neósung

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(l a) visiting a sick person :-- Hé wearð fǽrlíce dumb, and his wíf ásende tó þám bisceope and bæd his geneósunge, Hml. S. 22, 74.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Hié wyldran wǽron ðonne hié, and hié mid ealle of ðæm earde ádrifon urbem suo generi vendicant, patrimonia dominorum sibi usurpant, extorres dominos procul abigunt Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 18: Blickl. Homl. 151, 3

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Hié þurh his láre oferhiérdon ðǽm godum, 4, 12; Swt. 210, 2. to overhear, hear Swá ic mid mínum eárum oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 29: L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 24.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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mind all those matters which may be to his lord's advantage, Anglia ix. 259, 18.

Linked entry: smúgan

fretan

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Voc. ii. 82, 51: 52, 35. to destroy by the action of (mid) animals or things Hié þæt corn frǽton mid hirá horsum, Chr. 894; P. 88, n. 4 Ðonne hié bióð innan fretene mid ðǽre ádle dum se ista intrinsecus peste consumunt.

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.
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A fortress, city, walled-town Férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella, Lk. Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

eardung-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eardung-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A dwelling-city, city of tabernacles tabernacŭlōrum urbs

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A dwelling-city, city of tabernacles ; tabernacŭlōrum urbs Híg getimbrodun Pharaoneseardungburga Phiton and Rameses ædificāvērunt urbes tabernacŭlōrum Pharaōni Phithon et Ramesses, Ex. 1. 11

un-befliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-befliten, adj.

Uncontestedundisputed

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Uncontested, undisputed Ðá wæs hígen and hláforde lond unbefliten éghwæs and seoððan á óð his daga ende, Chart. Th. 48,1: 481, 14: 483, 3

Linked entry: be-flítan

neáh-gebúr

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Hét hé makian ǽnne castel. . . and hine on his spǽce Malueisin hét, ꝥ is on Englisc Yfel néhhebúr, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 9. Add

ge-metgung

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Sam þyrfon, sam ne þurfon, willaþ þeáh. Hwǽr is ðonne seó gemetgung?, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 31. I a. moderation in expenditure, frugality. Cf. ge-metfæst, Spærnysse, gemetgunge frugalitatis, An.

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Swá hwylc preóst swá farende byð (iter facial), and hine man on his fóre (in itinere ejus) fulwihtes biddeð, and hé wyrne for ofste his fóre (itineris). Ll. Th. ii. 138, 19-21. Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, i. 118, ll: 82, 15.

eofne

(int.)
Grammar
eofne, interj.

Behold! ecce!

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ða ðe fyrsiaþ híg fram ðé losiaþ ecce! qui elongant se a te pĕrībunt, Ps. Lamb. 72, 27: 82, 3

fóre-astreccan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-astreccan, p. -astreahte, -astrehte; pp. -astreaht, -astreht

To lay or stretch out beforeprōsternĕre

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To lay or stretch out before; prōsternĕre Ðæt he fóreastrehte hig on wéstene ut prōsternĕret eos in deserto, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 25

fremfull

(adj.)
Grammar
fremfull, adj. [freme good; ful, full full]

Beneficentprofitablebĕnĕfĭcus

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Beneficent, profitable; bĕnĕfĭcus Ða ðe ánweald ofer hig habbaþ synd fremfulle genemned qui pŏtestātem hăbent sŭper eos bĕnĕfĭci vŏcantur, Lk. Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: fremfulnes

weorold-leán

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-leán, es; n.
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Worldly reward Ða ðe Godes þances hwylcne cuman underfón, ne wilnigen hig ðǽr nánra woruldleána, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 13

Linked entry: leán

yfel-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-dónde, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Evil-doing Drihtenes ondwlita bið ofer ða yfeldóndan men tó ðon ðæt hé hig forspille, L. E. I. 28; Th. ii. 424, 22

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13

or-trýwan

(v.)

to despair of

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to despair of Ne ortrywan hig Godes mildheortnysse ne desperent illi de misericordia Dei, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 7

for-cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cinnan, ic -cinne, ðú -cinnest, he -cinneþ, pl. -cinnaþ; p. ic, he -can, ðú -cunne, pl. -cunnon; pp. -cunnen [for, cinnan gĕnĕrāre]

To repudiaterejĭcĕre

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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107