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gryre

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Add: the state of being terrified Ðurh hine gewyrð swá micel gryre, swá nǽfre ǽr on worulde ne gewearð, Wlfst. 19, 6. Gryre se mǽsta, 25, 19: 203, 4. Ásprang micel óga and gryre ofer ealle ðá ungeleáffullan, Hml. Th. i. 470, 8. Gryre and ege, Hml. S.

up-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
up-cund, adj.

Supernal ⬩ celestial

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Supernal, celestial Onǽled mid ðý upcundan leóhte illustrates superno lumine, Past. 49; Swt. 379, 24. Cuman tó ðam upcundan æþelan ríce, Exon. Th. 17, 10; Cri. 268. Ðæt wé magon upcund ríce gestígan, 348, 27; Sch. 34. Upcundra ceastergewarena supernorum

stede-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
stede-leás, adj.
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Without stability, unsteady, without power to retain one's place Ðonne biþ hé ðam men gelíc, ðe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre and stíhþ be ðære hlǽddre stapum, óð ðæt hé tó ðæm ænde becume, and wylle ðonne git stígan ufor; ástíhþ ðonne búton stapum, óð ðæt

ang-ness

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Add: of physical pain Hwílum wyrmas geséceð þá uferan dǽlas and heortcoþe wyrceað and angnessa and geswówunga, Lch. ii. 176, 13. in a more general sense Ne bið þǽr a[n]gnes ne nǽnigu gnornung non angor, moeror, Dóm. L. 266. Ealle angnysse and uneáðnysse

Linked entry: agnes

wamm-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-dǽd, e; f.

An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime

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An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime Swá swá wé forlǽtaþ leahtras on eorðan ðám ðe wið ús oft ágyltaþ, and womdǽda wítan ne þencaþ 'as we forgive them that trespass against us,' Hy. 6, 25. Him (David) sáwla Neriend secgan hét ymb his womdǽda Waldendes

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separate ⬩ to distinguish

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To separate; fig. to distinguish Mid him hé tósyndraþ gif beteran óðrum wé beóþ gemétte apud ipsum discernitur si meliores aliis inveniamur, R. Ben. Interl. 14, 8. Ðú settest on foldan swíðe feala cynna and tósyndrodest hig siððan. Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198

Linked entry: tó-sundrian

gin

(adj.)
Grammar
gin, adj.

Wide ⬩ spacious ⬩ ample

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Wide, spacious, ample Beligeð úton ginne ríce encompasseth ample realms, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 7; Gen. 230: 46; Th. 59, 2; Gen. 957. Eall ðes ginna grund all this spacious earth, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 23; Dóm. 12: 85 b; Th. 321, 24; Vid. 51: Beo. Th. 3106;

-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or house ⬩ the grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27. Hédd-ern a heeded-place

ange

(adj.)
Grammar
ange, ænge, enge, onge; adj.

Narrow ⬩ straitened ⬩ vexed ⬩ troubled ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ angustus ⬩ anxius ⬩ vexatus ⬩ tristis

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Narrow, straitened, vexed, troubled, sorrowful; angustus, anxius, vexatus, tristis Ðes ænga stede this narrow place, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Ufan hit is enge it is narrow above, Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 14; Dóm. 22. Ðá wæs ðam cynge swíðe ange on his

þrece

(n.)
Grammar
þrece, es; m.

Force ⬩ oppression ⬩ the result of oppression ⬩ weariness ⬩ exhaustion

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Force, oppression; the result of oppression, weariness, exhaustion Ðǽr synt tó sorge ætsomne gemenged se þrosma (þrosmiga. Wulfst, 138, 26) líg and se þrece gicela there to their sorrow are mingled together the stifling flame and the violence of cold

un-gesǽligness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽligness, e; f.

Unhappiness ⬩ calamity ⬩ misery

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Unhappiness, calamity, misery Ungesǽlignys infelicitas, Ps. Spl. 13, 7. Seó ungesǽlignys becom on ðæt folc, ðæt hig ðone Hǽlend geféngon and on róde áhéngon, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 12. Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse, ðæt heó cende on sáre and on

Linked entry: ge-sǽlignes

be-murnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-murnan, bi-murnan; p. -murnde; pp. -murned [be, murnan to mourn]

To bemoan ⬩ bewail ⬩ mourn ⬩ to care for ⬩ lugere ⬩ curare ⬩ sollicitum esse de re

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To bemoan, bewail, mourn, to care for; lugere, curare, sollicitum esse de re Hwæt bemurnest ðú why bemoanest thou? Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 26; Cri. 176. Síþ ne bemurneþ he bewails not his lot 117 a; Th. 449, 31; Dóm. 79. Feorh ne bemurndon grǽdige gúþrincas

Linked entries: murnan bi-murnan

fore-steall

Grammar
fore-steall, (for-).

prevention ⬩ hindrance

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Add: prevention, hindrance to free progress Færð fýr ofer eall, ne byð þǽr nán foresteal, ne him man náne mæg miht forwyrnan ignis ubique suis ruptis regnabit habenis, Dóm. L. 146. fine for the crime of fore-steall. Similar entries v. for-steal in Dict

hinder

(adv.)
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where there is movement backwards Slincan on hinder, Dóm L. 240. where there is reversal of movement Sýn míne fynd on hinder gecyrde convertantur inimici mei retrorsum, Guth. Gr. 126, 75: Ps. Spl. T 9, 2. where there is inversion of proper order Bið

á-clǽnsian

(v.)

to cleanse an object from impurity ⬩ to remove impurity from an object

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Add: to cleanse an object from impurity Hé mid hys worde hreóflan áclǽnsode, Hml. A. 152, 45. Ðá deádan árǽran and áclǽnsian ðá hreóflian, Hml. S. 16, 145. Horwum áfeormad, þearle áclǽnsad sordibus ablutus, Dom. L. 157. Mid ælmesðǽdum áclǽnsode, Hml.

un-bleoh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bleoh, adj.

Not coloured ⬩ clear ⬩ bright ⬩ splendid

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Not coloured, clear, bright, splendid Is mín land foremǽre and mé swýðe unbleó haereditas mea praeclara est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6. Hwæt mæg beón heardes hér on lífe wið ðam ðú móte gemang ðam werode eardian unbleoh on écnesse (but there is no corresponding

be-þeccan

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Ðú biðeces tegis, Ps. Srt. 103, 3. Beþeacþ con-tegit, beþeaht contecta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 7, 8. Beþea[h]t contecta, 17, 71. Feld mid feó oferbrǽded and beþeaht, Bl. H. 199, 3. Ic sæt innan bearwe mid helme beþeht arboris umbriferae sub tegmine sedi,

cnósl

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Óþer of hyre sylfe swylce hyre cnósl (printed cnoss) byþ upp sprungen aliud ex ipso quasi sua soboles oritur, Scint. 232, 9. Cnósl (cnol, MS., cnoll, Hpt. Gl. 521, 22) proles, An. Ox. 5033. Eal Adames cnósl omnes homines, Dóm. L. 129. Cnósle stirpe,

dirne-geligere

(n.)
Grammar
dirne-geligere, es; n.
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Adultery, fornication Druncennes and dyrnegeligere, Dóm L. 30, 43. Diernegeligres (diernes gelíres, v. l. ) scyldig, Past. 142, 2. Dyrnegeligres leahtor fornicationis crimen, Ll. Th. ii. 152, 21. Wíf fornumen in dernegiligro ( adulterio ), Jn. R. 8,

gicel

(n.)
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Dele ís at end, and add: <b>, gicele, an;</b> f. Ickle (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Gecilae stiria Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 26. Gecele, i. 289, 33. Þǽr synt tó sorge ætsomne gemenged se þrosma líg and se þrece gicela frigora mista simul ferventibus algida