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wirpan

(v.)
Grammar
wirpan, p. de

To recover

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To recover Wyrpton hié wérige, wiste genǽgdon módige meteþegnas, hyra mægen béton, Cd. Th. 185, 29;Exod. 130. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 34.

Linked entry: wurpte

strengu

(n.)
Grammar
strengu, (o); indecl.: streng, e; f.
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Strengo bistolen, mægene binumen, Exon. Th. 410, 8; Rä. 28, 13. Strengo getrúwode ánes mannes. Beo. Th. 5074 ; B. 2540. Strenge, 3071; B. 1533. Full strenge plenus fortitudine, Rtl. 43, 34. Mid míne ágne mægene and strengo (-eo, Cott.

Linked entry: streng

efen-lǽcend

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Hwæðer þes árwurða wer lǽfde ǽnie efenlǽcendras ( imitatores ) his mægena, Gr. D. 23, 1. Add

ge-þwǽrlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrlic, adj.
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Concordant, agreeing, harmonious Ne cymð náht ungelíc trymnes upp, ac swíþe geþwǽrlicu of ðǽre gemynde gódra mægena non dispar aedificatio oritur ex memoria virtutum, Gr. D. 8, 3. Be geþwǽrlicre de concordi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 8

Linked entry: -þwǽrlic

bysmer-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmer-leás, adj. [bismer, bysmer pollution, abomination, disgrace; -leás -less]
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Without pollution, spotless, blameless; sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus Ðæt he mǽge éðles mid monnum brúcan bysmerleás that he may enjoy the world blameless with men, Exon. 27a; Th. 81, 19; Cri. 1326

Linked entry: bismer-leás

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossess ⬩ betray

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D. be- rede ): þǽr ðá mihtigan wíf hyra mægen berǽddon, Lch. iii. 52, 22

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, l. brídlian,
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Hí heofon mid heora mægenum brídlodan, Bl. H. 161, 18. and add

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal out ⬩ to seduce ⬩ obrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

flǽsc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-þegnung, e; f.
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Allowance of animal food Gif hit gebyrað on geáre þæt náðer ne byð on þám earde ne æceren ne bóc ne óðer mæsten þæt man mæge heora flǽscþénunge forð bringan, Nap. lo, 30

wine-þearfende

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-þearfende, adj.

Friendless

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Andreas wineþearfende mǽlde: "Næbbe ic gold... ðæt ic ðé mæge lust áhwettan," Andr. Kmbl. 599; An. 300

a-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þencan, -þencean ; p. -þohte ; pp. -þoht.

to think out ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ to think ⬩ intend ⬩ cogitare ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle

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to think out, devise, invent; excogitare Gif we hit mǽgen wihte aþencan if we may devise it in any way, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 2; Gen. 400 : 179; Th. 224, 35; Dan. 146 : Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 28. to think, intend; cogitare, intendere, velle He ðis ellenweorc

Linked entries: a-þohte a-þoht

flotian

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flotian, part. flotigende; p. ode; pp. od [floten, pp. of fleótan to float]

To float ⬩ fluitāre

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To float; fluitāre Beó án scip flotigende swá néh ðan lande swá hit nýxt mǽge let a ship be floating as near the land as it nearest can, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 6

heáh-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-geweorc, es ; n.
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Nis þæt monnes gemet þæt hé mæge in hreðre his heáhgeweorc furðor áspyrgan, Sch. 28. Cf. heáh-weorc

Linked entry: heáh-weofod

mígan

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Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24

ealgian

(v.)
Grammar
ealgian, algian; p. ode; pp. od

To defend ⬩ defendĕre

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To defend; defendĕre Nemne we mǽgen feorh ealgian þeódnes unless we may defend the life of the prince, Beo. Th 5304; B. 2655: 5329; B. 2668.

Linked entries: algian ge-algian

þurh-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-wunung, e; f.

continued dwelling ⬩ residence ⬩ perseverance ⬩ persistence ⬩ constancy

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Mægen gódes weorces þurhwunung ys de perseverantia ... Virtus boni operis persenerantia est, Scint. 90, 1-14. Gif hé behǽt staðolfæste þurhwununge si promiserit de stabilitate sua perseuerantiam, R. Ben. 97, 20

un-hǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlþ, e; f.

Bad health ⬩ sickness ⬩ weakness ⬩ infirmity

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Bad health, sickness, weakness, infirmity Líchaman unhǽlð ormǽte mægenu sáwle tóbrycð corporis debilitas nimia uires anime frangit, Scint. 54, 17: 107, 11. Ne beþurfon lǽces ða ðe hále synd, ac ða ðe unhǽlþe habbaþ ( qui male habent ), Lk.

Linked entry: hǽlþ

Drihten-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
Drihten-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno

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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9

Linked entry: Dryhten-líce

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

swelgere

(n.)
Grammar
swelgere, es; m.
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A glutton Ic ne eom swá micel swelgere ðæt icealle cynn metta on ánre gereordinge etan mǽge non sum tam vorax, ut omnia genera ciborum in una refectione edere possim, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 35

Linked entry: swelgend

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