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wiþer-hycgende

(adj.)
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wiþer-hycgende, adj.
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Wéndun gé (the devils) and woldun, wiþerhycgende (rebellious ), ðæt gé Scyppende sceoldan gelíce wesan, 141, 31; Gú. 635. Wéndon and woldon, wiðerhycgende (having evil designs upon the strangers ), ðæt hié on elþeódigum ǽt geworhton, Andr.

Linked entry: wiþ-hycgan

swíþe

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swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Add Hié þæt dydon for þǽm swíþost þe hié þóhtan þæt hié siþþan hiora underþeówas wǽren, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 22; 3, 9; S. 132, 13. add Wé ne mihton secgan swá swíðe embe þæt swá swá wé woldon, Hex. 2, 4.

ge-þafa

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Mid þý wit ðæt unéðelíce þurhtugon þæt hé ðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter inpetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 568, 19.

in-here

(n.)
Grammar
in-here, es ; m.

A native army ⬩ home-force

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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, n.
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Ǽnne scegð . . . hé wolde ful gearwian his hláforde tó gerisnum, Cht. Crw. 23, 9

neádung

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Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml. A. 32, 191. Þæne deófollican unðeáw, ꝥ hé wile on his gebeórscipe þurh his hálsunge and ðurh his neádunge gedón, ꝥ óðre men nimað máre ðonne hit gemet sý, 145. 23

réðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe-mód, adj.

savage mind ⬩ severe mind, wroth

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in a bad sense, of fierce or savage mind Cwǽdon ðæt heó (the rebellious angels) ríce réðemóde ágan wolde, Cd. Th. 4, 2; Gen. 47.

swearte

(adv.)
Grammar
swearte, adv.

Darkly, dismally, evilly

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Milton's 'dark designs,' andv. sweart, III), ðæt hé wolde on heofonum héhseld wyrcan. Cd. Th. 287, 22 ; Sat. 371. Satanus swearte (miserably) þingaþ and ða atolan mid him wítum wérige, 292, 28 ; Sat. 447.

bacan

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Ofen wæs gegearwod tó þon ꝥ man wolde on bacan, Gr. D. 219, 12. Add

án-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípig, -lýpig; adj. [án one; hlíp, hlýp]

Going alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ singular ⬩ alone ⬩ solitarius ⬩ privatus ⬩ singularis ⬩ solus ⬩ tantus

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He nánwiht on hand nyman wolde bútan his ágene gyrde ánlipíge nonnisi virgam tantum habere in manu voluit, 3, 18; S. 546, 32

freónd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
freónd-leás, adj.

FRIENDLESS ⬩ absque amīcis

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Ic findan meahte ðone ðe mec freóndleásne fréfran wolde I might find one who would comfort me friendless, Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 8; Wand. 28: L. Eth. ix. 22; Th. i. 344, 22: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 18. Be freóndleásan of the friendless, L. C.

á-hýdan

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Hé wolde hine sylfne áhýdan fram þám scuccum, Gr. D. 289, 17. God, ðú hafast monigne háligne ofer eorðan áhýded, Shrn. 141, 2. Add

scort

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Add Ðá wolde se cniht his wíte geendian mid scortum deáðe, Hml. S. 12, 190. 2 c. Add Dactilus stent on ánum langum tíman and twám sceortum, Angl. viii. 314, 15

siþþan

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Add Hé wolde ðá ealdan ǽ ǽr gefyllan, and siððan ðá níwan gecýðnysse onginnan, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 28: Chr. 690; P. 40, 11. Þæt sind ǽrest heofonas. . . and syððan þeós eorðe, Hml.

wiþ-habban

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Add: to restrain Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege, Hml. S. 31, 154.

wíh

(n.)
Grammar
wíh, (wih?), weoh ; gen. wíges (weós?); m.

An idol

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Hé (St.Bartholomew) ne wolde wíg weorðian (cf. the account in Shrn. 120, 17-32), Apstls. Kmbl. 95 ; Ap. 48. Hé hǽþengield ofer word Godes, weoh gesóhte, Exon. Th. 244, 6; Jul. 23. Wóden worhte weós, 341, 28; Gn. Ex. 133

Linked entries: wíg wíg-bora

un-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weaxen, adj.

Not grown up ⬩ young

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Se eorl wolde sleán eaferan sínne unweaxenne ( Isaac ), Cd. Th. 204, 1; Exod, 412. Isaac bearn unweaxen, 173, 34; Gen. 2871. Hé hét ealle árísan geonge ... Ðá upp ástódon eaforan unweaxne, Andr. Kmb1. 3252; An. 1629

fiscere

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Wearð geworden, swá swá God wolde, fiscere to biscope, Ll. Th. i. 334, 12. Tó hwon þú sceole for ówiht þysne man (S. Peter) habban, ungelǽredne fiscere þone leásostan, Bl. H. 177, 14. Similar entries Cf. stæþ-swealwe

ge-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lífedlíce, adv.
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Hé his ǽrenddracan onsende, and him secgan hét ꝥ hé geornor wolde sibbe wið hiene þonne gewinn. Se ealdormon geliéfedlíce mid sibbe þára ǽrenda anféng, 3, 1; S. 96, 19

ge-wand

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wand, es; n.
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a turning aside, shrinking, hesitation Hé Godes þá gecorenan búton gewande getúcude eall swá hé wolde, Hml. S. 23, 15. Hí búton gewande sóna in tó þám ciningce eódon, 142.