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fram-adón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-adón, he -adéþ; p. -adyde; pp. -adón

To do or take from or awaycut offauferreabscīdĕre

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To do or take from or away, cut off; auferre, abscīdĕre Sóna heó ðone fefer framadéþ it will soon take away the fever, Herb. 12, 5; Lchdm. i. 104, 15. Mildheortnesse his he framadéþ misericordiam suam abscīdet, Ps. Lamb. 76, 9

galdor-cræftiga

Grammar
galdor-cræftiga, gealdor-cræftiga, an; m.

One crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanterincantātor

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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26

lyge-searu

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-searu, wes; n.

artificewilesnare

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A false trick, artifice, wile, snare, lying art Hý ligesearwum áhófun hearmstafas with lying arts they stirred up mischiefs, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 34; Gú. 199: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Lygesearwum, Exon.19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776

mód-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-snotor, -snottor; adj.

Prudent of mindwisesagacious

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Prudent of mind, wise, sagacious Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrde, módsnottor, Exon. 80a; Th. 300, 6; Fä. 2. In mæðle módsnottera, 79a; Th. 295, 31; Crä. 41: 100a; Th. 374, 19; Seel. Ex. 128. Módsnotra, Soul Kmbl. 249; Seel. Verc. 128

mynster-gang

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-gang, es; m.

Going into a monasteryentering on a monastic life

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Going into a monastery, entering on a monastic life Heó ðonne mót gif heó wile ðæt forlǽtan and hyre mynstergang geceósan tunc, si velit, licebit ei id derelinquere, et vitam monasticam sibi eligere, L. Ecg. C. 20; Th. ii. 146, 23

ge-mundbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mundbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed [mundbyrd protection]

To protect, defend, patronizeprotĕgĕre, tuēri

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To protect, defend, patronize; protĕgĕre, tuēri Ða is fór God wille gemundbyrdan whom I will protect before God, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 11; Gen. 2473. Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21

Linked entry: mundbyrdan

un-tilod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tilod, adj.

Without provision made

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Without provision made Se ðe his ǽr tíde ne tiolaþ ðonne biþ his on tíd untilad who makes no provision for himself beforehand, for him will there be no provision made when the time comes, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 3

Linked entry: tilian

un-gelífendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífendlíc, adj.

Incredibleextraordinary

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Ic ðé mæg tǽcan óþer ðing ðe dysegum monnum wile ðincan get ungeléfendlícre (-léfed-, Cott. MS.) hoc quod dicam, non minus mirum videatur, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 198, 30

Linked entry: un-gelífedlíc

wráþ

(n.)
Grammar
wráþ, es; n.

crueltywhat is grievousthe painful

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Gl. 518, 35. what is grievous, the painful Ðæt nán wiht ne sý, . . . ne ðæs heardes ne ðæs hnesces, ne ðæs wráðes ne ðæs wynsumes, . . . ðæt hig þonne mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wulfst. 184, 20

Linked entry: wráþ-líc

ymb-scrýdan

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Ðone man þe se cyning wile wurðian man sceal embscrýdan mid cynelican reáfe homo, quem rex honorare cupit-debet indui vestibus regiis, Hml. A. 99, 231. Seó cwén stent ymb-scrýd (emb-, v.l.) mid fáhnyssum (circumamicta varietate), 28, 109. Add

un-witod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-witod, un-wiotod; adj.

Uncertain

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Wel mon sceal wine healdon on wega gehwylcum; oft mon féreþ feor bí túne, ðǽr him wát freónd unwiotodne (where he cannot look for a friend), Exon. Th. 342, 23; Gn. Ex. 146

welwilness

(n.)
Grammar
welwilness, e; f.

Good willkindnessgoodness

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Good will, kindness, goodness Welwilnes Shrn. 175, 28. Ðú ús gescyldst mid ðam scylde ðínre welwilnesse ut scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronasti nos Ps. Th. 5, 13. Hym ic mé befeste and hys welwylnesse ic mé bebeóde Shrn. 189, 34

CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALFvitulus, vitula

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On-settaþ ofer wi-bed ðín calfer acc. pl. imponent super altare tuum vitulos, 50, 21

aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; n. [aldor = ealdor life] .

lifethe vital parts of the bodyvitaage

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Wit on gársecg út aldrum néþdon we two ventured out on the sea with [peril to] our lives. Beo. Th. 1080; B. 538: 1024; B. 510. Ðæt se wǽre his aldre scyldig that he with his life should pay [be liable ], Cd. 196; Th. 244, 19; Dan. 450.

árian

(v.)
Grammar
árian, to árianne; part. ende, gende; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. a. [ár honour] .

to give honourto honourreverencehave in admirationhonorarehonorificarevenerarito regardcare forsparehave mercypitypardonforgiveconsulerepropitium essemisereriparcere

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Búton him se cyning árian wille unless the king will pardon him, L. In. 36; Wilk. 20, 39; Th. i. 124, 19. Ára ambehtum [MS. onbehtum] pity thy servants, Exon. 13 a ; Th. 23, 17; Cri. 370

Linked entries: áriende árod

dígol

(adj.)
Grammar
dígol, dýgol, diógol; gen. m. n. dígles, f.dígolre ; def. nom. m. dígla; f. n. dígle; adj.

Secret, hidden, private, dark, obscure, profound, abstruse, unknownsecrētus, occultus, obscūrus, ignōtus

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Ðæt wit mǽgen smeálícor sprecan and diógolran wordum that we two may argue more closely and with profounder words, Bt. 13; Fox 36, 32. [Laym. digelliche secretly: O. H. Ger. tougal opācus, obscūrus, occultus.]

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Ðá wearð líg tólýsed, leád wíde sprong, hæleþ wurdon acle for ðý rǽse, Exon. Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Hé gúðe rǽs mid his freádryhtne fremman sceolde, Beo. Th. 5246; B. 2626. Gúðe rǽsum, 4702; B. 2356

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

scúwa

(n.)
Grammar
scúwa, scúa, an; m.
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Th. 108, 23. shade, darkness Mid ðý wit forþgongende wǽron under ðam scúwan ðære þýstran nihte cum progrederemur sola sub nocte per umbras, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 14. <b>II a.</b> fig. shadow :-- Scúa deáþes umbra mortis, Ps. Surt. 43, 20.

Linked entry: scúa

ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invitebidcallsummonassemblecongregateinvītārevŏcārearcessĕrecierecongrĕgāre

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Wǽron ealle ða wíf befóran Rómána witan gelaðode all the women were summoned before the Roman senators, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 21

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

þeorf

(adj.)
Grammar
þeorf, adj.
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so Cockayne) Dó on beór swá on wín swá on þeorfe meoluc, Lchdm. ii. 270, 29

Linked entries: þærf þorof