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fræfel-líce

(adv.)
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Gl. 479, 75), gleáwlíce sollerter, An. Ox. 3131. Freulíce (fræflíce, Hpt. Gl. 405, 50) sollerter, curiose, I.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede
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To come to an agreement, make a treaty Nalæs æfter micelre tíde ꝥ hí geweredon (waredon, v. l. ) wið him and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran non multo post, iuncto cum his foedere, in socios arma uerterit, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 40, 6.

híwisclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
híwisclíce, adv.
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As forming part of a family or household In ealdum tídum biscop mid his geférum ge eác abbud wunade mid munucum; hwæþere hié tó þæs biscopes scíre heówesclíce (hiów-, v. l.) belumpen a temporibus antiquis et episcopus cum clero et abbas solebat manere

hopp-scýte

(n.)
Grammar
hopp-scýte, a coverlet (?).
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As. III, 307

lustbǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽre, adv.
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Sum eáwfæst ðegen bæd ðone hálgan wer . . . and hé lustbǽre ðæs getíðode, ii. 172, 9. Hé efne mode and gladum þá ðénunga lustbǽre gefylle ipso aequo animo impleat officium, R. Ben. 55, 17

mód-leást

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Add: despondency Se syxta unþeáw is ꝥ sé þe tó hláforde bið geset, ꝥ hé for módleáste ne mæge his mannum dón steóre, ac bið hin swá mihtleás on his módes strece, ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dearr, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 5.

sám-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Barbarismus and solocismus bécumaþ of ðam sámlǽredum leáslíce geclypode oððe áwritene, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 22 ; Som. 51, 52

hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
hálettan, p. te

To salute, greet, hail

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To salute, greet, hail Sum man hine hálette and grétte and hine be his naman nemde quidam eum salutans ac suo appellans nomine, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12 : 2, 12; S. 514, 31 : Blickl. Homl. 155, 20.

Linked entries: álette hǽlettan

snotorness

(n.)
Grammar
snotorness, e; f.

Prudence, wisdom, sagacity

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Hí (the innocents) wǽron gehwǽde and ungewittige ácwealde, ac hí árísaþ on ðam gemǽnelícum dóme mid fullum wæstme and heofenlícere snoternysse Homl. Th. i. 84, 23. Snotornesse ł wísdóm sapientiam Ps. Lamb. 48, 4.

tó-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rípan, p. te

To pluck in twotear to pieces

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When he wanted to deny (the charge brought against him), they told him this as a token, Chart. Th. 172, 27

Linked entry: tó-rýpan

be-þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þurfan, bi-þurfan, ic, he -þearf, ðú -þearft, pl. -þurfon; p. -þorfte, pl. -þorfton; subj. -þurfe, pl. -þurfen; p. -þorfte, pl. -þorften; gen. or acc. or v. n.

To need, have need, want, to be in want, to requireopus habere, egere, indigere

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Ic árna biþearf I need mercy, Exon. 76 a; Th. 285, 17; Jul. 715: Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 48. Góda mínra ðú ne beþearft bonorum meorum non eges, Ps. Spl. 15, 1. Ge beþurfon indigetis, Mt. Bos. 6, 32.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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resisted as long as ever they could, but they could put no obstacle in the way, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 3. of thought, trans.

Linked entry: wealcian

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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Ðæt man rǽde twá rǽdinga mid twám tractum and mid twám collectum, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 19. a treating of a subject, an exposition, a commentary Traht expositio, i. tractatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 84.

Linked entry: tract

hund

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Add: The word is used both as substantive (governing a noun in the genitive) or as adjective (agreeing with noun).

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretchedtristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭserdoleful, miserabledepressed, sad, sorrowfulmiserymiserypitymĭsĕria

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He ðǽr ána sæt, geoðum geómor he sat there alone, sad of mind, Andr. Kmbl. 2015; An. 1010. Ic of grundum to ðé geómur cleopode de profundis clāmāvi ad te, Ps. Th. 129, 1. Ðæt wæs geómuru ides that was a mournful woman, Beo. Th. 2155; B. 1075.

blind

(adj.)

darkdimblind

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Blinde netele, An. Ox. 56, 402

ge-metgung

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I a. moderation in expenditure, frugality. Cf. ge-metfæst, Spærnysse, gemetgunge frugalitatis, An.

ór

(n.)

beginning, originfront, van

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Kmbl. 2213 ; An. 1108

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Swá eác treówa gif hí beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene hí beóþ heardran and langfǽrran tó getimbrunge so too trees, if they are cut down at the full moon, are harder and more lasting for building, Homl. Th. i. 102, 23

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre