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lícian

(v.)
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(b α) with wel, (i) to be (well) pleasing :-- Wel heó lícað ús, Coll. M. 32, 9. Mé þín módsefa lícað leng swá wel, B. 1854. Ðam wífe þá word wel lícodon, 639. Gif hé wilnað ðæt hé hire lícige bet ðonne sé ðe hine sende. Past. 143, 4.

lof

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Heó nis nánes lofes wyrþe she does not deserve the praise of men, Bt. 20; F. 70, 23 : Víd. 72. Wið þám lofe ðæs folces, 18, 4; F. 66, 21. Hæfde sigora weard wære betolden leódfruman mid lofe sínum God had protected St.

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Heó wæs ful cweden, næs ǽmetugu, Bl. H. 5, 5. with gen. :-- Ǽmetig gástlicra mægena, Bl. H. 37, 9. Hí wiðinnan ǽmtige wǽron ðæs gódan ingehýdes, Hml. Th. ii. 570, 7. with fram :-- Hé wæs ǽmtig fram ðám incundan andgite, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 1.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

gást

breathspirit, ghost, principle of lifespiritthe immaterial part of mana personsoulan incorporeal thingan incorporeal being, a spirit,divine spiritthe soul of a deceased person

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Heó ágeaf hire gást, Shrn. 72, 13. spirit in contrast with body, the immaterial part of man Seoþþan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ, Bl. 111, 30. Úre gást biþ swíþe wíde farende úrum unwillum, Bt. 34, II; F. 152, 3.

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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mínra maga nán ne yrfewearda ne geswence nán nǽnig cyrelíf ðara ðe ic foregeald, and me West-Seaxena wítan to rihte gerehton, ðæt ic hí mót lǽtan swá freó swá þeówe, swáðer ic wille; ac ic, for Godes lufan and for mínre sáwle þearfe, wylle ðæt hý sýn heora

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Wæs heora sum ðám óðrum egeslícra one of them was more dreadful than the others, Bd. 5, 13; S. 033, 3. Daga egeslícast most terrible of days, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 20; Cri. 1022

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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To HIDE, conceal Ic mé wið heora hete hýde absconderem me ab eo, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

pytt

(n.)
Grammar
pytt, es ; m.
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Heora mód ys swá deóp swá grundleás pytt sepulcrum patens est guttur eorum, Ps. Th. 5, 10. Gif hwá pytt ( cisternam ) ádelfe and hine ne oferhelie and ðǽr fealle on oxa oððe assa, gilde ðæs pyttes hláford ðæra nýtena wurð, Ex. 21, 33-34.

ge-býsgian

(v.)
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ge-býsgian, [or - bysgian?], -bísgian, -býsigan, -biesgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge, býsgian occupare, affligere, tribulare]

To occupybusyafflicttroublevexoppressovercomeagitateweakendestroyoccupareaffligereturbarevexareopprimerecorripereconficere

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Moyses wearþ gebýsgad for heora yfelum vexatus est Moyses propter eos, Ps. Th. 105, 25 : 76, 6. Wintrum gebýsgad oppressed with years, Exon. 58 a; Th. 208, 28; Ph. 162 : 62 a; Th. 227, 25; Ph. 428.

ge-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtcogitationmeditationdeliberationconsultationcōgĭtātiomĕdĭtātioconsĭlium

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Landágende men ic lǽrde ðæt hie heora gafol mid gehygdum aguldon I taught landowners to pay their taxes carefully, Blickl. Homl. 185, 22

Linked entries: -hygd ge-higd ge-hýd

ge-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Ðurh Cristes sige ealle hálige wǽron gefreólsode; swá ðonne beóþ ða synfullan genyðerade mid heora ordfruman swá he genyðerad wearþ through Christ's victory all holy people were set free; so then the sinful shall be subdued with their chief as he was

sester

(n.)
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sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Hé hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne æmtigne sester . . . Hig slógon tógædere ða sestras ( lagenas ). Jud. 7, 16-19.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

trymness

(n.)
Grammar
trymness, trymeness, e ; f.
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firmness, v. trumness, I Heora wítes ne biþ trymnes (trymenis, Ps. Surt. ) non est firmamentum in plaga eorum. Ps. Th. 72, 3.

Linked entry: trymeness

á-lísan

(v.)
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á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl. H. 43, 14. to release, rescue, redeem, free Ðú álést liberabis, Kent. Gl. 883. Áliéset eximet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 46. Álýst evellet, i. eruet, 144, 31.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

be-tweoh

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be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Wæs heora lár sáwen and strogden betuh feówer sceátum middangeardes, 133, 33. temporal Betweoh (-twyh, v. l.) þám þe hine man lácnode inter medendum, Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 509, 18. of mutual relation For ðǽre dǽde ðe hié dóð betwuh him, Past. 399, 27. marking

ge-méde

(n.)
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That which is agreeable to one (gen.) or in conformity with one's will, pleasure Bútan sum heora freónda þá land furþor, on þæs arcebisceopes geméde ( as may be agreeable to the archbishop), ofgán mage, Cht. Th. 355, 23.

ildra

(adj.)
Grammar
ildra, adj.
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Sió gifu hiora fæder and heora eldran (eolldran, v. l.) fæder vel paterni vel aviti specimen ingenii, Bt. 10; F. 28, 32. Yldran fæder avitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 61.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
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on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundran cwæþ, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15. Ðeáh bútú on ánum men síen, ðeáh biþ ǽgðer him onsundron, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 35. Ǽlc ðæra gesceafta hæfþ his ágenne eard onsundron, 33, 4; Fox 130, 24.

Linked entry: sundor

tó-teran

(v.)
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tó-teran, p. -tær, pl. -tǽron; pp. -toren

To tear to piecesto tear to pieces a material to tear to piecesto harassdistractdestroy

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Hí tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Grendel móras heóld, fen and fæsten, B. 104. Hé swíþe þæs londes fæstenum trúwode þonne his gefeohte, Nar. 17, 28.