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ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dearfamiliarkindcārusfămĭliārisblandus

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Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

hlét

(n.)
Grammar
hlét, hliét, es; m.

A lot;sors

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Gl. 426, Hé hí hæfþ oferstigene mid ðam hliéte his anwaldes quos sorte potestatis excesserit, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 16

Linked entries: efen-hleta hlot

a-wyrgednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wyrgednes, a-wyrgednys, a-wirgnis, -niss, e; f.

A cursednesswickednessa curserevilingmalignitasmaledictio

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A cursedness, wickedness, a curse, reviling; malignitas, maledictio Ðæs mid awyrgednesse [of awyrgednysse, Ps. Spl. C.] múþ full is cujus maledictione os plenum est. Ps. Lamb. second 9, 7 : 13, 3 : Deut. 11, 29: Th. Diplm. A. D. 970; 243, 16

Linked entry: a-wirgnis

be-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap uponinto fixinsilire

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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9

deáþ-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyld, e; f. [deáþ death; scyld sin, crime]

A death-fault, capital crime capitāle crīmen

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A death-fault, capital crime; capitāle crīmen Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

mentel

(n.)
Grammar
mentel, es; m.

A mantlecloak

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Mid twyfealdum mentle diploide, Ps. Spl. 108, 28. Hyre beteran mentel, Chart. Th. 537, 32

Linked entry: mæntel

ge-broc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ge-broc, es; n. [ge-brocen, pp. of ge-brecan to break]

A breakingbroken piecefragmentfractiofragmentum

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A breaking, broken piece, fragment; fractio, fragmentum Sum biþ mid ðæs innoþes gebrocum gemenged some is mingled with fragments of the inwards, L. M. 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 276, 26. Ðara gebroca fragmentorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 20: 15, 37

Linked entries: broc broc

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Becomingly, fitlyapte

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Becomingly, fitly; apte Seó wæs gerisenlíce gehlidad mid gelíce stáne opercŏlo sĭmĭlis lăpĭdis aptissĭme tectum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 32: 3, 17; S. 544, 4, col. 1. Gerisenlícor aptius, 2, 13; S. 517, 2: 3, 29; S. 561, 29

Linked entry: -risenlíce

relic-gang

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

A going to visit relics

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A going to visit relics Seó tíd is nemned laetania majora . . . on ðæm dæge call Godes folc mid eáðmódlíce relicgonge sceal God biddan ðæt hé him forgefe siblíce tíd, Shrn. 74, 10. Letanias, ðæt is ðonne béne and relicgongas, 79, 29

seócness

(n.)
Grammar
seócness, e; f.
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Sickness, illness, disease Ðæt God wolde sendan ærest hungor and ádla on manna ceáp, ǽr ðæt fýr cóme on heó, and heó mid mislícre seócnesse æt mannum genyman. Wulfst. 209, 30. v. deóful-, fylle-, lifer-, mód-, mónaþ-, ofer-, wæter-seócness

scín-lǽc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽc, scín-lǽce, -lác; adj.
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Magical, phantasmal Hí him héton gefeccean tó Escolapius ðone scínlácan mid ðære scínlǽcan (-lácan, MS. L.) nædran, Ors. 3, 10, tit.; Swt. 3, 19.

stuntlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stuntlíce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Stuntlíce fæst se ðe hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 16. Hí nellaþ understandan hú stuntlíce hí dóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 132. Hwæt is stuntlícor quid est stultius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 11

þríst-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Bold-mindedcourageous

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Sum biþ æt þearfe þrísthýdigra þegn mid his þeódne, Exon. Th. 298, 1; Crä. 78

under-creópan

(v.)

to enter surreptitiouslysurrepere

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to enter surreptitiously; surrepere Ða wæs ðæs wítegan cnapa mid gítsunge undercropen avarice crept into the heart of the prophet's servant, Homl. Th. i. 400, 16. Ðæt ne feónd ús undercreópe ( but the Latin is subripiat), Hymn. Surt. 12, 28

un-þancful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancful, un-þancfull; adj.

Unthankfulungrateful

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Unthankful, ungrateful Ic wæs micles tó unðoncful Gode mínes gewittes and mínre hǽle and ealra ðara góda ðe ic on lifde, Anglia xi. 99, 67. Hé is gód ofer unþancfnlle (unðoncfullum, Lind.) benignus est super ingratos, Lk. Skt. 6, 35

un-weód

(n.)
Grammar
un-weód, es; n.

A noxious weed

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Man sceal ǽlc unriht mid rihte bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2

Linked entry: weód

unriht-wyrcend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-wyrcend, es; m.: or -wyrcende; adj. (ptcpl.)

An evil-doerevil-doing

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Mid ðám unrihtwyrcendum cum operantibus iniquitatem, 27, 3. Belocen ðǽm synnfullum mannum and ðǽm unrihtwyrcendum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 11

un-hlytm

(n.)

an ill-sharing

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Hengest wunode mid Finne ... unhlitme (finnel unhlitme, MS.) Hengest dwelt with Fin and his lot was not a happy one Similar entries (? v. hlytm, and cf. Icel. ú-hlutr, -hluti harm, hurt ), Beo. Th. 2262; B. 1129

Linked entry: hlytm

weorold-bót

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bót, e; f.
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' Bót' prescribed by the secular power in contrast with 'godcund bót,' that prescribed by the church Ða woruldbóte hig gesetton . . . swá hwár swá man nolde godcunde bóte gebúgan mid rihte tó bisceopa dihte, L. E. G. proem.; Th. i. 166, 16