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fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, e; f.

A forcearmyexpeditionexercĭtusexpĕdītio

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A force, army, expedition; exercĭtus, expĕdītio Ne mehte seó fird hie ná hindan offaran the force could not overtake them, Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 7: 895; Erl. 93, 22: 905; Erl. 98, 19.

for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put offdeferdifferresŭpersĕdēre

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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.

leóþian

(v.)
Grammar
leóþian, p. ode

To singsound

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To sing, sound Wóð óðer ne lythwón leóþode ðonne in lyft ástág ceargesta cirm a second cry sounded, nor weakly, when to the heavens rose the wail of the troubled spirits, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 32; Gú. 363.

mán

(adj.)
Grammar
mán, adj.

Wickedfalsebase

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Náuht ne deregaþ monnum máne áþas nil perjuria nocet ipsis, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 16. Mánum treówum woldon hié ðæt feorhleán, fácne gyldan, Cd. 149; Th. 187, 11; Exod. 149

Linked entry: wamm

gewit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gewit-leás, adj.

Witlessfoolishmadinsanusamensstultus

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Wurde ðú ðæs gewitleás ðæt ðú waldende þonc ne wisses thou wast so witless that thou wast not grateful to the Lord, Exon. 29 b; Th. 90, 12; Cri. 1473: Bt. Met. Fox 19, 92; Met. 19, 46

Linked entry: wit-leás

bláte

(adv.)
Grammar
bláte, adv.

Lividly, pallidlylivide, pallide

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Ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan and merestreám bláte forbærnan the fire cannot pallidly burn up earth and sea, 20, 229; Met. 20, 115

ge-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grápian, p. ode; pp. od

To gropetouchpalpāre

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Hand hí habbaþ and híg ne gegrápíaþ mănus hăbent et non palpābunt, Ps. Lamb. second 113, 7. Ðá he hyne ggrápod hæfde palpāto eo, Gen. 27, 22

sidefulness

(n.)
Grammar
sidefulness, e ; f.
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Wífmen ne beón bútan sidefulnysse. Homl. Skt. i. 13, 120

syn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
syn-wracu, e; f.

The punishment of sin

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Ic ne heóld teala, ðæt mé Hǽlend mín bibeád; ic ðæs sceal geseón synwræce, 50, 2; Cri. 794

swǽsness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsness, e; f.
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Ne áwurpe gé eówerne sige for wífa swǽsnyssum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 54-58. Ðæt hé ðissere worulde swǽsnyssa ( blanditias ) warnige, Scint. 216, 12

cuppe

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Ne mage gé samod drincan úses Drihtnes calic and ðæs deófles cuppan, 17, 218. Man sceal habban . . . mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Add

costnung

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'Ne geðafa þæt wé beón gelǽdde on costnunge.' Óðer is costnung, óðer is fandung. . . . Þurh ðá fandunge hé sceal geðeón, gif hé þám costnungum wiðstent, Hml. Th. i. 268, 6-19.

earg-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
earg-lic, adj.
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Cowardly, craven, timid Ne gewurðe hit ná on lífe ꝥ wé álecgan úre wuldor mid earhlicum fleáme, Hml. S. 25, 661. Ful earhlice laga ( laws that only cowards would submit to ) and scandlice nýdgyld ús synt gemǽne, Wlfst. 162, 10.

firlen

distance

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Þá gebróðra þe feorr beóð on geswince and hig ne magon for ðám fyrlene heora cyrcan gesécan, R. Ben. 78, 5. Þeáh þe hé on fyrlene wǽre, Hml. S. 6, no: 18, 174. Sum dǽl þæs folces on fyrlene wæs fram Mathathiam, 25, 237.

forþ-gesceaft

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God þá nigon engla werod gestaþelfæste swá þæt hí nǽfre ne mihton fram his willan gebúgan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 8 Engel Dryhtnes ealle fægere þurh forðgesceaft, Kr. 10

for-úton

(prep.)
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Substitute: <b>for-útan;</b> prep. without Án speorwa on grýn ne mæg befeallan forútan his foresceáwunge (cf. bútan eówrum Fæder, Mt. 10, 29), Chr. 1067; P. 201, 25.

ge-dreóglǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreóglǽcan, p. ge-dreóglǽhte
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.

Linked entry: -dreóglǽcan

gedwǽs-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gedwǽs-mann, es; m.
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A silly, foolish person Secgað sume gedwæsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 29.

lust-bǽre

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Add: I. pleasant, desirable Ne geþyncð þé swelc gewin nóht lustbǽre, Ors. 3, I ; S. 94, 30.

wilh

(n.)
Grammar
wilh, (wiel); gen. wiles; m.

A slave, servant

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Ne wilna ðú ðínes néhstan wyeles, 20, 17. Ðæs weles (wieles, weales, v. ll.) hláford dominus servi illius Mt. Kmbl. 24, 50. Se ðe his wiel ( servum ) slicð mid girde, oððe his wylne, Ex. 21, 20, 32

Linked entry: wiel