med-trum-ness
Infirmity ⬩ ill-health ⬩ sickness ⬩ illness
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Se ðe biscephád underféhþ hé underféhþ ðæs folces mettrymnesse quasi ad ægrum medicus accedit, 9; Swt. 59, 23. Hé gefór on ðære mettrymnesse, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 282, 21. Ðá gehǽldon hié sum wíf of micelre medtrumnesse, Shrn. 135, 16. Mettrumnesse, Ps.
óþ-fæstan
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Gif hwá óðrnm his unmagan óþfæste, and hé hine on ðære fæstinge forferie, 17; Th. i. 72, 4. Se ðe wile hwilc sǽd óþ-fæstan ðám dríum furum, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt hié síen tó liornunga óþfæste, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 12.
gebringan
To bring ⬩ lead ⬩ adduce ⬩ produce ⬩ bear ⬩ ferre ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ offerre
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Ðæt he hine on orwénnysse gebringe that he may bring him to despair, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 17: Homl. Th. i. 8, 13: Rood Kmbl. 275; Kr. 139. Ðæt we ðone gebringen [MS. gebringan] on ádfære that we bring him on the way to the pile, Beo.
ge-déman
To deem ⬩ judge ⬩ determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ decree ⬩ doom ⬩ condemn ⬩ jūdĭcāre ⬩ decernĕre ⬩ sancīre ⬩ condenmāre
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He gedémed hæfde ðæt Ceólwulf æfter him cyning wǽre successōrem fore Ceoluulfum decrēvisset, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 1 : Cd. 186; Th. 231, 11; Dan. 245.
georn-ful
Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent ⬩ sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens
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He wiste ðæt hý woldon georn-fulran beón ðære wrace, ðonne óðre men he knew that they would be more eager for revenge than others, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 3
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ge-néðan
To venture, attempt, strive
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He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1781; B. 889: 3317; B. 1656. Ðæt ic ealdre genéðde that I should venture my life, 4273; B. 2133: Apstls. Kmbl. 34; Ap. 17: 10; Ap. 50.
Linked entry: néðan
þweorian
To be opposed ⬩ adverse ⬩ to be at variance
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On sibbe is fulfremednyss ðǽr ðǽr nán ðing ne þwyraþ ( there are no conflicting elements ), Homl. Th. i. 552, 21. Ic eom sóðfæstnys, ac ðás ðweorigaþ wið mé these men are opposed to me, 380, 8.
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ge-sundfulnes
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On ðǽm gesundfulnessum ( in prosperis) . . . on ðǽm earfeðum (in adversis) . . . on ðǽre gesundfulnesse (in prosperis ] mon forgiett his selfes, Past. 35, 4-7. God wile foresceáwian ure gesundfulnysse, Hml. S. 13, 137 : Lch. iii. 440, 17.
ofer-seón
to observe, survey, see ⬩ respicere, superspicere ⬩ to overlook, neglect, despise
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Ger. ubar-sehan respicere, superspicere.] to overlook, neglect, despise Ða ðe tó ðam þríste sýn, ðæt hig God oferseóþ and swá mæniges háliges mannes dóm, Wulfst. 270, 23
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tó-beran
To carry off in different directions, ⬩ carry off ⬩ To move in different directions, ⬩ separate
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Ðæt sǽd ðe feóll be ðam wege . . . wegférende hit fortrǽdon, and fugelas tóbǽron (birds carried it off in all directions), Homl. Th. ii. 90, 15. Létan hí his líchaman licgan bútan ðære ceastre and woldon ðæt hine fughs tóbǽron, Shrn. 32, 6.
langian
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Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne hé of ðisse worlde móste, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1. Mec longade I was ill at ease, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 18; Kl. 14. Longiga tædere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 13.
un-forwandodlíce
without swerving ⬩ directly ⬩ unexpectedly ⬩ suddenly ⬩ with a disregard of fear ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ freely ⬩ fearlessly ⬩ rashly ⬩ recklessly ⬩ inconsiderately ⬩ heedlessly
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Ðǽr bið dæghwomlíce wóp ... and endeleás cwylming, tó ðam Egeas onet unforwandodlíce, Homl. Th. i. 592, 17
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efen-lic
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Substitute: equal in extent Þǽm wintrum tódǽldum efenlice dǽle quibus (annis) aequa portione divisis, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 463, 17. of equal degree, of like condition Éce efenlic comperennis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 61.
pæþ
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Ofer herepað ðæt onsticelan pað, C. D. iii. 403, 18
ǽg-hwá
in every respect, quite, altogether
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Ǽghwæs ealne dæg tota die, Ps. Th. 55, 4
mid
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Mid ðý tóle ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan, Past. 365, 12
wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Nalas ðæt wolcn ðý forþ comðe úre Drihten ðæs wolcnes fultomes þearfe hæfde, oþþe ðæt wolcn hiene up áhófe, ac hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam, and hé on ðæm wolcne from heora gesihþe gewát, 121, 11-17. Regn wolcen brincgeþ. Ps. Th. 67, 10.
awóh
AWRY ⬩ unjustly ⬩ wrongfully ⬩ badly ⬩ tortè ⬩ obliquè ⬩ malè
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Ðæt man ǽr awóh tosomne gedydon which they before unjustly joined together, L. Edm. B. 9 ; Th. i. 256, 11
deór-friþ
Deer-protection, game-protection ⬩ cervōrum tūtēla
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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down
mot
A mote ⬩ an atom
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Tó hwí gesihst ðú ðæt mot ( festucam ) on ðínes bróðor égan, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 3, 5. Ðú gesáwe gehwǽde mot on ðínes bróðor eáge, R. Ben. 12, 3. Ðæt lytle mot ... ðone mot, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 41, 42