swíðian
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Swíþiaþ, 35, 60. v. for-swíðan (under which for-swíðede is wrongly put); swíðan
á-hwǽnan
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For ðisum wearð Theodosius þearle áhwǽned, and hé his líc for ðǽre sárignysesse mid wácon reáfe scrýdde . . . God hine ná lengc áhwǽnedne habban nolde, Hml. S. 23, 393, 402. Utan fréfrian áhwǽnede and hyrtan ormóde, Wlfst. 119, 8
Linked entry: hwǽnan
girn-ness
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desire for something. v. girnan; Sió hæfð góde girnesse metes, Lch. ii. 220, 27. Gyrnesse voto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 15. desire for action, endeavour, purpose. Cf. girnan; Gyrnessæ industria, Txts. 70, 527.
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wederung
Weather
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We shul preyen . . . for alle trewe shipmen, godd ȝeue hem wederyug . . . ; for þe fruyte of þe londe and þe wederyng, E. G. 23. 18, 20. Wederynge of þe eyre temperies, Prompt. Parv. 519.]
Linked entry: wederian
ge-sinscipe
Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,
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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7
útera
Outer ⬩ outmost ⬩ external ⬩ not of the inner man
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Hú se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte hé for ðære inneran ... ðý læs hé sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.
Linked entry: ýtera
nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Fox 319; Men. 161. Hit is nánum men getiohhod ac is eallum monnum it is not intended for one man, but for all men, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 15.
ælf-sogoða
A disease ascribed to fairy influence
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of prayers appointed for the cure of the disease, — Deus omnipotens expelle a famulo tuo omnem impetum castalidum; and further on, — Expelle diabolum a famulo tuo, L.
Linked entry: sogoþa
irfan
To inherit
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Kmbl. i. xxxiii-v on the leases of church lands for lives, in which such phrases as the following occur :-- His dæg forgeaf, and æfter his dæg twám yrfeweardum. Such lives were sometimes named in the instrument setting forth the grant
gíme-líst
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Hí for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten hiora dǽda, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 34. Giémeléste (-líste, v. l. ), Past. 165, 6 : 339, 21.
wíslíce
wisely ⬩ sagaciously ⬩ with wisdom ⬩ prudently ⬩ wisely ⬩ skilfully ⬩ cunningly
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Hé wíslíce rǽdde for Gode and for worulde his þeóde, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 26. Hit ða téð getrymeþ, gif his man wíslíce brúceþ, Lchdm. i. 334, 10. Bið nú wíslícor ðæt gehwá ðis wite, Homl.
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ófost
Haste, speed
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Swá hwylc preóst swá wyrne (refuses to baptize a man) for ófste his fóre qui-cunque presbyter festinandi itineris sui causa deneget L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 21. Se cnapa hit mid ófste gegearcode puer festinavit et coxit illum Gen. 18, 7.
foxes glófa
Foxglove ⬩ digĭtālis purpŭrea
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V. fol. 60 a, not an English plant, and certainly not foxglove.
léf
Weak ⬩ injured ⬩ infirm
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On fýre hí ne lyst lócian gif se æppel léf biþ men do not like to look at fire if the apple of the eye be injured, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 29. Léf mon lǽces behófaþ a sick man needs a doctor, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 8; Gn. Ex. 45.
Sciððeas
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The Scythians or (using the name of the people where now the name of the country would be used) Scythia Ða Sciððeas, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10.
un-gelǽred
Untaught ⬩ unlearned ⬩ ignorant ⬩ unskilled
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Dysine and ungelǽredne ic ðé underféng, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 9. Tó hwon ðú sceole for ówiht ðysne man habban ungelǽredne fiscere ( St. Peter ), Blickl. Homl. 179, 14. Ungelǽrede wé syndon idiotae sumus, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8.
Linked entry: un-lǽred
fágian
to vary
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Substitute: to grow dark (of a stormy sky) Tódæg stearm, fágas for ðon unrótlic heofon hodie tempestas, rutilat enim triste coelum, Mt.
ge-swicennes
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Add: cessation from doing, a leaving off of a practice, v. ge-swícan; 1 Beháte hé ǽrest bóte and geswicenesse ealra þǽra unþeáwa þe hé fore ádrǽfed wæs, R. Ben. 53, 10. Hé synna forgyfð þám ðe mid dǽdbóte dóð geswicennysse, Hml.
á-hwæðer
Some one ⬩ any one ⬩ anything ⬩ quis ⬩ aliquis ⬩ aliquid
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Some one, any one, anything; quis, aliquis, aliquid Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer nontimebo quid faciat mihi homo [non est mihi hominis timor pro aliquo ], Ps. Th. 55, 4: 117, 6
Linked entry: áwðer
aldor-cearu
Life-care ⬩ care for life ⬩ life-long care ⬩ cura propter vitam ⬩ ærumna longinqua
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Life-care, care for life, life-long care; cura propter vitam, ærumna longinqua He wearþ eallum æðelingum to aldorceare he became a life-care to all nobles, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 906
Linked entry: ealdor-cearu