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un-clǽnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-clǽnlíce, adv.

Impurely

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Impurely Swá hwilc man swá Godes weorc clǽnlíce wirceþ, bið écelíce gehealden. Se ðe hit unclǽnlíce wyrceþ, bið áwyrged intó helle, Homl. Ass. 168, 121.

Linked entry: clǽn-líce

be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.

fǽran

to terrify

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Add: to terrify Ðæt swá egesige ðá ofermódan ðæt ðá eáðmódan tó swíðe ne fǽre (ut timidis non augeatur metus), Past. 453, 19. [v. N. E. D. fear, vb.] to take by surprise, seize quickly (?) Uulfes férende lupi rapaces, Mt. L. 7, 15

rǽding-grád

(n.)
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H. 52, Chrd. 37, 17. See next word

Linked entry: grad

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Þá þá wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

hal

(n.)
Grammar
hal, es; n.

A, secret place, a corner

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A, secret place, a corner Ðá gemétte hine hleonian on ðam hale his cyrcan wið ðam weofode he found him leaning in the corner of his church against the altar, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 22. On halum in abditis, Ps. Spl. 16, 13

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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fela how many; quam multa, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 27; Cri. 1179. He ongan fela lǽran cæpit illos dŏcēre multa, Mk.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Hig didon hine on cweartern, óð hig wiste, hwæt Drihten be him tǽhte ( quid juberet Dominus ), Lev. 24, 12. hine ǽlces þinges geclǽnsode, swá se pápa him tǽhte in the manner prescribed by the pope, Chr. 1022; Erl. 161, 38.

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Gif he abilhþe áhwám on unriht áhwár geweólde gebéte hit georne and gif him abulge ǽnig man swíðe forgife ðæt if he anywhere have wrongly been the cause of offence to any man, let him diligently make amends; and if any man have much offended him, let

Linked entry: ge-waldan

á-drýgan

to dry upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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ðǽre hýde giocðan of ádrýgde, Past. 71, 11. Ádrýg horu absterge sordes, Hy. S. 23, 3. Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt.

Linked entry: á-drígan

tó-teran

(v.)
Grammar
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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tótær his tunecan, 450, 21. tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corruptcorrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5

ge-edwistian

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

To feedsupport

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To feed, support He geedwistode me educavit me, Ps. Lamb. 22, 2

Linked entry: edwistian

sundor-gecynd

(n.)
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- hafaþ sundorgecynd, Exon. Th. 357, 18; Pa. 30

teónere

(n.)
Grammar
teónere, es; m.
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A calumniator geeádmét ðane teónere humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Lamb. 71, 4

þurh-dúfan

(v.)

to dive through

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to dive through wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619

un-geáxod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geáxod, adj.

Unasked

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Unasked ungeáxod clypode: 'Ic eom cristen,' Homl. Th. i. 428, 6

Linked entry: ge-ascian

earfoþ-rihte

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-rihte, adj.
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Hard to correct, incorrigible Gif þwur sý . . . oððe earfoðrihte, Nap. 19

Linked entry: -rihte

ge-wǽpne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpne, es; n.
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Armour, weapons, arms tóbricð gewǽpnu confringet arma, Ps. L. 45, 10

Linked entry: -wǽpne

gníding

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Sceal þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, Lch. ii. 30, 28. Add