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wiþ-teón

Grammar
wiþ-teón, <b>. I.</b>
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Hwílum seleð hálgan wítedómes gást, hwílon eft wiðtýhð (subtrahit) þám módum þára wítegana, Gr. D. 146, 31. Add

wóh-dǽd

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forhogade ꝥ ǽnig gemet sette his wóh-dǽdum modum suis pravitatibus ponere contemsit, Gr. D. 341, 4. Add

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf hí fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6. sceáf reáf of líce. Cd. Th. 94, 20 ; Gen. 1564.

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

helma

a helm

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Add: a helm Helma clavis, Wrt.

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, es; m.

A wharfbankshore

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A wharf, bank, shore Ðá gyrnde ðæt móste macian foran gén Mildryþe æker ǽnne hwerf wið ðon wódan tó werianne then he desired that he might make a bank opposite Mildred's fold for protection against floods [?], Chart. Th. 341, 7

þearf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-leás, adj. Without having need or reason to do something. v. þearf, II, þurfan, II. 4
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Þearflǽs syrwde ymbe Crist he plotted against Christ, but he had no need to do it, Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ic ðearfleás (þearfleáse, Job. Thw. 166, 22) hine geswencte without having cause I afflicted him, ii. 452, 16

Linked entry: un-þearfes

un-beceás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beceás, adj.

Not giving occasion to litigationindisputableincontestable

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Not giving occasion to litigation, indisputable, incontestable Bidde ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ, ðæt him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne ( that he shew the chattel to be his by incontestable right ), L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7

Linked entry: be-ceás

bádian

(v.)
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Tó gemóte cóme ofþe hine man bádode (? cf. iii gemót on geáre búton hit gebicge oþþe gebidde,433, 33) he should come to the meeting or a fine might be exacted of him Cht. Th. 432, 32. Add

stód-hors

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þone cyning bæd ꝥ him wǽpen sealde and stódhors (equum emissarium) . . . For þon þám bisceope hiora hálignesse ne wæs álýfed ꝥ móste wǽpen wegan, ne ælcor bútan on myran rídan, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 168, 11. Add

un-gebunden

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tóbræc þone fótcops, and swá þéh æfter þan ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe . . . ac hine sylfne beeóde . . . bútan racenteáge in swá mycclun landsticce ungebunden swá ǽr gebunden on wunode, Gr. D. 214, 16. Add

ge-mǽðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽðian, -mǽðegian, -mǽðrian, -méðrian; p. ode; pp. od
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For ðære micclan mǽrþe ðe he hine gemǽðegode for the great glory which he honourably bestowed upon him, Ælfc. T. 4, 11

Linked entry: ge-méðrian

lǽce-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in medicine Arestolobius wæs háten án cing wæs wís and lǽcecræftig ðá gesette forðon gódne morgendrænc wið eallum untrymnessum ðe mannes líchoman iond styriaþ there was a king named Arestolobius, he was wise and skilled in medicine, for

óþ-sceótan

(v.)
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Man gehylt ðæt . hæfþ gif him ondrǽt ðæt hit him óþsceóte a man guards what he has, if he is afraid that it will escape from him, Prov. Kmbl. 18

ge-þénsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þénsum, adj.
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Obsequious, obliging, serviceable; officiosus He wearþ geset cumena þén ðæt he mynsterlícum cumum geþénsum wǽre he was appointed servant of guests that he might attend upon the monastic guests, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 24.

Linked entries: -þegnsum þénsum

tó-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rípan, p. te
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To pluck in two, tear to pieces Ðá fleáh ðá tórýpte hine án brémber ofer ðæt nebb. Ðá ætsacan wolde ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne when he fled, a bramble scratched him all over the face.

Linked entry: tó-rýpan

un-tygþa

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tygþa, (-e), -týþa(-e); adj.

Unsuccessful in obtaining a request

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Unsuccessful in obtaining a request For ðæm ne meahte Balaham geearnian ða Godes giefe ðe biddende wæs, ðá Israhéla folc wirgean wolde and for hine selfne gebiddan, for ðæm wearð untygða ðe hwierfde his stemne nales his mód hujus correptionis

Linked entry: un-tíþe

hreówlíce

(adv.)
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Swíþe hreówlíce swá gebend wæs wuniende lacrymabile spectaculum praebuit, 5, 2; S. 220, 1: Hml. S. 23, 25: 575: 639. Þá wearð hreówlíce deád he died miserably, Hml. Th. i. 478, 14

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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sylf oncneów híwunga ł gescapennysse (figmentum) úre, Ps.

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Búton hine geládige ꝥ hine fléma nvste, 382, 22. Búton hine geládige ꝥ ná bet ne cúðe, 384, 15. Dolien ealles þæs hý ágon, gif hí wóh tǽcen, oþþe geládian hí ꝥ hí bet ne cúðon, 354, 11. where and are combined. v. 1.