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un-gemódness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemódness, e; f.

Contentiousnessindisposition to agree

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Contentiousness, indisposition to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié nó on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and

un-gestæððiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gestæððiglíce, adv.

Unsteadilywithout stability

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Hié beóð suá micle ungestæððelícor tóflówene on hiera móde suá hié wénaþ ðæt hié stilran and orsorgran beón mægen quae tanto latius diffluunt, quanto se esse securius aestimant, 38; Swt. 271, 17

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif hé findan mæg hwsér hé hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [

be-prenan

(v.)
Grammar
be-prenan, be-preðan

To winknictare

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To wink; nictare Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, ðe ðú ðín éage on beprenan [bepreðan, Cott.] mǽge compare now the length of the time, wherein thou mayest wink thine eye, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 7

cwician

(v.)
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Þǽre sáwle mægen cwicaþ þone líchoman, Gr. D. 268, 18

efen-éce

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Án Godcundnys and gelíc wuldor and efenéce mægen*-*ðrymnys, Hml. Th. i. 276, 26. Ðurh ðínum euenécum wísdóme, ii. 598, 31. On mec his efenécne sunu, Shrn. 106, 13. Add

blód-dolg

(n.)
Grammar
blód-dolg, (-h), es; n.
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Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 6) áwríþan . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh, Lch. ii. 148, 7-15

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

weorold-afol

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-afol, (-el), es; n.
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Worldly power Ǽnigne man ðe hé ( the priest ) tó bóte gebígan ne mæge oþþe ne durre for worldafole, L. Edg. C. 6; Th. ii. 246, 2. Entas and strece woruldmen ðe mihtige wurdan on woruldafelum, Wulfst. 106, 1

Linked entry: afol

rúmheortness

(n.)
Grammar
rúmheortness, e; f.

Liberality, munificence

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Liberality, munificence Syndon eahta heálíce mægenu ... ðæt is rúmheortnys ( largitas ) . . . Wulfst. 68, 19. Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm trumlíce up wegaþ ... rúmheortnes (largitas), L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20.

ge-dýgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To escape

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To escape Hwæðer mǽge wunde gedýgan which may escape from wound, Beo. Th. 5056; B. 2531 : 5091, note; B. 2549. Gedýgdon escaped, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 17; Az. 191. Gedýged, 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407

ge-sǽli

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽli, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Happy; fēlix Hweðer micel feoh mǽge ǽnigne mon dón swá gesǽline, ðæt he nánes þinges máran ne þurfe can much money make any man so happy that he may need nothing more? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 13

árlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árlíce, honourably.
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Heó wyllað geunnan healfes ꝥ þý árlícor on þǽre stówe beón mæge, Cht. Th. 137, 19. Ꝥ hé cume and sí micle árlícor þonne hé ǽr wæs, Shrn. 204, 9. Add

hors-wealh

(n.)
Grammar
hors-wealh, es; m.

A servant that attends to horses

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Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12

Linked entry: wealh

óðel

(n.)
Grammar
óðel, es; m.
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Home, native country Abraham ferede æðelinga bearn óðle niór, mægeþ heora mágum, Cd. Th. 126, 7 ; Gen. 2091

ge-scildan

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Add: (i) to defend, save Ne geortriéwe ic ná Gode þæt hé ús ne mæge gescildan tó beteran tídun ut se ad meliora tempora reservarent, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 4. God mec mæg eáðe gescyldan, Gú. 213.

deófol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-cræft, es; m.

Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft dæmoniăca ars

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Hí nalæs mid deófolcræfte ac mid godcunde mægene gewélgade cóman illi non dæmoniaca sed divīna virtūte prædĭti veniēbant, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 1

geótend-ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
geótend-ǽder, e; f.
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An artery Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan, genim ꝥ selfe blód þe ofyrnð, gebærn on hátum stáne, and gegníd tó dúste, lege on þá ǽdre ꝥ dúst, and áwríð swíðe, Lch. ii. 148, 16: 16, 7. See preceding word

ælmes-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-leóht, es; n.

Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast

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Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast Ðonne man fæste . . . forlǽte man ǽlce worldbysga, and læges and nihtes swá man oftost mæge on cirican gewunige, and mid ælmesleóhte wacigan ðár georne, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 1