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þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Homl. 153, 35. as a medical term, a painful symptom : -- Tácn ðæs ofercealdan magan, ðæt ða men ne þyrst, ne hí swól gefélaþ on magan, and ne biþ him ǽnig wearm þrowung getenge, Lchdm. ii. 194, 13. suffering that is undergone for the sake of religion

scot

(n.)
Grammar
scot, es ; n.
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No maner schot, ne pollax, ne schort knyf Into the listes, sende, Ch. K. T. 1686.

Linked entry: sceot

sweng

(n.)
Grammar
sweng, es; m.
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Eádweard ánne slóg swíþe mid his swurde, swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Hé hond swenge ne ofteáh, Beo. Th. 3045; B. 1520. Him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong, 5924; B. 2966: 5365; B. 2686. Ic mé gúðbordes sweng gebearh, Cd.

Linked entry: swinge

un-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gleáw, adj.

without understandingwithout skillnot sagaciousignorantblinddullnot apt for service

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Ne ongyte gé ðæt...? are ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that...? Mk. Skt. 7, 18. Ungleáwe inertes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 32. Hit ne biþ seó ylce ádl, þeáh ðe ungleáwe lǽcas wénan ðæt ðæt seó ylce healfdeáde ádl sí, Lchdm. ii. 284, 24.

ciric-sócn

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Substitute: going to church, attendance at church Þæt crístene men þæne egesan ǽfre ne dreógan þæt hý deófolgyld weorðian, for ðám ne fremeð ǽnig cyricsócn ǽfre ǽnigum þéra þe þæt óðer drýhð, Wlfst. 281, 5.

for-leósan

to loseto destroy

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Ne forleósaþ hí þone willan, Bt. 36, 7; F. 184, 27. Titus sǽde þæt hé þone dæg forlure þe hé nóht tó góde on ne gedyde, Chr. 81; P. 8, 8. with dat. (inst.) Hé nǽfre forlýst ðám leánum, Bt. 36, 7; F. 184, 25. Forliést, 37, 2; F. 188, 25.

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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Ne cwǽdon hí ná Úre Hláford, ne Ðín Hláford, ac forðrihte Hláford, 210, 2. of the service in church. Cf. forþ-riht; adj.

ge-staþelfæstan

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I. 103, 2. to fix in condition so that there is no falling away God þá nigon engla werod gestaþelfæste swá þæt hí nǽfre ne mihton fram his willan gebúgan, Hml. Th. i. 6, 8.

ge-þeáwían

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeáwían, pp. od
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Ðás eahta eádignyssa ( the beatitudes) synd eów mǽdenum tó lufigenne ꝥ gé wíslíce lybbon and wel geþeáwode (virtuous ) beón ... ne nán unðeáw ǽfre on eów ne ríxige, 47, 574

hund-nigontig

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ne forlǽt hé þá nigon and hundnigontig (-neántih, L. ; hundnigontig and nigon, R.) on þári. muntum ?, Mt. 18, 12, 13. Ðá nigona and hundneóntig (ðá hundnióntig and nióne, R.), Lk. L. 15, 4

on-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-styrian, <b>. I.</b> in l. 1 after lîchoma insert hine,
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and add Ne myhton hig nâhwyder þâ fæ̂mnan onstyrian . . . sume sceufon, sume tugon, and swŷðe swæ̂tton . . . and seó Godes fæ̂mne hwæðre stôd, Shrn. 154, 25. Ne mihte hundteóntig oxena þone stân onstyrian ( movere ), Gr. D. 49, 10.

ord-fruma

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Gif hí hiora ordfruman (cf. fruman, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 31) ne þiówoden nisi refluant causae quae dedit esse, Met. 29, 96. 1 b.

oþ-hrínan

(v.)
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of physical contact, to touch Se rodor þǽre eorþan ǽfre ne oðríneð, Met. 20, 138. Ic hys hrægles fnædes oðhrán, Hml. A. 189, 228. Hé hire fét mid teárum oþrán . . . heó mid ðǽre hálgan róde gedryncnesse Iordanem oþhrínan (ongan), Hml.

Linked entry: hrínan

sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceandlíce, adv.

disgracefully, shamefully, infamouslyopprobriously, reproachfully, insultingly

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Nán cristen man ne sceal sceandlíce flítan, 13, 122. Him wand út his innoþ æt his setle, and hé sceandlíce sáwlode, Homl.

wælhreówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wælhreówlíce, adv.

cruellyhorriblyatrociously

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Ðæt hé ne weorðe wælhreó[w]líce (-reówlíce, Cott. MSS.) (crudeliter) gefangen mid ðǽm grinum uncysta, 43; Swt. 313, 12. Wælhreówlíce swingan, Homl. Th. i. 424, 12. Hí áxodon, hwí hí swá wælbreówlíce dydon, ðæt hí freónda ne róhton, Homl.

ge-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sirwan, -serwan, -syrwan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to plotcontriveconspiredeliberateto furnish with armsequip

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Ðonne ne gesirede hit nó ðæt hit þurhtuge swelce synne then would it not have designed to carry out such sin, Swt. 435, 4. Ic gesyrede I plotted, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 20; Jul. 468.

Linked entries: ge-syrwan ge-serwan

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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He ne grétte hí non cognoscebat eam, Mt.

geond-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-scínan, -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine upon, illuminatecollustrare, illuminare

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To shine upon, illuminate; collustrare, illuminare Hit seó éce ne mót geondscínan sunne the eternal sun cannot shine on it, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 88; Met. 5, 44: Salm. Kmbl. 678; Sal. 339: Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 9.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Ne týtaþ hér tungul ac biþ týr scæcen stars shall not shine forth, but glory shall have departed, Exon. Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45. [Cf. (?)

á-cunnan

(v.)
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Ðæt hí ná ne álýsað (printed -lýf-) ðá hálgan stówe áne fram heora synnum, ac eác hí beóð ácunnen (printed -cum-) ðý swýþor for ðám gylte ðǽre unálýfedlican bælde quatenus eos sacra loca non liberent, sed etiam culpa temeritatis accuset, Gr.

Linked entries: on-cunnan cunnan