Boruct-ware
A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and Weser ⬩ Bructĕri
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A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and Weser; Bructĕri = Βρoύκτερoι Wǽron Frysan, Rugine, Dene, Hune, Eald-Seaxan, Boructware sunt Fresones, Rugini, Danai, Hunni, Antiqui Saxones, Boructuari, Bd. 5,
Linked entry: Boruchtuari
GE-NÓG
Sufficiently, abundantly, ENOUGH ⬩ satis, abunde
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Cwǽdon ðæt we fundon sumne swíðe micelne mere in ðæm wǽre fersc wæter and swéte genóg dixerunt ingens nos stagnum dulcissime aque inventuros, Nar. 11, 27
streówen
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Surt. 131, 3. Stréne míne stratum meum, 6, 7: 40, 4: 62, 7. Ðá héht hé him streówne gegearwian (bedd gewyrcian, MS.
Linked entry: streón
sunn-gihte
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Cf. gebed-giht; and see sunn-stede
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un-gehírsum
Inattentive to what is said ⬩ unsubmissive ⬩ disobedient
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Ðis is uncer ungehírsuma sunu, hé forhogaþ ðæt hé híre uncre láre filius noster iste protervus et contumax est, monita nostra audire contemnit, Deut. 21, 20. Ne forlǽte hé ða ungehiérsuman (-hír-, Hatt. MS.), Past. 12; Swt. 74, 16
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un-nytness
Uselessness ⬩ frivolity ⬩ vanity ⬩ triviality
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Hí on unnytenesse gewordene synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Spl. T. 13, 4. Ðæt on ðam hálgan Sunnandæge nán man hine tó unnytnesse tó swíðe ne geþeódde, Wulfst. 227, 6.
Linked entry: nytness
bismer-lic
disgraceful ⬩ ignominious ⬩ contemptible ⬩ ridiculous ⬩ frivolous
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Hé heora ǽgþer ge mid bismere onféng, ge hié eác on þone bismerlecestan eard gesette cum foedissima ignominia dispersi sunt, 3, 11; S. 146, 34. contemptible, ridiculous, frivolous Bismerlic frivolus, i. mendax, fictus, Wrt.
Linked entries: bismer-leóþ bismer-nes
ceorung
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Gif ǽnig ongeán sumne hæfð ceorunge ( querelam ), Scint. 24, 3. Add
ge-emnettan
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To square, agree, suit Geemnettan and geþæslǽccan quadrare et congruere, An. Ox. 4262
ge-wrégan
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Th. i. 560, 16. to accuse of something Hé gewrégde his bróðru tó hira fæder þǽre mǽstan wróhte accusavit fratres suos apud patrem crimine, Gen. 37, 2
regn
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Wæs seó eá for regna (réna, v. l.) micelnesse swíðe réðe fluuius prae inundantia pluuiarum ripas suas transierat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 16. Ic wénde ꝥ þá triów for miclum wǽtan and regnum swá heáge weóxon.
þán
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Dedit ei pater suus irriguum superius et irriguum inferius ... anima a patre terram irriguam petit, Gr. D. 245, 19-23. Seó sáwel onféhð þán and wǽt bufan ... and heó onféhð þánum and wǽtum beneoðan, 246, 10-12
rift
a veil, curtain, cloak
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Surt. 103, 6. Ðý áwundenan ryfte plumario Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 15. Hé nywolnessa swá swá ryfte him tó gewǽde woruhte, pallium Ps. Th. 103, 7. Sprenge se sacerd seofon síðon on ðæt ryft velum Lev. 4, 17
healfunga
By halves, partially, imperfectly
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Gif wé healfunga and be summm dǽle heora gódan weorc secgeaþ si quædam illorum bona ex latere requiramus, 211, 16
ge-singan
To sing; ⬩ cănĕre
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Ðætte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen what was sung in the Song of Songs, 11, 15
of-sleán
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Bið his unðeáw ofslægen (-slegen, v. l. ) bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Assael wæs deád bútan orde, Past. 297, 22.
un-rǽd
evil counsel ⬩ ill-advised course ⬩ bad plan ⬩ folly ⬩ disadvantage ⬩ prejudice ⬩ hurt
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Sum wíf wæs ðe wiste heora unrǽd, ii. 29, 324. Tó his ( Lucifer's ) unrǽde gefæstnod, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2. 44: 4, 10: Cd. Th. 43, 33; Gen. 700. Hé intó Englelande mid máran unrǽde férde ðone him behófode, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 3.
hláford
A LORD; ⬩ dominus. ⬩ herus
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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan feoh þicgan one shall sit with the harp at the feet of his lord, receive money, Exon. 88 a; Th. 332, 5; Vy. 80.
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freó-dóm
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Ðæt ðæt mód suá bald sié for his freódóme ðæt hit ne gewende on selflíce, ðonne his hláford him tó ungemetlicne anwald forgiefð his sprǽce, Past. 147, 2. freedom of activity, absence of restraint, or hindrance, v. freó, Hé mid freódóme ( deliberatione