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un-wlitigian

(v.)
Grammar
un-wlitigian, p. ode.

to make uglydeprive of beauty,disfigureto become ugly

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to make ugly, deprive of beauty, disfigure Ða hé gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9. to become ugly Se wǽta ástígd tó ðæm lime, ðonne ásuilð hit and áhefegaþ and unwlitegaþ humor ad virilia labitur, quae cum molestia dedecoris

Linked entry: un-gewlitigian

heáh-synn

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-synn, e; f.

Mortal sin, crime, wickedness

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Lind. 12, 5. Bebeorh ðé wið ða eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, L. Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 5. Héhsynna scelera, Rtl. 5, 16. Héhsynno facinora, 42, 15

ge-steald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steald, es; n.

A settled placea stationdwelling-placean abodestătiodŏmĭcilium

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A settled place, a station, dwelling-place, an abode; stătio, dŏmĭcilium He lífes gesteald sceáwode he beheld life's dwelling-place, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 22; Cri. 304, Ðæt he walde wídanferhþ écra gestealda that he shall rule for ever the eternal abodes

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Lind. 25, 24 : Past. proem. ; Swt. 23, 24. Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

for-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To misleadlead astrayseducesedūcĕre

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Forlǽdd be ðám lygenum misled by lies. Cd. 28; Th. 37, 31; Gen. 598. Ðeáh heó wurde forlǽd mid ligenum though she was misled with lies, 30; Th. 39, 23; Gen. 630: Past. 58; Hat. MS. Men synt forlǽdde men are misled, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 18; Gen. 728

ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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Lind. 9, 58. Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Lind. 5, 41. Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem forced the maiden, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 22; Hat. MS. Genéddon Simon angariaverunt Simonem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 21.

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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to stone, cast stones at Ðú stǽnæst (stǽnas, Lind.) ða ðe tó ðé sende wéran, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 37. Ne stǽnas ué ðec non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 32.

strínd

(n.)
Grammar
strínd, strýnd, e; f.
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Lind. 19, 28. Strýndum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 30

Linked entry: strýnd

rúm-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-mód, adj.

liberalprofusebenignant, gracious, kind

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Lind. 6, 35. Rúmmód clemens, The word translates paracletus Rtl. 74, 10.Rtl. 120, 1 : Jn. Skt. Lind. 14, 16, 26 : 15, 26

alan

(v.)
Grammar
alan, ic ale, ðú alest, alst, he aleþ, alþ, pl. alaþ; p. ól, pl. ólon; pp. alen.

to nourishgrowproducealereprocreareto appearapparere

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Lind. War. 11, 44. [Goth. alan; pp. alans crescere: O. Nrs. ala gignere, parere, procreare: Lat. alere.]

á-wuht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wuht, [ = á-wiht]

Aughtanythingat allby any meansaliquidomninoullo modo

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Aught, anything; at all, by any means; aliquid; omnino, ullo modo Ne meahte on ðære eorþan áwuht libban nor might aught live on the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 214; Met. 20, 107: 11, 18; Met. 11, 9: 18, 14; Met. 18, 7: Cd. 25; Th. 32, 1; Gen. 496

Linked entry: á-uht

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a personto marryto share with anotherto communicate

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Lind. 12, 25. to share with another, to communicate Ménsumede participavit, communicavit. Hpt. Gl. 467, 2

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es ; m.
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Fíf portas quinque porticos, Lind. Rush. 5, 2. Ða him sǽton sundor on portum qui sedebant in porta, Ps. Th. 68, 12

un-gerec

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerec, un-gerecc, es; n.

Disordertumultviolence

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Lind. 26, 5. Ungerece impetu (cf. O. H. Ger. Mit mihhilu ungirehhu magno impetu, Mk. 5, 13), Rush. 8, 32. Hé óðerne cyninges þegn in ðæm ungerecce ácwealde in ipso tumultu alium de militibus peremit, Bd. 2, 9; M. 122, 24

Linked entry: in-gerec

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ode
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To remain, continue, live Ic cýðe eów, ðæt ic wylle ðæt Giso bisceop weryge on his lande æt Chyw ælswó hys foregenga ætforen him ǽr dyde sciatis me uelle quod Giso episcopus possideat terram suam apud Chyw sicut fecerunt praedecessores sui, Cod.

on-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gelíc, adj.
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Like Óngelíc (the MS. has the accents) is ríc heofna strión simile est regnum coelorum thesauro, Mt. L. 13, 44. Ongelíc ( sic MS.), 47. Ongelíc, 45 : Lk. L. 13, 18: 19. Ongelíc sint cnæhtum similes sunt pueris, 7, 31: 12, 36.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C.

hand-bred

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.

The palm of the handpalmapalma

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Lind. 26, 67. Sleánde mid handbredum striking with the palms of their hands, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 13

Cofan-treó

(n.)
Grammar
Cofan-treó, Cofen-treó, Conen-tré, es; n. [a monachorum conventu sic dictum putant quidam]

COVENTRYWarwickshire Coventria in agro Warwicensi

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Leofríc líþ æt Cofentreó Leofric lieth at Coventry 1057; Erl. 192, 30. Of Couentré at Coventry 1066; Erl. 203, 16: 1130; Erl. 258, 37