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car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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Add: of persons, filled with anxiety, anxious, troubled Ðú eart carful and bysig ymbe fela ðing thou art careful and troubled about many things (Lk. 10, 41), Hml. Th. ii. 440, 8. Ne beó ðú carful ymbe woruldlicum gestreónum, 344, 2.

geond-geótan

(v.)
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Þá wearð heó eall mid teárum geondgoten she was bathed in tears, 33, 234. <b>I a.</b> fig. to cover with confusion, &amp;c. :-- Þú gendgute hine mid gescændnysse perfudisti eum confusione, Ps. L. 88, 46.

ge-brecan

(v.)
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eall þæt mægn þæs áwyrgedan gástes on him gebræc, Guth. 60, 5. intrans. with prep.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Sárnys ðé hrepode, and ðú eart geunrótsod ( conturbatus es ), Hml. Th. ii. 454, 19: Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 8: 41, 2; F. 246, 14. Ðé ꝥ gedréfed and geunrótsad hæfþ, 10; F. 28, 4: Ps. Th. 9, 21.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

oxa

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Oxan eáge bið fíf p. weorð, cús bið sciłł. weorð, 140, 2-4. Cóm se deófol. . . and hæfde ǽnne oxan horn on hande, Hml. S. 31, 776. Ágife hire ( a widow with a child ) mon .vi. tó fóstre, cú on sumera, oxan on wintra, 126, 5.

scínan

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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23.

þes

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(I b β) where in a series each in turn is pointed out :-- Seó forme ... Ðonne seó óþer ...; þeós swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð ...; þonne is seó þridde ..., swá hwæt swá þeós gesyhð ..., Lch. i. 242, 19-26. Þás and þás and þás beóð leóriende, Gr.

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Eall ðæt ǽfre betst wæs, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 23. Hwæt ðis ǽfre beón scyle? Hml. S. 23, 532. Hú hé ǽfre embe hý sceolde, 311. Ǽfre ðeáh any how for his hálgena earnunge, hé him ðis geþanc on móde ásende, 313. Ǽfre ǽlc dǽl his cynnes, 348.

frymþ

(n.)
Grammar
frymþ, 'es; m.' and in l. 15 'Frymþas . . . Lye',

the beginningthe beginningthe beginning of the worldat the outsetat firstin the first instanceto begin withthe beginningsource of all thingsfirst-fruits

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Drihten him tó earde geceás Sione ǽrest æt frymðe praeelegit Sion in habitationem sibi, Ps. 131, 14. Þæt byð secga gehwám snytru on frymðe initium sapientiae, 110, 7.

DUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.

DUMB, speechless, mute mūtus, e-linguis

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DUMB, speechless, mute; mūtus, e-linguis Eart ðú dumb and deáf thou art dumb and deaf, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 26; Seel. 65: l08 b; Th. 414, 7; Rä. 32, 16. Beó ðú dumb óþ-ðæt ðæt cild beó acenned be thou dumb until the child shall be born, Homl.

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse he asked if he had had an easy night, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319. Eft he frægn hwæt seó þeód nemned wǽre rursus interrŏgāvit quod esset vocābŭlum illīus gentis, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 16; 2, 12; S. 513, 37, 38.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84.

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Eálá! ðú man, miltsa ðé, L. E. I. pref.; Th. ii. 394, 30. Miltsa mé miserere mei, Mk. Skt. 10, 48. Miltsa eallum ðínum wiðerwinnum, and ágyld gód for yfele, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 2. Mildsa monna cynne, Hy. 8, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 32.

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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Kmbl. 1960 ; El. 982. an expedition on horseback; in a hostile sense a raid Ðonne rídan ða yldestan men tó ... and nimon eall ðæt hé áge, and fó se cyning tó healfum, tó healfum ða men ðe on ðære ráde beón, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 7.

Linked entry: swíþ-hwæt

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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Bletsa eálá ðú mín sáwl Drihtne benedic anima mea Domino, Ps. Lamb. 103, 1. Bletsiaþ Drihtne ealle englas his benedicite Domino omnes angeli ejus, 102, 20.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, law; pŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum Cúþ is gehwilcum snotterum mannum, ðæt seó ealde ǽ wæs eáðelícre

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Th. ii. 354, 23. stern, severe Hé (William) wæs milde ðám gódum mannum and ofer eall gemett stearc ðám mannum ðe wiðcwǽdon his willan ...

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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Gif eall folc syngaþ þurh ungewiss ( through ignorance (A. V.); per imperitiam), Lev. 4, 13. Swá hwæt swá wé þurh ungewis oððe þurh hwylce dysignesse gedón habban, Homl.

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

be-þurfan

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Sé þe micel inerfe ágan wile, hé beþearf micles fultumes, se ealda cwide is swíþe sóþ, ꝥte þá micles beþurfon þe micel ágan willaþ, 14, 2 ; F. 44, 10-13.

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Hé oferhergade eall hira land betwuh dícum and Wúsan (terras illorum quae inter terrae limitem sancti regis Eadmundi et flumen Usam sitae sunt devastat, Flor. Wigorn. The limes is the Recken or Devil&#39;s Dyke. v.