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on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Terrible, dreadful Ús is tó geþencanne hú onþrislíc (-dryslíc : egeslíc, other MS.) hit on bócum gecweden is, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 196, 4. Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS.

un-wiþmetenlíc

(adj.)
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un-wiþmetenlíc, adj.

Incomparablenot to be compared

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Incomparable, not to be compared Is his eádmódnys ús unwiðmetenlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 119. Ðis hálige mǽden, Godes módor, is unwiðmetenlíc eallum óðrum mǽdenum, Homl. Th. i. 442, 29. Hire geðincðu óðra hálgena unwiðmetenlíce sind, 446, 5

Linked entry: wiþ-metenlíc

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Similar entries [See also síþ in Dict.] on ǽr previously, beforehand :-- Drihten ðe on ǽr wát eal ðæt tóweard is, Lch. iii. 436, 20:Hml. Th. i. 114, 3: Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Hé wolde warnian on ǽr, Gen. 6, 6.

ǽ-fæsten

Grammar
ǽ-fæsten, (ǽw-).
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On ǽwfæstenum ic gesyngode, Angl. xi. 102, 66. Ǽfæstenu ic oft ágǽlde, 99, 62: Ll. Th. ii. 144, 23. Add

and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep. dat. acc.

WithcumAgainstbeforeonintocontraapudin

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Ðæt is cræft eágorstreámes, wætres and eorþan, and on wolcnum eác that is the power of the sea, of water on earth, and also in the clouds, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 245; Met. 20, 123.

ge-frætewian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frætewian, -frætwian, -fretwian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To adorndecktrimornāreredĭmīre

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To adorn, deck, trim; ornāre, redĭmīre Ic gefrætwige orno, Ælfc. Gr. 24 : Som. 25, 41. Ic gefretwige redimio, 30; Som. 34-58. Ðé Cyning engla gefrætwode the King of angels adorned thee, Andr. Kmbl. 3034; An. 1520.

a-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cennan, ðú -censt, he -cenþ; p. -cende; pp. -cenned; v. a.

To bring forthproducebegetrenewpareregignererenovarerenasci

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Th. ii. 118, 7. Eal edniwe, eft acenned, synnum asundrad all renewed, born again, sundered from sins, Exon. 59b; Th. 214, 19; Ph. 241. Ðonne se móna biþ acenned [geniwod, v. geniwian] when the moon is changed [born anew ], Lchdm. iii. 180, 19, 22, 28

Linked entry: a-cænned

scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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Voc. i. 55, 15 : strictim, ii. 82, 74. Nú is óðer cwyde be gódum mannum sceortlíce gecweden, Homl. Th. i. 484, 20. Wé willaþ furðor swíðor sprecan, and wé secgaþ nú sceortlíce, Lchdm. iii. 240, 2

and-weardnes

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Th. i. 378, 15. On andwerdnysse beón to be present, ii. 288, 7. On andwyrdnysse standan, 30, 12. Tó andwerdnesse (-wurdnysse, Hpt. Gl. 477, 21) ad praesentiam, An.

hæg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-weard, hæcg-, es; m.

A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground,agellarius

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A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground,L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 11, 12. The following note is given on this word, p. 234 'Bp.

un-geregnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geregnod, adj.

Unornamented

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Unornamented Massehakele þæt is ungerénad, Chart. Th. 515, 26

Linked entry: ge-regnian

un-tódǽledness

(n.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledness, e; f.

Undividedness

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Undividedness Indivisio, ðæt is untódǽlednyss, Anglia viii. 318, 17

Linked entry: tó-dǽledness

ge-mægenod

(v.; adj.; part.)
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The original Latin is: Postquam Caedualla reguo potitus est

sceþness

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Add: the Latin is: Sine ullius valetudinis molestia pergebat

úþ-mǽte

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Add: — Unmǽte is a v.l., Mart. H. 76, l

á-lísendness

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Dryhten is úre álýsendnes, Verc. Först. 135, 4. Add

á-wendendness

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Ðǽr is wlite bútan áwendendnesse, Verc. Först. 134. Add

mynecenu

(n.)
Grammar
mynecenu, e ; f. The feminine form corresponding to masc. munuc
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Voc. i. 42, 20 : Homl. Th. ii. 26, 28. Munuc and mynecenu ðe Gode sylfum beóþ gehálgode, and hyra gehát Gode geháten habbaþ, L. Ecg. P. iii. II.; Th. ii. 198, 32. Seó mynecynu monacha, iv. 9; Th. ii. 206, 16 : Homl. Th. ii. 184, I.

tó-foran

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add: marking relation Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne the pasture is open to all, C.D. iii. 419, 21. add Swá micele swá se heofenlica cyning is mǽrra and furðor tóforan ðám eorðlican cininge, swá micele mára bið ðín wurðmynt tóforan ðám woruldlican

hál-wenda

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wenda, an; m.

A saviour

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The Saviour that he spoke about is Jesus Christ who came to heal our wounds, that is, our sins, Homl. Th. i. 142, 32: 136, 21