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þrowiend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þrowiend-líc, þrowigend-líc; adj.

capable of sufferingpassive

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Hélias wæs ús mannum gelíc, ðrowiendlíc, swá swá wé, 330, 16. as a grammatical term, passive Passiva verba, ðæt synd þrowiendlíce word, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 121, 1. Eal swá gáð ða óðre ðrowigendlícan word, 27; Zup. 161, 15

wiþ-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hycgan, p. -hogde

To be adverse in thoughtpurpose to set one's self against

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42.

hæfen-leás

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Áspende hé his feoh on ælmyssum hafenleásum mannum. Hml. S. 14, 15 : 23, 200: Hml. Th. ii. 400, 1

Linked entry: hafen-leás

hand-full

(n.)
Grammar
hand-full, e; f.

A handfulmanipulus

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A handful; manipulus Nimaþ handfulle axan of ðam ofene tollite plenas manus cineris de camino, Ex. 9, 8. Nime áne handfulle tollet pugillum plenum, Lev. 2, 2. Nim micle handfulle secges take a great handful of sedge, L.

COS

(n.)
Grammar
COS, coss, es; m.

A Kiss osculum

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Mannes sunu ðú mid cosse sylst osculo filium hominis tradis 22, 48. Betwux ðám cossum between the kisses Homl. Th. i. 566, 19. Cossas syllan hearm getácnaþ to give kisses betokens harm Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

líf

(adv.)
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Of þæs weres handa ic ofgange þæs mannes líf de manu viri requiram animam hominis, Gen. 9, 5. Líf spiraculum i. animam (exhalavit), An. Ox. 2822. a living person (?) Wite þú, lá arwurða líf (= leóf?)

anda

(n.)
Grammar
anda, onda, an; m.

Maliceenvyhatredangerzealannoyancevexationrancorinvidiaindignatioirazelusmolestia

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Manigum on andan for vexation to many, Elen. Grm. 969. For ðæm andan his rihtwísnes [-nesse MS. Cot.] per zelum justitiæ, Past. 17, 1; Hat. MS. 21b, 28

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRYbaccaa grapeuva

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generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou shalt go within thy friend's vine-yard, eat as many

drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnung, drohtung, e; f. [droht vitæ condĭtio]

Conversation, condition, conduct, life, actions conversātio, condĭtio, stătio, actio

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Manega hálige béc cýðaþ his [Gregoriuses] drohtnunge and his hálige líf many holy books manifest his [Gregory's] conduct and his holy life, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 29. Of ðære munuclícan drohtnunge from the monastic life, 120, 12.

fyrmest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj.

FOREMOSTfirstprīmus

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Fyrmest manna first of men; summas, prīmas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 58, 59: Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 39. Fyrmeste [MS. fyrmyste] naman primĭtīvan ōmĭna, 5; Som. 4, 8

Linked entry: formesta

swígan

(v.)
Grammar
swígan, p. de.
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Ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne swígende móde, Blickl. Homl. 57, 34. to become silent from astonishment; stupere. v. swígung, swíge, <b>III </b>Swígdon ł styldon stupebant, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 22. Stylton ł suígdon, 6, 51.

á-fyllan

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Seó dene wæs áfylled mid manna sáwlum, ii. 350, 9. to fill, supply abundantly, with gen. Þán heáhsetl is þrymmes áfylled, Wlfst. 254, 18. with mid Gebytla mid wistum áfyllede and mid écum leóhte, Hml.

ge-líþewǽcan

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ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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S. 129, 8. to mitigate, soften the rigour or severity of, calm the violence of Hé sceal forberan réðra manna angin, þæt hé ðurh his líðnesse heora graman geliðewǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 532, II. Tó geliþewǽcan (-lioðe-, Hpt.

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, protection (cf. and-fenga) attack, onset, assault

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Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge, 49; Th. i. 132, 11. defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) Wǽron ða hálgan on onfenge manna sáulum, Blickl. Homl. 209, 29. attack, onset, assault Wurdon hié on ðam onfenge forhte, and on fleám numen, Andr.

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Wæs swýðe mycel hungor, and corn swá dýre, swá nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester ( Henry of Huntingdon renders this : 'sextarius frumenti, qui equo uni solet esse oneri ') hwǽtes code tó, lx. penega and eác furðor.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

cídan

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Se mann geunrótsað for his ǽhta lyre, and cíd þonne wið God, Hml. S. 16, 292. Maria and Aaron cíddon wið Moises for his wífe locuta est Maria et Aaron contra Moysen propter uxorem ejus, Num. 12, 1.

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Gif folces mannes esne tihte cirican mannes esne, i. 42, 10, ii. Ǽlc hád ciricean ánmódlíce mid þý hérsuman folcy, 36, ii. Folce, 374, 28.

feáwa

a few

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., in sing. a few, small number of, in pl. few of Manige weras þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. Feá ǽnig wæs monna cynnes there was only a few of mankind, Rä. 61, 3. On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml. S. 20, 77.

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Ná ðæt án ðæt hé wolde mann beón, ac eác swylce hé wolde beón þearfa for ús, Homl. Th. i. 140, 10. Fela sind ðearfan þurh hafenleáste ...

Linked entry: EARM

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Gewilde man hí tó rihte þances oððe unþances, L. Eth. ix. 40; Th. i. 348, 38. Hé nam sume mid him, sume þances, sume unþances, Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 37.

Linked entry: un-þances