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un-sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýfre, adj.

Impureuncleanfoul

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, clǽnsa mid hunige, Lchdm. ii. 210, 2. Wíc unsýfre ( a prison ), Andr. Kmbl. 2622; An. 1312. Unsýfra olidarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 15. moral Forhwan ðú ðæt selegescot, ðæt ic on ðé gehálgode, þurh firenlustas fúle synne unsýfre ( or adv.? Cf. O.

Linked entry: sýfre

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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Þenne wursede (wersede, 2nd MS.) ich on crafte, Laym. 18931. Werihede þet makeþ þane man worsi, Ayenb. 33, 18

dípe

(n.)
Grammar
dípe, an: <b>dípu (-o),</b> indecl. or gen. e; f.
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depth, deepness; Mt. 13, 5. the deep, deep part of water (sea, lake, river), deep water, a deep place in water Deorcre dýpan cerulei profundi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 37.

Linked entries: deópe dépe dýp dýpe

ge-hirwan

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., and add: to speak ill of, blaspheme, dishonour Hé Godes mihte gehyrwde bus cweðende (cf. sermones quibus blasphemaverunt me, 2 Kings, 19, 6), Hml. Th. i. 568, 7.

Linked entry: ge-hyrwan

ge-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, es; n.
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Næfð hé náht men gelíces de homine nihil habet, Gr. D. 46, 28. Næfdon hé máre monnum gelíces ðonne ingeþonc, Met. 26, 93. Nánne mon ne lyst nánes ðinges búton goodes, oððe hwæshwegu ðæs þe goode gelíc biþ.

samod

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Ic nú þás þing wríte tó þé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum, forþon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia esse arbitror, Nar. 3, 9.

sprecan

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Th. i. 206, 6 substitute : (the claim made on account of the slain thief?s death)] add: where the subject is an agreement, whose terms are stated Ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, C.

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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sendon tó ðé sǽmen snelle, Byrht. Th. 132, 41 ; By. 29. Gif ðú wille syllan sǽmannum feoh, 132, 58; By. 38. Hé his sincgyfan on ðám sǽmannum wrec, 139, 63; By. 278

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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Ðæt man hí ofslóge sæmtinges ealle, Anglia ix. 32, 165. Snáw cymþ of ðám þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges (sæm-, MS. P.) fylþ, Lchdm. iii. 278, 25

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf and ða sceafþan dyde on wæter rasa folia codicum, et ipsam rasuram aquae immissam, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 37. Monige men sprytlan ácurfon and on wæter scófan, 3, 17; S. 544, 45, col. 1. Sceaf (scaf, MS.

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is coveredto reveal

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Hí unwreogon ðæt hús nudaverunt tectum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 4. Ða lícmen his neb unwrugon, Homl. Th. ii. 334, 31. Unwreóh (revela) Drihtne weg ðínne, Ps. Spl. 36, 5. Nǽnig gedégled ðæt ne sé eft unwrigen (nihil opertum quod non revelabitur), Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón

wín-berige

(n.)
Grammar
wín-berige, -berie, -berge, an; f.

A grape

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Genim ðás ylcan wyrte mid wínberian (-berium, -bergan, v.ll.), Lchdm. i. 282, 9. Wínberigean uvas, Gen. 40, 9. Ic nam ða wínberian and wrang on ðæt fæt, 40, 11: Lchdm. iii. 114, 4. Wínberian (-bergean, v.l.) uvas, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 16

of-settan

(v.)

to beset, press hard, oppress

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Fearras fǽtt ofsetton ł ymbsǽton obsederunt , Ps. Lamb. 21, 13. Feónd úrne ofsete comprime Hymn. Surt. 11, 33. Mid untrumnesse oððe bysegum ofset, R. Ben. 58, 15: 59, 3. Mid weorces geswince ofsette, 63, 17: Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8.

ge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þanc, -þonc, -þang, es: generally m. but sometimes n. [þanc will]

Mindwillopinionthoughtmensanimuscogitatio

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Mind, will, opinion, thought; mens, animus, cogitatio Þincþ on his geþance thinks in his mind, R. Ben. 65. Ðone fǽlan geþanc frine interroga me, Ps. Th. 138, 20. Se Hǽlend geseh hyra heortan geðancas Iesus videns cogitationes cordis illorum, Lk.

Linked entries: ge-þang ge-þonc

ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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Homl. 77, 34-6: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. Rush. 24, 1. Ðæt sind ða getimbru ðe nó [MS. nú] tydriaþ these are the structures which shall not decay, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683: 39 b; Th. 131, 16; Gú. 456: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 30.

be-gang

exerciselabourbusinesscultivationreligious practice

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Add: n. exercise, labour, business On bigonge mínum in exercilatione mea, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 2. Mið micle bigeong magno studio, Mt. p. 10, 13. Bigongum exercitiis, i. laboribus, studiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 61: 29, 58.

CEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]

Cool, COLDfrigidus, gelidus

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Fox 20, 180; Met. 20, 90: 20, 152; Met. 20, 76. Wedera cealdost the coldest of tempests, Beo. Th. 1097; B. 546

Linked entries: cald cyld

mis-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
mis-micel, adj.

Wanting in greatness or quantity(?)few

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of many kinds when reckoned up, more so than men know ), Cd. 161; Th. 201, 16; Exod. 373

ge-lác

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lác, es; n. [lácan to move as e.g. the waves do, to sport, play]

Motioncommotiontumultuous assemblyplay

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Met. Fox 20, 345; Met. 20, 173 : 26, 57; Met. 26, 29. Sweorda gelác the play of swords, i. e. battle, Beo. Th. 2084; B. 1040 : 2340; B. 1168. Gelác engla and deófla hosts of angels and devils, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 5; Cri. 896.

godspellere

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Mt. 28, 12), 78, 151. Sc̃e Marcus ðrowung þæs godspelleres, Shrn. 74, 17. Ðe godspellere (Lucas) Evangelista, Mt. p. 7, 1: Bl. H. 15, 3. Féwer godspelleras, ðára endebrednis ðes is: Matthaeus, Marcus, Lucas, Ióhannes, Mt. p. 2, 14.