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un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ða unþeáwas nǽfre ne bióþ unwítnode ... ða yfelan bióþ simle ungesǽlige, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 26: Met. 27, 18. Ungesǽlge, Exon. Th. 75, 4; Cri. 1216.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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nǽfre ne besyhð to ðǽre uplican are, Past. 67, 14. Beseah Drihten tó Abele and tó his lácum, Gen. 4, 4, 5. Hé beseah wið mín, and gehýrde mín gebed, Ps. Th. 39, 1.

ge-beorgan

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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D. 203, 4. to make acceptable Se ofermete ne befæsð ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 317, 19.

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Gif ðonne ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen eallunga on ða lǽnan sibbe ðonne ne mæg hé nǽfre becuman tó ðære ðe him geseald is relinquo scilicet transitoriam, do mansuram.

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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nǽfre næs ealles swá ic wolde ðeáh ic his miðe it was never with me just as I would, though I dissembled the fact, Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 28. Grammar míðan, with acc.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Seó gítsung ne cann gemet, ne nǽfre ne biþ gehealden on ðære nídþearfe, ac wilnaþ simle máran ðonne hé þurfe, 26, 2; Fox 94, 6.

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Swá ðæt hé nǽfre mete onféng ne swǽsendo ðeah ita ut nihil unquam cibi vel potus perciperet 4, 25; S. 599, 29. Swǽsendo þicgean jejunium solvere, prandere 5, 4; S. 617, 13, 16. Swǽsenda (up) girwan to prepare a feast Judth. Thw. 21, 7; Jud. 9.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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nǽfre siððan út (out of hell) brecan ne magon, Hml. Th. i. 174, 3. to force a way through obstructions, move impetuously On bricþ ingruerit (quasi tempestas), Kent. Gl. 13.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá hié besǽtan þá burg Mæsiane, and áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman ǽr hié þæt gewrecen hæfden cum se sacramentis obstrinxissent, domum, nisi Messena expugnata, nunquam esse redituros, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20. to wreak, give effect to anger

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Seó mennisce wǽdl, ðe nǽfre gefylled ne biþ wilnaþ ǽlce dæg hwæthweg ðises woruldwelan, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 94, 2. Wéðel, Exon. Th. 238, 30; Ph. 212. Of wǽdle weán de inopia, Ps. Th. 106, 40: Exon. Th. 201, 12; Ph. 55.

Linked entry: wéðel

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Se eorþlica anweald nǽfre ne sǽwþ þá cræftas, ac lisþ and gadraþ unþeáwas, Bt. 27, 1; F. 94, 25. Þonne gé þone coccel gadriað (geadrias, L.) colligentes zizania, Mt. 13, 29. Hí gadriað (geadriges, L.) of his ríce ealle gedréfednesse, 41.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Hí ne mágon beón tógædere genemnede, ac hí ne beóþ nǽfre tódǽlede, Homl. Th. ii. 204, 28. intrans. Swá tódǽleþ se líchoma and seó sáwul, Wulfst. 149, 8.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte, Andr. Kmbl. 942 ; An. 471. Ic fæste binde swearte wealas, hwilum séllan men, Exon. Th. 393, 23 ; Rä. 13, 4. Omerus se góda sceop ðe mid Crécum sélest wæs . . .

Linked entry: sélost

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Eálá ðæt hit is gód ðæt mon micelne welan áge, nú se nǽfre ne wyrþ orsorg ðe hine underféhþ O praeclara opum mortalium beatitudo, quam cum adeptus fueris, secures esse desisti, Bt. 14, 3: Fox 46, 34.

Linked entry: under-niman

on-cnáwan

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Add Nǽfra ic oncneáwu ( novi ) iúih, Mt. L. 7, 23. Helias cuóm and ne oncneáwn (cognoverunt) hine, 17, 12.

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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Ðæt nǽre nǽfre nǽnig tó ðæs hálig mon on ðissum middangearde, ne furþum nǽnig on heofenum, 117, 26. Swá hwǽr swá ðys godspel byþ gebodud on eallum myddangearde ( in toto mundo ), Mt. Kmbl. A. 26, 13. Geond ealne middangeard, Blickl. Homl. 69, 19.

Linked entry: middan-eard

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Nǽfre ic ða geþeahte sécan wolde, ac ic symle mec áscéd ðara scylda, Elen. Kmbl. 936 ; El. 469. Ðæt hé symle oftost God weorþige, Exon. Th. 27, 17 ; Cri. 432 : 243, 34 ; Jul. 20.

Linked entries: symble symle

an-gin

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</b> practice of a rite, study :-- Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bígencg tó dónne, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Hml. A. 143, 123. Forsægenum þám onginnum (studiis; v. l. bígengum) þára bðccræfta. Gr.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Hé wæs smeágende hú hit on ðæs cáseres híréde férde, 23, 222. to come, be derived Ic wéne ꝥ þú nǽfre tó ðus mycles mægnes lǽcedómum becóme swylcum swá ic gefregn ðá þe fram Ǽscolapio férdon, Lch. i. 326, 7