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beald

(adj.)

bold ⬩ confident ⬩ bold ⬩ impudent

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Hié beóð bealdran ðá gódan tó suenc-eanne se robustius bonorum afflictionibus illidunt, 361, 14. bold, impudent Bald frontuosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 29: 151, 27. Sió balde frontosa (impudentia), 85, 27

ge-mittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mittan, p. -mitte; pp. -mitted

To find, meet ⬩ invĕnīre, obviam hăbēre

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Hie æt burhgeate beorn gemitton they found the chief at the town-gate, 111; Th. 146, 23; Gen. 2426. Gif gé gemitton Esau mínne bróður si obvium hăbuĕris fratrem meum Esau, Gen. 32, 17

Linked entries: mittan ge-métan

wóhness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhness, e; f.

crookedness ⬩ wrongdoing ⬩ iniquily ⬩ perversity ⬩ depravity ⬩ wickedness

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Ealle wóhnyssa beóð gerihte erwni prava in directa(Is. 40, 4), Homl. Th. i. 360, 33. wrongdoing, iniquily, perversity, depravity, wickedness Heora wóhnys on ðam regole his rihtwisnysse aetspearn. Homl. Th. ii. 158, 10.

Linked entry: wóness

wull

(n.)
Grammar
wull, e; wulle, an; f.

Wool

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Hí beóð gegyrede gódre wulle, Ps. Th. 64, 14. Mid línene cláðe oððe mid eówocigre wulle, Lchdm. ii. 182, 5. Mid hnesce wulle oferwríðe ealle ða scearpan, 130, 10. Nim wǽte wulle, i. 312, 12: 362, 17: Ps. Surt. 147, 16. Wullan (?

Linked entries: wul wyll

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnest ⬩ seriously ⬩ indeed

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Beóð ánrǽde and habbað sum eornost. Sé ðe eornost næfð, earfoðlíce hé sceal ǽfre geðeón tó ǽnigre geðingðe, Hml. A. 48, 582-4. Hé mid geleáfan clipode on his eornost tó Gode, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 11, 38.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ést-full

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Hwǽr beóð ðá éstfullan swǽsnessa, Hex. 50, 26. Éstfullum delicatis, R. Ben. I. 84, 2. Éstfulle delicatas, An. Ox. 3166: diliciosas, 1935

Linked entry: ést-georn

offrung

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Add Árleásra offrung bið áwierged, for ðǽm hié beóð bróhte of mándǽdum hostiae impiorum abominabiles, quae offeruntur ex scelere, Past. 343, 3. Ofer ǽlcere offrunga super sacrificia, Ps. Th. 49, 6.

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldness ⬩ frigus

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Hý beóþ cealde geclnngene they are shrivelled with cold, Salm. Kmbl. 609; Sal. 304. Calde geþrungen wǽron míne fét my feet were pierced with cold, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8

dál

(n.)
Grammar
dál, es; n.

A division, allotment, portion, DOLE ⬩ discrimen, divisio, portio

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Swá beóþ mód-sefan dálum gedǽled, sindon dryht-guman ungelíce dispositions are distributed by parts, while people are unlike, 83 b; Th. 314, 29-32; Mód. 21-23

from-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
from-weard, adj.

From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus

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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from

Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard

heorde

(n.)
Grammar
heorde, f.

Care ⬩ guarding ⬩ custody

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Forhwon beóþ ǽfre swǽ þríste ða ungelǽredan ðæt hí underfón ða heorde ðæs láreówdómes ab imperitis ergo pastorale magisterium qua temeritate suscipitur, Past. 1; Swt. 25, 17.

be-útan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-útan, prep. dat. [be, útan out]

Without ⬩ extra

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Ða be-útan beóþ earce bordum who shall be without the boards of the ark, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 32; Gen. 1354

íþe-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
íþe-lic, adj.
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ðú ne wilt ús geðafian in swá ýðelicum (ǽðelicum, v. l.) þinge (in tam facili causa ), Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 3. of a material object, inconsiderable, slight, of moderate size Man swá mearcað mid éþelicum (medmicelum, v. l. ) treówe þeorfe hláfas ꝥ hí beóþ

Linked entry: eáþe-lic

sand-ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
sand-ceosol, es; m.

Sand, gravel

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Hí beóþ gemenigfylde ofer ðære sǽsandceosol they shall be multiplied above the sand of the sea, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 21

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis

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Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46

Linked entry: CLÚT

neádung

(n.)
Grammar
neádung, e; f.

Force or violence used against any one ⬩ compulsion ⬩ necessity

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Of ðisum leahtre (gítsung) beóþ ácennede reáflác, stala, unmǽþlic neádung, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 12. Hé nolde geniman ús neádunge of deófles anwealde, i. 26, 30.

Linked entry: níding

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38.

Linked entry: gémæn

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Ne fare hé út tó gefeohte ne him nán man útfæreld beóde (he is not to be called upon to leave home), Deut. 24, 5

Linked entry: ex-odus

on-hǽtan

(v.)

to heat ⬩ of violent emotion, to inflame

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Ðá ðæt ( the brazen bull ) onhǽt wæs, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 54, 28. of violent emotion, to inflame Hira mód ne beóþ onhǽt mid nánre manunge, Past. 52; Swt. 411, 7. Heorte is onhǽted. Judth. Thw. 22, 30; Jud. 87

Linked entry: in-hǽtan

for

before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of

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Beón for fæder, 25, 265. For sunu freógan, B. 947. BeÓ hé flýma, and hine lecge for þeóf sé þe him tó cume, Ll. Th. i. 200, 10. BeÓ Crîstes geleáfa for byrnan ðé sylfum, Hex. 36, 5.