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sigefæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigefæstness, e ; f.
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Victoriousness, triumph wítgode be Cristes sigefæstnesse, ðá ðá on heofonas ástáh, Ps. Th. 23, arg. Ðeáh ánra gehwylc wind hæbbe twelf sigefæstnissa, Salm. Kmbl. 152, 3. Sigefæst*-*nissum triumphis, Rtl. 93, 7 : 75, 19

Linked entry: sigorfæstness

un-gedæftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedæftlíce, -gedæftelíce; adv.

Unseasonablyunsuitably

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Ðeáh cuǽde un[ge]dæftelíce, cuæð ðeáh ǽr gedæftelíce ' insta opportune, importune.' Dicturus importune praemisit opportune, Past. 15; Swt. 97, 16

Linked entry: un-dæftelíce

un-hádian

(v.)
Grammar
un-hádian, p. ode

To deprive of orders

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To deprive of orders Sý unhádod ordine suo privetur, L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 22. Sume wyllaþ ðæt sig eft unhádod nonnulli volunt ut denuo ordine caveat, 3; Th. ii. 136, 36

Cent-land

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wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add

in-cofa

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Eóde Martinus tó ánes mannes húse. Þá ætstód fǽrlíce ætforan þám þrexwolde, cwæð ꝥ egeslicne feónd on þám incofan gesáwe, Hml. S. 31, 530. [Tó] incofu[m] [ad cordis] penetralia, An. Ox. 5407. Add

lǽwa

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is mín lǽwa hic me tradet Hml. . Th. ii. 244, 5. Hwílon cweþað preóstas ꝥ Crístes lǽwa . . . mage wið Críst hine betellan, swilce neádunge gefremode ꝥ fácn wið hine, Hml. S. 27, 157. Add

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif findan mæg hwsér hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [

findan

Grammar
findan, <b>; II 7.</b>
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tó rǽde fundon, ꝥ ... decretum est, quia, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 9. (7a) to fix upon a person for an office :-- swá fúle men him fundon tó godum, Sal. K. 123, 108. Add

díglian

(v.)
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Add In þissum þe dígledon in isio quem occultauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 9, 16. <b>I a.</b> to hide something from a person :-- Of þysum þe dýgledon mé, 30, 5

on-blandan

(v.)

to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil)

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to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil) lungre áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdg weán onblonden he raised at once his voice, hostile and harmful (cf. the use of geblanden in similar phrases) Andr. Kmbl. 1350; An. 675

or-met

(adj.)
Grammar
or-met, or-mett, -mete; adj.

Excessive, without measure

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mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode he decked me with priceless jewels, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 37

speówan

(v.)
Grammar
speówan, p. de

To spit

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To spit on his hleór hyra spátl speówdon, Exon. Th. 69, 17; Cri. 1122. Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. áttre spiówdon, Exon. Th. 156, 34; Gú. 884

Linked entry: spiówan

hirde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hirde-leás, adj.

Without a shepherd

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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hyrdeleáse ðonne ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36

á-wenian

(v.)
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unwære men beswícaþ and ádwellaþ and áweniaþ from Godes gemynde, Bl. H. 61, 24. Áwenide suspenderat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 62. Áwæned cild ablactatus, Ps. L. 130, 2. Áwened, Ps. Srt. 130, 2. Add

ge-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fightpugnareto obtain by fightingpugnando acquirere

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He wel gefeaht he fought well, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 34. Margareta wiþ ðone deófol gefæht Margaret fought with the devil, Nar. 39, 28. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges huse, sié [sy MSS. B. H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B.

andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Th. 70, 25. with a clause Swíþe seldon ǽnig man wile beón andetta ꝥ æfestig sý, Bl. H. 65, 4. Heó him tó sprǽcon ymbe ꝥ land, ꝥ his him geúðe; ðá wæs ondeta ꝥ swá walde he admitted that he was willing to do so, Cht. Th. 47, 18.

fremu

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Ðæt sumne hearm geswigode ðǽr ðǽr freme gecleopian meahte that he had done harm by silence where he might have got profit by calling out, Past. 49, 22

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Þéh ðe hié sume wið feó gesealde, ðæt weorð nolde ágan ðæt him mon wið sealde, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 198, 17. Ðæs hwǽtes wurð ðe ðé, sealde. Gen. 44, 2. Weorð, Exon.

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

fultom

(n.)
Grammar
fultom, es; m.

Helpaidsupportauxĭliumadjūtōrium

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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, adjūtōrium Ðæt he ðone hálgan heáp bidde friþes and fultomes that he implore the holy troop for peace and support, Apstls. Kmbl. 181; Ap. 91. To fultome for aid, Chr. 601; Erl. 20, 12