sigefæstness
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Victoriousness, triumph Hé wítgode be Cristes sigefæstnesse, ðá ðá hé 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
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un-gedæftlíce
Unseasonably ⬩ unsuitably
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Ðeáh hé cuǽde un[ge]dæftelíce, hé cuæð ðeáh ǽr gedæftelíce ' insta opportune, importune.' Dicturus importune praemisit opportune, Past. 15; Swt. 97, 16
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un-hádian
To deprive of orders
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To deprive of orders Sý hé unhádod ordine suo privetur, L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 22. Sume wyllaþ ðæt hé sig eft unhádod nonnulli volunt ut denuo ordine caveat, 3; Th. ii. 136, 36
Cent-land
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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé 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 hé fǽrlíce ætforan þám þrexwolde, cwæð ꝥ hé 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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Hé is mín lǽwa hic me tradet Hml. . Th. ii. 244, 5. Hwílon cweþað preóstas ꝥ Crístes lǽwa . . . mage wið Críst hine betellan, swilce hé neádunge gefremode ꝥ fácn wið hine, Hml. S. 27, 157. Add
un-fæstnian
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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 hé findan mæg hwsér hé hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [
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findan
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Hí tó rǽde fundon, ꝥ ... decretum est, quia, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 9. (7a) to fix upon a person for an office :-- Hí swá fúle men him fundon tó godum, Sal. K. 123, 108. Add
díglian
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Add In þissum þe hý dígledon in isio quem occultauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 9, 16. <b>I a.</b> to hide something from a person :-- Of þysum þe hý dýgledon mé, 30, 5
on-blandan
to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil)
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to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil) Hé 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
Excessive, without measure
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Hé mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode he decked me with priceless jewels, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 37
speówan
To spit
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To spit Hí on his hleór hyra spátl speówdon, Exon. Th. 69, 17; Cri. 1122. Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. Hí áttre spiówdon, Exon. Th. 156, 34; Gú. 884
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hirde-leás
Without a shepherd
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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí 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
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Hí unwære men beswícaþ and ádwellaþ and hí 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
to fight ⬩ pugnare ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ pugnando 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
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Th. 70, 25. with a clause Swíþe seldon ǽnig man wile beón andetta ꝥ hé æfestig sý, Bl. H. 65, 4. Heó him tó sprǽcon ymbe ꝥ land, ꝥ hé his him geúðe; ðá wæs hé ondeta ꝥ hé swá walde he admitted that he was willing to do so, Cht. Th. 47, 18.
fremu
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Ðæt hé sumne hearm geswigode ðǽr ðǽr hé freme gecleopian meahte that he had done harm by silence where he might have got profit by calling out, Past. 49, 22
weorþ
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Þéh ðe hé hié sume wið feó gesealde, hé ðæt weorð nolde ágan ðæt him mon wið sealde, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 198, 17. Ðæs hwǽtes wurð ðe hé ðé, sealde. Gen. 44, 2. Weorð, Exon.
a-recan
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
Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ adjūtōrium
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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