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on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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Wæs hé for his árfæstum dǽdum eallum his geférum leóf and weorð and ondrysne he was beloved, honoured and reverenced by all his companions for his pious deeds, Blickl. Homl. 213, 12.

eorþ-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealth, fertility terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas

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Earth-wealth, fertility; terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas Mid Egyptum wearþ syfan gear se ungemetlíca eorþwéla for seven years there was very great fertility in Egypt, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 3.

rípung

(n.)
Grammar
rípung, e; f.
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Bóceras getrahtniaþ ðæne naman for ðære rípunge oððe for ðære gaderunge. Hig cweþaþ autumnus propter autumationem vel propter maturitatem, Anglia viii. 312, 27

geómrung

(n.)
Grammar
geómrung, geómerung, e; f.

A groaning, moaning, lamentationgĕmĭtus, lāmentum

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For ðære geómrunga ðæs óðres deáðes for sorrow at the other's death, 113, 11

Linked entries: gémerung geómerung

þrýþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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óhwǽr feor oððe neáh findan meahte he often gave to his followers helm and corslet such as for greatest strength anywhere far or near he could find (cf. for similar use of the adverb: He sóhte, hú hé sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon.

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

weorold-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíte, es; n.
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Gif hǽðen cild binnon .ix. nihton þurh gímelíste forfaren sí, bétan for Gode búton worldwíte; and gif bit ofer nigan niht gewurðe, bétan for Gode and gilde .xii, ór, L. N. P. L. 10; Th. ii. 292, 7

be-ládung

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Beládunge habban uncyste to have an excuse for parsimony. Hml. Th. i. 330, 9: ii. 76, 10. Add

be-mǽnan

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S. 25, 213. to feel penitence for Þá þing bemǽnað ł behreówsiað (compungimini), Ps. L. 4, 6. Synna bemǽnan, Wlfst. 133, 14. to feel pity for Hé þá buruhware mid teáron bemǽnde. Hml. Th. i. 408, 7. Synt tó bemænenne þá ðe þá earman ofðricceað. Hml.

ege

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For ðǽm ege ánum ðæs innecundan déman, Past. 79, 7. For ríces mannes ege, Bl. H. 43, 10. Þysne ege þrowian æt þyssum englum, 93, 34. Ofergytende þisse sǽwe ege, 235, 1.

on-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyscan, p. te.

to mock, make a jest ofto reproach, abuse, speak ill ofto detest

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Gebiddaþ for ða ðe eów onhyscaþ (-hisceaþ) pro calumniantibus vos, 6, 28. Ðæt man ða onhisce swýðe for worulde and hý unweorðige, Wulfst. 168, 6: 70, 12. to detest Ic unrihta gehwylc onhyscte iniquitatem abominatus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 163.

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Seó forme declinatio macaþ hire genitivum on ae, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 4 : 24; Som. 24, 24. Ðæt is ðæt héhste gód ðæt hit eall swá mehtiglíce macaþ that is the highest good, which does everything so mightily, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 1.

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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Godes þeówas for eall cristen folc þingian let the servants of God intercede for all Christian people L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 25: vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 18:;L. C. E. 6; Th. i. 364, 7.

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a lowlaw a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound;tumulusthe interior of a mound, a cave

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Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 21 [for other examples see Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxi], and exists still in the forms -low, as Ludlow, Hounslow; and -law, frequently applied to hills in Scotland. [Cf.

Linked entry: hláw

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 26 note. Unwíse láreówas cumaþ for ðæs folces synnum. Forðon oft for ðæs láreówes unwísdóme misfaraþ ða hiéremenn, and oft for ðæs láreówes wísdóme unwísum hiéremonnum bið geborgen.

cyric-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-friþ, ciric-friþ,es; m. n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuaryecclesiæ pax

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H.] to bóte as compensation for the church-peace, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 5

Linked entries: ciric-friþ FRIÞ

fíc-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-ádl, e; f. [fíc

the pileshemorrhoidsThe fig-diseasefīcus morbus

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the piles, hemorrhoids] The fig-disease; fīcus morbus Wið fícádle drenc and beðing a drink and fomentation for the fig-disease, L. M. cont. 3, 48; Lchdm. ii. 302, 24: L. M. 3, 48; Lchdm. ii. 340, 1

un-gewís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewís, adj.

Uncertainunknown

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Uncertain, unknown For ðam ðe him cúþ forþfór tóweard wǽre and ungewiis (ungewiss? q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16

eald-cýþþ

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eald-cýþþ, eald-cýþþu.
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Add: old (native) country Conon gelende tó Ahténa þǽre byrig, his ealdcýþþe, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 24. old acquaintance Þá bǽdon ðá cwelleras for heora ealdcýððe ꝥ hí móston him beran unforboden flǽsc, Hml. S. 25, 90

firenlíce

(adv.)

flagitiouslycriminallygrossly

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flagitiously, criminally, grossly (of sinning) For his fulum dǽdum þe hé fyrnlíce geedlǽhð, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 13. Hé geclǽnsod hæfde ꝥ hálige templ fram eallum þám fýlðum þe hé fyrnlíce þǽr árǽrde, Hml. S. 25, 538. Add:

Linked entry: firen-lic

ge-bismerung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bismerung, e ; f.
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For missenlicum deófoles gebystnerungum propter illusiones diabolicas, R. Ben. 83, 8

Linked entry: bismerung