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un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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wá ðæt ða ungesǽligan menn ne magon gebídon hwonne hé ( death ) him tó cume, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1. Ára mé, ungesǽligost ealra wífa, Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Ongan ðá hleóðrian helle deófol hwæt is ðis la manna then exclaimed the devil of hell: Lo! what man is this, Elen. Kmbl. 1798; El. 901. Múþ habbaþ and ne mágon wiht hleódrian os habent, et non loquentur, Ps. Th. 113, 13.

hám

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Þone hám æt Beccanleá . . . and æt Felhhamme and þá land þe þǽrtó hýran, Cht. Th. 489, 12-18 : 2: 9: 19. Wearð ádrǽfed Óslác of earde . . . háma bereáfod, Chr. 975 ; P. 120, 24.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Is ꝥ land æt Snócescumbe healf þæs cinges, healf uncer Brentinges, C. D. ii. 250, 23. On þám fíftan dǽle healfum, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 23, Ðet land healf and healfne tún, C.

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wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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III. 6 Hwæt is ǽnig lác wið ðisum willan ? Homl. Th. i. 584, 10. Nǽre ðeós blis ðe gelícre ðære écean myrhðe, ðonne bið ðam menn ðe sit on cwearterne, wið ðam menn ðe færð frig geond land, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 109.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Homl. 179, 7. to afford Hit wæs geset on ðære ealdan ǽ, ðæt ða ðe mihton ðurhteón sceoldon bringan ánes geáres lamb, and áne culfran ... Gif hwylc wíf tó ðam unspédig wǽre, ðæt heó ðás ðing begytan ne mihte..., Homl. Th. i. 138, 35.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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On þá gerád ꝥ hé nǽfre eft Englisce ne Frencisce in tó þám lande (Scotland) ne gelógige, Chr. 1093; P. 225, 29. Þæt þæt mód blissige hit beón gelógod leóhte ut mens gaudeat se collocari lumine, Hy. S. 24, 3.

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he awrát ða láre ðe we nú willaþ on Englisceum gereorde secgean Basil the blessed [born A.D. 328, died 379] was a very holy bishop in the city of Cæsaréa, a province belonging to Greece, the father of many monks, himself of the monkhood.

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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Lamb. 102, 5. Earnes brid an eagle's young, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 7; Ph. 235. Earnes mearh an eagle's marrow, Lchdm. iii. 14, 24. Se wonna hrefn fela earne secgan the dark raven [shall] say much to the eagle, Beo.

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Ðú lutodest óþ ðis on ðam láðum cristendóme thou host skulked until now in that detestable Christianity, Homl. Skt. 5, 413.

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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(In the last two passages perhaps the forms are plural as in) Tó ðǽm mǽdwum wið súðan ða mǽdwa, 169, 2-3. [Mid lǽswe and mid mǽdwe, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 12.]

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Lamb. 120, 3. Slǽpeþ (slépeþ, Ps. Surt. ) obdormiet, Ps. Th. 120, 4. tó slǽpe ; wulfes heáfod lege under pyle; se unhála slǽpeþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 18. Gif gé slǽpaþ (slépaþ, Ps. Surt. ), Ps. Th. 67, 13. Slépes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 46.

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sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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Gif hé þurh cúscne siodo lǽst mína lára if by modest conduct he carry out my instructions, Cd. Th. 39, 2 ; Gen. 618

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654.

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un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 48; Swt. 365, 12.

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Lára, bodunga cathegorias i. nuntiationes ł praedicationes, 3128. reciting, rehearsing : Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgð and misféhð on boduncge sealma oðþe ræpsa si quis dum pronuntiat psalmum aut responsorium fallitur, R.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Wæs hé lande bereáfod, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 4: Hml. S. 23 b, 207 : B. 2746: An. 1316, Wé sind bereáfod úrum gódum aporiamur bonis nostris, Wrt.

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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Shrn. 154, 28 : 74, 30. to bring a charge (braid in up-braid) Þe lǽs þé God up bréde þone godspellican cwide lest God bring up against you that saying of the gospel, Wlfst. 248, 9. to change Þá brǽd se sceocca hine sylfne tó menn, Hml. S. ii. 222.

ealdian

(v.)
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Þe lǽs þe hí þurh eorþlice dǽda á ealdodon (áealdodon ?: hí ne ealdodon nǽfre, v.l.) fram hyra módes níwnysse ne per humanos actus a novitate mentis veterascerent, Gr. D. 6, 32. Aldadon bán mín inveteraverunt ossa mea, Ps. Srt. 31, 3.

fremming

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Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów mid þǽre láre fremminge, 402, 27. For ðǽre synne fremminge, Hex. 22, 29. Se Hálga Gást is genemned tó ðǽre fremminge Crístes menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 196, 22 (cf. 198, 31 supra ).