sǽne
Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive
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Th. 266, 9; Jul. 395
up-stige
ascension ⬩ mounting ⬩ the ascension ⬩ an ascent ⬩ a way of ascending
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Seó dún stent ... twelf míla on upstige fram ánre byrig there is an ascent of twelve miles from the town to the hill, Homl. Th. i. 502, 6. especially the ascension of Christ to heaven Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl.
swemman
To cause to swim, to bathe, wash. ⬩ to water, wash, float ⬩ to take (horses) into the water.
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To cause to swim, to bathe, wash
hlystan
listen ⬩ to listen
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Add: to pay attention with the ear to an utterance or a speaker Cwæð Críst tó him: ' Hlyst nú, Placida ; ic eom Críst, ' Hml. S. 30, 59. Ic sceal sprecan . . . hliste sé þe wille, Met.
ǽ-cræftig
Law-crafty ⬩ one skilled in law ⬩ a lawyer ⬩ scribe ⬩ legis peritus
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Law-crafty, one skilled in law, a lawyer, scribe; legis peritus Him ǽcræftig andswarode to them the skilled in law answered, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 10; Dan. 742
bealo-hycgende
Intending evil ⬩ perniciem moliens
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Intending evil; perniciem moliens Ǽghwæðrum wæs bealo-hycgendra bróga fram óðrum to either of them, intending evil, was a fear of the other, Beo. Th. 5123; B. 2565
Linked entry: -hycgende
cýs-gerunn
Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd ⬩ lactis coagulum
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Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd;lactis coagulum Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19
fæderen-cnósl
A paternal race, father's kin ⬩ păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla
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A paternal race, father's kin; păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla Be ðæs fædrencnósles wére according to the 'wer' of the father's kin, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 2
Linked entry: fædren-cnósl
for-wegan
To kill ⬩ interficere
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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228
herian
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to despise Agar ongan ágendfreán herian Hagar despised her mistress [cf. Gen. 16, 4 'her mistress was despised in her eyes'], Cd. 102; Th. 135, 5; Gen. 2238
lǽrestre
an instructress ⬩ preceptress
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Siððan clypode heó hire tó ða ylcan lǽrestran, Homl. Th. ii. 543, 8
nunn-mynster
A nunnery
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In tó nunnanmynstre, Chart. Th. 231, 35
syn-rǽs
A sinful impulse
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A sinful impulse Þence hé swíðe georne hwæt tó bóte mǽge ongeán ǽlcne synrǽs, ðe þurh deófles sǽd ǽr wearð áweaxen, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 9
un-gewintred
Not adult
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Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, sié ðæt swá ðæs gewintredan monnes bót, L. Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 16
un-sæpig
Not sappy ⬩ sapless
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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24
Linked entry: sæpig
æt-habban
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Námon ðá tó rǽde, þæt him wærlícor wǽre, þæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Hml. Th. i. 316, 24. Æthabban retinere, Scint. 57, 7, 8. Add
for-réceleásian
To neglect
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To neglect Þá þe swá Godes bebodu forréceleásiað, ꝥ hig þisne egeslican cwide (the sentence on the wicked at the resurrection) gehýran sculon, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 21
ge-nerenes
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Lóca tó mínre generennesse ad defensionem meam adspice, Ps. Th. . 21, 17. Hý ongunnon biddan þæs cnihtes generenesse coeperunt pro ereptione illius orare, Gr. D. 325, 7. Add
ge-þrístian
To dare ⬩ presume ⬩ audēre ⬩ præsūmĕre
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To dare, presume; audēre, præsūmĕre Ic ne geþrístige ego non audeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 5. Forðam he geþrístade quod se præsumpsisset, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 15
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torn-mód
Having the mind excited to anger, ⬩ having rage in the heart
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Having the mind excited to anger, having rage in the heart Gé (the evil spirits) mec nǽfre mótan tornmóde teón in tintergu, Exon. Th. 141, 2; Gú. 621