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á-léfedness

(n.)
Grammar
á-léfedness, e; f.
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Ðám wearð geswutelod ꝥ hé sceolde gefeccan æt Swýðúnes byrgene his líchaman hǽle and þǽre áléfednysse ( the cure of his crippledness ), Hml. S. 21, 99

Linked entry: -léfedness

ge-niþerung

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L. 89, 3. condemnation Þǽre sáwle is micel genyðrung ꝥ mon þá wuldorfæstan Godes weorc bedíglige, Hml. S. 23b, 11

Linked entry: niþerung

ge-wis

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Gif hæfdon ǽnigne dǽl untweógendes andgites swá swá englas habbaþ, Bt. 41, 5; F. 254, 5. hine wurðiaþ mid gewissum geleáfan, Wlfst. 105, 29. Englas habbaþ gewis andgit, Bt. 41, 5; F. 252, 30, 20.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.

To make lesslessendiminishcurtailto bring within narrower limitsto abatecheckreduceto cause to cease or failto bring to noughtdestroyfrustrateto put in an inferior positionTo wanebecome lessdecreasediminishto wanebecome inferiordeclinedecay

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sceolon ða fúlan gálnysse symle wanian, Homl. Th. i. 96, 22. Dæghwomlíce sceolon úre synna wanian ; for ðan ðe hí beóð gegaderode tó micelre hýpan, gif hí weaxan lǽtaþ, ii. 466, 6.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Suá micle suá ús swíður geðiédað and gemódsumiað tó ðǽra yfelena freóndscipe, ðætte swá micle fier beóð ðǽm hiéhstan ryhte áðiédde ab illo, qui summe rectus est, eo ipso jam discrepat, quo perversorum amicitiis vita nostra congruat, 355, 7.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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His wódnys wearð gewrecen ðurh God, Homl. Ass. 60, 212

hálwende

(v.; adj.)
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Ox. 374. conducive to well-being Scildend þára hálwendra (þǽre hǽlo, Ps. Th.) Crístes his pretector salutarium xp̃i sui, Ps. Vos. Srt. 27, 8. Hálwende prosperos (successus ), An.

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Gimeodumia, 170, 21. with clause Críst gimeodumode . ꝥte fulwad wére Christus dignatus est baptizari, Rtl. ll. ), 30.

un-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gleáwlíce, adv.

Without understandingwithout sagacityunwiselyimprudently

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Gif hé ðære styringe ne wiðstent, ðonne gescient hé ða gódan weorc ðe hé oft ǽr on stillum móde ðurhteáh, and suá ungleáulíce for ðæm scyfe ðære styringe suíðe hrædlíce tówierpð ða gódan weorc ðe hé longe ǽr foreðonclíce timbrede qui, dum perturbationi

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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of persons, to be or become weak, want resolution or courage. Similar entries v. wác II Ðonne se heretoga wácaþ, ðonne biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred, Chr. 1003; Erl, 139, 12.

Linked entry: ge-wácian

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Limo 4, 24; S, 597, 10, Leomu, 2, 6; S. 508, 11: Ádyde ða leomu and ðæt heáfod on weg ðæs sceápes, Blickl. Homl. 183, 24. Leomo lǽmena, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 6; Cri. 15

Linked entry: leomu

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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to HEAR, hear of Morgensteorran ðe óðre naman ǽfensteorra nemnan héraþ the morning star which we hear called evening star by another name, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 29; Met. 4, 15.

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Ðæt ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, L. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 24.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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D. i. 114, 27. as a religious term, amends for sin, repentance, penance (cf. dǽd-bót) Don úrum Drihtne sóþe hreówe and bóte, ꝥ þurh ꝥ gegearnian úra synna forlǽtnesse, Bl. H. 35, 36 : 79, 8. Dón bóte úre yfeldǽda, 99, 1: 101, 9

ellen-sióc

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-sióc, adj. [sióc = seóc sick, diseased, infirm, languid]

Infirm or languid from want of strength invălĭdus, dēbĭlis

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Infirm or languid from want of strength; invălĭdus, dēbĭlis Hwæðer he cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede Wedra þeóden ellensiócne whether he should find the languid prince of the Goths alive on the field, Beo. Th. 5567; B. 2787

fengel

(n.)
Grammar
fengel, es; m.

A princeprinceps

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A prince; princeps Wísa fengel geatolíc gengde the wise prince stately went, Beo. Th. 2805; B. 1400. Snottra fengel the sagacious prince, Beo. Th. 2954; B. 1475: 4318; B. 2156. Hringa fengel prince of rings, 4680; B. 2345

feorran-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cund, adj.

Having a distant origincoming from afare longinquo ortus

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Having a distant origin, coming from afar; e longinquo ortus Sóna him seleþegn, síþes wérgum, feorrancundum forþ wísade forthwith the hall-thane guided him forth, weary from his journey, coming from afar, Beo. Th. 3594, note; B. 1795

mægen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-leás, adj.

Without strengthpowerlessweakfeeble

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Without strength, powerless, weak, feeble Mægenleás enervis, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 6: elumbis, Germ. 396, 216. Seó sáwul, gif heó næfþ ða hálgan láre, heó biþ ðonne weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33. Icel. megin-lauss.]

un-þurhtogen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þurhtogen, adj.

Not carried throughnot performed

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Not carried through, not performed Hwæt wéne gé hwæt sió ðurhtogene unrihtwísnes geearnige, nú sió unðurtogene árfæsðnes swá micel wíte geearnaþ quid mereatur injustitia illata, si tanta percussione digna est pietas non impensa, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 14

Linked entry: þurh-teón

ǽ-þryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-þryttan, p. -te
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To weary Ǽþrytte pertensum(-taesum,Ald.) est, An. Ox. 4582. Ǽþyrdte, 4, 83. Ǽðrette, Hpt. Gl. 512, 42. ( All are glosses on the same passage. ) Þæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá langsumnysse ǽðrytte, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8