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on-bregdan

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Þú hit mé hæfst nú swíðe sweotole gereht, swylce þú hæbbe þá duru ábróden (anbróden, v. l. ) þe ic ǽr sóhte, Bt. 35, 3; S. 97, 24. Add

samlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
samlíce, adv.
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In unison, all together Ðeáh ðe ealle eorðan wæter sýn gemenged wið ðám heofonlicum wætrum uppe on áne ǽdran, and hit samlíce rínan onginne, Sal. K. 148, 18

sixtig

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hit geeóde syxtygum wintra ǽr Crístes cyme, Bd. 1. 2; Sch. 13, 29. Feówer hunde wintrum and feówer and siextigum, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 2. Add

un-meahtig

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un-meahtig, <b>; I.</b>
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Swá micclum swá þæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs, swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge homo quanto fragilior in natura, tanto facilior ad veniam, Angl. vii. 4, 35. Add

wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

scip-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fultum, es; m.
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A naval force Hé sende tó Eádwerde cingce and bæð hine scipfultumes ꝥ hé ne geþafode ꝥ hé him on wætere ne ætburste, Chr. 1049; P. 166, 36

yfelung

(n.)
Grammar
yfelung, yflung, e; f.
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Ill-treatment, injuring Wæs his mód gecyrred tó mycelre árwurðnesse þæs biscopes, þæs ylcan þe hine ǽr lyste wítes and yflunge ( cujus poenam sitiebat ), Gr. D. 197, 12

hearm-cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cwidian, -cwiddian; p. ode

To revile, calumniate, speak ill of

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To revile, calumniate, speak ill of Ongan hine hyspan and hearmcwiddigan [-cwidian, Cott.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

ildest

(adj.)
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ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Tyrus hét him tó clypian ðone ðe on ðam scype yldost wǽre Tyrus bade call to him the principal man on the ship, St. And. 28, 6. Hé clipode himhis yldestan geréfan dixit ad servum seniorem. Gen. 24, 2.

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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Nán mon for ðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for ðý ðe hé mid ðære ráde earnaþ sume earnunga. Sume mid ðære ráde earniaþ ðæt hié síen ðý hálran, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 5-8. Ðá wearð his hors gesíclod, and feóll wealwigende geond ða eorþan ...

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenaffecttroublevexafflictoppressaffĭcĕreaffīgĕre

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Beóton hig ðone, and mid teónum, gewǽcende, hine forléton ídelne illi hunc cædentes, et afficientes contŭmēlia, dīmīserunt inānem, Lk. Bos. 20, 11. mid deáþe gewǽceaþ morte affĭcient eos, Mk. Bos. 13, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 542, 17.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Aduerbia beóð gelimplícor geendebyrde, gif standað on foreweardan on ðǽre sprǽce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 241, 9. in a becoming manner gelimplíce heora yldran wǽron gehýrsume. Hml.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Hié wǽron welige ... and heora plegan wǽron genihtsume . . . Hió hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 17-21. Plegan allusiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 44 : colludia, 20, 71.

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ceáp

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Þǽr hé his hláfordes ceáp ( rem ) werige, ii. 150, 5. Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð, and bireð intó his ærne, i. 138, 15.

æ-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, æ-gylde, a-gilde, a-gylde; adv. [æ without, gild payment]

Without compensationsine compensatione

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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C.

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To supportunderpropsustainsustentare

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He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom he, with his crutch supporting himself, came home, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 18: Past. 17, 11; Hat. MS. 25 a, 20: Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 27; Gú. 295

Linked entry: wreþian

for-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽtan, ic -lǽte, ðú -lǽtest, -lǽtst, he -lǽteþ, -léteþ, pl. -lǽtaþ; p. -lét, -leórt, -leót, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten [for, lǽtan].

to let gopermitsufferpermittĕreto relinquishforsakeomitneglectrelinquĕreomittĕreprætĕrīre

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leave father and mother, and join himself to his wife, Gen. 2, 24

Linked entries: for-lǽting for-lǽtnes

hræd-hýdigness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-hýdigness, e; f.

Precipitancyhastiness

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Precipitancy, hastiness Ðý læs hie unnytlíce forweorpen ðæt ðæt hie sellen for hira hrædhýdignesse ne præcipitatione hoc quod tribuunt inutiliter spargant, Past. 44, 2; Swt. 321, 18.

swicn

(n.)
Grammar
swicn, e; f.
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Clearance from a criminal charge Se ðe hereteáma betygen sié, hé hine be his wergilde áliése, oþþe be his were geswicne. Se áð sceal bión healf be húslgetigum.

on-scógan

(v.)
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His mǽgas hine anscógen óðre fét, ðæt mon mæge siððan hátan his tún ðæs anscódan tún unum ei pedem propinquus discalciet, ejusque habitaculum domum, discalceati vocet, Past. 43, 16. [O. H. Ger. ant-(int-)scnohón denudare (pedem).] Cf. un-scóg(i)an

Linked entries: an-sceón an-scód