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not-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
not-wirþe, adj.
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Useful Notwurðe bið utilis erit, Archiv cxxix. 18, 13

Sunnan-merigen

(n.)
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Sunday morning On Sunnanmergen gewát, Hml. S. 31, 1371

Linked entry: merigen

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add

ymb-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-clyccan, p. clyhte, -clycte
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To enclose belucon ymbclicton concluserunt , Ps. Rdr. 16, 10

brego

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Gode ic hæbbe ábolgen brego moncynnes, Hy. 4, 78. Add

David-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
David-lic, adj.
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Of David Cynrenes Dauidlices stirpis Davitice, Hy. S. 104, 5

gád-íren

(n.)
Grammar
gád-íren, es; n.

A goad

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A goad sceal habban gádíren, Angl. ix. 263, 4

Linked entry: gád-ísen

orrest

(n.)

battle

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battle hine on orreste ofercom, Chr. 1096;. 233, 4

ge-cweþan

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, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To soothappeaseset at restput to deathdestroysopiresedarenecaredolere

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He his ealdordóm synnum aswefede his eldership he had destroyed by sins, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 9; Exod. 336

Linked entries: a-swefed on-swebban

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSEcadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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He drúsende deáþ ne bisorgaþ he cares not for death when he becomes inactive [by age], Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 31; Ph. 368: 52 b; Th. 184, 33; Gú. 1353

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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Forléc hie mid ligenum he seduced her with lies, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647. Hie seó wyrd forleólc fate deceived them. Andr. Kmbl. 1227; An. 614. He wearþ on feónda geweald forlácen he was betrayed into the foes' power. Beo. Th. 1811; B. 903

(adv.)
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iá, adv.

Yea

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And cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23. Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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H. 159, 9. . . . hine sylfne beheáfdodne æfter ðon ðridan dæge eft geondweardode (-ne, MS.), 181, 2. Þá þá wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus Benedicto, Gr. D. 129, 20 note.

Linked entry: ge-andweard

cúþ

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H. 125, 29. Gif ꝥ on þone ceorl cúð byð si hoc de marito manifestum sit, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 20. Ꝥ ꝥ feoh undeornunga his cúðan ceápe ( with property known to be his ) gebohte, i. 34, 10.

guma

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Þá heó séleste mid lúdéum gumena wiste hæleða cynnes, El. 1203. ¶ in epithets, of the Deity Gumena Dryhten, Gen. 515 : An. 621: Hy. 6, 14. Gumena weard, Crä. 59: Hy. 6, 19.

ge-þoht

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þoht, es; m. n. [ge-þoht, pp. of ge-þencan to think]

THOUGHTthinkingminddeterminationcōgĭtātiomens

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Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he banish from him wicked thoughts, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 10; Sat. 284: 217; Th. 277, 18; Sat. 206. The following examples are neuter Þurh dyrne [or = dyrnne?]

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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D. 274, 5. (10) :-- bát his tungan þæt heó on blóde fleów, Hml. Th. i. 312, 25. Wearð ꝥ folc ástyrod on swídlicum hreáme, Hml. S. 31, 281. His geféran fundon hine licgen[d]ne on blódigum limum and tóbeátenum líchaman, 981.

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horriblesavageaudaciouswickeddaringdangerousperilousdīrusasperaustērusatroxaudaxperīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he should banish from him wicked thoughts, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 10; Sat. 284. He frécnu gestreón funde he found dangerous wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 115; Met. 8, 58.

ge-metfæst

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H. 213, 8. (2 a) as an epithet of a quality :-- Embe his efencempan haefde micele lufe and gemetfæst geðyld and sóðe eédmódnysse. Hml. S. 31, 45. not over-bearing, kind wæs árfæst and gemetfæst and mildheort on his dǽdum, Bl. H. 217, 8.

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce