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geára

(adv.)
Grammar
geára, adv. [gen. pl. of geár a year]

YORE ⬩ formerly ⬩ of old ⬩ long since ⬩ once ⬩ ōlim ⬩ antīquĭtus ⬩ quondam

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YORE, formerly, of old, long since, once; ōlim, antīquĭtus, quondam Se geára hider fram ðam eádigan Gregorie sended wæs qui olim huc a beato Gregorio directus fuit, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 44. Ic þeódenmádmas geára forgeáfe I princely treasures gave of old

lustful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustful-ness, e; f.

Pleasure ⬩ delight ⬩ desire

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Pleasure, delight, desire Lustfulnes oblectamenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 49. Seó lustfulnys biþ þurh líchoman delectatio fit per carnem, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 13, 10, 18, 12, 30: Past. 53, 6; Swt. 417, 7, 8, 21, 24, 25. Drihten eallum geleáffulum monnum heora

níd-riht

(n.)
Grammar
níd-riht, es; n.

a duty that must be performed ⬩ service ⬩ office ⬩ officium ⬩ debitum ⬩ a due ⬩ what must be paid

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(v. níd, III). a duty that must be performed, service, office; officium, debitum Nédreht debitum, Rtl. 89, 26. God-cund þeówdóm is gesett on cyriclícum þénungum æfter canoneclícan gewunan tó niédrihte eallum gehádedum mannum. On ǽlcne tíman man sceal

nyt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-líc, adj.

Useful ⬩ profitable ⬩ beneficial

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Useful, profitable, beneficial Ǽghwæðer ( the male and female pennyroyal ) ys nytlíc (MS. H. netlíc) . . . and hí on him habbaþ wundorlíce mihte, Lchdm. i. 204, 11. Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for

nyt

(n.)
Grammar
nyt, nytt, e; f.

use ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ office ⬩ duty

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use, advantage, profit Nyt commodum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 63. Hundteóntig hí him sylfum tó nytte dydon centum in suos usus habebant, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 3 : Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 6. Niþum tó nytte, Exon. Th. 409, 10; Rä. 27, 27. Nebb biþ hyre æt nytte it has

Linked entries: notu un-nyt

ge-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen.

to bear ⬩ carry ⬩ move ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ vehere ⬩ ire ⬩ procedere ⬩ to weigh ⬩ measure

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to bear, carry, move, go, proceed; vehere, ire, procedere He to ðære byrig gewæg mycelne aad advexit illi urbi plurimam congeriem, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22. To ðǽm readorlícum blíðe ic sý gewegen ríces coelnesse ad ethera letus vehar regni refrigeria, Wanl

Linked entries: ge-wæge wegan

seolfren

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfren, seolofren, seolfern, silfren, sylofren, sylfren; adj.
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Silvern, of silver Sylofren sinc, Met. 21, 21. Glæsen fæt on seolfrenre racenteáge, Blickl. Homl. 209, 4. In seolfren fæt belúcan. Elen. Kmbl. 2050; El. 1026. Hafaþ silfren (seolofren, MS. B.) leáf, Salm. Kmbl. 129; Sal. 64. Nim mínne sylfrenan læfyl

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldened ⬩ encouraged ⬩ animated ⬩ corrōbĕrātus ⬩ anĭmātus

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Emboldened, encouraged, animated; corrōbĕrātus, anĭmātus Wæs Laurentius mid ðæs apostoles swingum and trymnessum swíðe gebylded apostĕli flagellis sĭmul et exhortatiōnĭbus anĭmātus ĕrat Laurentius, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 22. He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda

geond-féran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred [geond through, féran to go]

To go through, traverse ⬩ pertransīre, peragrāre

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To go through, traverse; pertransīre, peragrāre Ne móstan ðé geondféran foldbúende earth's inhabitants may not traverse thee, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 8; Hö. l01. Gewunede he swýðost ða stówe geondféran, and in ðám túnum godcunde láre bodian, ða ðe in heágum

un-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽle, adj.

Spotless ⬩ without marks or spots ⬩ immaculate ⬩ virgin

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Spotless, in a physical sense, without marks or spots Æt ánes heówes cý, ðæt heó sý eall reád oððe hwít and unmǽle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 14. in a moral sense, immaculate, virgin Unmaelo virgo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 75. Ðurh ðingunge his ðære eádigan méder ðære

Linked entries: mǽle mǽle

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understanding ⬩ unskilfulness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ blindness

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Want of understanding, unskilfulness, foolishness, blindness (fig.) Unglædnes (-glǽwnes?) imperitia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 25. Sió ungleáwnes biþ on ðé selfum, ðæt ðú hit ne canst on riht gecnáwan, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 33. Ongleáwnis imperitia, Scint. 5,

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un-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hold, adj.

unfriendly ⬩ hostile ⬩ unfaithful ⬩ disloyal

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unfriendly, hostile Ðæt dyde uphold mann inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. Kntbl. 13, 28. Hé ástealde swíðe strang gyld ... and him wæs ðá unhold eall ðæt his ǽr gyrnde, Chr. 1040; Erl. 166, 22. Wearð ríces ðeóden unhold þeóden ðám ðe ǽhte geaf, Cd. Th. 218

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weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Worldly gain, this world's wealth Wéndest ðú, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón eall gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41. Sum hér ofer eorþan ǽhta onlíhð, woruld-gestreóna, 295,

a-deádan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-deádian;</b> p. ode To become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralysed Ádeádaþ fatescit, Wülck. Gl. 408, 6. Gif se líchama næfð mete, þonne forweornað hé and ádeádað, Hml. Th. i. 168, 32. Wiþ springe ádeádedum . .

asce

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Asce cinis, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 16. Æsce, 66, 43. Acse, ii. 16, 61. Seó acxe . . . hundes heáfod gebærned tó acxan, Lch. i. 370, 10-13. Weorðað hig (apples of Sodom) tó acxan fatiscunt in cinerem, Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 15. Foxes lungen on hátre æscan gesoden

arod

Grammar
arod, strenuous, bold.
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Arod promptus, Kent. Gl. 821. Efficax hwæt, i. citus, expeditus, astutus, acutus, sollers, peritus arud, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 55. Hé bið suíðe arod and suíðe geréðre on ryhtum weorcum constanter se in bono opere dirigit, Past. 306, 15. Arod tó deófles

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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Ioseph Crístes líchaman of róde álinode, Btwk. 218, 12. Hí þæs þeófes fót áhlinode ( solvit ) of þám hege þe hé ǽr fæste on clifode, Gr. D. 25, 10. Hí ðæs scræfes locstán út álynedon, Hml. S. 23, 426. Áhlinnað ł áhebbað gatu attollite portas, Ps. L.

bildu

(n.)
Grammar
bildu, (-o); indecl.: bild, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ confidence

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Boldness, confidence Ðæt ne weaxe tó ungemetlico beldo (praecipitatio), and swá ðrycce ðá belde ... Past. 455, 21. Bielde constantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 58. Bældo temeritate, Mt. p. 9, 4. Mid hwylcre byldu mæg ic gán tó Godes temple?, Hml. A. 134, 617

Linked entries: byld bældu

be-teón

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Similar entries (v. teón to accuse). Add: to accuse a person (acc.) of a crime, Grammar be-teón, crime in gen. or dat. (inst) Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes . . . Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7. Sé þe hlóðe betygen

camp

(n.)
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a field (?) Þis synt þá denbára . , . gelecan camp, C. D. ii. 216, 6. Wæst tó rocggan campæs geatæ, v. 255, 32. Tó wígan campe, 313, 10: vi. 67, 9. On todan camp; of todan campe, iii. 425, 27. [O. L. Ger. kamp an enclosure, field: O. Frs. kamp an enclosed