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tǽlness

(n.)
Grammar
tǽlness, e: f.

Reproach, slander, calumny, detraction

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Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse ( vituperatione ), L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31: Wulfst. 233, 19. Tó niomanne télnisse ( opprobrium ) míne, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 25. Télnise ł sceoma calumniam, Lind. 3, 14. Tǽlnysse detractio, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: télnis

þrosm

(n.)
Grammar
þrosm, es; m.

smoke ⬩ vapour ⬩ darkness ⬩ a dark space ⬩ chautêrem

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Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod micel ðrosm ( inter uos et nos chaos magnum firmatum est, Lk. 16, 26), Homl. Th. i. 332, 17. in Germ. 398, 230 þrosm glosses chautêrem

wirgness

(n.)
Grammar
wirgness, e; f.

Cursing ⬩ a curse

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Hí ús mid heora wiþer-wordum onbénum and wyrinessum éhtaþ adversis nos inprecationibus persequuntur, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 4

Linked entries: wirigness wyrgness

wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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Indisce mýs úre feþerfót niétenu wundedon and monige for hiora wundum swultan, Nar. 16, 8. Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 24. Ða cwóman tó ðon ðæt hió woldon ús wundigan, Nar. 22, 17.

Linked entry: ge-wundian

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, l. á-flígan, -fífan,
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Sé forgeaf ús ðás mihte þæt wé untrume gehǽlon, deóflu áflían, 466, 3. Þá þýstru áflígean, Gr. D. 171, 2. Wé sceolan mid ródetácne þá réðan áflían. Hml. S. 17, 145. Aflíged mon homo apostata , Kent. Gl. 141.

á-gildan

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Wé eall ágyldan sceolan ꝥ hé ús ǽr sealde, Bl. H. 51, 25. to render, pay what is due (v. riht, ) Ic ágylde dependo, i. reddo, persolvam , Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 80. Ágilst þú ( reddis ) Drihtene þás þing? Deut. 32, 6.

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

hón

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Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.

offrian

(v.)
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Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past. 369, 3. to offer a sacrifice Ic offrige þá offrunga immolabo hostiam, Ps. Th. 26, 7. Ofriað, 49, 15. Hé wolde offrian Gode þá gewonelican lác, Hml. A. 58, 182. Ofrian litare, An.

ǽg-hwá

in every respect, quite, altogether

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Hét ic ǽghwæt swá dón swá hé ús bebeád, Nar. 27, 14. Ǽghwæt gefremman ðæs ðe hié woldan, Bl. H. 137, 1. Hé him ǽghwæt sealtes beorge, Lch. ii. 130, 8. ǽghwæs in every respect, quite, altogether :-- Ǽghwæs hé wæs ansund incolumis inventus est, Gr.

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.

Twelfth

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¶ Passages having reference to Twelfth-night, the twelfth day after Christmas, Epiphany Ðæs embe fíf niht fulwihtiid éces Drihtnes tó ús cymeþ, ðæne twelfta dæg tíreádige hæleþ hátaþ on Brytene, (the first of January) Menol.

Linked entry: epiphania

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Ðonne gá heó in óðer hús óðer heo út ofeode, Lchdm. iii. 68, 21. Gif ðú wilnast ðæt heó óðre þeáwas nimen óðre (óðer, Cott.

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway

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Héton út hræðe æþeling lǽdan they bade quickly lead out the noble one, Andr. Kmbl. 2545; An. 1274: 3039; An. 1522. Ðú ealne hræðe hefon ymbhwearfest rapido cælum turbine versas, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 6; Met. 4, 3.

Linked entry: hræde

hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Fall ⬩ downfall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ decay ⬩ decline ⬩ death

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Ðætte hie ðone spild ðæs hryres him ondrǽden ut præcipitem ruinam metuant, 52, 5; Swt. 407, 21.

ge-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽstan, to -lǽstenne; he -lǽsteþ, -lǽst; p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted, -lǽst.

to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ fulfil ⬩ discharge ⬩ execute ⬩ pay ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ persolvēre ⬩ to accompany ⬩ follow ⬩ attend ⬩ serve ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ persĕqui ⬩ To continue ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ endure ⬩ mănēre ⬩ dūrāre

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Ðæt eówre blǽda gelǽston ut fructus vester măneat, Jn. Bos. 15, 16

Linked entry: lǽstan

be-swícan

to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead

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Cnut gewende him út, and wearð þet earme folc þus beswican þurh hine, 1014; P. 145, 22

Linked entry: be-swícende

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Gyt mínne calic drincað, Mt. 20, 22, 23: Mk. 10, 38-39. to use as a beverage Ne drincþ hé wín ne ealu, Bl. H.165, 11. Se cyning and þá rícostan men drincað myran meolc, and þá unspédigan and þá þeówan drincað medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 16.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Se áncenneda Godes sunu wæs férende ðæt hé úre gehulpe utilitati ceterorum secretum prae-ponit suum, quando ipse Summi Patris unigeniius, ut multis prodesset, egressus est . Past. 47, 1 - 4.

on-cnáwan

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Ðæt hié oncnáwæn tó hwǽm hiera ágen wíse wirð ut ad cognitionem sui revocentur, Past. 265, 23. Þæt hié oncnéwen hú God þá rícu sette, Ors. 2, 1; S. 63, 35. Add Oncneáwu ł ongæt intelligit, Mt. L. 13, 19. Oncnǽw, 23.

hof

(n.)
Grammar
hof, es; n.

A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus

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Gif hwá hwylce hefige yfelnysse on his hofe geseó genime mandragoran on middan ðam huse swá mycel swá hé ðonne hæbbe ealle yfelu hé út ánýdeþ if any one see some grievous evil in his home, let him take mandragora into the middle of the house, as much

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber

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Uton timbrian ús ceastre faciamus nobis civitatem, Gen. 11, 4: Ps. Th. 128, 2. Ecgbryht salde Reculf mynster on tó tymbranne (-ianne, MS. E.), Chr. 669; Erl. 34, 26. Timbriende aedificans, Ps. Surt. 146, 2. Timbrende aedificantes, 117, 22.