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un-áswundenlíce

(adv.)
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un-áswundenlíce, adv.

Not languidlynot slowlypromptly

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Not languidly, not slowly, promptly Ðá ðóhte ðæt sceolde weorulde wiþsacan, and ðæt unáswundenlíce swá gedyde ( non hoc segniter fecit ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 23. Heó ðæt weorc unáswundenlíce gefylde opus non segniter implevit, 4, 23; S. 593, 36

for-liden

(adj.)
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for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

ge-þæslǽcan

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Hine sylfne on eallon þingan gehíwige and geþæslǽce se omnibus conformet et aptet, R. Ben. 1. 16, 6. Geþæslǽcan congruere, An. Ox. 4263. Add: —

fultuman

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Ne fultumað nóht tó his hiéremonna niédðearfe subditorum necessitatibus minime concurrunt, Past. 136, 3. tiohchode him tó fultemanne ( ut solatium daret ), 305, 4. Fultemendum adsessore, Txts. 42, 95: Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 34. Add

ísern

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern, adj.
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'Sete íserne weall. . . ' Da isernan hierste-pannan tǽhte for íserne weall. . . tó ísernum wealle, Past. 165, 8-12. Ðæt him genáme áne íserne (írene, v. l. ) hierstepannan, 161, 7 : 163, 22. íserne gelóman, Gr. D. 201, . 19.

náwiht-lic

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Ongeán þám ingehýde se deófol syleð nytennysse náhtlicum mannum (worthless men), and eác þæt híwigon þæt ingehýd habban, Wlfst. 59, 15.

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)
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Ep̃s is . . . on Englisc sceáwere, for þám þe is geset tó þám ꝥ ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 22. Biscop sceal. . . beón his leóda hyrde . . . ealle ofersceáwigende, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 6. Add

searu-cræft

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Ox. 4090. add hét geopenian þone ǽrenan searecræft (cf. hét gefeccan ǽnne ǽrenne oxan and þone onǽlan and þá hálgan ðǽron dón, 421), Hml. S. 30, 456. Searacræftas machinas, An. Ox. 1656

smearcian

(v.)
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Swá se hálga wer þis gehýrde, þá smercode (hlóh, v. l.) swilce þæt spell forhogode quo audito vir sanctus dedignando subrisit, Gr. D. 29, 13. Ðá heó þis gehýrde, þá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Hml. S. 23 b, 590. Add

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, n.
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Add bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece, ꝥ his underþeóddan egesian ne dearr, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6. Add Micel strec bið þæt mennisce menn mid eádmódum geearnungum ðá heofenlican myrhðe begytan, Hml. Th. i. 360, 26

wamm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-cwide, es; m.

Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy

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Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy Him (the devils)wæs wráð geworden for womcwidum, Cd.Th. 282, 6;Sat. 282. Ne wíte ic him ða womcwidas, þeáh his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne ðæs fela mé láðes spræc, 39, 7;Gen. 621

ge-þoftscipe

(n.)
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ge-þoftscipe, es; m.

Companionshipsocietyconsortium

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Companionship, society; consortium Ðýlæs he sié innan asliten from ðæm geþoftscipe ðæs incundan déman lest he be inwardly cut off from the society of the internal judge, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 24; Hat. MS. 67 a, 16, 20: Swt. 353, 3

Linked entry: þoftscipe

hlín-duru

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-duru, a; f.

A door formed of lattice-work, a grated door

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Geseh fore hlíndura hyrdas standan he saw guards standing before the grated door [of his prison]. Andr. Kmbl. 1985; An. 995

á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust outto stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

deór-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-wyrþe, -wurþe; adj. [deóre dear, weorþe worth]

Precious, dear, of great worth or value prĕtiōsus

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wurdon gehwyrfede to deórwurþum gymmum they were turned to precious gems, Homl. Th. i. 64, 5. nǽtre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton they have never before met with such precious gems, i. 64, 10.

Linked entry: diór-wyrþe

ge-æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .

to performexecuteperpetrateaccomplishcompletemakeperfĭcĕrepatrārepræstārefăcĕreto stir upexciteexcĭtāreto bearsufferenduresufferresustĭnēre

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to perform, execute, perpetrate, accomplish, complete, make; perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, făcĕre He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 23; Pa. 33 : 95 b; Th. 356, 28; Pa. 18.

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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ðære eádigan Marian fultumes and ðingunge bæd, Homl. Th. i. 448, 19. Gif wé for synfullum mannum gebiddaþ and ðære ðingunge unwurðe synd, ii. 528, 12, Biddaþ eów þingunge æt ðysum martyrum, i. 88, 33: ii. 110, 30.

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32 ; Th. ii. 430, 14. Ymbsett mid fágnesse circumdata varietate Ps. Lamb. 44, 10. Mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset bið, Homl. Th. i. 410, 9. Emset glomeratus, circumseptus Hpt. Gl. 422, 47.

ge-þyncan

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, 23: 11. with clause Him wæs sóðre geþúht þæt hit engles word wǽre, Gú. 1096. to seem good or fit ealle sealdon þone dǽl heora spéda þe him geðúhte, Hml. Th. i. 582, 19.