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sceádwísness

(n.)
Grammar
sceádwísness, e; f.

Reason

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.), Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 1. Ic wéne ðæt hyt mínsceádwísnes (reason) wére, Shrn. 164, 29. Sceádwísnyssum ratiociniis, R. Ben. Interl. 17,6

heardness

(n.)
Grammar
heardness, e; f.

Hardness

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Hardness For eówer heortan heardnesse ad duritiam cordis vestri, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 8: Mk. Skt. 10, 5. Ðú æteówdest ðínum folce heardnyssa ostendisti populo tuo dura, Ps. Lamb. 59, 5

cneó-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-wærc, cneów-wærc, es; n?

A pain in the knees; genuum dolor

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A pain in the knees; genuum dolor Wið cneówærce for a pain in the knees Lchdm. iii. 16, 16. Wið cneów-wærce L. M. 1, 24; Lchdm. ii. 66, 11

Linked entry: cneów-wærc

bedu

(n.)
Grammar
bedu, e; f.

Requestprayer

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Ðínre béne ic wille onfón, and for ðínre bede ic ne tóweorpe ðá burg, Past. 399, 31

Linked entry: béd

syn-bót

(n.)
Grammar
syn-bót, e; f.

Amends for sin, penance

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Amends for sin, penance Bisceopum gebyreþ ðǽt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt synbóte, ne on ǽnige wísan on unriht ne strýnan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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41, 2; Fox 244, 14. Ðú mé hæfst árétne on ðam tweón ðe ic ǽr on wæs be ðam freódóme, Fox 246, 12. Wé habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón, 41, 6; Fox 254, 10. Ðonne secge ic eów búton ǽlcum tweón, 16, 1; Fox 50, 27.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Ne sette ic mé fore eágum yfele wísan ( rem malam ), 100, 3. Synnigra cirm, yfele sprǽce, Cd. Th. 145, 20; Gen. 2408. Áfyr fram ðé ða yfelan sǽlþa and ða unnettan, and ðone yflan ege ðisse worulde, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 33.

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Him wile God miltsian for heora mægena weorþunga, and for eorþlícra manna gebedum, 47, 8. Næs riht on ðære stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne for ðære stówe weorþunge, Nar. 30, 3.

á-mearcian

(v.)
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Yfen hér æfter ys ámearkod the symbol for the hyphen is given afterwards, 333, 30.

Linked entry: mearcian

ge-leáfful

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Add: having faith, or trust Hé wæs Gode geleáffull on his heortan, Shrn. 76, 21. having the Christian faith, Christian Blissian nú eall geleáffull folc, for þon þe for ús Crístes blód wæs ágoten, Bl. H. 91, 7.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

livingfoodsustenancenourishmentpottagevictusalimentapulmentumthat by which food is procuredmoneywagesalmsstipendiumstips

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living, food, sustenance, nourishment, pottage; victus, alimenta, pulmentum Mon to andleofne eorþan wæstmas hám gelǽdeþ man for sustenance brings home earth's fruits, Exon. 59a; Th. 214, 22; Ph. 243.

sprecan

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Gr. 117, 6. add: sprecan fore to speak on behalf of Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca . . . Ðá spæc ic him fore, and þingade him tó Ælfréde cinge, C. D. ii. 133, 16

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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Fox 25, 46; Met. 25, 23. Of ðínum cláðum a vestimentis tuis, Ps. Th. 44, 10: Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 27; Cri. 725: 28b; Th. 87, 12; Cri. 1424. Ruben tær his cláðas Reuben tore his clothes, Gen. 37, 29: Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 10

Linked entry: clǽþ

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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D. 1; Th. i. 352, 12. reprobate, evil For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, for ðyssum ungecorenum ðæt gecorene, Wulfst. 264, 19.

Linked entry: ge-coren

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela sealde occasionem contra se im- patientiae enquirit, Past. 44, 4; Swt. 325, 16.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

æ-leng

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-leng, adj.

Longprotractedlengthytroublesomelongusmolestus

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Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6

ǽrur

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrur, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Swá he him ǽrur, hér on ðyssum lífe, ge-earnaþ as he for himself before, here in this life, earneth. Rood Kmbl. 214; Kr. 108: Ps. Th. 115, 3

a-hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwerfan, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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Ahwerfed, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

Linked entry: æ-hwyrfan

be-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sárgian, p. ode; pp. od

To lamentbewailto mourn or be sorry forto condolelamentaricondolerecompatideflere

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To lament, bewail, to mourn or be sorry for, to condole; lamentari, condolere, compati, deflere Ic besárgige compatior, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 52 : Ælfc. T. 42, 1 : Scint. 45. 50

Linked entry: be-sárigende

burh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.
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A breaking into a castle or dwelling, — the fine for this burglary, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 6, note 9: L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7, note 16

Linked entry: burh-brece