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wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Hwylce wróhte(accusationem) bringe gé ongeán ðysne man? Jn. Skt. 18, 29. Mid leásum wróhtum beswicene falsis criminationibus seducti, Scint. 136, 11.

á-hebban

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Ǽlc man sceal his gódan dǽda áhebban, gif hé sceal gód and medeme weorþan, Bl.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

ge-irnan

(v.)
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R. 24, 12. (2 a) where violent entry is made :-- Gif man in mannes tún ǽrest geirneð, .vi. scillingum gebéte; sé þe æfter irneð, .iii. scillingas, Ll. Th. i. 6, 16.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ðú rihtlíce dǽlest mete ðínum mannum, Hy. 7, 70, rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case Swíðe ryhtlíce hit wæs áwriten æfter ðǽm nítenum ðæt ða heargas wǽron átiéfrede recte post animalia idola describuntur, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157

nyt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-líc, adj.

Usefulprofitablebeneficial

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Is eallum mannum nytlíc, ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan, Blickl. Homl. 109, 26. Ic ne gýmde ðara nytlícra geþeahta mínra freónda utilia consilia spreveram amicorum, Nar. 6, 26. Monig nytlíco þing multa utilia, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 19

ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedlysæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Búton hí hyra handa gelómlíce þweán nisi crebro lāvĕrint mănus, Mk. Bos. 7, 3 : Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 8 : Hymn. Surt. 116, 14. Gelómlícor oftener; sæpius, Ælfc. T. 22, 22 : Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 53.

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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difficult to do, impossible Uneáðelíc ðæt ys mid mannum apud homines hoc impossibile est, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 26. Uneáþelíc, Mk. Skt. 10, 27.

un-geþyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþyld, e; f.: es; n. [
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Impatience

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Gif hé wyrþ on ungeþylde cum dederit, impatientiae manus, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 33. Ðætte ðæt mód ne berǽse on ungeðyld ne ad impatientiam spiritus erumpant, Past. 43; Swt. 313, 21. Þurh ungeþyld per intolerantiam, Scint. 150, 1

á-fandian

(v.)
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God áfandað þæs mannes, Angl. vii. 50, 486-9. Ne sceole wé ná biddan þæt God úre ne áfandige, Hml. Th. i. 268, 10. with acc. Þ;us áfandode God his gecorenan, ná swylce hé nyte heora ingehýd, Angl. vii. 52, 500.

dryge

Grammar
dryge, l. drýge.
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Hond drýgi manum aridam, Mk. L. 3, 1, 3. Drúgi, Lk. p. 5, 4. Drýi, Mt. L. 12, 10. Dríu, p. 16, 14. Druige, Mk. L. 11, 20. Ðerh stówa drýia per loca arida, Mt. L. 12, 43

ge-lútan

(v.)
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To bend the head, place on a couch, recline Sunu mannes ne hæfis huér heáfud gehlútes ł gebéges (reclinet), Mt. L. 8, 20: p. 15, 16. of the day, to decline, approach an end Ofernón oððe geloten dæg suprema (cf. suprema, quando sol suppremit, Corp.

ge-witleást

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Hwílon God gewítnaþ ðæs mannes gewitleáste, Hml. A. 62, 258. 2. cf. ge-witleás; 2 Hé ne beseah on leásum gewitlýstum non respexit in insanias falsas, Ps. L. 39, 5

Linked entry: wit-leást

nebb

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Þú gesceáwast ðæs mannes neb, and God sceáwað his heortan, Hml. Th. i. 288, 6. Eówer nebb sint suá scamleás suá ðára wífa ðe beóð forelegnissa frons mulieris meretricis facia est tibi, Past. 207, 9

on-settan

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Onsett hond ofer hiá inpone manum super eum, Mt. L. 9, 18. to oppress, impede Gemêtton wê ûs æ̂ghwanon gelîcne storm foran onsettende inuenimus nos undique-uersum pari tempestate praeclusos, Bd. 5, 1 ; Sch. 552, 10. Cf. â-settan, of-settan

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smearanointungĕre

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Ðæt híg sín gesmirode on ðam and hira handa gehálgode ut ungantur in ea et consecrentur mănus eōrum, Ex. 29, 29. Ðæt nǽfre ne afúlaþ ðæt mid hire gesmered biþ that never becomes foul that is anointed with it, Blickl. Homl. 73, 23.

Linked entry: ge-smirian

á-wédan

to go madto rageto be mad

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Þæs mannes sunu áwédde, Shrn. 97, 15. Se cyng áwédde þe hine cwellan hét, and ealle þá hǽþenan bisceopas áwéddan and swulton, 121, 3-5. Ðá swín ealle áwéddan, Hml. S. 17, 194. Ðá wearð Decius mid feóndlicum gáste áwéd, Hml.

for-ealdian

(v.)
Grammar
for-ealdian, -ealdigean, -ealldian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, eald old]

To grow or wax oldbecome oldsenescĕreveterascĕreinveterascĕre

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Ne forealdige ðeós hand ǽfre nunquam inveterascat hæc mănus, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 24. Ǽlc ánweald biþ sóna forealdod every power soon becomes old, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, ii. Ðe forealdode wǽron who were grown old, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 4

Linked entry: for-eald

in-fær

(n.)
Grammar
in-fær, es; n.

An entranceingress

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Hé hæfþ gerýmed rihtwísum mannum infær tó his ríce he hath opened to righteous men an entrance to his kingdom, 28, 13. Geopenige úre sárnys ús infær sóðre gecyrrednysse let our affliction open to us an entrance to true conversion, ii. 124, 7.

Greátan leag

(n.)
Grammar
Greátan leag, leá, e; f.
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Probably Greatley, near Andover, Hants; Greatanleagensis Ealle ðis wæs gesetted on ðam miclan synoð æt Greátanleage, on ðam wæs se ærcebisceop Wulfhelme, mid eallum ðǽm æðelum mannum, and wiotan [and Æðelstáne cyninge] all this was established in the

ge-beótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beótian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, beotian, II. to boast, vow, promise]

To promise in a boastful mannerto vowglōriōse pollĭcēri

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To promise in a boastful manner, to vow; glōriōse pollĭcēri Gebeótode án þegena, ðæt he mid sunde ða eá oferfaran woldon one of the officers vowed that he by swimming would cross over the river, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 2, 4.

Linked entry: beótian