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ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
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</b> reflex. to cause (oneself) to despair, to despair :-- Ne geortrúwige nán man hine sylfne for his synna micelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 30. ¶ ge-ortrúwod desperate :-- Hwilc ánwilnys and geortrúwad wylla, Hml.

munuc-hád

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Ne mót man iungum men wíf forgyfan, gif hé hine ǽr tó munucháde ( monachismo ) gemynte, Ll. Th. ii. 142, 9.

weard-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weard-mann, es; m.

A guard, watchman, keeper

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A guard, watchman, keeper Nyte wé hweþer se weardmann wǽre ǽfre gefullod, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 293. Ealle ða weardmenn wǽron geswefode búton heora ánum, 11, 200: 4, 419. Ða weardmenn ðe bewiston Cristes líc, Homl. Ass. 79, 175.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, pres. and p. hátte, pl. hátton

To be called or named, have for a nameI am called

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ne hátte hys módor Maria nonne mater ejus dicitur Maria? Mt. Kmbl. 13, 55. Ðe swá hátte that was thus called, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 17: Dan. 172: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 105; Met. 1, 53.

of-hreówan

(v.)

to cause grief or pityto feel pity

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Mé ofhreów ðæt hí cúðon ða godspellícan láre, 2, 22. to feel pity Se mæssepreóst ðæs mannes of hreów. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 216. lohannes ofhreów ðære méder dreórignysse, Homl. Th. i. 66, 21

CNOLL

(n.)
Grammar
CNOLL, es; m.

A KNOLLhill-topcopsummitcacumenvertex

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He hit ne sette upon ðone héhstan cnoll he should not set it upon the highest hill-top Bt. titl. xii; Fox xii. 15. On ðam lytlan cnolle ðe Ermon hátte Hermonis a monte modico Ps. Th. 41, 7

ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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Ðæt sind ða getimbru ðe [MS. ] tydriaþ these are the structures which shall not decay, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683: 39 b; Th. 131, 16; Gú. 456: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 30.

tímlíce

(adv.)
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tímlíce, adv.

In good time,soon

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In good time, soon Ðú bǽde mé foroft Engliscra gewritena and ic ðé ne getíðode ealles swá tímlíce ǽr ðam ðe ðú mid geweorcum ðæs gewilnodest æt mé you very often asked me for English writings, but I did not grant your request so very soon, not before

á-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Ðæt ðæt dust ne áðísðrige (á-ðiéstrige,v. l.) ðæt eáge, Past. 131, 22. Se móna mæg ðá sunnan áþeóstrian (á-þýstrian,v. l.), Lch. iii. 242, 25 uncertain in the case of past ptcpl. Seó eorðe wæs gesworcen and áðýstrod, Ps. Th. 17, 9.

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive awayforce awayto press outthrust outsqueeze outto press into

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ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. Hí (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

handlian

(v.)
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Ox. 17, 44. to treat a subject wylle ic bysne ætýwan ymbe þá þing þe wé handledon, Angl. viii. 304, 24

irnan

(v.)
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onhrínþ ðæs dǽles þæs heofenes ðe se móna on irnþ, ne se móna ne onhrínþ þæs dǽles ðe sió sunne on irnþ, Bt. 39. 13; F. 232, 28.

god-spell

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Ꝥ is mánfullic ... on þám crístendóme þe Críst ástealde, on þæs godspelles tíman under Godes gyfe, Hml.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Gif se landríca nelle tó steóre filstan will not assist to levy the fine, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19

fandere

(n.)
Grammar
fandere, es; m.
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swylce leornungcniht ac swylce fandere (temptator), Scint. 206, 4

ge-smacian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smacian, p. ode
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To pat, caress, soothe Gesmacode demulcet, pro demulcebat (mentem . . . nec blandimentorum lenitas demulcet), An. Ox. 3004

Linked entry: smacian

un-sceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceapen, adj.
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Not created [ðrý] unscapene non tres incriati, Angl. ii. 361, 2 ; Ps. Rdr. 298, 12

Linked entry: un-gesceapen

ceás-lunger

(adj.)
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ceás-lunger, odj.
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Quick to quarrel, contentious Se hordere sceal beón sýfre and ceáslunger (conteniiasvs), Chrd. 19, 12

Sarmondisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sarmondisc, adj.

Sarmatian

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Sarmatian Néh ðæm gársecge ðe mon háteþSarmondisc Sarmatico aversi oceano, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 16

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Ne mót nán mann secgan on hine sylfne ðæs ðe hé wyrcende næs, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 177. Ic nelle secgan unsóð on mé sylfe, 195