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lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail

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Ne biddan wé úrne Drihten ðyses lǽnan welan, ne ðyssa eorþlícra geofa ðe hrædlíce from monnum gewítaþ, 20, 11. Se dæg wæs fruma ðyses lǽnan leóhtes, and hé biþ fruma ðæs écan æfterfylgendan, 133, 10.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Þá hí hæfdon heora síðfæt geféredne peracto itinere, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 497, 18. to travel a road, traverse a surface (land, sea) Þone gársecg nǽnig mon mid scipe geféran ne meahte, Nar. 20, 18 : Bt. 18, 2 ; F. 62, 9 note.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Poverty ⬩ want ⬩ poverty ⬩ indigence ⬩ want ⬩ penury ⬩ unproductiveness ⬩ barrenness

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Ðæt hé hláfes ne gýme, gewende tó wǽdle and ða wiste wiðsæce (choose want as his portion and refuse the food), Elen. Kmbl. 1230; El. 617.

Linked entry: wéðel

mere-cist

(n.)
Grammar
mere-cist, e; f.

A sea-chest

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A sea-chest Noe ongan wyrcan micle merecieste ( the ark ), Cd. 66; Th. 79, 26; Gen. 1317

ge-sceáden

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceáden, adj.

Rational

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Rational Nán nýten næfde nán gesceádne sáwle no beast had a rational soul, Btwk. Scrd. 19, 35

ge-þrýþfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrýþfullian, p. ode
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To exalt, elevate Ná geþrýdfullud synd eágan míne non elati suat oculi mei, Ps. Rdr. 130, 1

Linked entry: -þrýþfullian

here-spel

(n.)
Grammar
here-spel, here-spell, es; n.

panegyric ⬩ eulogy

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A story of praise, panegyric, eulogy Gehýr nú þis herespel (the story of creation), Sch. 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: hér

hlúd-clipol

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Hé ná beó hlútclipol on stefne non sit clamostis in voice, R. Ben. I. 35, II. Add

on-dúne

(adv.)
Grammar
on-dúne, adv.
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Down: — Þá onhylde se hálga cnyht hys ansýne ondúne and noldon hig ná geseón, Shrn. 152, 27

un-gelǽredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlic, adj.
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D. no, 21

of-gerád

(adj.)
Grammar
of-gerád, adj.

Appropriate

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Appropriate Ðeáh ic hwílum gecoplíce funde, ic nú wépende ofgeradra worda misfó, Bt. 2; Fox 2, 9

Linked entry: ge-rád

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breath ⬩ hālĭtus ⬩ spīrāmen ⬩ the spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ GHOST ⬩ spīrĭtus ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ ănĭma

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the breath; hālĭtus, spīrāmen Ne ne is gást on múþe heora there is not breath in their mouth, Ps. Spl. 134, 17. Ðæt ic ofsleá eall flǽsc, on ðam ðe ys lífes gást that I may slay all flesh, in which is the breath of life, Gen. 6, 17.

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living

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Gesceafta nabbaþ náne wununge þurh hí sylfe, ac ðurh God, se ðe ána is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 17. Yfel nis nán þing þurh hit sylf, and náne wununga næfð búton on sumum gesceafta, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 44

Linked entry: wunian

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, &c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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Þá blisse ús ne ætbrét nán man, Hml. A. 78, 144. Sé þe ætbrǽt (aufert) gást ealdra, Ps. L. 75, 13. Sé ðe ætbrúde synna, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 9. God mihte heora geswinc him ætbrédan, 162, 5. v. æt-brédendlic in Dict

hwider

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H. 99, 23-25. in dependent clauses. after verbs of asking, finding out, knowing, considering, with local force Eówer nán ne ábsað mé hwyder ic fare, Jn. 16, 5. Hié sendon hlot him betweónum hwider hyra gehwylc faran sceolde, Bl. H. 229, 5.

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdraw ⬩ to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything ⬩ to withhold, keep back, deny a person anything ⬩ abstrahere

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Hond feorhsweng ne ofteáh the hand refused not to strike a fatal stroke, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489 : 3045; B. 1520.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Mid monnum ne biþ swungne cum hominibus non flagellabuntur; they are not plagued as other men, A. V. Ps. Surt. 72, 5. to give a blow with the hand Ðæt deófol cwæð: Swingaþ hine (St. Andrew) on his múð (cf. Sleáþ synnigne St.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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II</b> Him wæs manna lufu tó ðæs mycel ꝥ him nǽnig gewin tó lang ne tó heard ne þúhte þæs þe hé heora sáulum tó hǽle and tó rǽde gewinnan mihte in him was the love of men so great that none of the labour seemed to him too long or too hard that

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Godes ðeówas ðá náne landáre hleótan ne móston, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 4. On anginne ðissere worulde menn móston lybban be heora lustum ðá ... wé ne móton lybban be úrum lustum nú, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 233.

á-þracian

(v.)

to fear ⬩ abhor ⬩ to frighten

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Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7. Áþracigende horrens, 142, 32. to frighten Wítu áþraciað þá þe méda ná ingelaþiað poene terreant quos premia non invitant, Scint. 115, 5

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