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óþ-swerian

(v.)
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to abjure, deny on oath Ðá óþswóran hié mid ðam bismerlícestan áðe ðæt hié him nǽfre on fultume nǽre ðéh ðe ða áðas wǽren neár máne ðonne sóðe turpissimam rupti foederis labem adcumu-lavere perjurio, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 10.

ge-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lendan, he -lent; p. -lende; pp. -lended, -lend

To approachcomearrivegoproceedapplĭcāáreaccēdĕreprocēdĕre

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Ðæt scip gelent mid ðý streáme the ship goes with the current, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 13; Hat. MS. Conon gelende to Ahtene Conon came to Athens, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 12 : Chr. 886; Erl. 85, 10.

sicerian

(v.)
Grammar
sicerian, p. ode
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great secrecy does the water make its way into the leaky ship, and yet it has the same intention as the loud wave in the rough sea, unless it be cast out beforehand; hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella saeviens, Past. 57, 1 ; Swt

streáwian

(v.)
Grammar
streáwian, streówian; p. ode: stréwian; p. ede
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Mid ðǽm hé strewede ðone weg, Past. 16; Swt. 103, 13. Sume of ðám treówum heówon and streówodon (streówedon, MS. A. : strewedon, MS. B. ) on ðone weg, Mk. Skt. 11, 8. Strewodun (streówedon, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 8. Streówodan, Blickl.

Linked entries: streówian strewian

súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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Ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde súge and clǽnsige, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 12.

un-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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un-gleáwlíce, adv.

Without understandingwithout sagacityunwiselyimprudently

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weorc ðe hé longe ǽr foreðonclíce timbrede qui, dum perturbationi suae minime obsistunt, etiam si qua a se tranquilla mente fuerant bene gesta, confundunt, et improviso impulsu destruunt, quidquid forsitan diu labore provido construxerunt, Past. 33; Swt

wód-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
wód-þrág, e; f.

A mad fittimemadnessfury

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Past. 26 ; Swt. 183, 21-185, 5

wyrt-tún

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-tún, es; m.
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Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe, and ðeáh swíðe welstincenda, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 32: Lchdm. i. 94, 7

Linked entry: leác-tún

rust

(n.)
Grammar
rust, es; m. n. (?)

Rust

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Hé wolde from ús ádón ðone rust úrra unþeáwa, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 11-15. Ǽrest ic wille beón gefremed in litlum weorce, ðæt ic mǽge sum rust (sinnrust (?)) on weg ádrifan of mínre tungan, Shrn. 35, 20. Similar entries v. syn-rust

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Hé geþafade ða scylde unwítnode, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 6

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

heáp-mælum

(adv.)
Grammar
heáp-mælum, adv.

In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flockscatervatim

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Ða dumban niétenu hie hie gadriaþ heápmǽlum and hie ætsomne fédaþ gregatim animalia bruta pascuntur, Past. 46, 4; Swt. 349, 23. Hý him heápmǽlum sylfe on hand eodon they flocked to surrender to him, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 8

hnesc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hnesc-ness, e; f.

Softness, delicacy, gentleness, weakness

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Ðære hnescnesse úres flǽsces wé beóþ underþiédde corruptionis nostræ infirmitatibus subjacemus, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 5. Genim ðyses wæstmes hnescnysse innewearde take the inward soft part of this fruit, Herb. 185, 2; Lchdm. i. 324, 9.

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Se streám ætstód swá steáp swá munt the stream (Jordan) stood as high as a hill, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 23. Wág steáp gedreás, Exon. Th. 476, 22; Ruin. 11. Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd. Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700.

á-mirran

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Swá hwá swá nylle ꝥ hine ǽnig mon oððe ǽnig ðing mage ámerran quisquis cupit nullis devis falli, Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 21. to hinder, prevent right course or action, of persons Wyrð ðæt mód ámierred from ðǽre incundan hreówe mens ab intentione poenitentiae

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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I. 5) Se leg ongan sleán and brecan ongeán þone wind, and efne swá se wind swíþor slóg on þone lég swá bræc hé swíþor ongeán þǽm winde, efne þǽm gelícost swylce ðá gesceafta twá him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, Bl. H. 221, 12-15.

Linked entry: bracan

feówer

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Bifora feóro nétno ante quatuor animalia, Rtl. 47, 28. with a pronoun: Ðás féwera godspelles haec quattuor evangelia, Mt. p. 9, 8. as multiplicative, four times: Se earma man wile drincan feówer swá feala swá his neád wǽre, Hml.

ge-swincfull

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Ǽgðer líf is herigendlic, ac þæt án is swá ðeáh geswincful, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 34. Geswincfulre practicae, i. actualis (conversations), geswincful actualem, An.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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. ¶ In special reference to the services of religion :-- Þeówian his Drihtne swá wel swá hé ( the monk ) betst mæge, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9. Ic ðǽr Englisce scole gesette, ðe ǽfre for úre þeóde Gode þýwian scolde, Chart. Th. 116, 35.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Mid ðý hí cwǽdon ðæt ðæt is wundor ðæt ðú swá réðe forhæfednesse and swá hearde habban wylt andswarede hé : 'Heardran and réðran ic geseah' ;cum dicerent; : ';Mirum quod tam austeram tenere continentiam velis,;' ;respondebat; : ';Austeriora ego vidi,;

Linked entry: hréðe

habban

(v.)
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habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Swt. 9, 6.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa