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wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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God gewítnode ealle lus wímmen ( uxorem ancillasque suas ), Gen. 20, 18. applied to plants, female Gif man scyle mugcwyrt tó lǽcedóme habban, ðonne nime man . . . ða grénan wífmen, Lchdm. iii. 72, 21

Linked entry: wím-man

ildan

(v.)
Grammar
ildan, p. de

To delaytarrydeferput offpostponeprocrastinateconnive atdissimulate

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MS. ielde] and þafode ða scylda dissimulavit culpas, Past. 21, 1 ; Swt. 151, 22. Hé ða gewilnunge náht lange ne ylde he did not long delay that desire, Th. Ap. 1, 17. Ne ylde hé hit ðá leng nec exinde distulit, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 512, 34.

Linked entries: ældan ildian ilding

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Hwílum ða leóhtan scylda beóþ beteran tó forlǽtenne aliquando leviora vitia relinquenda sunt, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 7. Hý habbaþ swýðe lytle scypa and swíðe leóhte they have very little ships avid very light ones, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 8.

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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Hý swá díhlíce wuniende hý fram manna gesyhðe áscyriaþ, 134, 18. so as to confine an action to one's self Ðá scylda ðe hié diógollíce (diégollíce, v. l.) on him selfum forberað culpas quas in se tacite tolerari considerant, Past. 151, 15.

ge-hreósan

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</b> of inconsiderate action :-- Ðonne ðaelig;t ierre hæfð anwald ðaelig;s monnes, ðonne gehrísð (-hriésð v. l. ) hé on sume scylde, Past. 288, 9

hreówsian

(v.)
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Ðá ðe ðá gedónan scylda hreówsiað, . . . Ðæt mon hreówsige hit synna, 411, 24-29: 437, 21. Ðæt hié hira unryhtwísnesse hreówsian, 425, 24. Hé sceal his ágnu yfelu hreówsian, 461, 22: 421, 13. with gen.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc. Gold and seolfor sind góde, gif ðú hí wel notast : gif ðú sylf yfel bist, ne miht ðú hí wel notian, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 8-9.

ge-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceppan, -scippan, -scyppan; p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon ; pp. -scæpen, -sceapen , -sceopen, -sceapen

To form, createformare, disponere, creare

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Gescype scylfan on scipes bósme make shelves in the ship's bosom, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 4; Gen. 1306. God wolde þurh his ágene handa hine gescyppan God would form him with his own hands, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 10. To gescippenne in order to create, 3

Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs hí scylen selfe beón biddende and for ðý weorðen geunrótsode ne petentes noxie crucient, Past. 321, 20. Se middangeord bið glædde, gié biðon geunrótsade ( contristabimini ), Jn. L. 16, 20: Hml. A. 74, 24. Geswencte and geunrótsode, Gr.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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Th. ii. 194, 15. to cause displeasure or offence: — - Ðonne him hira scylda ná ne ofþyncþ si minus contra culpas accenditur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 2.

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Him Scyld gewát on Freán wære, Beo. Th. 54; B. 27. In Godes wære, Menol. Fox 79; Men. 39. Hé gást ágeaf on Godes wære, 432 ; Men. 217.

Linked entry: wer-genga

open

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Æt openre scylde, Ll. Th. i. 124, 23. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde gewyrce, 312, 8. Hí bégen nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 29.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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On eów scyld siteþ, Exon. Th. 131, 2 ; Gú. 449. Ús Godes yrre hetelíce on sit. Wulfst. 162, 2. Ða yrmþa ðe ús on sittaþ, 157, 5- Swá sæt seó byrþen synna on ðissum cynne, Blickl. Homl. 75, 9.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

ge-lang

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Bið æt Gode ánum gelang eal, hwæt wé gefaran scylon, Wlfst. 122, 8. Is seó bót gelong eal æt þé ánum, Cri. 152.

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Ðæt nán mon ne scyle dón his hond tó ðære sylg, Past. 51; Swt. 403, 2. Ǽlc man hæbbeæt ðære sylh (sylh, MS.) .ii. wel gehorsede men, L. Ath. i. 16; Th. i. 208, 12. Tó syl... mid ðære syl ad aratrum... aratro, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 15, 21.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Gif hé bócland hæbbe sý ꝥ forworht þám cynincge tó handa, 382, 19. to bring about, cause what is evil Wé geedníwiað and gemyndgiað ðǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on forworhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 312, 15

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Ðætte wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid suingellan, tó ðæm ðæt wé sién geféged tó ðæm gefógstánum on ðære Godes ceastre quia nunc foris per flagella tundimur, ut intus in templum Dei postmodum disponamur, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 18

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Hé ðafode ða scylda, and ðeáh hé him gecýðde, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 23: Blickl. Homl. 55, 26. Hié hæfdon áþas geseald, and þéh ofer ða treówa fóron hié, Chr. 194; Erl. 90, 4.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Gif hine (a criminal) hwá feormige, béte swí . . . sé scyle þe flýman (id esí forisbannitum, Lat. version) feormige, Ll. Th. i. 164, 6: i. 382, 21. Ðá forstæl hé ðá oxan . . . and tú hine héte ðá flýman, Cht.

Linked entry: flýma

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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Wlfst. 232, 12. of solemn appeal made in legal proceedings, to adjure Ic eów hálsige on Fæder noman . . . and fer ðaere hálgen faemnan naman, ꝥ gé tó ðǽm ordále ne gangen, gif gé scyld on eów witen, Rtl. 114, 14-22.