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cym-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cym-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

Conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly commode, apte, splendide

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Conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly; commode, apte, splendide Andetaþ Drihtne, and his écne naman cégaþ cymlíce confitemini Domino et invocate nomen ejus, Ps. Th. 104, 1:. 98, 7. Cymlícor ceól gehládenne a more fitly laden ship, Andr.

feormend-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
feormend-leás, adj.

Wanting a polisherpŏlītōre cărens

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Th. 5516, note; B. 2761

frécnen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
frécnen-spræc, e; f.

An audacious or hostile speechaudax vel hostīlis sermo

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Th. 2213, note; B. 1104

ge-léwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-léwan, p. de; pp. ed

To betraydeceiveweakeninjureprodere

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Rdr. 110, 174, note.)

geong

(n.)
Grammar
geong, es; m.

A course, passage, journeycursus, meātus, iter

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A course, passage, journey; cursus, meātus, iter Ongunnon him on úhtan æðelcunde mægþ gierwan to geonge the noble women resolved ere dawn to prepare for a journey, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 19, note; Hö. 2. Geong iter, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 44: 8, 1

scearpe

(adv.)
Grammar
scearpe, adv.

Sharply, keenly

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Sharply, keenly. literal Ða fugelas ðe be flǽsce lybbaþ syndonscearpe gebilode the birds that live on flesh are sharp-billed, Hexam. 8 ; Norm. 14, 19. referring to seeing, observing Scearpe gesceáwian, Ps. Th. 93, 9.

æsc-þrote

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Voc. ii. 38, 78: furula, 35, 29: firula, i. 67, 80: ferula, i. harundo, virgula vel nomen holeris, ii. 147, 70. Æscþrotu annuosa ( = anchusa. v. Lch. ii. 368), i. 30, 52. Niþeweard æscþrotu, Lch. ii. 36, 19. Add:

hearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-líc, adj.

Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous

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Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous Hearmlíc him wǽre ðæt hé wurþe ðá éce it would have been hurtful for him to become eternal then, Hexam. 18; Norm. 26, 17.

smoca

(n.)
Grammar
smoca, an; m.

Smoke

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Út æt his nosu eode micel smocca Nar. 43, 16. Hé nele ðone wlacan smocan wáces flǽsces wætere gedwæscan nec vult lini tepidos undis exstinguere fumos Dóm. L. 51

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þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Grammar þus, with adverbs wé ðé þus swíðe swencan þorftan, Exon. Th. 129, 58; Gú. 423: 268, 16; Jul. 433: Judth. Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 93.

lim

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Ðá gódan láreówas ðæt án wilniað sécean ðæt hálige heáfoð ðære gesomnunge, ðæt is Dryhten, ac wiln[i]að ðæt hié ofdúne ástígen tó his limum. Past. 101, 24.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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ðú him wearne geteóh do not give them a denial, 738; B. 366

ge-wis

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Wé syndon gewisse þínes lífes and þínes geleáfan trumnesse wé witon nos experti sumus te, et fidei tuae valitudinem comperimus, Guth. Gr. 123, 9. Ofáxa ðæs ðe þú mæge . . . and dó ús gewisse þæs þe þú ofáxie, Hml.

of-teón

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

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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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.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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is gefrægn heardran feohtan I have never heard of a harder fight, Beo. Th. 1157; B. 576. Nǽfre hé ǽr ne siððan heardran hæle fand never before or since did he find a stouter warrior, 1442; B. 719.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hié gemétton hæle bídan, An. 143. (4-b) with obj. and complement, a noun Þæt heáfod wæg geméted scépes heáfod, Bl. H. 183, 22. an adj. or ptcpl. Ic nǽfre þé ǽr gemétte þus méðne, Gú. 988.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Nóht gewæxe ł geðii se fiónd in ðǽm nihil proficiet inimicus in eis, Rtl. 179, 5. Suelce wé máran ðearfe hæbben ðæt hié geðeón ðonne hié selfe si profectum eorum nobis potius quam illis profuturum dicamus, Past. 304, 3.

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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He on hrusan ne feól he fell not on the earth, Beo. Th. 1549; B. 772: Fins. Th. 83; Fin. 41: Byrht. Th. 135, 31; By. 126: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 161; Met. 1, 81: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 11; Rä. 30, 12.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Nalas elnes læt not slow of courage, Beo. Th. 3063; B. 1529. Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ðissa lárna tó læt, seðe him wile lifgan mid Gode, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Apstls. Kmbl. 66; Ap. 33.

á-firran

(v.)
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. , place whence not given Se deáþ hit áfirreþ (-ferreð, v. l.) . . . hé cymð . . . ꝥ hé ꝥ líf áfyrre (-ferre, v. l. ), Bt. 8 ; F. 26, 4-7. Heó hyt áfyrreð, Lch. i. 280, 2 : 284, 8. Dióblas hé áfirde ( eiciebat ), Mk. L. R. I. 34.