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un-tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweólíce, adv.

undoubtedly ⬩ indubitably ⬩ certainly ⬩ without feeling doubt ⬩ with certainty

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ungeleáffullan untwýlíce forwurðaþ on écnesse, ii. 60, 15: 110, 27: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 12: 5; Norm. 46, 18. without feeling doubt, with certainty Ealle ða geleáffullan fæderas sǽdon untwýlíce and geþwǽrlehton on ðam ánum, ðæt God gescypð ǽlces mannes

Linked entries: un-twílíce tweólíce

wiccian

(v.)
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wiccian, p. ode
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To practise witchcraft Gif hwá wiccige ymbe ǽniges mannes lufe, and him on ǽte sylle, oððe on drince, oððe on ǽniges cynnes gealdorcræftum, ðæt hyra lufu for ðon ðe máre beón scyle . . .

be-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé þǽr wunode behindan óþrum mannum, Gr. D. 278, 21. Ðeáh hí sín behindan ðǽm ðe lǽssan hádes bióð, Past. 411, 23. with acc. Ðeáh hé dó God behindan hine, Past. 373, I. Gong bi-hionda mec uade retro me, Mk. R. 8, 33. adv.

drohtnian

(v.)
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Hé cwæð be ðám Hǽlende: 'Mid mannum hé drohtnode,' Hml. Th. ii. 12, 32. Mid sóðre lufe hé drohtnode on ðisum lífe, 44, 23. Bæd hé ꝥ hé móste healdan heora æceras and him méde earnian; and hé ðǽr drohtnode fíftýne geár, Hml. S. 30, 216.

eargian

(v.)
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His geféran eargodon bútan eahta hund mannum þe him mid fuhton, 25, 654. Ne déð hé náht, eargie hé oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21. Eargian for woruldege, 310, 20.

Eáster-tíd

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Ðám mannum ðe ic nú on Eástertídum feoh sealde, C. D. ii. 115, 21

ge-mód

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Add: in agreement with others. peaceable, not at variance On óðre wísan mon sceal manian ðá ungemódan, on ððre ðá gemódan (pacati, cf. ðá geðwǽran, ðá gesibsuman used to translate the same pacati, 345, 4, 6), Past. 177, 10. united, having the same purpose

on-cirran

Grammar
on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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D. i. 235, 1. add: to turn with the mind Ðá oncierde him seó gehygd tó deófolgylde, Shrn. 92, 14. to change Sume men secgað ꝥ þǽr oncyrre mannes líchama ꝥ hé ne mæge mid his wífe gerestan, Lch. i. 364, 2

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence ⬩ pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Deóplíc dǽdbót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed, that scissors [iron] come not on hair, nor on nail, L. Pen, 10; Th. ii. 280, 17: 3; Th. ii. 278, 8.

ge-æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .

to perform ⬩ execute ⬩ perpetrate ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complete ⬩ make ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ to stir up ⬩ excite ⬩ excĭtāre ⬩ to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sufferre ⬩ sustĭnēre

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Se eádga wer mægen unsófte elne geæfnde the blessed man with difficulty strenuously exerted his power, 49 a; Th. 168, 21; Gú. 1081. We ðæt geæfndon swá we thus accomplished it; Beo. Th. 1081; B. 538.

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass

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Ne hyrwe gé útancymenne man non exprobretis advenæ, Lev. 19, 33.

Linked entry: herwan

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lie ⬩ lig ⬩ falsehood

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Mán on móde, in múþe lyge, 80 b; Th. 302, 13; Fä, 35

neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligently ⬩ sedulously ⬩ zealously ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly

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Gód is ðæt man neódlíce Drihtnes naman ásinge, Ps. Th. 91, 1 : 128, 6 : 133, 3: 148, 12. Neódlíce on naman ðínum ealle eorþbúend egsan habbaþ greatly do all dwellers on earth stand in awe of thy name, 101, 13. Mé neódlíce tó forsceape scýhte, Cd.

Linked entry: nýd-líce

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Git ðú on hwilcum men ongitst ðæt hé byþ gítsere and reáfere, ne scealt ðú hine ná hátan man, ac wulf, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 15. Ne sǽde ðæt godspel ðæt se ríca ( Dives in the parable ) reáfere wǽre, ac wæs uncystig, Homl. Th. i. 328, 18.

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Ꝥ heregyld wæs ǽfre ætforan óðrum gyldum þe man geald, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 22. adv. Before, beforehand Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9

earm-lic

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Ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlice deáþe áswolten, swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl. H. 219, 11. poor, mean, sorry Mid earmlicum cum paupertinis, An. Ox. 46, 15. Gemildsa mé nacodum forlidenum, næs ná of earmlicum birdum geborenum, Ap. Th. 11, 20

for-dyttan

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Bescufon hí þone man in þone ofn and fordytton þone ofn (clibanum clauserunt), Gr. D. 219, 13. Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml. A. 104, 70. Fordytte ꝥ eáre mid þǽre wulle, Lch. ii. 42, 25: 44, 3.

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Gif man wíf weddian wille, and hit swá hire and freóndan gelícige, Ll. Th. i. 254, 3. to seem good Ús eallum gelícode þá, ꝥ wé sendon Paulus and Barnaban, Ll. Th. i. 56, 19

ge-teld

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On middum þǽm úrum wícum and betwih. þǽm geteldum inter ipsa tentoria in media castrorum parte, Nar. 12, 25. geteld sleán to pitch a tent :-- Man slóh an geteld ofer þá bán, Hml. S. 26, 180.

hír-ness

hearing ⬩ subjection ⬩ service ⬩ a parish

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D. 299, 29. a parish Man ágife ǽlce teóðunge tó þám ealdan mynstre þe seó hýrness (hér-, v. l.) tó hýrð (ad matrem ecclesiam, cui parochia adjacet), Ll. Th. i. 262, 7

Linked entries: hýr-ness hére-nes