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be-eástan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-eástan, prep.

To the east of,

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Be-eástan him, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 9 (and often). Him is be-eástan se Wendelsǽ, S. 28, 15. Be-eástan Ríne, S. 14, 36. Be-eástan Selwyda, Chr. 878; P. 76, 7. Nóht feor be-eástan ðǽre byrig, Shrn. 66, 22. with acc.

cúþ

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Ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh undeornunga his cúðan ceápe ( with property known to be his ) gebohte, i. 34, 10. Hæfde Marcellus Rómánum cúð gedón þæt mon Hannibal gefliéman mehte, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 14.

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de
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Ure Louerd ne mei uor reouðe wernen hire, ne sweamen hire heorte mid wernunge, A. R. 330, 11. Þe swemande sorȝe soȝt to his hert, Allit. Pms. 54, 563.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

for-pǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-pǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awaypervertruindestroypervertĕreperdĕre

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To turn away, pervert, ruin, destroy; pervertĕre, perdĕre He ðæs óðres sáwle forpǽrþ þurh his yfelum tihtingum he perverts the other's soul by his evil instigations, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 31: 208, 20. Hie forpǽraþ ðæm edleáne mĕrĭtum pervertunt.

Linked entry: a-pǽran

ge-wil

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wil, -will, -wile, -wyle, es; n.
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Hit næs ne his gewile [-wyle, MS. A.] it was not his will, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11

Linked entries: ge-wile ge-wyle ge-will

bonda

Grammar
bonda, l. bónda,
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Æt ǽlcum forðfarenum gildan, sé hit bónda, sé hit wíf, þe on þám gildscipe sindon, Cht. Th. 609, 12. Gyf frígman þæt fasten ábrece, gebéte þæt þus: bónda mid .xxx. penigan, þegen mid .xxx. scillingan, Wlfst. 172, 5. Bunda, 181, 9.

ge-risene

Grammar
ge-risene, [7a line 4 /. Bd. i. 26.]
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Add: — See man ymbe mínre sáwle þearfe swá hit beón mæge, and swá hit eác gerysne sý, C. D. ii. 117, 2. Ne wére girisen t reht tó unbindanne non oportuit solui, Lk. R. 13, 16.

tó-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sendan, p. de.

to send in different directionssend away,disperse,scatterto destroy

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to send in different directions, send away, disperse, scatter Áttru hit tósend venena diffundet, Scint. 105, 9. Hé tósende his geféran swilce for huntoðes intingan, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 104. Hé tósende geond ealne middangeard. Homl.

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne hú giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe tó suíðe forsióð aliter admonendi sunt pertinaces, atque aliter inconstantes ... istis intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt, 42; Swt. 305, 12-16.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Hié wyldran wǽron ðonne hié, and hié mid ealle of ðæm earde ádrifon urbem suo generi vendicant, patrimonia dominorum sibi usurpant, extorres dominos procul abigunt Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 18: Blickl. Homl. 151, 3

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Hié þurh his láre oferhiérdon ðǽm godum, 4, 12; Swt. 210, 2. to overhear, hear Swá ic mid mínum eárum oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 29: L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 24.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

lǽs

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Hý létan him tó . . . þá mǽde . . . and twégra getýmena lǽse, and týn cúna forð mid þas hláfordes and his sceápa lǽse æfter þæs hláfordes, C. D. B. i. 544, 3. Þone þe ðis land gelytlede on lǽsu[m ?] oððe on gemǽru[m ?]

fretan

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Voc. ii. 82, 51: 52, 35. to destroy by the action of (mid) animals or things Hié þæt corn frǽton mid hirá horsum, Chr. 894; P. 88, n. 4 Ðonne hié bióð innan fretene mid ðǽre ádle dum se ista intrinsecus peste consumunt.

Wil-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Wil-tún, es; m.

Wilton in Wiltshire

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Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3. Swegen lǽdde his here into Wiltúne, 1003; Erl. 139, 14. Hió becwið án pund tó Wiltúne ðám híwum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 131, 1.

un-feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-feferig, adj.

Not feverish

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Not feverish Syle drincan on wíne, gif hé unfeferig sý; gif hé on fefere sý, syle drincan him on wætere, Lchdm. i. 164, 19

Linked entry: feferig

un-cumlíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cumlíðe, adj.

Inhospitable

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Inhospitable Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men, ðe ... him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, and hé wæs uncumlíðe, Wulfst. 257, 14

un-geblýged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geblýged, adj.

Undismayed

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Undismayed Him fǽringa ádl in gewód; hé on elne swá þeáh ungeblýged bád beorhtra geháta blíþe in burgum, Exon. Th. 158, 23; Gú. 913

cyne-riht

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-riht, es; n.
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A royal right, right belonging to the crown Myrce gecuran Eádgár tó cynge, and him anweald gesealden ealra cyne*-*rihta, Cht. E. 202, 18

ge-friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-friþiend, es; m.
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Hé is gefriþiend ǽlces þára þe him tó hopað, 17, 29

ge-ræfnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ræfnian, p. ode
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To suffer Hé sorgode má be þám þe þá synne fremede, þonne be him sylfum þe þone æfwyrdlan geræfnode (tolerabaf), Gr. D. 291, 10

Linked entry: ræfnian