un-hýðig
Without that which is advantageous or beneficial ⬩ unhappy
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.), þeáh ðe þúhte ðæt ðú welig wǽre, ðonne ðú óþer twéga oððe hæfdest ðæt ðú noldest, oððe næfdest ðæt ðú woldest? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 30. Gewát beorn unhýðig ( Guthlac's disciple when he had just lost his master ), Exon. Th. 185, 32; Gú. 1302.
dol
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Voc. ii. 85, 6, and add Tó dol þú wǽre and tó gedyrstig þá þú wéndest þæt þínra feohgestreóna ende ne gewurde, Wlfst. 260, 21. Dysig ł dole (ðú ídle ł unwís) fatue, Mt. R. 5, 22. Gelíc were dysig ł dolum similis viro stulto, 7, 26.
for-leógan
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Ðá sǽdon þá hýrédmen ꝥ hit sóð wǽre, and ealle mid áðe Eugenian forlugan, 2, 222. Hí fundon leáse gewitan þe forlugon Naboð (cf. viri diabolici dixerunt contra eum testimonium, 1, Kings 21, 13.), 18, 196. Dele: 'To lie greatly,' and add:
híred-cniht
a domestic
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His híredcnihton eallon .v. pund tó gedále, ǽlcon be þám þe his mǽð wǽre, Cat. Crw. 23, 25. an official of a court, Similar entries v. híred; IV.
ofer-flówendness
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Þonne wǽre hit oferflówennis (superfluum uideretur) ús áwiht níwes tó trahtnienne, Chrd. 2, 4. Lustas heora hláford þurh oferflówednysse tó unlustum gehnexiað, ii. 92, 19.
Linked entries: ofer-flówedness flówend-ness
sceand
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Add Hit is micel sceand (scand, v. l.) nimis turpe est, Past. 233, 11. an infamous person (v. sceand; m. ) Eugenia cwæð tó ðære sceande (cf. seó myltestre, 169) ꝥ heó wǽre gálnysse ontendnyss, Hml. S. 2, 172.
wer-gild
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Theodore brought about peace between them 'ðæt nǽniges mannes feorh tó lore wearþ, ne máre blódgyte wæs for ðam ofslægenan cyninges bréðer, ac hé mid feó wiþ hine geþingode, ðæt heora sib wæs,' Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 24.
ge-frignan
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Gefrægnende wæs, Mk. L. 14, 61. (3 b) to ask a person about something :-- Ðe biscop gefraign (-frægn, R.) ðone Hǽlend of his ðegnum and ymb his láre, Jn. L. 18, 19.
leornian
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Wé leornodon be þám wælhreówan Bisiridem . . . þæs leódhatan gewuna wæs ꝥ . . . Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 29. <b>II a.</b> to read :-- Þý lǽs ic lenge þone þanc hefige þára leornendra (legentium ), Guth.
mid
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Þá gewǽda þe heó bewunden wæs mid, Hml. S. 20, 94. Mid ðý tóle ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan, Past. 365, 12
holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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Ðá wæs heofonweardes gást ofer holm boren the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 7; Gen. 121. Léton holm beran they let the sea bear him, Beo. Th. 96; B. 48. Ofer wídne holm, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 23; Crä. 55.
HERE
An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band
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multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú lange inne né úte ac wæs
Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here
tawian
to taw, dress or prepare material ⬩ to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.
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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swilce hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre; and ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brudon, and tó wundre tawedon treated him wondrous ill, i. 23, 654.
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feówer
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Hé from feówrum wæs geboren, Mk. L. R. 2, 3. in apposition to a noun. Similar entries Cf.
ge-stillan
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ZI. with respect to sound, to be silent, not to sound :-- Ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes. Lch. iii. 430, 33.
under-fón
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</b> to receive what is entrusted to one :-- Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn underfó (onfó, v.l.), Ll. Th. . 74, 9. (l b) to receive what moves to meet one :-- Hú manige hleórslægeas hé underféng æt ðæm ðe hine bismredon.
GE-NÓG
Sufficiently, abundantly, ENOUGH ⬩ satis, abunde
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Cwǽdon ðæt we fundon sumne swíðe micelne mere in ðæm wǽre fersc wæter and swéte genóg dixerunt ingens nos stagnum dulcissime aque inventuros, Nar. 11, 27
sinc-fæt
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a costly vessel, a vessel of gold or of silver, cf. máðum-fæt Hordweard ( the dragon ) sincfæt (cf. fǽted wǽge, 4553 ; B. 2282, dryncfæt dýre, 4601 ; B. 2306) sóhte, Beo. Th. 4589 ; B. 2300 : B. 2231.
þrym-full
Glorious ⬩ magnificent ⬩ illustrious ⬩ mighty
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Wǽre ðú ( the body ) ðé wiste wlonc..., þrymful, Exon. Th. 369, 12; Seel. 40. Ic ( a storm ) ástíge strong, stundum réþe, þrymful þunie, 380, 42; Rä. 2, 4: 386, 25; Rä. 4, 67. Ic bidde ðínne þrymfullan cynescype, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 793.
un-sprecende
Not speaking ⬩ unable to speak ⬩ without speech ⬩ speechless
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Hé ( Christ in Simeon's arms ) ðá gyt on ðære menniscnysse unsprecende wǽre, Homl. Th. i. 142, 26. Fǽringa sáh hé niðer sprǽce benumen, and þurhwunode swá unsprecende, Chr. 1053; Erl. 186, 23. Unsprecende forneán almost speechless, Homl.
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