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un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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Hé was underfange[n] of ðám hádesmannum ðe him ealra uneáþest was, ðæt was clerican he was received by those of the clergy that it was most distasteful to him to be received by, that is by the secular clergy (cf.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Th. 197, 7; Az. 186. in a moral sense, undefiled, pure, immaculate, perfect For ðí ic weorðe unwemme ( immaculatus ) beforan him, Ps. Th. 17, 23: 18, 12. Sié heorte mín unwemme, Ps. Surt. 118, 80.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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H. 61, 24. æt eów nǽfre se deófol beswícan mote, Wlfst. 135, 9. Wǽron mid gítsunge beswicene ná þ án his find ac eác swilce his frínd, Ap. Th. 7, 12. to fail a person, leave in the lurch Se mennesca fultum him beswác, Guth. 76, 18.

Linked entry: be-swícende

fæger

fairdesirablehandsomefairplausiblefairpleasant

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Ox. 1052. of moral beauty Wæs fæger eáðmódnes geméted on þǽre fǽmnan, Bl. H. 9, 21. Fægeran formosiore (virginitate), An. Ox. 4978. fig. as an epithet of sound, odour, &c.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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A. 8, 193: 9, 214. to agree together, be companions, act in concert Seó sǽ and se móna geþwǽrlǽcað heom betweónan, ǽfre hig beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Angl. viii. 327, 25. to agree with another, be a companion, accomplice of, consent to the

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

hof

(n.)
Grammar
hof, es; n.

A house hall, dwelling, buildingædes, domus

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Hof séleste dwelling most excellent [the ark ], Cd. 69; Th. 84, 6; Gen. 1393: 66; Th. 79, 25; Gen. 1316: 67; Th. 81, 15; Gen. 1345: 73; Th. 90, 2; Gen. 1489.

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Gyf mon ðone hláford teó ðæt hé ( the accused person ) be his rǽde út hleópe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 5, 12.

Linked entry: rád

eall

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Sé wæs reád and eall rúh rufus erat et totus in morem pellis hirsutus, Gen. 25, 25. Hé bið eal ( or adv.? ) unwrenca full, Wlfst. 97, 15. Hé sámcucu læg and fleów eall blóde, Hml. S. 6, 165.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Other forms are more descriptive of the general character or object of the obligation, regni defensio, iv. 149, ii : expeditio popularis, 74, 17communis expedifionis labor, 98, 8 ; communis (rata, justa, si necessitas exigaf) expeditio, v. 102, 6: iv.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Seó oferfyll þæs líchoman getýhþ þone mon tó synnum, and seó forhæfdnes hine gelǽdeþ tó forgifnesse, Bl. H. 37, 14. Hé Peohta ðeóde him tó hýrnesse geteáh, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 22. Deáðberende gyfl þá sinhíwan tó swylte geteáh, Gú. 823.

hǽlu

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Ðæt góde mód de sió hǽlo (hǽlu, v. l. ) fut oft áweg ádriéfð, 255, 16. Sine tó manianneðá hálan ðæt hié ne forhycgen ðæt hié hér on ðǽre hwilendlican hǽlo him geearuigen ðá écan hǽlo, 247, 12. Hond geedníuad wæs tó hǽlo (sanitate), Mt. L. R. 12, 13.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Æt ánre feorme þonne mon þá hláfas wrát tó þicgeanne cum panes per convivia frangerentur, Oto 5, 10; S. 234, 5. Méwǽran míne teáras for hláfas, Ps. Th. 41, 3. Ǽ;lc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðám inswáne, Ll. Th. i. 434, 21.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Þeáh hine mon gefó ymb niht, L. In. 72; Th. i. 148, 8. after Ic sende rén nú ymb seofon niht ofer eorðan adhuc et post dies septem ego pluam super terram, Gen. 7, 4. On ðisse tíde nú ymbe twelf mónð tempore isto in anno altero, 17, 21.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Lind.) monn se wæs háten Barrabas (cf. O. Sax. mári meginthiof) habebat vinctum insignem qui dicebatur Barabbas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 16. Grendel, mǽre mearc-stapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103: 1528; B. 762 (?).

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Hé forbeád openlíce þæt mon náne fæste bóc ne leornode aperto praecepit edicto, ne quis Christianus docendorum liberalium studiorum professor esset, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 4

frignan

(v.)
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Ðeáh ðe mon tuwa frigne, gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware, Past. 385, 12. Wæs hé gemét frignende, nalles lǽrende, 25. Fraegnende (fregnende, R.), Lk. L. 2, 46. Mé sylfum frínendum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 440, 14.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Gif mon sié mid wǽtan forbærned, 324, 14.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Byþ se niwa móna brádra [MS. braddra] gesewen the new moon appears [lit. is seen] larger, Bd. de nat. rerum;Wrt. popl. science 14, 14;Lchdm. iii. 264, 26.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Wunian in wícum, 316, 9; Mód. 46. Wunigan in wuldre mid weoroda God, 22, 5; Cri. 347: Blickl. Homl. 25, 35. Hé leng mid him líchomlíce wunian nolde, 135, 22. Hé on his módor bósme wunigende wæs, 165, 18.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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This very city of the Babylonians, which was the greatest and first of all cities, is now the least and most desolate, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17-31. Babilón wæs mǽrost burga Babylon was the greatest of cities, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 19; Dan. 694.