a-sceacan
to shake off ⬩ remove ⬩ excutere ⬩ to be removed ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ flee ⬩ excuti ⬩ fugere ⬩ aufugere ⬩ deserere ⬩ to shake ⬩ brandish ⬩ to be shaken ⬩ vibrare ⬩ quatere ⬩ concuti ⬩ labefieri ⬩ infirmari
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Ðæt Iacob wæs asceacen quod fugeret Jacob, Gen. 31, 22.
ge-clipian
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Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, 1057; P. 187, 36. Wyrðe ꝥte ic sé gicliopad érendwraca dignus uocari apostolus, Rtl. 60, 7. Is geclioppad appellatur, 43, 37
hand-gewrit
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Ðá wæs þæt gewrit áwriten mid gyldenum stafum, Wlfst. 212, 3
hergung
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Seó fifte yld wæs fram Babiloniscre heregunge oð Crístes ácennednysse, Hml. Th. ii. 58, 7. Hé hý gefriðode fram þǽre herunge þára twéga kynincga, Ps. Th. 45, arg.
líne
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K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil. H. 20, 16-20. pá línan þe on þám þóþere átéfred wæs, 21, 6.
nówend
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His nówent (nauta), þám wæs nama Uaracc . . . se nówent rihte ꝥ lytle scip þe wiþhindan þám máran scipe gefæstnod wæs. Þá wearð se ráp tóbrocen, and hé onweg gewát. . .
Linked entry: nomementa
Wiltún-scír
Wiltshire
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Hereman biscop forðférde; se wæs biscop on Beorrucscíre and on Wiltúnscíre and on Dorsǽtan, 1078; Erl. 215, 32
tó-eácan
In addition, ⬩ besides ⬩ In addition to, ⬩ besides
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Tóécanðæm ðe hé hiénende wæs his folc, hé wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30
un-maga
a person without means ⬩ a needy person ⬩ a person who cannot maintain himself ⬩ one who is dependent upon others
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Spl. 36, 15. a person who cannot maintain himself, one who is dependent upon others Mardocheus hæfde Hester for dohtor, for ðan hire deád wæs ge fæder ge módor, ðá ðá heó unmagu (-maga, v.l. ) wæs, Homl. Ass. 94, 86.
Linked entry: un-mægness
ge-lecgan
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Hé wæs on ðissere beðunge geléd, i. 86, 24. On scríne geléd in sarcofago delatum, An. Ox. 2905. Gelegdum jactatis, Wrt.
wácmódness
weakness of character ⬩ moral weakness ⬩ faintheartedness ⬩ want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity ⬩ cowardice ⬩ weakness ⬩ feebleness
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For wácmódnesse from want of courage, 40; Swt. 289, 3.
or-mód
Without courage, hopeless, despairing
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Wæs ðá ormód eorl, áre ne wénde, ne on ðam fæstene frófre gemunde, Met. l, 78: 5, 30. Mín sylfes gást wæs ormód worden defeat spiritus mens. Ps. Th. 76, 4. Ðý læs hé ormód sý ealra þinga. Exon. Th. 294, 12; Crä. 14.
swilce
in like manner, also, as well, too ⬩ so, in such manner, in a manner already described ⬩ as, like ⬩ as if ⬩ with words denoting measure, about
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Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7. Ne beó gé swylce líceteras non eritis sicut hypocritae, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5.
Linked entry: swálíce
ge-cynde
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Salamon þeáh swýðe wel, eal swá him gecynde wæs, Wlfst. 277, 17. Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan cui ex conspersione semper facies rubere consueverat, Gr. D. 187, 15.
nearuness
a strait ⬩ oppression ⬩ distress ⬩ distress ⬩ anxiety ⬩ tribulation ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief
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Hé on swá micelre nearanuesse becom he fell into so great trouble (was imprisoned), 1; Fox 2, 27.
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or-wíge
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Th. 268, 18; Jul. 434. not liable to a charge of homicide, said of one who, under the circumstances mentioned in the following passages, caused a person's death, but was not exposed on that account to the consequences which usually followed homicide (
þrýþ
Force ⬩ power ⬩ strength ⬩ forces ⬩ troops ⬩ hosts ⬩ vehemently ⬩ mightily ⬩ fiercely ⬩ greatly
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Ic wiht ( bellows ) geseah, womb wæs þríþum áþrunten, 419, 7; Rä. 38, 2. Þrýðum dealle, Beo. Th. 992; B. 494. ¶ Þrýþ is used in the formation of many proper names. v. Txts. 638
Linked entry: gebéldan
án-rǽdlíce
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Hí swíðe ánrǽdlíce wið þæs heres wǽron they were very resolutely making their way towards the Danes, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 9. of continuous action, constantly, persistently, pertinaciously Ánrǽdlíce pertinaciter, constanter, An. Ox. 771.
heardlíce
boldly ⬩ hardily ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ inflexibly
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Se man, sé ðe wile on ǽlce tíd heardlíce and forwernedlíce lyfigean, sé bið fulfremed, Wlfst. 284, 8. severely, inflexibly Tó écrc forwyrde heardlíce (districtius) gedéman, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 504, 1. in a way that causes pain.
ge-swutelian
To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre
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He him lífes weig geswutelode he manifested to them the way of life, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 16: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 28: 22, 2. Moses geswutelude ða ǽ cæpit Moyses explānāre lēgem, Deut. 1, 5. Geswutelie mid gewitnysse let him show by witness, L.
Linked entries: ge-sweotulian ge-swytelian