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un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarily ⬩ incautiously ⬩ without caution ⬩ heedlessly

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Unwarily, incautiously, without caution, heedlessly Ic lǽre ðæt hira nán ðara ne wilnie ðe hine unwærlíce begá; and se ðe hí unwærlíce gewilnige, ondrǽde hé ðæt hé hí ǽfre underfénge ut haec, qui vacat, incaute non expetat; et qui incaute expetiit, adeptum

Linked entry: wærlíce

fóre-seón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-seón, to -seónne; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; pp. -sewen

To see before ⬩ FORESEE ⬩ provide ⬩ prævĭdēre ⬩ provĭdēre

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Ðæt he him on his biscopscíre gerisene stówe fóresǽge and sealde, on ðære ðe he mid his geferum wunian mihte ut in diœcēsi sua provĭdēret et dăret ei lŏcum, in quo cum suis apte dēgĕre pŏtuisset, 4, 1; S. 565, 8

ge-scý

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., and add Ðwongas giscóes his corrigiam calciamentorum eius, Lk. R. 3, 16. Mid gescý níwum (ealdum) beón gescód calciamento nouo (ueteri) calciari, Lch. iii. 200, 22, 23. Þám se cyning sealde his ágen gescý (calceamenla sua ], Gr. D. 130, 33.

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To wake ⬩ to come into being ⬩ be born ⬩ spring

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Þanon his eaforan wócan, bearn from brýde, 65, 5; Gen. 1061. Ǽr him sunu wóce, 70, 25; Gen. 1158

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To swear ⬩ take an oath ⬩ jūrāre

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He befóran his fæder gesweór, ðæt he nǽfre ne wurde Rómána freónd he swore before his father that he would never become a friend of the Romans, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 25.

fór-word

(n.)
Grammar
fór-word, es; n.

A fore-word ⬩ stipulation ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum

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Ðis synd ða fórword ðe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbaþ these are the agreements which king Æthelred and all his counsellors have made with the army, L. Eth. ii. prm; Th. i. 284, 6

wiþ-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ferian, p. ede

To carry off ⬩ to rescue

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Ðæt ðú symle sáwle míne álýse, láðum wiðferige liberabit in pace animam meam ab his qui adpropiant mihi, 54, 18. Ðú áwurpe hí ðá hí wéndan, ðæt hí wǽron álýsde, láðum wiðferede dejecisti eos dum allevarentur, 72, 14

trahtian

(v.)
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Þá hí ongunnon trahtian hwæðer hí mihton ... ꝥ unmǽte stánclif onweg áleoþian dum multituto conaretur si possit ingens saxum levare, 213, 22

bearn-teám

progeny ⬩ offspring ⬩ issue ⬩ child-bearing ⬩ procreation of children

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Ꝥ hí heora bearn-teám gebringon tó Críste þurh fulluht, 34, 254.

éfeostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éfeostlíce, adv.

Quickly, hastily ⬩ cĕlĕrĭter

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Quickly, hastily; cĕlĕrĭter He bebead him ðæt he éfeostlíce sceolde to him cuman he commanded him that he should quickly come to him. Chr. 1114; Th. 370, 19

resten-geár

(n.)
Grammar
resten-geár, es; ;n.;

A year in which work is not done

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; A year in which work is not done; Ne sáw ðú ðonne ne ríp ne ðínne wíneard ne wirce, forðam ðe hit biþ restengér, ;in the seventh year; Lev. 25, 4-5

ge-sylt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sylt, pp. of ge-syltan.

salted; ⬩ sale conditus

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salted; sale conditus Gyf ðæt sealt awyrþ, on ðam ðe hit gesylt biþ if the salt be insipid, with what shall it be salted? Mt. Bos. 5, 13: Mk. Bos, 9, 49

gétan

(v.)
Grammar
gétan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To grant ⬩ to confirm ⬩ assent to

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Gétton hit ælle ða óþre all the others assented to it, 656; Th. 53, 27

bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
bedecian, p. ode

To beg

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Hit is swíðe wel be ðǽm gecweden ðæt hé eft bedecige on sumera, Past. 285, 12

mód-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
mód-gehygd, es; n.

Thought

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Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233

ge-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consolari

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To comfort, console; consolari Ðæt híg hira fæder gefréfredon ut lenirent dolorem patris, Gen. 37, 35. Heó nolde beón gefréfred noluit consolari, Mt. Bos. 2, 18. Gefroefred, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 5

Linked entry: ge-froefred

under-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
under-lútan, p. -leát, -luton; pp. -loten

To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support it ⬩ to support ⬩ bear ⬩ submit to

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To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support it, to support, bear, submit to Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte, ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, ond unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum

plantian

(v.)
Grammar
plantian, p. od
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To plant Ðú plantast ( plantes ) wíneard and ne brícst his, Deut. 28, 30. Gé plantiaþ, 28, 39. Gé plantigeaþ, Lev. 19, 23. Hí heora heortan wyrtruman on ðisum andwerdum life plantiaþ,Homl. Th. ii. 132, 7.

under-þeódness

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeódness, e; f.

Subjection ⬩ submission

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Him gehýrsumiaþ óðra engla werod mid micelre underðeódnysse, Homl. Th. i. 342, 34: 346, 34: Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 31. Hí him gehétan eáþmóde hýrnysse and singale underþeódnysse subjectionem continuam promittebant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 27

ge-wær

(v.)
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Uuir knadon geuuar uuorden sín, Notker 38, 9) weorþan to become aware of (gen. ) Þá fundon hí óðre flocráde ꝥ rád út wið Lígtúnes; and þá wurdon þá landleóde his gewær ( the natives became aware of it ), Chr. 914; P. 99, 5.