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brýd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-þing, pl. n.
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Ꝥ heó mihte féran tó þǽm brýdþingum, 87, 22. Ongunnon hys yldran hyne laþian tó brýdþingum his parents wanted him to marry, 152, 22

for-molsnian

(v.)
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Hire líchama ne mihte formolsnian on eorðan ... God mæg árǽran ðá formolsnodon líchaman, 20, 108-110. Seó anlícnys tófeól tó heora fótum formolsnod, 2, 374. Add:

neáh-hergung

(adj.; part.)
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harrying in one's neighbourhood Ne mihte ic gangan tó eástdǽlum for Rómwarena cempena neéhhergunge I could not go East because the Roman soldiers were harrying in the neighbourhood, Hml. A. 200, 174

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif hé for þí ne syngode þe hé ne mihte; ac hé wǽre hérigendlic, gif hé ne syngode þá þá hé mihte . . . drecð deófol mancyn mid costnungum, ꝥ þá be-ón hergendlice and hálige þe him wiðstandað magnae laudi non esset, si ideo homo

melu

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Orn seó cweorn ðurh godcunde miht. . . and wæs genihtsumnes meluwes, Shrn. 145, 26. Ðeós wyrt mid meoluwe gecnucud, Lch. i. 270, 23. Mid berenum meluwe, 15.

ymb-set

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-set, es; n.
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Hé ne mihte ne mid gefeohte ne mid ymbsete ( obsidione ) ða burh ábrecan ne gegán, 3, 16; S. 542, 19

eáþ

(adv.)
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More easily Þæt hé þe eáð (iéð, S. 68, 14) mihte winnan, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 6: An. 368. Þæt mæg engel þín eáð geféran, 194

wealdend-god

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend-god, es; m.

The Lord God

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The Lord God Ic cleopige tó Heáhgode and tó Wealdendgode ðe mé wel dyde clamabo ad Deum altissimum, et ad Dominum qui bene fecit mihi, Ps. Th. 56, 2. Se is wealdendgode wellícendlíc beneplacitum est Deo, 67, 16

geóc

(n.)
Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.

Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolationsalus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio

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Ne miht ðú me ofer ðisne dæg ǽnige helpe ne geóce gefremman non mihi aliquid utilitatis aut salutis potes ultra conferre, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 30.

Linked entries: gióc eóc

ár-geótere

(n.)
Grammar
ár-geótere, es ; m. [ár brass, geótere a pourer]

A caster or pourer of brassmelter of brassbrass-founderærarius

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A caster or pourer of brass, melter of brass, brass-founder; ærarius Ðá wæs sum árgeótere, se mihte dón anlícnessa there was a certain brass founder, who could make images, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 26

earm-sceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-sceapen, adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ne mihte earm-sceapen áre findan the poor wretch might not find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2259; An. 1131: 2689; An. 1347: Beo. Th. 2707; B. 1351: Cd. 206; Th. 255, 30; Dan. 632

Linked entry: sceapen

sócn

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Add Þá word mé secgendum eft óðru sócn and frignung mé is on mód becumen mihi haec dicenti alia suboritur quaestio, Gr. D. 137, 29. Þurh sócne per inquisitionem, 265, 8. v. fird-, hundred-, tó-sócn

ge-cænnan

(v.)

to declareclearproveadvocarepurgaremanifestare

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to declare, clear, prove; advocare, purgare, manifestare Hine gecænne ðæt he ðane banan begeten ne mihte let him prove that he could not obtain the slayer, L. H. E. 2; Th. i. 28, 2 : 4; Th. i. 28, 8

Linked entry: ge-cennan

segling

(n.)
Grammar
segling, e ; f.
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Sailing Ðæt wé ne mid seglinge ne mid równesse ówiht fremian mihte ut neque velo neque remigio quicquam proficere valeremus, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 613, 25. Hé mid seglunge binnon ánum dæge com tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27

un-gefyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefyrn, adv.

At no distant datebefore longsoon

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At no distant date, before long, soon Ðú áfindst his mihte ungefyrn on ðé sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 153. Eallum folce ðæs swíðe ungefyrn ( very soon after that ) hé geswutelian wolde hwæs gehwá gelýfan sceolde, i. 23, 405

Linked entry: ge-fyrn

wiþerbrocian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerbrocian, p. ode

To opposebe adverse tobe against

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Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word

minsian

(v.)
Grammar
minsian, p. ode

To lessendiminishbecome small

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Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrþa geminsian, Wulfst. 35, 3

Linked entry: min

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, es; n.
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., þæt hig mihte fram úses Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wlfst. 184, 19. Dó on sumes cynnes cald (MS. B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19

un-nytt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nytt, n.
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Add: what is useless or unprofitable Ic nát hwes ic bydde hweder ic bydde nyttes þe unnyttes mé sylfum oððe þám freóndum þe ic lufige nescio quid mihi ex eo ulile sit, vel eis quos diligo, Solil. H. 13. 18

Linked entries: nytt nytt nytt on-nytt

un-eáþness

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un-eáþness, <b>. I.</b>
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In 1. 7 after fare insert: non mihi labor est ad Dominum meam uenire, and add: distress of body or mind Mid þiére unéþnysse (-eáð-, v.l. ) swá myccles sáres onǽled doloris magni stimulis accensus, Gr. D. 207, ii