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mann

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Restedæg wæs geworht for þám men, næs se man (homo) for ðám restedæge, Mk. 2, 27. Nis mé ege mannes, Ps. Th. 117, 6. Þeáh ic God ne ondrǽde, ne ic man ne onþracige, Lk. 18, 4. man as in inner man Se innra man, ꝥ is séo sáwl, Ll.

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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III. wanting, not complete, deficient :-- Gif nán wuht full nǽre, ðonne nǽre nán wuht wana ; and gif nán wuht wana nǽre, ðonne nǽrenán wuht full; for ðý biþ ǽnig full þing, ðe sum biþ wana, and for ðý biþ ǽnig þing wana, ðe sum biþ full, Bt. 34, I ; Fox

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt hý swá heáne hý geþohtan ðæt hý heora gelícan wurdan that it was not fitting for them [the Romans] to think themselves so low as to be their [the Carthaginians'] equals, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 27: Cd. 93; Th. 242, 17; Dan. 420.

wearte

(n.)
Grammar
wearte, an; weart(?), e; f.

A wart

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Wið scurfedum nægle, nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on ðone nægl wið ða wearta (-an ?), ii. 150, 5

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hæfde ic ælteówe þénas nǽre ic ðus eáðelíce oferswíðed, Hml. S. 11, 226. and add

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Næs monna gemet, ne mægen engla ðæt eów mihte helpan, nimþe Hǽlend God, Cd. Th. 295, 27; Sat. 493. Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl. Homl. 161, 11.

Linked entry: nemþe

be-sárgian

(v.)
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Hí gesáwon ꝥ him næs álýfed unálýfedlic þing tó dónne, and hí besárgodon ꝥ hí sceoldon hyra gewunan forlǽtan. Gr. D. 104, 18. Hý ná ne ceorien, ne mid móde besárgien non murmurarent, R. Ben. 65, 9.

Linked entry: sárgian

ge-nyhtsumian

(v.)
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Ben. 89, 10. to have enough of, be satisfied with Næs ic ná genihtsumigende on þám geongum, ac ic eác swylce manega ælðeódige besmát, Hml. S. 23 b, 395. [O. H. Ger. ge-nuhtsamón abundare, sufficere, locupletare.?

ríht

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Add þǽr næs riht on þǽre stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne for þǽre stówe weorþunge in illo loco neminem fas erat interfici, Nar. 30, 1. Béte hé þone borgbryce swá him ryht wísie, and þone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, Ll. Th. i. 60, 20.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae viceret occisorum non commemorare numerum, Ors. 4, 1 ; Swt. 156, 22. Cyninges þegnas oft ráde on ridon ðe mon ná ne rímde Chr. 871 ; Erl. 76, 12.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Næs scealca nán there was no one, Met. 8, 21. Scipu mid scealcum ships with their crews, Exon. Th. 362, 3; Wal. 31. Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219.

Linked entry: scilcen

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Næs ðæt mǽtost mægenfultuma not poorest of aids was that, Beo. Th. 2914; B. 1455. Métestum pessimi[s ?], Kent. Gl. 711

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

nebb

(n.)
Grammar
nebb, es; n.

a nebniba beaka beak-shaped thinga nosethe gristle of the nosethe facecountenance

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.: næb, MS. G.) of ásleá, gebéte him mid. lx. sciłł., L. Alf. Pol. 48; Th. i. 94, 8. the face, countenance Neb facies, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 51 : vultus, Hpt. Gl. 475. 6. Hys nebb ( facies ) wæs mid swátlíne gebunden, Jn. Skt. 11, 44. Neb, Met. 31, 23.

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
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Næs tó ánum dæge, ne tó twám . . . ne tó twéntigum, Num. 11, 19. Intó ðýs twéntigum híd?m, Cod. Dip.

eác

(con.)
Grammar
eác, conj. l. adv.
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Næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Bl. H. 13, 8

on-weald

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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,

scínan

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næs þæccille bearnende and líxende ł scínende (lucens), Jn. L. 5, 35. of persons Heálicere héhþe gleów, scán pręcelso (puritatis) fastigio fulminauit, claruit, An. Ox. 4409: 4573.

þes

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Add Þá heofencundan þing þe sint gecynde, næs þǽs eorþlican, Bt. 14, 1; F. 42, 1 (cf. I 1 a). Þǽs lǽnan gesǽlþa, 20; F. 72, 15. Þonne hió þǽs lǽnan lufað and wundrað eorþlicu þing, Met. 20, 223. 1 b.

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fiercenessragecrueltyseverity.ferocitasausteritasferitas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia furorferia, insaniasavagenessfiercenessferocityharshnessseverity

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Síe ðær eác réðnes næs ðeáh tó stíþ sit vigor, sed non exasperans, Swt. 127, 2. Ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse suíður ðonne mon niéde scyle cum sese increpatio, plus quam necesse est in asperitatem pertrahit, 21, 7; Swt. 167, 8

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Súð ne norð ofer eormengrund óþer nǽnig sélra nǽre, Beo. Th. 1720; B. 858: Met. 10, 24. Súð eást and west, 9, 42: 10, 5. Súð west and eást, 14, 7. Swá heó ( the sun ) súðor biþ, swá hit swíþor winterlǽcþ, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2