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un-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fáh, adj.

Not regarded as a foe

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Not regarded as a foe, used of the kinsmen of a criminal when not involved in the feud which their kinsman's guilt occasioned Gif hwá heonanforð ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt hé wege sylf ða fǽhðe ...

Linked entries: un-fǽhð fáh

un-tygþa

(adj.)
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un-tygþa, (-e), -týþa(-e); adj.

Unsuccessful in obtaining a request

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Unsuccessful in obtaining a request For ðæm ne meahte Balaham geearnian ða Godes giefe ðe hé biddende wæs, ðá hé Israhéla folc wirgean wolde and for hine selfne gebiddan, for ðæm hé wearð untygða ðe hé hwierfde his stemne nales his mód hujus correptionis

Linked entry: un-tíþe

wítedóm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítedóm-líc, adj.

Of superhuman knowledgeprophetical

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Gúðlác wítedómlíce gáste (in prophetic spirit) weóx, and hé ða tóweardan mannum cýdde swá cúðlíce swá ða andweardan, 13; Gdwin. 60, 19. Wítedómlíce múðe hé sang, 4; Gdwin. 28, 19

cin-bán

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Add: jaw-bone, jaw Án geswel weóx on hire swuran under þám cinbáne (cynn-, v. l.) (sub maxilla, Bd. 4, 19), Hml. S. 20, 52. Cinbán maxillae, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 45: mandibulas, ii. 77, 42: 86, 76: 56, 26: Hpt. Gl. 520, 73.

ge-slit

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Wearð án cnapa þurh nǽddran geslit neálíce ádýd . . . Hé sette his finger on þá wunda þe se wurm tóslát, Hml. S. 31, 951. what is bitten Eálá, ðú wyrma gecow and wulfes geslit, Nap. 28, 29

ge-wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpnung, e; f.
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Armour, arms. military, v. ge-wǽpnian; i Cóm Mercurius mid his gewǽpnunge and wearð ásend tó þæs cáseres slæge, Hml. S. 3, 251. Hé férde mid þám cempum búton gewǽpnunge, 31, 41.

Linked entry: wǽpnung

hál-bǽre

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Hálbǽre salutiferam, Germ. 389, 6. of persons, that promotes the well-being of others : — Freónd hálbǽrne ic ná gescynde amicum salutarem non confundor, Scint. 195, 11

sǽ-deór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-deór, es; m.

A sea-beast

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Hý mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáþ, 133, 11. Gif hit on Frigedæig þunrige, ðæt tácnaþ sǽdeóra cwealm, Lchdm. iii. 180, 17

healf-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-cwic, adj.

Half alive, half dead

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Funde hiene ǽnne be wege licgan healfcucne invenit in itinere solum relictum et extrema vitæ efflantem, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14. Sume healfcwice flugon on fæsten some half-dead fled to the fastness, Elen. Kmbl. 266; El. 133: Blickl. Homl. 203, 19

bræsen

(adj.)
Grammar
bræsen, bresen; def. se bræsna, seó, ðæt bræsne, bresne; adj.

BRAZEN, æreus, æneusmade of brassstrong, powerful, bold, daring;validus, fortis, potens, procax

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Lamb. 17, 35. strong, powerful, bold, daring; validus, fortis, potens, procax Gebeád ðá se bræsna Babilóne weard then the bold lord of Babylon proclaimed, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 16; Dan. 449

Linked entries: bræsna bresne

ofer-hleápan

(v.)

to overleap, pass by jumping

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Ðæt hors slóg on ðam wege oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17. All eorþlíc þing wæs oferhleápende transiliens 2, 7; S. 509, 14. Similar entries v. next word

cnódan

(v.)
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cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To giveassigncallcarry outexalt tribuĕreattribuĕreefferre

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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3;Hat. MS. 22b, 3

Linked entries: ge-cnoden cneódan

for-þrysmian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þrysmian, -þrysman.

to choketo darken with smokecloud

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Þæt sǽd mid þǽra þorna wæstme forðrysmod wearð, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 6. Forðresmedon suffocato, An. Ox. 11, 100. to darken with smoke, cloud Ásweartad, forsworcen, forþ[r]ysmed fuscatus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 7

camp-stede

(n.)
Grammar
camp-stede, es; m.
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Fór campstede [MS. campsted] sécan he went forth to seek the place of battle, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 28; Met. 26, 14

niht-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-lang, adj.

Night-longa night in length

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Night-long, a night in length Nafa ðú nánes þearfan wedd mid ðé nihtlangne fyrst si pauper est proximus tuus, non pernoctabit apud te pignus, Deut. 24, 12 : Cd. Th. 191, 2; Exod. 208 : Andr. Kmbl. 1668; An. 836 : 2620; An. 1311 : Elen.

post

(n.)
Grammar
post, es; m.
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Ðæt hús wearð ðá forburnen búton ðam ánum poste, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 186-191

un-gesǽliglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽliglíce, adv.

unhappilymiserablywickedly

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Similar entries v. un-gesǽllíce Swá ungesǽliglíce Iudas ðam láreówe deáð sǽtade, swá him eall his líf tó ungesǽlðum wearð, Homl. Ass. 161, 225

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wiþerweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-líc, adj.

Unfavourableadversehurtful

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Similar entries v. wiþer-weard, V. Nis cristenum monnum nán ðing swá wiðerweardlíc and hefigtýme swá swá oferfyl nihil sic contrarium est omni christiano quomodo crapula, R. Ben. 63, 20.

wordlung

(n.)
Grammar
wordlung, e; f.

discourseconversationidle talkbabblingchattering

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Gl. 61. in a bad sense, idle talk, babbling, chattering Ðæt sidefulle wíf wordlunge ne lufaþ (cf. idele weord ne luuað, III. 21), O. E. Homl. i. 301, 2. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse, gemágnysse and wordlunge, Homl.Th. ii. 220, 26

Linked entry: wordlian

fefer-ádl

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Wearð hé untrum on feforádle, Bl. H. 217, 16: 227, 5: 209, 11. Miclum feberádlum magnis febribus, Lk. L. 4, 38: Mt. L. 8, 15. Add