swimman
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Hine ( a vehicle) oxa ne teáh, ne [hé] on flóde swom, 404, 28 ; Rä. 23, 14. Se swymmenda arc (Noah's ark ). Homl. Th. ii. 60, 2. of lying on the surface of water Nim ompran neoþowearde ða ðe swimme. Lchdm. ii. 52, 19 : 76, 5.
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un-wærlíce
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
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un-gesǽlþ
unhappiness ⬩ illfortune ⬩ calamity ⬩ unhappiness which consists in absence of moral good
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Nán man ne dear for árwyrðnesse ðæs ánsetlan leahtras tǽlan; him synt eác ða ungesélþa leófran, ðæt hé hý nyte, ðænne hé hí lácnige, R. Ben. 135, 18
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híw-cúþ
domestic ⬩ familiar
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Voc. ii. 147, 33. of persons Ic ne eom him swǽ hiéwcúð, Past. 62, 6. Ðyses weres híwcúðesta wæs Julianus hujus viri familiarissimus fuit Julianus, Gr.
hwílwend-lic
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Ðridde þing is éce, swá ꝥ hit næfð náðor ne ordfiumau ne ende, Hml. S. I. 25-31. Án líf is hwílwendlic, óðer éce, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 4. Hí wǽron gehǽlede tó hwílwendlicum lífe, 240, 15. Þǽra hǽðenra wíta synd hwílwendlice, Hml. S. II, 127.
sægen
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Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde þám wífe gemyltsian, ac hé ne mihte ꝥ gafol álecgan . . . 'Gif þú woldest myltsian and ne mihtest, þǽr is sum beládung on þǽre sægne (segene, v. l. ),' Hml.
sǽlþ
Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity
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Hátan ðæt sǽlþa ðe náne ne beóþ, 16, 3; Fox 56,25 . Áfyr fram ðé ía yfelan sǽlþa and unnettan gaudia pelle, 6; Fox 14, 32.
wác-mód
of weak disposition ⬩ morally weak ⬩ fainthearted ⬩ pusillanimous
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Sý fultum geseald ðám wácmódum and ðám unstrangum, ðæt hí mid unrótnesse ða hýrsumnesse ne dón imbecillibus procurentur solacia, ut non cum tristitia hoc faciant, 58, 17.
on-munan
to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of) ⬩ denoting worth ⬩ alone
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to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of). with acc. of person and adj. denoting worth Búton ic openlíce gecýþe ðæt ic God sylfa sý, ne onmun ðú mé nánre áre wyrþne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 36.
ge-fricgan
To learn by asking or by inquiry ⬩ hear of
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We feor and neáh gefrigen habbaþ Moyses dómas hæleðum secgan we far and near have heard that Moses gave laws to men, Cd. 143; Th. 177, 28; Exod. 1
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and-weardnes
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Add: -wurd-, -wyrd-nes. local Þǽr bið engla andweardnes, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 26. Hié mon tó his andweardnesse héht gestandan they were summoned to stand before him, Bl. H. 173, 10. For þǽre andweardnesse þínes yrres a vultu irae tuae, Ps. Th. 37, 3.
wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Ne wít ðú heom ðás synna ne statuas illis hoc peccatum, H. R. 9, 29. Gif ðú hwæt on druncen misdó, ne wít ðú hit ðam ealoðe, Prov. Kmbl. 39: 18: 54. Gif hé hwylc hleahterlíc word onfinde, ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte, Guthl. prol. ; Gdwin. 2, 13: Ps.
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ge-scippan
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Þú hit ne gesceópe, 14, 2 ; F. 42, 35. to shape, give a particular form to.
girnan
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ac þú hine ne miht habban orsogne gloriam petis? sed securus esse desistis, Bt. 32, 1;F. 114, 18. Hé gierneð (girneð, v. l.) ðæs folgoðes magisterium appetit, Past. 55, 21.
tíman
to teem, ⬩ be productive. ⬩ to be with child, ⬩ bear, ⬩ bring forth young ⬩ to beget, ⬩ have intercourse with (wið) a woman ⬩ to have offspring, ⬩ bring forth ⬩ to vouch to warranty ⬩ to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possession ⬩ to refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its support ⬩ to betake one's self to a place, ⬩ go to ⬩ to resort to ⬩ appeal to in reverence or for help ⬩ to lead to
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Lia underget ðæt heó leng ne týmde (quod parere desiisset), Gen. 30, 9. Ðonne heó (the wife) leng týman ne mæg, geswícan hí hǽmedes, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 5.
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Eðan-dún
EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi
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EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi He fór to Eðandúne he went to Eddington, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 12
be-stód
stood by or near, stood around, surrounded
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stood by or near, stood around, surrounded, Gen. 23, 2 : Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68; Similar entries p. of be-standan
þurh-lǽran
to persuade
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to persuade Nele God wrecan yfelnysse se andettan gyltas þurhlǽrþ non uult Deus ulcisci malitiam, qui confiteri delicta persuadet, Scint. 38, 12
symbel
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</b> a solemn service, v. symbel-ness; Gehýredum mæssan symlum (sollempniis), Chrd. 114, 10
manig-feald
Manifold ⬩ multifarious ⬩ of many kinds ⬩ various ⬩ consisting of many parts ⬩ complex ⬩ Manifold ⬩ numerous ⬩ abundant ⬩ plural
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Wæs ðǽr seó monigfealdeste wól, mid moncwealme, ge eác ðætte ne wíf ne niéten ne mehton nánuht libbendes geberan, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 17. Manifold, numerous, abundant; as a grammatical term, plural Menifeld augmentatus, Hpt. Gl. 440, 51.