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hring-nett

(n.)
Grammar
hring-nett, es; n.
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889

un-sac

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sac, (-sæc?); adj.

Free from any charge

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Free from any charge Unsac hé wæs on lífe no charge was brought against him while alive, Lchdm. iii. 288, 6

Linked entry: sac

un-tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tídlíce, adv.

Unseasonablyat a wrong time

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Unseasonably, at a wrong time Eall ðæt mon untídlíce onginþ, næfþ hit æltæwne ende, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 27

Linked entry: tídlíce

un-gemunecod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemunecod, adj.

Not made a monk

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Not made a monk Unhádod man and ungemunecod homo non ordinatus nec monachus, L. Ecg. C. 12; Th. ii. 142, 4

Linked entry: ge-munecod

Lǽden-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
Lǽden-lic, adj.
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Latin hæfst þú mé ofte gebedon ꝥ ic þé út árehte mid Lǽdenlicre sprǽce þæs eadigestan Nicholaes gebyrdtída, Nap. 40

hygeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hygeleáslíce, adv.
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Thoughtlessly, with levity, carelessly Efston ealle preóstas tó cyrcan, and higeleáslíce ( non inhoneste uel inconposite ) gangon in, Chrd. 34, 5

ofer-gapian

(v.)
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Add: The original Latin is: Nec occasione sacerdotii obliviscatur regule oboedientiam. [Cf. O. H. Ger. kapfén to look.] Cf. ofer-gíman

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reproverebukereproachto punish one who deserves punishmentto chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amendto chastencorrectto torturetormentafflictdistressvexoppress

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Ne þreáge (drégu, Surt.: þreá, Spl. C.: þrǽwie, Spl. T.) ic eów non arguam te, Ps. Th. 49, 9. Þreáge (ðréu, Surt.: ðreáge, Spl.), 49, 23. Ðú ðreást (ðreádes, Surt.: þreádest, Spl.) ðeóda increpasti gentes, 9, 5.

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Ne foldan stán, ne wæteres wylm, ne wudutelga, 843; Sal. 421. Geofon ýþum weól, wintres wylm (the boiling flood of winter), Beo. Th. 1036; B. 516. Ic ðæs wælmes grundhyrde fond, 4276; B. 2135.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Hé leng ne leofaþ ðonn on midre ilde he will not live beyond middle age, Lchdm. iii. 162, 21. Ǽrðæmðe hé self wǽre fulfremedre ielde nisi perfecta ætate, Past. 49, 5 ; Swt. 335, 19. Hundehtatig ylda octoginta anni, Ps.

Linked entries: yld eld

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Ðú miht forleósan unðances ða ðing ðe áteorian magon, ac gif ðú sylf for Gode gód byst, ðæt ðú ne forlýst nǽfre unðances, 410, 26-28. Far ðé frig; nis úre gewuna ðæt ǽnig man unðances tó Gode gecyrre, 416, 32.

Linked entry: un-þances

BEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓR, es; m.

BEERnourishing or strong drinkcerevisiasiceraa beverage made of honey and watermeadmetheglinhydromeliĭtisydromellummulsum

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He ne drincþ wín ne beór vinum et siceram non bibet Lk. Bos. 1, 15 : Deut. 14, 26. Ðæt mon geselle twelf seoxtres beóras that they give twelve sesters of beer Th. Diplm. A. D. 901-909; 158, 22.

Linked entry: biór

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ne bysmra ðú ðínne mǽg non faies calumniam proximo tuo, Lev. 19, 13. Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

seawater

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Ne lagu dréfde ne of [on?] lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, e; f.

LEAVEpermissionlicense

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Lóciaþ ðæt ðiós eówru leáf ne weorðe óðrum monnum tó biswice videte, ne forte hæc licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis, Past. 59, 6; Swt. 451, 32. Gif him líf seald wǽre, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8, note.

leóma

(n.)
Grammar
leóma, an; m.

Lightradiancesheensplendourlightningray

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Ðæt nánes mannes gesihþ ðæs leóhtes leóman sceáwian ne mihte, Homl. Th. i. 76, 11. Fýrleóht geseah blácne leóman beorhte scínan he saw the firelight, a pale gleam, shine brightly, Beo. Th. 3038; B. 1517.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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Ne gebýraþ hit swá non ita convenit, Gen. 48, 18. Him ne gebýraþ to ðám sceápum non pertinet ad eum de ovibus, Jn. Bos. 10, 13. Him gebýrode to ðám þearfum de egenis pertinebat ad eum, 12, 6.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Ne beó ðé nán þing gemǽne ongén ðisne rihtwísan ne quid tibi sit commune adversus hunc justum, 27, 19 : Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 11.

Linked entry: mǽne

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Similar entries eald-, ge-, not-, stæf-, stǽr-, tíd-, un-, wyrd-wríte

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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For þæs fýres bryne eall se feld born, Nar. 23, 27, Ðet ne byrnan ut non ardeant (vestimenta ), Kent. Gl. 164.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan