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fágian

(v.)

to vary

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L. 16, 3. to vary Swá hit nú fágað, Freán eald geweorc þætte winnende wiðerweard gesceaft fæste sibbe forð anhealdað (cf. swá hit fágiaþ ꝥ . . .

for-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-byrd, for-byrd (fore-), e; f. (in Hml. S. 33, 203 the word seems neuter),

enduranceforbearanceabstention

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Ne mihte Pafnuntius nán forbyrd habban, ne náne frófre onfón, Hml. S. 33, 203. Nú wille ic God biddan ꝥ þé forgife forebyrd and geþyld, 251. bearing patiently, forbearance.

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.
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Add: free. of persons, not in bondage dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, Cht. Th. 628, 23. Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll.

ge-sibsumian

(v.)
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Hér cýð on ðysum gewrite Godwine and Leófwine wurdon ge-sybsumode ymbe ðæt land, C. D. iv. 266, 10

mǽgþ

Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Cóm Críst on ðám tíman þe seó cynelice mǽigð áteórode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 4. Mid cynrene, miégþe prosapia, i. genus progenies, An. Ox. 1297 : stemmati, Germ. 393, 131. férde embe Agathen ǽhta, and eác wolde gehæftan ealle hire mǽgðe, Hml. S. 8, 210.

micel-ness

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Add manigfeald is seó mycelnes þínre swétnesse quam magna multitude dulcedinis tuae, Ps. Th. 30, 21. Þá þe þǽre mycelnesse hiora spéda gylpað qui multitudine abundantiarum suarum gloriabuntur, 48, 6. <b>II a.

of-sittan

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Add Wæs álýfed þám ealdum mannum þæt móston heora fýnd mid stranglicre mihte ofsittan, and mid wǽpne ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 522, 15. <b>II a.

riht-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-wís, adj.

Righteous just

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Rihtwís déma, Hy. 6, 7. Se ðe underféhþ rihtwísne on rihtwíses naman, onféhþ rihtwíses méde, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 41. Unscyldig ic eom fram ðyses rihtwísan blóde ( a sanguine justi hujus ), 27, 24. Ðé ic geseah rihtwísne ætforan mé, Gen. 7, 1.

Linked entry: wrenc-wís

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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To scathe, hurt, harm, injure with dat. Ic nǽngum sceþþe, Exon. Th. 407, 9; Rä. 26, 2. Nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ, 203, 23; Ph. 88. Ðonne þunorrád biþ, ne sceþeþ ðam men ðe ðone stán ( agate ) mid him hæfþ, Lchdm. ii. 296, 30: 162, 19.

Linked entry: sceaþan

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Ealle unsibba hit wyrcð, Wulfst. 242, 8. strife, hostilities, war Gif hié gemunan willaþ hiora ieldrena wólgewinna and hiora monigfealdan unsibbe recolant majorum suorum tempora, bellis inquietissima, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 15.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hwý biþ his anwald áuhte ðý mára gif náh his selfes geweald in what way will his power be at all the greater if he has not command over himself? Bt. Met.

dǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bana, an; m. [dǽd a deed, bana a killer]

An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murderhomicida

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An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder; homicida Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26

dýfan

(v.)
Grammar
dýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To dip, immerse immergĕre

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He hine on ðam streáme sencte and dýfde he sank and immersed himself in the stream, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22

ferend

(n.)
Grammar
ferend, es; m. [part. of feran]

A travellermessengersailorperegrīnātornunciusnauta

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Him ða ferend on fæste wuniaþ the sailors firmly rest on him, 97 a; Th. 361, 25; Wal. 25

helpe

(n.)
Grammar
helpe, an, f.

Help

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him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448

Linked entry: HELP

middangeard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middangeard-líc, adj.

Terrestrialphysical as opposed to spiritual

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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque

mynster-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mynster-líce, adv.

Monasticallyin a manner suitable to a monastery

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æþele mynster getimbrede. Ðá ðá ðæt hæfde mynsterlíce ge þeáwlíce gesett, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 37

bi-neótan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-neótan, p. -neát, pl. -nuton; pp. -noten
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To deprive of the enjoyment or use of anything On hyge hálge heáfde bineótan to deprive the holy one in spirit of his head, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 28; Jul. 604. He hine ealdre bineát he deprived him of life, Beo. Th. 4784; B. 2396

Linked entry: bi-noten

þwárian

(v.)
Grammar
þwárian, p. ode

To bring into agreementmake harmonious

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To bring into agreement, make harmonious gemetgaþ ða feówer gesceafta, ða þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ (geþwǽraþ and wlitegaþ, Cott.

á-blǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
á-blǽst, adj.
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inspired Áblǽst afflatus (spiritu ), Hpt.

Linked entry: blǽstan