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un-geriht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geriht, adj.
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Uncorrected, unrefortned Gif hig þonne gýt eallunga ungerihte and ungecyrrede (inemendabiles et incorrigibiles ) beón, Chrd. 62, 6.

Linked entry: ge-rihtan

fór-wlencean

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wlencean, p. -wlencte; pp. -wlenced [wlenco pride]

To exaltfill with pridemake very proudexaltārearrŏgantia implēre

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To exalt, fill with pride, make very proud; exaltāre, arrŏgantia implēre Ðonne hine ne mágon ða wélan fórwlencean when the riches are not able to make him proud. Past. 26; Hat. MS. 35 b, 2. Forwlencte proud, Blickl. Homl. 199, 14

níd-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽs, e; f.

A command which is attended by compulsion

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A command which is attended by compulsion Man for cyning gebidde and hine búton neádhǽse heora willum weorðigen let people pray for the king, and honour him without injunction, of their own accord, L. Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16

Linked entry: hǽs

ge-mundbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mundbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed [mundbyrd protection]

To protect, defend, patronizeprotĕgĕre, tuēri

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Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21

Linked entry: mundbyrdan

hwíl

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Næs þá nǽnig hwíl tó þan sóna swá út eódon, þá geségon þone hræfn nec mora, egredi-entes conspiciunt corvum 144, 15 : 145, 23.

mildheort-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mildheort-ness, e; f.

Mercycompassionpityclemency

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him lytle mildheortnesse gedyde, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 15

ge-nihtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumnes, -nyhtsumnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, -nis, -niss, e; f.

Abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiencyabundantia, ūbertas, cōpia

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Híg beóþ gedrencte for genihtsumnisse húses ðínes inebriābuntur ab ūbertāte dŏmus tuæ, 35, 9.

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsum-nes

æf-wirdla

Grammar
æf-wirdla, -werdla.

Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum

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Ðæt hé him ðæs befæstan eówdes nánne æfwirdlan (ǽwyrdlan, v. l.) hæbbe ut detrimenta gregis sibi commissi non patiatur, R. Ben. 14, 9. Ðæt hwylcne æfwyrdlan (ǽwyrdlan, v. l.) geþrowedon heora ágenra sáwla animarum damna patirentur, Gr. D. 50, 24.

Linked entry: ǽwirdla

hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, savesanare, salvaresanare, curare, salvare

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hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron sanavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 19

stuntlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stuntlíce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Stuntlíce fæst se ðe hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 16. nellaþ understandan hú stuntlíce dóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 132. Hwæt is stuntlícor quid est stultius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 11

weorc-stán

Grammar
weorc-stán, <b>. I.</b>
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Add ðǽr swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon . . . fundon ǽcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. Th. i. 23, 423. Add Hét hé niman Claudium and lǽdan tó sǽ and wurpan hine út mid ánum weorcstáne, Hml. S. 35, 226

in-bringan

(v.)

to bring inpresent

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to bring in, present Ðá ne mihton hine inbringan cum non possent offerre eum illi, Mk. Skt. 2, 4

Linked entry: in-brengan

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfþ, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan; sútere and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísaþ hwæt him tó gebyreþ, Anglia ix. 263, 18. Sútera hús sutrina domus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 3. [A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fiercesavagecrueldeadlydiredreadfulfrightful

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Him geblendon drýas drync unheórne, se onwende wera ingeþanc, Andr. Kmbl. 68; An. 34

drenc

(n.)
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Add: drinking Sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. 21, 32, 38.

weg

Grammar
weg, <b>. Ia.</b>
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Add Hié sægdon ꝥ nǽre mára weg þonne meahte on týn dagum geféran (uiam non amplius decem dierum), Nar. 25, 2. add Ðá þe on ðǽre synne ealnu weg licgað, Past. 179, 3.

same

(adv.)
Grammar
same, (always in combination with swá); adv.

Similarly, in the same way

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Ðæt hié lufan Dryhtnes and sybbe swá same sylfra betweónum gelǽston, 2411; El. 1207: 2565; El. 1284. On Adame and on his eafrum swá some, Cd. Th. 25, 24; Gen. 399. Is ðæt fýr swásame on ðam wætre and on stánum eác. Met. 20, 150 : 24, 33.

engel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
engel-cund, adj. Angelic; angĕlĭcus = ἀγγελικός
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God him giefe sealde engelcunde God gave him angelic grace, Exon. 34a; Th. 108, 13; Gú. 72

fylcian

(v.)
Grammar
fylcian, p. ade

To arrange troops

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To arrange troops Harald his liþ fylcade Harold drew up his force, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33

Linked entry: ge-fylced

íð-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-dǽde, adj.

Easy to do

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Easy to do Hit wæs Gode ýðdǽde, ðá hé hit swá gedón habban wolde, Wulfst. 15, 18