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sárig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful, melancholy Nú sume hwíle wé sprácon ymb unróte and sáriglice bysne; gehwyrfen wé nú eft tó þám blíþum spræcum interim hoc triste seponentes ad ea laeta redeamus, Gr.D. 290, 6

scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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of time, shortly, before long, soon Nú gyt scortlíce ł lytel fæc and ne byþ se synfulla adhuc pusillum et non erit peccator, Ps. Lamb. 36, 10. Scortlícor maturius, citius, velocius. Hpt. Gl. 527, 14. of speech, narrative, etc., shortly, briefly, compendiously

ofer-gemet

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Lóca nú þæt þú ofergemet ne wilnige, nú ðú hí (God and Alypius) tógædere metest, woldest cunnan God swá swá Alippius vide ergo ne impudenter velis satis Deum nosse, qui Alypium non satis nosti, Solil. H. 17, 9. Add

tíd-fara

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-fara, an; m.
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A traveller the time of whose journey is come (?), or one who journeys for a (short) time (?) Nú ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart nú tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, <b>. I</b> I g.
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Lóca nú ꝥ þú ofer gemet ne wilnige, Solil. H. 17, 9. Add

bletsian

(v.)
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Add: <b>I a</b> α. to pronounce the benediction in a religious service Hé hæfeð nú gemæssod, and bletsað nú þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Þonne gé bletsiað on Israhéla folc, Num. 6, 23

on-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
on-wacnian, p. ode

To wake up, rouse one's self

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To wake up, rouse one's self Onwacnigeaþ nú, wígend míne, Fins. Th. 28; Fin. 10

Linked entry: on-wæcnian

for-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
for-georne, adv.

Very diligently

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Very diligently Geseó wé nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23

Linked entry: georne

Satan

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Æfter þúsend geárum bið Satanas unbunden . . . Nú syndon Satanases bendas swýðe tóslopene, Wlfst. 83, 8. Add

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive Hé is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

ardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ardlíce, adv. [arod quick, líce]

Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ prompte ⬩ cito

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Quickly, immediately; prompte, cito Éfstaþ nú ardlíce persequimini cito, Jos. 2, 5: Gen. 14, 14: 22, 11

cum

(v.)

come

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come Nú ðú cum now come thou, Exon. 10a ; Th. 10, 9 ; Cri. 149; imp. of cuman

grǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽde, adj.
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Grassy Gang nú of þǽre grǽdan (grénan, v. l. ) dúne, Hml. S. 18, 245. v. grǽd grass

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

giscian

(v.)
Grammar
giscian, to sob.
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Ic nú wépende and gisciende misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Add

lóc

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Add: lóce. The word is used with nú and with indirect interrogatives, pronouns or adverbs. Its force in the latter combination, ever, is seen in the following gloss Lóc hwæt tó láfe beó quodcumjue restat, Germ. 388, 78. with nú, bespeaking attention

ge-feohan

(v.)

to rejoice

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to rejoice Gefeoh nú on ferþe rejoice now in mind, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: ge-feagan

on-cýþig

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Add: unknown (?) Nú þú cunnon miht h[wæt on wo]rdum wæs werum oncýðig, Hpt. 33, 73, 12

Linked entry: cýþig

ge-finegod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-finegod, part. p. [fynegian to become mouldy]

Mouldy ⬩ mūcĭdus

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Mouldy; mūcĭdus Ðe nú sind gefinegode which are now mouldy, Jos. 9, 12

on-hycgan

(v.)
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to consider, reflect on Onhicgað nú hálige mihte, wíse wundor Godes, Dan. 473