unriht-lust
Improper desire
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Improper desire Ðú eart scyldigra ðonne wé for ðínum ágnum unrihtlustum, Bt. 7, 5; Fox 24, 7
willíce
Willingly ⬩ voluntarily
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Willingly, voluntarily; Óþre gehwylce ða wyllíce wé onféngon cetera queque quao uoluntarie suscepimus, Anglia xiii. 375, 138
á-þryccan
To press ⬩ oppress
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To press, oppress Wé biðon áðryht premimur, Rtl. 15, 30. ꝥte ué sié áðryht opprimamur, 82, 27
ge-ascian
To find out by asking ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ audīre
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To find out by asking, learn, hear; fando accĭpĕre, discĕre, audīre Geascode he ðone cyning on Meran túne he learnt [that] the king [was] at Merton, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 28. Ðá geascade se cyng ðæt ðæt hie út on hergaþ fóron then the king heard that they
ge-bǽran
To bear one's self ⬩ behave or conduct one's self ⬩ se gerere
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To bear one's self, behave or conduct one's self; se gerere Ne gefrægn ic ða mǽgþe sél gebǽran never have I heard of the tribe bearing themselves better, Beo. Th. 2029; B. 1012 : 5640; B. 2824 : Fins. Th. 77; Fin. 38. Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá
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hnappian
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to sleep lightly or for a short time, get drowsy Ic neapiu and gerestu obdormiam et requiescam Ps. Srt. 4, 9. For hwí hnappas þú ł hwí slǽpst þú quare obdormis ? Ps. L. 43, 23. Gehwéde hneppast paululum dormitabis Kent. Gl. 135. Þonne wé gebǽrað for
be-leán
To hinder by blame ⬩ reprehend ⬩ reprove ⬩ forbid ⬩ prohibere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ reprehendere
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To hinder by blame, reprehend, reprove, forbid; prohibere, reprobare, reprehendere We lǽraþ ðæt preostas oferdruncen beleán óðrum mannum we enjoin that priests reprehend drunkenness in other men L. Edg. C. 57; Th. ii. 256, 14. He him ðæt swýðe belóh
big-wist
Food, nourishment, provision ⬩ pabulum, alimentum, commeatus
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Food, nourishment, provision; pabulum, alimentum, commeatus Bigwist alimentum, pabulum, Abus. 4. We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum
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un-áteorigendlíc
indefatigable ⬩ unwearied ⬩ that shall not fail ⬩ unending ⬩ imperishable
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indefatigable, unwearied Mid unáteriendlíce strecnysse indefessa instantia, Hpt. Gl. 434, 22. that shall not fail, unending, imperishable Hí befæston Godes láre heora underþeóddum tó unáteorigendlícum gafele, Homl. Th. i. 544, 18. Wé habbaþ unáteorigendlíce
un-gesceádwíslíce
Indiscreetly ⬩ unreasonably ⬩ foolishly
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Indiscreetly, unreasonably, foolishly Ða ðe hiora ágen ungesceádwíslíce healdaþ qui sua indiscrete tenuerunt, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 11. Se gítsere and se ðe wotuldwelan lufaþ ungesceádwíslíce. Swt. 331, 8. Ðonne wé biddaþ ongeán úre ágenre þearfe, ðonne
ge-hala
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One who shares another's secrets, a confidant Gehala vel gerúna sinmistes vel consecretalis, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 18. Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne gehalan and þíne midspecan, ne wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, ꝥ
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wamm-dǽd
An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime
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An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime Swá swá wé forlǽtaþ leahtras on eorðan ðám ðe wið ús oft ágyltaþ, and womdǽda wítan ne þencaþ 'as we forgive them that trespass against us,' Hy. 6, 25. Him (David) sáwla Neriend secgan hét ymb his womdǽda Waldendes
hearm-stæf
Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction
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Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction Wé nú gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan we now hear whence troubles arose for us, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 1; Gen. 939. Ne móstun hý Gúþláces gæste sceððan ... ac hý áhófun hearmstafas they might not injure Guthlac's
swǽrlíce
of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously ⬩ of sleeping, heavily, ⬩ graviter
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of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, Wé feóllon
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full-getreów
Full true ⬩ altogether true ⬩ pĕnĭtus vērax
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Full true, altogether true; pĕnĭtus vērax We synd fullgetreówe sŭmus pĕnĭtus vērāces, Gen. 42, 31
un-sceádwíslíc
Unreasonable ⬩ irrational
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Unreasonable, irrational Gif wé ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30
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on-sund
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Swâ mid mîne werode onsunde in Patriacen ꝥ lond wê becwôman, Nar. 17, 15. Add
palm-dæg
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Palm Sunday On þám symbeldæge þe wé palmdæg gewunelíce nemnað, Hml. S. 23 b, 140
twislung
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Add: differentiation Wé nellað náne twislunge habban nánes hádes reclusa personarum acceptione, Chrd. 13, 24
smeáþanclíce
Exactly, at large ⬩ subtiliter
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Exactly, at large; subtiliter Swá wé hér bufan smeáþanclíce áwriten habbaþ Anglia viii. 309, 22