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eall-swá

(adv.)
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Se wítega wæs ealswá genumen tó ðám óðrum lífe, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 61, 140. adverbial conjunction. as Ealswá ut, An. Ox. 316. Hí dydon eallswá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Feóndum emulis, 5367. of things, what is prejudicial: Bewreóh hine wearme, for þon þe cile biþ þǽre ádle feónd, Lch. ii. 234, 1. a malevolent person (or animal) Hé (Nero) wǽs witena gehwelcum láð. . . .

ge-healdsumnes

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Se Sæseternes-dæg wæs gehálgod mid micelre gehealdsumnysse, 208, Læncten-fæstenes gehealdsumnesse quadragesime observationem R. Ben. I. 84, 9. preservation, maintenance For sóðere sibbe gehealdsumnesse ( conservatione ), R. Ben. 5, 14.

Linked entry: ge-healtsumnys

ge-segen

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Hé cwæð, swá seó ilce wíse manigum men cúð wæs be his sage (gesagone, v.l.) aiebat, sicut res eadem multis innotuit, 318, 27. Þurh háligra bóca gesægene (rǽdinge, v.l. ) gehýred, l, 4. Gesægenum asserlionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 31.

ge-welgian

(v.)
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Ungeendedum edleáni[ende] forebeácnum wæs gewelgod infinitis remuneratore prodigiis donatur, An. Ox. 2551. Gewelgode prosperabantur, 3630. Þá sáwla þe beóð gewelgode mid góódum geearnuncgum, Ps. Th. 44, 13.

nearu-ness

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nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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</b> physical inconvenience, difficulty, troublesome action :-- Hí gesáwon þá nearonessa and þá uneáðnesse þe him sylfum gedón wæs factam sibi difficultatem videbant, Gr. D. 226, 17.

up-áhafenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-áhafenness, e; f.

Upliftingelevationexaltationexultationarrogancepride

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Ðá wæs gehroren sió upáhæfenes Paulus,... and sóna æfter ðæm hryre ðære upáhaefennesse hé ongan timbran eáðmódnesse, 58; Swt. 443, 29. Hér is úres módes upáhafennes; ac ðǽr is ðære þýstro dymnes, L. E. I. proem.; Th. ii. 394, 12.

brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
brǽdan, brédan; to brǽdanne, brédanne; part. brǽdende; he brǽdeþ, brǽd; p. brǽdde, pl. brǽddon; pp. brǽded, brǽdd, brǽd [brád
broad; latus
].

broadlatusTo make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch outdilatare, propalare, expandereTo be extended or developed, grow or rise up;dilatari, adolescere

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Se cyning his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones the king stretched [lit. was stretching] out his hands upwards towards heaven, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 36. v. intrans.

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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Ðá Laban gehírde ðæt Iacob wæs cumen his swustor sunu, ðá arás he togeánes and clypte hine cum audisset Laban venisse Iacob filium sororis suæ, cucurrit obviam ei complexusque eum Gen. 29, 13.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

smíc

(n.)
Grammar
smíc, sméc, smýc, es; m.

Smoke, vapour, steam

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Se wǽta gǽþ up swylce mid smíce oððe miste Lchdm. iii. 278, 9. Sméce gelíce sicut fumus Ps. Th. 101, 3. On ðam fýre and on ðam smýce Homl. Th. ii. 202, 32. Se wind ðæt fýr and ðone smíc ofer ða wallas dráf Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 1.

Linked entries: sméc smoca

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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Wæs þæs folces mycel on fleám bedrifen, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 35. Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, Bl. H. 95, 5. to drive game :-- Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé canes perduxerunt eum (aprum) ad me, Coll.

weás

(adv.)
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weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Men cwǽdon ðonne him hwæt unwénunga gebyrede, ðæt ðæt wǽre weás gebyrede quoties aliquid cujuspiam rei gratia geritur, aliudque quibusdam de causis, quam quod intendebatur, obtingit, casus vocatur, 40, 6; Fox 242, 5, 9.

on-wrigenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wrigenness, e; f.

An uncovering, discoverya removal of that which obscures or concealsan explanation, expositionan exposure of a person's real charactera revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power

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T. onwrignesse) ðæt hire forþfóre wǽre swíðe neáh. Sǽde heó him ðæt seó onwrihgnes ðyslíc wǽre. Cwæþ ðæt heó gesáwe micelne þreát, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 35-38.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml. S. 33, 223. Ásliden and gewǽht elisa et labefacta, An. Ox. 4789:Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 44. Ealle áslidene omnes elisos, Ps. L. 144, 14

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Him nǽnig wæs ǽlǽrendra óðer betera, Elen. Kmbl. 1008; El. 505. Nǽnig heora þohte, Beo. Th. 1385; B. 691. Nǽnegum áraþ leóde Deniga, 1201; B. 598. Ic nǽngum sceððe burgsittendra, Exon. Th. 407, 9; Rä. 26, 2.

Linked entry: nán

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swelc ic wǽre hwelc folclíc mon and mé wǽre mete and wínes þearf ut vini et carnis quidam emptor, Nar. 18, 4. Wén is ðæt hwilc wundor ineode on ðaet carcern, St. And. 14, 28.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Gé wiðsócon sóðe and rihte, ðæt in Bethleme bearn Wealdendes cenned wǽre, 779; El. 390. Grammar wiþ-sacan, with a clause Hí wiðsócon, ðæt hé God wǽre . . . Sume wiðsócon, ðæt hé deádlíc flǽsc underfénge, Homl. Th. i. 116, 16-19.

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðæs fæder wæs Wóden nemned, 1, 15; S. 483, 30: Blickl. Homl. 81, 1. On ðǽm bócum ðe nemned is Actus Apostolorum, 133, 11 : 137, 31. Ðæt wæs swíðe heálíc nama ðæt Sanctus Johannes engel wæs nemned, 167, 32.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Maria wæs belocen (exclusa) bútan þære wícstówe, Num. 12, 15. Sind wé úte belocene fram ðám leóhte, Hml.

self

(pronoun.)
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self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Gif hit cucu feoh wǽre and hé secgge ðæt hit self ácwǽle died a natural death, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 52, 2. Marius and Silla gefóran him self, and Cinna wæs ofslagen, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 236, 24.

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