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fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Hí hine mid ealre smyltnysse on heora fiðerum feredon, þæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón, Guth. 40, 18. of gentle, courteous, kindly treatment Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere, Ps. Th. 118, 122.

ge-séman

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Wearð ꝥ mǽste gewinn . . . hié mid nánum þinge ne mehton gesémede weorþan, 2, 2 ; S. 64, 34. Hí gesémede beón ne mihtan . . .

sittan

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Bútan hié þá burg forléten, and ꝥ nán ne sǽte hiere x mílum neáh. Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 22. Gemong him mid sibbe sittan to settle peaceably amongst them, 2, 8; S. 94, 10: 6, 34; P. 290, 23.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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wyrcð piger enim recte sentiendo quasi vigilat, quamvis nil operando torpescat, Past. 39; Swt. 283, 7.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

ge-setnes

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Ne secge wé nán þincg níwes on þissere gesetnysse (cf. on þyssere béc þǽra hálgena þrowunga, 36), Hml. S. p. 4, 46. On þǽre gesetnysse be worulde frymðe, Angl. viii. 307, 5. Be þǽre gesetnysse of ðám gedwylde, Hml. A. 24, 5.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Ne nýde man náðer ne wíf ne mǽden tó ðam ðe hyre sylfre mislícige (cf. passages from the Laws under widuwe, and L. H. I. 1. 3; Si, mortuo marito, uxor ejus remanserit, . . . eam non dabo marito, nisi secundum velle sunm, Th. i. 499, 15), L. C.

Linked entry: BRÝD

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Voc. ii. 140, 62. to make a distinction between things, to distinguish, treat or regard differently Sóð lufu ne tóscǽt nǽnne be mǽglícere sibbe true love makes no distinction with respect to anybody on account of relationship, Homl. Th. i. 128, 2.

un-geornful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geornful, un-geornfull; adj.

Not diligentnegligentcarelessremiss

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Hyne nán man geseah ungeornfulne tó Cristes þeówdóme, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 92, 19

feor-búend

(n.)
Grammar
feor-búend, es; m.

One dwelling far offprŏcul habĭtātor

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One dwelling far off; prŏcul habĭtātor gé feorbúend, mínne gehýraþ ánfealdne geþoht now ye far-dwellers, hear my simple thought, Beo. Th. 514; B. 254

fittan

(v.)
Grammar
fittan, p. te; pp. ed

To singcantāre

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To sing; cantāre ic fitte gén ymb fisca cynn now again I sing about [the] kind of fishes, Exon. 96b; Th. 360, 5; Wal. 1

blód-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
blód-wanian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminish bloodsanguinem minuere

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[wanian to diminish] To diminish blood; sanguinem minuere Nys gód móna blódwanian it is not a good moon for diminishing blood, Lchdm. iii. 184, 16

Lazarus

(n.)
Grammar
Lazarus, gen. Lazares; pl. Lazaras
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Lazarus Ic bidde eów þæt gé beón gemyndige ðæs Lazares reste . . . manega Lazaras gé habbað licgende æt eówrum gatum, Hml. Th. i. 334, 25-29

wadu

(n.)
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a drag-net Wade sagenę (Mt. 13, 47), An. Ox. 61, 15. [M. H. Ger. wate sagena (v. Angl. xxx. 528). Cf. Icel. vaðr a fishingline. (?)

on-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæc, adv.

A-back, backward, behind

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gewát onbæc heorte úre non recessit retro cor nostrum, Ps. Spl. 43, 21

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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An ERRAND, a message, an embassy, news, tidings, an answer, business, care; nuntium, mandatum, negotium, cura Ne mæg ðæs ǽrendes ylding wyrþan there may not be a delay of this errand, Andr. Kmbl. 429; An. 215.

Linked entry: ÁR

dúru-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-weard, dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-keeper jānĭtor, ostiārius

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Ne sceal nán dúruwerd forsecgan nánne rǽdere mid nánre wrohte non lĭcet ostiārio ulli accūsāre lectōrem ullum ulla accusātiōne, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 168, 1, 3. Ostiārius [MS.

Linked entry: dúre-weard

fácen-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-ful, fácn-ful, -full; def. se -fulla, seó, ðæt -fulle; adj.

Deceitful, crafty fraudŭlentus, dŏlōsus

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Weras [MS. weres] bloda and fácnfulle ne dǽlaþ [MS. dæla] on emtwá heora dagas vĭri sanguĭnum et dŏlōsi non dimĭdiābunt dies suos, Ps. Lamb. 54, 24

Linked entries: fácn-ful fácyn-full

FIRAS

(n.)
Grammar
FIRAS, fyras; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Living beingsthe chief of living beingsmenmankindhŏmĭnesvĭrigĕnus hūmānum

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Me wítan ne þearf Waldend fira the Ruler of men need not upbraid me, Beo. Th. 5476; B. 2741: 182; B. 91: Andr. Kmbl. 581; An. 291: 1840; An. 922: Elen. Kmbl. 2153; El. 1078: 2343; El. 1173.

Linked entry: fyras

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias părāre

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v. a. to give counsel against, to condemn, plot against, deprive by treachery, wrong; condemnāre, insĭdias părāre We beódaþ ðæt man Cristene men for ealles tó lytlum to deáþe ne forrǽde we command that Christian men be not for altogether too little condemned

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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To separate, divert, detain, hinder, deprive Ne lǽt ðú ðec síðes getwǽfan láde gelettan lifgendne monn do not thou let any living man divert thee from thy course, hinder thy journey, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 2; Bo. 23: Beo.

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman