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gnornian

(v.)
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Suelce cuǽde tó ðǽm unryhtwísan móde ðe innan bið gnornigende (-iende, v. l.) ac si dicatur menti iniquae interius dolenti, Past. 225, 10. Gnorniað murmurabunt, Ps. Srt. 58, 16

Linked entries: gnornan be-grornian

or-sorg

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Drihlen wæs hire forespeca, and heó sæt ðí orsorhgre, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 21. <b>I a.

on-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-búgan, p. -beáh.

to bendto bend in reverence or submission, to bowto submit, yieldto bend aside, deviate

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Th. 405, 16; Rä. 24, 3. to bend in reverence or submission, to bow Heó tó hyre módor cneówum onbeah, Lchdm. iii. 428, 13. Hís gebróðru onbugon tó him proni adorantes Gen. 50, 18.

Linked entries: an-búgan on-bígan

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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On ðæt héð westeweard, v. 212, 18. v. mór-hǽþ. a plant-name Haeth, haet (cf. haet-colas, 53, 570), hét calomacus (-chuns), calomancus, Txts. 52, 269. Hǽþ colomacus, genesta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 35. Hǽð calomacus, 13, 33.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63.

grim

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Heó him handleán forgeald grimman grápum, B. 1542. flýhð grimme gieltas, Ph. 461. habbað in gástcofan grimme geþóhtas, Leás. 13.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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nýdde his leorningcnihtas on scyp stígan, Mk. Skt. 6, 45. Ne nýdde ná ðæt folc tó his cwale he did not force the people to kill him, Homl. Th. i. 216, 1. Ðá nýdde ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd.

be-sárgian

(v.)
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Besárgode ðǽre sorhfullan méder, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 17. with acc. spræc tó ðám ceastergewarum, þá mid fæderlicere lufe besárgode, Hml. Th. i. 402, 11. with prep.

Linked entry: sárgian

dimlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dimlíc, dymlíc; adj.
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Ná swylce he todrǽfe ða dymlícan þeóstra not as if he dispelled the dim darkness, L. Ælf. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 7

Linked entry: dymlíc

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthilyvery honourablydignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

hræd-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-lícness, e; f.

Quicknesssuddennessrapidityhaste

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Quickness, suddenness, rapidity, haste Ða micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton geseh on hrædlícnysse ealle gewítan the great riches that they formerly owned he saw all quickly pass away, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 23

Lunden

(n.)

London

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London bebohte hine on Lundenne he sold him in London, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 3: Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 16: 898; Erl. 96, 20. Of Eástenglum and of Lunden, 992; Erl. 131, 33

ge-þæht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þæht, e; f: es; n.
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Counsel, consultation; consĭlium Ðæt he wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban that he would have a conference and consultation with his friends, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Giþæht consilium, Rtl. 1, 9

bóc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-lár, e; f.

Book-learning, learningdoctrina

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[lár lore, learning] Book-learning, learning; doctrina Blind biþ se láreów, gif ða bócláre ne cann blind is the teacher, if he know not book-learning, L. Ælf. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 6

tó-cumende

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-cumende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Coming to a strange place, strange, foreign for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum for the love of God he took his meals with the strangers who came, Shrn. 129, 27

ymb-seón

(v.)
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to behold, look Ic hine wolde biddan, ðæt sweotole ymbsáwe súð, eást and west (cf. behealde on feówer healfe his, Bt. 19 ; Fox 68, 21), hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 5

Linked entry: ymb-sewen

fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ, ( = fǽgþ? cf. fǽge)

feyness

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feyness Dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft, nefne fǽhðe wite a fool in his life of pleasure is seldom anxious about his future, unless he knows that death is at hand, Fä. 56

ge-gilde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gilde, es; n.
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Membership in a guild Gif gegilda his gegildan ofstleá, bere sylf wiþ mágas ꝥ bræc, and his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe þolie á geferes and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 7

Linked entry: -gilde

ge-ealgian

(v.)
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úres Drihtnes heorde gealgað (ealgað, v.l. ) R. Ben. 122, 2. Ðá stówe þe se fearr geealgode, Hml. Th. i. 502, 33. Þæt óþerne mid ǽnigum anginne geealgige (defendere ], R. Ben. 129, 6. Add

ge-dwyldlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwyldlic, adj.
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. ; ætforan þám wyrcð mænigfealde wundra þæt þurh þæt hy tó gedwolan áwende. Wlfst, 196, 18-197, 5