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un-sár

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sár, adj.

Not sorewithout soreness or pain

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Gníd mid ða tóðreoman, hí beóð clǽne and unsáre, Lchdm. i. 346, 15. Ðæt geswel wyrð unsárre the swelling becomes more free from pain, ii. 208, 4

Linked entry: sár

án-módnes

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Ðá ánmðdnesse ðára ðe ðǽrtó hlystað unitas audientium, 93, 25. Geornlíce gebinde ge eów tósomne mid ánmódnesse and mid sibbe solliciti servare unitatem spiritus in vinculo pacis, 345, 17. Oferswíðed mid ánmódnesse ( unonimitate ) eallra þára witena.

ge-spornan

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ge-spornan, <b>ge-speornan</b>
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., and add: n : tread upon, light upon : — Ðæt deófol on ðá eorðan gewíteð, and þanon helle wésten gespyrreð (-spyrneð ?), Sal.

COPS

(n.)
Grammar
COPS, cosp, es; m.

A ropecordfetter funisanquinacompes

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Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde sleán on ða raccentan and on cospas they said that she should throw them into chains and fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32

Linked entries: camp ge-fótcypsed cosp

swígung

(n.)
Grammar
swígung, e; f.
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silence, absence of speech Hé ( John the Baptist) ðam fæder (Zacharias ) ða stefne ágeaf, ðá se heáhengel mid ðære swígunge fæstnunga geband ðone fæder, Blickl. Homl. 167, 11.Hwanne besmát hine seó scyld ðære fealasprecolnesse?

swín

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Æðelsige forstæl Æðelwines swín ... ðá ridon his men tó and tugon út ðæt spic of Æðelsiges húse, and he oðbærst tó wuda, C.D. iii. 291, 15.

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

un-wrecen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrecen, adj.

unavengedunpunished

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Th. 4877; B. 2443. of crime, unpunished Gif hí ðæs wilniaþ, ðæt him hiora yfel unwrecen sié be ðæs gyltes andefne, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 7

ge-nesan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nesan, p. -næs, pl. -nǽson; pp. -nesen

To be saved, preserved, escape fromto be savedto get well

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Ðæt híg mihton ða frǽcnesse genesan that they might escape the danger, Shrn. 38. 2

Linked entries: nesan ge-næs

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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ðæt is sárlíc, ðæt swá leóhtes andwlitan men sceolan ágan and besittan þýstra ealdor alas!

Linked entry: be-seten

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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Wé cwǽdon . . . ðæt man . . . myclade ðæt ordálýsen ðæt hit gewege þrý pund . . . and hæbbe se teónd cyre swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál swá hwæðer him leófre sý we have ordained that the ordeal-iron be increased so that it weigh three pounds . . . and

Linked entry: or-dál

síclian

(v.)
Grammar
síclian, sícelian; p. ode
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[Ðá wæs Leófríc c Þat ilce ðæi þat Martin abbot of Burch sculde þider faren, þa sǽclede hé &amp; ward déd .iv. no. Jañ., 1154; Erl. 266, 10.]

scín-feld

(n.)
Grammar
scín-feld, dat. a; m.
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The beautiful, Elysîan field, applied to Tempe Hwæt synt ða twegen men on neorxna wange? Enoch and Helias. Hwǽr wuniaþ hý? Malifica and Intimphonis (in Ternpis?), ðæt is on sunfelda and on sceánfelda (sceón-?), Salm. Kmbl. 202, 2.

Linked entries: sceán-feld scén-feld

un-fremu

(n.)
Grammar
un-fremu, e; f.

Hurtlossdamagedetriment

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Ðú blǽda náme on treówes telgum, and mé on teónan ǽte ða unfreme, Cd. Th. 55, 12; Gen. 893

ge-scirian

(v.)
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., and add: To separate, remove from Ðá him ðæt lið gescired (-sciered, v.l.) wæs digesto vino, Past. 295, 7. Gescerede degesta, i. disposita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 35 (O.H.Ger. ge-scerian privare, impendere.) Cf. ge-scearian

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to place.
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Th. i. 542, 23. to commit, entrust Hé ágæf ł gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam agricolis, Mk. L. 12, 1

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, to meet.
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Mid þǽm ðú geearnode Godes irre, ðǽr ( if) ðá gódan weorc ǽr nǽren ( had not been) on ðé métte ( inventa ), Past. 355, 5. Add

æfter-sang

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-sang, es; m.

The after-songposterior cantus

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The after-song; posterior cantus Mid ðam æfter-sange with the after-song, L. Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 6

and-wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wráþ, adj.

Hostileinfensus

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Hostile; infensus Ðam dracan he andwráþ leofaþ he lives hostile to the serpent, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 26; Pa. 17

Linked entry: wráþ

cir

(n.)

a turn, time

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a turn, time Æt ðam fiftan cire at the fifth turn or time, Lchdm. i. 214, 6, MS. B. note 8

Linked entry: cirr