mis-
diversely ⬩ variously ⬩ in different ways ⬩ in an irregular manner
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diversely, variously, in different ways Godwine his geféran mislíce ofslóh Godwine killed his companions in different ways, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 33; Alf. Tod. 2: Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 13; Rä. 29, 12. Hí his mistlíce (Cott. MS. mislice) willnigen, Bt.
réceleást
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Carelessness, negligence, heedlessness Swá hwæs swá his irsung willaþ, ðonne gehét him ðæs his réccelést, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 24. Récelést, Met. 25, 53. Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas ðe on
be-sencan
To sink, immerge ⬩ mergere, demergere
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To sink, immerge; mergere, demergere Ic besence mergo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 36. Hreóhnys besencte me tempestas demersit me, Ps. Spl. 68, 3: Ps. Th. 68, 2: Menol. Fox 421; Men. 212. Ðe-læs me besencen ne me demergant, Ps. Th. 68, 14. Sí besenced
ge-hérian
To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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To praise, honour, glorify; laudāre, hŏnōrāre, celebrāre Unlǽde biþ se ne can Crist gehérian wretched is he who cannot honour Christ, Salm. Kmbl. 48; Sal. 24. On Gode byþ gehérod mín siwl in Dŏmĭno laudābĭtur anĭma mea, Ps. Th. 33, 2. Ðeáh he seó ánum
tunne
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A barrel, cask Tunne cuba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 56: 17, 29: cupa, i. 24, 54: 83, 26: cantarus, ubi aqua mittitur, vel ydria, ii. 128, 11. Twá tunnan fulle hlútres aloð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 203, 8: Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38. Tunnena cuparum, modiorum, Hpt. Gl
un-nídige
Without compulsion ⬩ willingly
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Without compulsion, willingly Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, and unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum óðerra byrðenna tóeácan hiera ágnum qui ad casum valde urgetur
weorold-cræft
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A secular craft or art Ne sí nán man swá dysig, ðæt hé ðás gelícnysse tó ǽnigum hálgum þinge áwende, for ðan de ðis ( grammar) is woruldcræft (weorld-, v.l. ), Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 246, 2. Ðé gebletsige woruldcræfta wlite and weorca gehwilc, Cd. Th. 239
dóhtor
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and add Dogter mín filia mea, Mt. R. 15, 22. Ic bidde þínre dohtor, Ap. Th. 4, 4. Mýnre dohtor gifta, 8. Sæcgaþ dohter (doehter, L.) Sione dicite filiae Sion, Mt. R. 21, 5. Of dohter (doehter, R.) his de filia ejus, Mk. L. 7, 26, 29. Móder on doehter
dys-lic
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Dyslic absurdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 32. Dyselic, An. Ox. 7, 130. Dyslic bið þæt hwá woruldlice spéda forhogige for manna herunge and beó on Godes dóme geniðerod, Hml. Th. i. 60, 32: Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 28. Dys(e)lic dyrstignes. v. dyrstignes. Hit ðincð ungelǽredum
folcisc
popular ⬩ in common ⬩ secular
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Add: popular, with which all people are concerned Folcisc gemót, Ll. Th. i. 326, 21. of the common people Folcisce men secgaþ ꝥ ǽlce réþu wyrd sié yfel, Bt. 40, 2; F. 248, 6. on folcisc in common, popular language: Lytel fugel, sé is on folcisc (vulgo
ge-lǽnan
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lend, lease land Wé habbað . . . gelǽned heom ðæt land of ðǽre strǽt ðe úre wæs heore hús on tó rýmende, ðá hwíle ðe hí libbeð . . . and æfter heore dæie hí gyfeð heore hús and heore land and úre Críste and Sancte Petre, C. D. vi. 209, 28-210, 7. Geléned
ge-stælan
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to be due from, a person Gif mon on folces gemóte cyninges geréfan geyppe eofot (þeófðe, v.l.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum
ge-wefe
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Substitute: <b>ge-wef,</b> es; n. what is woven, a web Wágryfta gewef curtinarum textura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 12. text?, context Actiuum opus ..., enarratiuum ... Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ... Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa
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mann-swica
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes
ná-hwǽr
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Hé áxode, 'Hwǽr ǽton gé?' Hí cwǽdon, 'Náhwǽr (nó-, v. l, nusquam ),' Gr. D. 127, 5. Hié ne dorston þæt land náwér (náwǽrn, -wérn, v. ll. ) gesécan on þá healfe, Chr. 918; P. 98, 26. Hé of mynstere nolde náwár beón gemét, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 4. <b>
bed
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add : v. feþer-bed, feþer-bedd, forliger-bed, forliger-bedd, morþor-bed, morþor-bedd, wíg-bed, wíg-bedd. <b>I a</b>. of apparatus in or on which a body may be placed Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan, Shrn. 116,
wíf-þing
Matters connected with women ⬩ marriage ⬩ intercourse
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Matters connected with women, marriage, intercourse Tó wífþingum foxes tægles se ýtemæsta dǽl on earm áhangen; ðú gelýfest ðæt ðis sý tó wífþingum on bysmær ( irritamentum ad coitum ) gedón, Lchdm. i. 340, 22 ; 368, 16. Wífþing, gifta, hǽmed hymeneos
Treónta
The Trent
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The Trent Andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. Man ofslóh wine be Tréntan, 679; Erl. 41, 10. On Trénton (Treóntan, Bd. M. 144, 14) streáme in fluvio Treenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 31. Mid Tréntan (Treóntan, Bd. M. 240, 1) streáme fluvio Treanta, 3,
geóguþ
YOUTH, the state of being young ⬩ juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status ⬩ the youth, young persons ⬩ juventus, juvenes
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YOUTH, the state of being young; juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status Úre cnihthád is swylce undern-tíd, on ðam astíhþ úre geógoþ swá swá sunne déþ ymbe ðære ðriddan tíde our boyhood is as it were the third hour in which arises our youth as the sun does
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fæger
fair ⬩ desirable ⬩ handsome ⬩ fair ⬩ plausible ⬩ fair ⬩ pleasant
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Add: beautiful to the eye Swá manega gesceafta and swá micla and swá fægra, Bt. 42; F. 256, 8. of persons Fæger man pulcher homo, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 14. Fæger formosa, An. Ox. 3410. Án þára nunnena þe wæs swýþe fægru (speciosa) æfter þæs líchaman gesceape