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fleardian

(v.)
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To act with (wicked) folly, act wantonly, to stray in the paths of folly Sé þe þreágincga forlǽt, hé fleardað qui increpationes relinquit errat, Scint. 113, 16. Wá þám þe cyrican mid ídele sécað; þæt syndan þá ungesǽligan þe ðǽr fleardiað mid ídelre

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ilding

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Ælding dilatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 38. Elding dilatio, i. mora, 140, 33. Næs þá nǽnig ylding tó þám nec mora, Guth. Gr. 129, 135. Gif fǽrunga cymð se ýtemesta dæg, þonne bið losod seó yldi[n]g if the lost day comes suddenly to the man who has deferred

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, to grow long, <b>langian</b> to cause longing, may be taken together.
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Add: to lengthen (intrans.) Syððan langað seó niht and wanað se dæg, Angl. viii. 311, 28. Éfern longeð aduesperascit Lk. R. 24, 29. impers. to cause longing, &amp;c. Mé á langað ( it ever distresses me ) þæs þe ic þé on þyssum hýnðum wát, Seel.

weallan

Grammar
weallan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mycel wynsumnesse stenc þǽr upp weóll of þǽre byrgene de sepulcro fragrantia suavitatis emanavit, Gr. D. 338, 18. I. Add Binnan Róme weóll án wille ele ealne dæg fons olei per totum diem fluxit, Ors. 5, 14 ; S. 248, 10. 2. Add Þá líc weóllon

inwidda

(adj.)
Grammar
inwidda, inwit; adj.

Guilefuldeceitfulevilwickedmalicious

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Guileful, deceitful, evil, wicked, malicious Gelpan ne þorfte eald inwidda [inwitta, MSS. B. C. inwuda MS. D.], no cause to boast had he, old and crafty, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 12 ; Æðelst. 46. Swá se inwidda ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne

un-þinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þinged, adj.

Uninvitedsuddenunexpected

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Uninvited, sudden, unexpected Ðý læs iów geméte se réða and se egeslíca dæg, se cymð ofer ealle eorðwaran unðinged, swǽ swǽ grin et superveniat in vos repentina dies illa. Tamquam laqueus superveniet in omnes, qui sedent super faciem omnis terrae, Past

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bolla

(n.)
Grammar
bolla, bolle, an ; f.
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Bolle aceti cotilla, vas, Txts. 37, 65. Bolla, bollae cyatus, 50, 234 : scifus, 98, 965. Bolla catus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 53 : cotula vel catas, 135, 27: cratus, 136, 54: ciatus, i. 290, 80. Bolle cotilla, ii. 135, 38. He genam ǽnne mycelne bollan mid

ge-leórnes

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Add: departure, decease Gefylled woeron dagas geliórnises his ( assumtionis eius ), Lk. L. 9, 51. Ðe doeg geliórnisse his diem recessus sui, Jn. p. 1, 14. Æfter giliórnise úsra post obitum nostrum, Rtl. 124, 7: Shrn. 50, 2. Æfter forðsíþe and æfter geleórnesse

ofer-fyll

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Se syxta heáfodgylt ys ventris ingluvies, þæt ys oferfyll, Angl. viii. 337, 4. Oferfyl elogia, conuiuium, Hpt. 31, 5, 24. Be oferfylle. Ve, qui consurgitis mane ad bibendum, et reliqua, Wlfst. 46, 12. Þeáh hwá on dæg gefæste ful lange, gyf hé syððan hine

winter-líc

(adj.)
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winter-líc, adj.

Of winterwinter

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Of winter, winter Winterlíc dæg oððe niht hiemalis dies vel nox, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 30: 76, 64. Se winterlíca wind the winter wind, Homl. Skt. i. ii. 144. Se winterlíca cyle, Lchdm. iii. 252, 3. Winterlíces cyles hybernalis algoris, Anglia xiii. 397, 461

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preservetenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservareto see, look on, beholdvidere, intueri, aspicere

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to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve; tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ there the lonely [bird] holds its dwelling, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 21; Ph. 87. Mec sáwelcund hyrde bihealdeþ a spiritual shepherd

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hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc, es; m.

a link, linch, rising ground'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,'a hill, rising ground

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a link, linch, rising ground; 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' Junius. The word occurs in the charters, e.g. Of ðere díc on þornhlinch; ðanone on dynes hlinch; of ðam hlince, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 223, 29. Ðanon on ðone miclan hlinc, Chart

ge-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To distinguishhonouradorncelebratepraiseinsignīrehonōrāreornārecelebrāre

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To distinguish, honour, adorn, celebrate, praise; insignīre, honōrāre, ornāre, celebrāre Ðæt gé gewurþien wuldres Aldor that ye honour the chief of glory, Cd. 156; Th. 195, 1; Exod. 270. On Dryhtnes naman se dæg is gewurþod the day is celebrated in the

ge-emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-emnettan, -emnittan, -emnyttan; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or levelcompareæquāreexæquāre

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To make even or level, compare; æquāre, exæquāre Deáþ geemnet ða rícan and ða heánan death levels the rich and the poor, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 34. Gif we úre unþeáwas geemnettaþ be his hǽsum if we level our vices by his commands, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 1. Heó

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wlite-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-beorht, adj.

Of splendid beautybeautiful

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Of splendid beauty, beautiful, Grammar wlite-beorht, of persons Wlitebeorht ides (Sarah), Cd. Th. 103, 34; Gen. 1728. Hié (Adam and Eve) wlitebeorht wǽron on woruld cenned, 12, 19; Gen. 188. Grammar wlite-beorht, of things Dæg, wlitebeorhte gesceaft

bissextus

(n.)
Grammar
bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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The intercalary day of leap-year; also leap-year Sume preóstas secgað ꝥ bissextus cume þurh ꝥ,ꝥ Iosue ábæd æt Gode ꝥ seó sunne stód stille . . . Nis nǽfre þurh ꝥ bissextus . . . Bis is twuwa, sextus se syxta, bissextus twuwa syx, for þám wé cweðað on

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myntan

Grammar
myntan, <b>. I a.</b>
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add: of the action of an inanimate object ꝥ áborstene clif hreás ofdúmeweard, and wæs farende oþ ꝥ hit cóm þǽr hit mynte feallan ofer ꝥ mynster, Gr. D. 12, II. <b>I d.</b> add: to mean something for a person :-- Ic hit ágnian wille tó ágenre

sweor

(n.)
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sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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A column, pillar (lit. or fig.), that which is shaped like a pillar Swer columna, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 32: 81, 15. Ufeweard swer epistilia, ii. 30, 29. Ðú eart leóhtes swer, Blickl. Homl. 141, 1. Drihten swutelode him ðone weg on dæg þurh swert tácn on sweres

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segn

(n.)
Grammar
segn, segen, es ; m. n.
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A sign. Segn signum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 61. a sign, mark, token Abraham sette friðotácn ( circumcision ) on his selfes sunu, héht ðæt segn wesan (wegan?) heáh gehwilcne, ðe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Cd. Th. 142, 32 ; Gen. 2370. a military standard

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a-hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyldan, -hildan; p. -hylde; pp. -hylded, -hyld.

to inclinereclineinclinarereclinareto declineturn awayavert fromdeclinareinclinare

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to incline, recline: inclinare, reclinare Ahylde ic míne heortan inclinavi cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 112. Ahyld me ðín eáre inclina aurem tuam ad me, 85, 1. Ahylded, 103, 6. Hwár he his heáfod ahylde ubi caput reclinet, Lk. Bos. 9.58. to decline, turn away

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