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scyte

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Add: the distance to which a shot will go Oþ ꝥ hé wæs fullneáh in ánes flánes scyte út fram þám lande pene ad unius sagit tae cursum a terra, Gr. D. 114, 34. v. fǽr-, wáse-scyte

breahtum-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
breahtum-hwæt, adj.

Swift as the twinkling of an eyeceler ut oculi nictus

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Swift as the twinkling of an eye; celer ut oculi nictus Dec lígetta hérgen, bláce, breahtum-hwate may the lightnings praise thee, pale, swift as the twinkling of an eye, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107

be-lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽwan, p. -lǽwde; pp. -lǽwed; v. a.

To bewraybetraytradereprodere

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To bewray, betray; tradere, prodere Ðæt he hyne wolde belǽwan ut traderet eum Mt. Bos. 26, 15, 16. Heó hine belǽwde she betrayed him Jud. 16, 21. Ðæt Iohannes belǽwed wæs quod Ioannes traditus esset Mt. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entries: lǽwan be-lǽwing

bóc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-riht, es; n.

BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or chartertestamenti rectitudo vel jus

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BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter; testamenti rectitudo vel jus Þegenes lagu is, ðæt he sý his bócrihtes wyrðe taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1

segling

(n.)
Grammar
segling, e ; f.
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Sailing Ðæt wé ne mid seglinge ne mid równesse ówiht fremian mihte ut neque velo neque remigio quicquam proficere valeremus, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 613, 25. Hé mid seglunge binnon ánum dæge com tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27

ge-holian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-holian, p. ode
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To get Ðætte ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié ðone gilp and ðæt lof begieten hæbben ðæt hié ǽr wilnodon, ðæt hié ðonne hæbben mid ðý scame geholode ut unde adepta gloria creditur, inde utilis subsequatur confusio. Past. 209, 19

Linked entry: -holian

gíme

Grammar
gíme, care.
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., and add Gif wé habbað suá micle sorge and suá micle giéman úrra niéhstena suá suá úre selfra si ut nostram, sic curam proximi gerimus Past. 45, II

land-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
land-stycce, es; n.
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A small portion of land Him gebyreþ sum landstycce for his geswince convenit, ut aliquam terre portiunculam habeat pro labore suo, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 8. Him man hwilces landsticces geann, 19; Th. i. 440, 14

slacian

(v.)
Grammar
slacian, slæcian, sleacian; p. ode
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To slacken, relax an effort Gif hé lithwón slacode . . . his handa ne slacedon sin autem paululum remisisset . . . factum est, ut manus illius non lassaréntur, Ex. 17, 11, 12. Ðæt ne ða sleacgiendan ( pigritantes ) hé ofhreóse, Hymn. Surt. 18, 15

wíd-gal

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Hé eóde út and mid wídgalum móde worhte á hwæthugu eorðlices egrediebatur et mente vaga terrena aliqua agebat, iii, 13. Add

un-wriðen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wriðen, adj.

Not bound

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Not bound Ðæt hé mid ungemetlícre grimsunge his hiéremonna wunda tó suíðe ne slíte, ne eft for ungemetlícre mildheortnesse hé hié ne lǽte unwriðena ut neque multa asperitate exulcerentur subditi, neque nimia benignitate solvantur, Past. 17; Swt. 125,

Linked entry: un-wríþan

hát-hirtan

(v.)
Grammar
hát-hirtan, -hiertan, -hyrtan; p. te

To make angry

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To make angry Ðonne is micel þearf ðætte se, se ða hátheortnesse ofercuman wille, ðæt hé hiene ongeán ne háthirte necesse est, ut hi, qui furentes conantur reprimere, nequaquam se in furore erigant, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 296, 6

dugan

Grammar
dugan, l. deáh, deág,
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Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, Wlfst. 159, 7. Ꝥ ys tó gelýfenne ꝥ hit dyge, Lch. i. 84, 19. Án hríðer dugunde (cf. Icel. dugandi(s) - a prefix to nouns, denoting doughty ), Cht. Th. 460, 17.

ge-wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wistfullian, p. ode; pp. od

To feast

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Ðæt ic mid mínum freóndum gewistfullode ut cum amicis meis epularer, Lk. Bos. 15, 29

Linked entry: wistfullian

ge-unstillian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillian, p. ode; pp. od

To disquietdisturbinquiētāre

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To disquiet, disturb; inquiētāre Ðætte ða mynster ða ðe Gode gehálgode syndon nǽnigum bisceope alýfed sí in ǽnigum þinge hí geunstillian ut quæque monastēria Deo consecrāta sunt, nulli episcŏpōrum lĭceat ea in alĭquo inquiētāre, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 35

Linked entry: un-stillian

bleac

(adj.)
Grammar
bleac, def. se bleaca; adj.

Blacknigerblack

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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16

ge-edbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to be born againto regeneratefacere ut aliquis renascaturregenerare

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To cause to be born again, to regenerate; facere ut aliquis renascatur, regenerare Ðonne he unc hafaþ geedbyrded óðre síðe when he hath caused us two to be born again a second time, Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 30; Seel. 100

Linked entry: ed-byrdan

flot

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Swá ðæt ðonne hit bið full flód and ðæt scip bið á-flote ita ut natante naue in flumine cum plenum fuerit, C. D. iv. 24, 1. Add

gén

(adv.)
Grammar
gén, adv.
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And gýn (gyt, v. l.) sóðre þæt ic Drihtnes wordum sprece immo ut uerbis Domini loquar, 4, 23; Sch. 476, 13

godwræc-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
godwræc-lic, adj.
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Sacrilegious Ꝥ hé náme æt his handa ꝥ húsl þǽre godwræclican (-wræt-, -wret-, v. ll.) gehálgunge ut ex ejus manu sacrilegae consecrationis communionem perciperet, Gr. D. 238, 12.