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sóþe

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþe, adv.

truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast

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Th. 73, 5. truly, in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast Ic ða wǽre forð sóðe gelǽste, ðe ic ðé sealde, Cd. Th. 139, 11; Gen. 2308: 142, 22; Gen. 2365. Beót eal wið ðé hé sóðe gelǽste, Beo. Th. 1053; B. 524.

be-gitan

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Add: to get for one's self, of acquisition, posses-sion Ic begeat æt Denulfe þá windcirican, Cht. Th. 156, 21. Bigaet obtenuit, Txts. 81, 1409. Se bisceop wæs Scyttisc and Sce~ Oswald hine begeat on ðás ðeóde the bishop was Scottish and St.

be-limp

(n.)
Grammar
be-limp, es; n.
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An event, occurrence, case Belimp fors, An. Ox. 50, 22. Wið liþa sáre, gif hý of hwylcum belimpe oþþe of ǽnigum þincge gesárgude beóð, Lch. i. 312, I. On horse hwítum sittan belimp gód getácnað, iii. 202, 28.

ceáp-stów

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Hí sécað ðæt hí mon ǽrest gréte on ceápstówum ( in foro ), Past. 27, 7. Add

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

FNÆST

(n.)
Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.

A puff ⬩ blast ⬩ breath ⬩ flātus ⬩ anhēlĭtus

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Hyt bringþ forþ ðone [MS. ðane] fnæst it will bring forth the breath, Lchdm. iii. 100, 13: 116, 24. Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene the breathings are very hard drawn, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 7

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, es; m. (not e; f.): epistola, an; m.
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strong forms Hér is seó gesetenis Alexandres epistoles . . . Cwæþ hé in fruman þæs epistoles, Nar. 1, 2, 9. On þǽm ǽrron epistole, 3, 28. weak forms Hé cuæð on his epistolan tó Galatum, P. 117, 7.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame

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Menn scamaþ for gódan dǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Ðæs ús ne scamaþ ná, ac ðæs ús scamaþ swýðe, ðæt wé bóte áginnan, 165, 39. Hý scamaþ, ðæt hý bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 8.

loppe

(n.)
Grammar
loppe, an; f.

A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm

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Lamb. 38, 12 sicut araneam is glossed 'swá swá ǽtterloppan'; if this is not a mistake for 'áttercoppan,' by which the word is rendered in Ps.

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunning ⬩ astute ⬩ sly ⬩ artful ⬩ crafty ⬩ wily

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Forðæm him [a simple person] is micle iéðre tó gestíganne on ðone ryhtán wísdóm, ðonne ðæm lytegan síe tó anbúganne, for ðæm ðe hé biþ ǽr upáhæfen for his lotwrencium, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 18.

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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with gen. not having ground for hope, without hope, despairing Biþ orwéne ðæt hé ne mǽge ða bóte áberan desperet posse se emendationem perferre, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 23. Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28.

Linked entries: wéne orenum

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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For ðý hí habbaþ swá sceortne ymbhwyrft, for ðí hí sint swá neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe, ðe eall ðes ródor on hwerfþ, swá nú Boéties déþ who wonders not that some constellations have a shorter course than others have?

un-maga

(n.)
Grammar
un-maga, an; m.: un-magu; f.

a person without means ⬩ a needy person ⬩ a person who cannot maintain himself ⬩ one who is dependent upon others

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Spl. 36, 15. a person who cannot maintain himself, one who is dependent upon others Mardocheus hæfde Hester for dohtor, for ðan hire deád wæs ge fæder ge módor, ðá ðá heó unmagu (-maga, v.l. ) wæs, Homl. Ass. 94, 86.

Linked entry: un-mægness

ga-máhlic

Grammar
ga-máhlic, Take here <b>ge-máglic</b> in Dict., and add: , <b>ge-málic</b>
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Voc. ii. a. l. shameless, impudent For þan wé nellan nán gýmeleás yrfe forgyldan, búton hit forstolen sý; mænige men specað gemáhlice sprǽce (many men make most impudent claims for compensation. The Latin version has 'fraudulentas locutiones'), Ll.

ge-þæf

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gerest ðæt mód hit orsorglíce on ðǽre fortrúwunga, 463, 10 : both passages refer to the same subject) how he will recognize his own faults, and yet wish for no change in them (?

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumny ⬩ ludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumnia ⬩ opprobrium

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Seó stów gewearþ swíðe mǽre for Rómána bismere the place became famous for the disgrace of the Romans, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 62, 44. His mód wæs mid ðam bismre ahwæt his mind was whetted with that disgrace, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 17.

Eofor-wíc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc-scír, e: f.

YORKSHIRE ⬩ comĭtātus Eboracensis

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YORKSHIRE; comĭtātus Eboracensis Fóran ða þegnas ealle on Eoforwícscíre to Eoferwíc all the thanes in Yorkshire went to York, Chr. 1065 ; Th. 332, 7

ge-feald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feald, es; n.

A fold ⬩ inclosure ⬩ field ⬩ septum ⬩ ăger

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A fold, inclosure, field; septum, ăger Þurh fífela gefeald forþonette he hastened forth through the field of the monsters, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

ge-nǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽstan, p. te

To contend

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To contend Se ðe wiþ mægenðisan mínre genǽsteþ he that contends against my main force, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 3; Rä. 28, 10

Linked entry: nǽstan

ge-midleahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midleahtrian, p. ode
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sí gemidleahtrud ne forte auferat tibi gratiam, et convitietur tibi, Scint. 200, 6

Linked entry: -midleahtrian