un-sidu
A bad habit ⬩ vicious custom ⬩ mal-practice
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A bad habit, vicious custom, mal-practice Sóð is ðæt ic secge, árǽre man unlaga on lande oððe unsida lufige tó swíðe, ðæt cymð ðære þeóde tó unþearfe, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 8.
un-nytness
Uselessness ⬩ frivolity ⬩ vanity ⬩ triviality
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Ðæt on ðam hálgan Sunnandæge nán man hine tó unnytnesse tó swíðe ne geþeódde, Wulfst. 227, 6. Wé forbeódaþ ǽgðer ge geflitu, ge plegan, ge unnytta word, ge gehwelce unnytnesse in ðám hálgan stówum tó dónne, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 23
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wíd-mǽrsian
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To spread abroad the knowledge or fame of an object, to proclaim, publish, celebrate Ðá spræc man ofer eall and wíd*-*mǽrsude, ðæt Iósepes bróðrn cómon tó Pharaone auditum est et celebri Sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Joseph, Gen. 45
bendan
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[Icel. benda to bend
ge-weccan
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to rouse from sleep In scip slépende from frohtendum gewaehten wæs in nave dormiens a periclitantibus excitatus, Mt. p. 15, 18. <b>I a.
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liþian
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hate, when to the heavens rose the clamour of the fiends, Gú. 363.
rúm-heort
liberal, munificent ⬩ untroubled
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Se weg ðe tó lífe lǽt is ús tó gefarenne mid rúmheortum móde and mid gódum and glædum geþance dilatato corde curritur via mandatorum Dei, R. Ben. 5, 22. Similar entries v. rúme III
weall-geweorc
Wall-work, ⬩ wall-building ⬩ the destruction of walls
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Hé gesette hí tó his weallgeweorcum, ðæt hí worhton his burga ( in aedificationibus urbium suarum ),Anglia x. 91, 96. the destruction of walls Aries byð ram betwux sceápum and ram tó wealgeweorce, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 12, 5
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ofer-fylgan
To pursue, persecute, attack
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To pursue, persecute, attack Gif ðæm móde mon tó ungemetlíce mid ðære þreápunga oferfylgþ si mentem immoderata increpatio affligit, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 15.
ge-teágan
To make ⬩ prepare
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To make, prepare Ðæt land mid to teágenne. Ðá ðæt land ðá geteád wæs to prepare the land with. When then the land was prepared; preparata terra, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 33.
hlígan
To allow one a reputation for anything, ⬩ to give one glory
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To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory Ne forlét ðú úsic éce drihten for ðám miltsum ðe dec men hlígaþ forsake us not, eternal Lord, because of those mercies for which men account thee glorious, Cd. 190; Th. 235, 25; Dan. 311.
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á-swǽman
to be grieved ⬩ confounded ⬩ to wander away
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sárigferð, wát his sincgiefan beheledne, Gú. 1326. to wander away (cf. Icel. sveima to wander about) Ðá earman synfullan sceolon sáre áswǽman fram ansýne úres Drihtnes and fram wlite and fram wuldre heofena ríces, Wlfst. 185, 8. v
ge-niman
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</b> treówe geniman tó to give one's word to (cf. take = give) :-- For þám treówum þe þú genumen hæfdest tó Abrahame, Dan. 313. intrans. To go (cf. take = go in M. E.)
æt-wíndan
To wind off ⬩ turn away ⬩ escape ⬩ flee away ⬩ aufugere
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To wind off, turn away, escape, flee away; aufugere Ic ána ætwánd effugi ego solus, Job Thw. 165, 27; Grn. Iob 1, 16: Beo. Th. 289; B. 143. Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3
faroþ
The floating of the waves, a billow, the shore ⬩ fluctuātio măris, unda, lītus
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The floating of the waves, a billow, the shore; fluctuātio măris, unda, lītus Hí hyne ætbǽron to brimes faroþe they bore him away to the sea's shore, Beo. Th. 56; B. 28. Fús on faroþe ready on the shore, Andr. Kmbl. 509; An. 255
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feólan
to cleave ⬩ stick ⬩ adhere ⬩ adhærēre ⬩ to reach ⬩ come ⬩ pass ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ pervĕnire
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to cleave, stick, adhere; adhærēre Ðæt ic in ne fele ut non inhæream, Ps. Surt. 68, 15. to reach, come, pass; procēdĕre, pervĕnire Ne meahton hí ofer mere feolan they could not pass over the sea, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 10; Rä 23, 5
Franc-ríce
The kingdom of the Franks ⬩ Francōrum regnum
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The kingdom of the Franks; Francōrum regnum He hæfde ǽrendo sum to Breotone cyningum of Francríce he had an errand to the kings of Britain against the kingdom of the Franks, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 1, MS. B: Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 32
ge-ǽðelian
To render celebrated ⬩ renowned ⬩ excellent ⬩ to ennoble ⬩ improve ⬩ nobĭlĭtāre
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To render celebrated, renowned, excellent, to ennoble, improve; nobĭlĭtāre Ðú geæðelodest ealle gesceafta thou ennobledst all creatures, Hy. 7, 64; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 64.
eád-nes
Happiness, prosperity ⬩ beatĭtūdo
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Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16
in-bryrdniss
Inspiration ⬩ animation ⬩ compunction ⬩ feeling
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Tó inbryrdnesse [inbyrdnesse, MS.] and tó gemynde ðære æfterfyligendra ad instruetionem memoriamque sequentium, 17; S. 585, 16, note
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