un-gewitness
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Þám fét hé wiðbrægd þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hwæt unrihtes hine gehrine of his ágenum geþóhte and ungewitnesse, and hé þonne sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (the original Latin, which has been misunderstood, is: Retraxit pedem; ne si quid
cnódan
To give ⬩ assign ⬩ call ⬩ carry out ⬩ exalt ⬩ tribuĕre ⬩ attribuĕre ⬩ efferre
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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3;Hat. MS. 22b, 3
ge-lendan
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þú wéne þæt se wísdóm þonne gelænde, oððe seó clénnes, . . . ðonne se man gewíte, oððe hwanon heó ǽr cumen, oððe hwǽr hý síen, Solil. H. 51, 6
bearn
A barley-place ⬩ a BARN ⬩ honeum
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A barley-place, a BARN; honeum He gadereþ hys hwǽte on his bearn congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 3, 12
hridrian
To sift ⬩ winnow
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To sift, winnow Satanas gyrnde ðæt hé eów hridrude swá swá hwǽte Satanas expetivit vos ut cribraret sicut triticum, Lk. Skt. 22, 31
sceppe
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a specific quantity of grain or malt iii. sceppe mealtes and healf sceppe hwǽte . . . án sceppe malt, Nap. 55. [From Icel. skeppa. v. N. E. D. skep.]
wéman
To allure ⬩ attract ⬩ persuade ⬩ entice
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Hwǽr ic findan meahte ðone ðe mec fréfran wolde, wéman(wenian?q. v.) mid wynnum Exon. Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. in a bad sense Ða teolunga ðe hine fram Gode wémaþ Homl. Th. ii. 288, 24.
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tweónian
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</b> and e Hine tweónað ymb ðæs untruman geðyld, hwæðer hé geðafian mæge ðæt hine mon sníde, Past. 187, 7
á-slídan
to slip ⬩ fall ⬩ to fall ⬩ be removed to an unfavourable place ⬩ to fall into sin ⬩ lapse ⬩ relapse ⬩ to fall ⬩ be hurt ⬩ destroyed
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Se cniht feóll of ðám munte . . . hwǽr se líchama þæs áslidenan cnihtes mihte beón funden, 212, 29.
ge-metgung
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Hwǽr is ðonne seó gemetgung?, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 31. I a. moderation in expenditure, frugality. Cf. ge-metfæst, Spærnysse, gemetgunge frugalitatis, An.
a-munan
To think of ⬩ mind ⬩ consider ⬩ be mindful of ⬩ have a care for ⬩ cogitare ⬩ reputare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ providere
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To think of, mind, consider, be mindful of, have a care for; cogitare, reputare, memor esse, providere Hwæt is se mann, ðe ðú swá miclum amanst? quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? Ps. Th. 8, 5.
un-gesceádwísness
Unreasonableness ⬩ foolishness
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Unreasonableness, foolishness Hwæt segst ðú ðæt sié forcúþre ðonne sió ungesceádwísnes? hwí geþafiaþ hí ðæt hí bióð dysige? hwí nyllaþ hí spyrigan æfter cræftum and æfter wísdóme? quid enervatius ignorantiae caecitate? an sectanda noverunt?
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duru-weard
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Hwæt mín fæder þé gedyde þá hé wæs duruweard, Bl. H. 151, 25. Dureweard janitor, An. Ox. 5147. Ðe duruard ostiarius, Jn. L. 10, 3. Ðegn cuæð ðǽm duruuardæ (duroworde, R. ostiariae ) ... cuoeð dureweard, Jn. L. 18, 16, 17. Duruweardas ostiarii, Wrt.
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mis-lícian
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Swá hwæt swá mé mislícode (miss-, v.l. ), Gr. D. 3, 1 8. Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3.
sárigness
Sadness
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Sadness Hwæt mæg beón wóp oððe sárignys, gyf ðæt næs se mǽsta ǽgðres, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 102. Hé hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse (later MS. sárignesse) dormientes prae tristitiam, Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E.
of-lícian
to displease, be displeasing
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Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R. Ben. 9, 19. Ðá oflícode mé þearle ðæt ic eft tó ðam líchaman sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 354, 10.
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hwearft
A circuit ⬩ circle ⬩ revolution
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A circuit, circle, revolution Hwæt bíðaþ gé on hwearfte why do ye stand round waiting? Exon. 15 a; Th. 32, 12; Cri. 511. Under heofones hwearfte under heaven's circuit, 110 b; Th. 424, 3; Rä. 41, 33.
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bí-sǽce
a visit ⬩ visitatio ⬩ persecution, dispute, litigation ⬩ controversia, litigatio ⬩ to seek, visit, persecute, dispute
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Gif ðǽr hwæt bísǽces sý, seme se biscop if there be somewhat of dispute, let the bishop settle it, Const. vii; Th. ii. 258, note a
ge-mangian
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Hwæt forstent ǽnegum men, ðeáh he gemangige ðæt he ealne ðisne middangeard áge, gif he his sáule forspildeþ what profits it any man, though he trade so as to obtain all this world, if he destroy his soul? Past. 44, 10; Swt. 332, 9; Cot. MS
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sixtig
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Hwæt mǽnde ðæt syxtig wera strongera? Blickl. Homl. II, 16-22. Æfter siextegum daga intra sexagesimum diem, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 4. Mid iii hund scipa and LXgum, Swt. 176, 25. Sexdig (sextig. Rush. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 8. Sexdig ł sextih. Mt. Kmbl.