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un-wine

(n.)
Grammar
un-wine, es; m.

An unfriendenemy

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An unfriend, enemy Ðæt hé mihte his unwinan unþancas dón, Chr. 1075 ; Erl. 212, 16. Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter mé þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it mé éuere tó unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10

a-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-biddan, ic -bidde, ðú -bidest, -bitst, he -bit, -byt, -bitt, pl. -biddaþ; p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden

To askpraypray topray forobtain by asking or prayingpetereprecaripostulareexorareimpetrare

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Ne mihte ic lýfnesse abiddan nequaquam impetrare potui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 8.

Linked entries: a-bæd a-beden a-bit

un-getǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getǽse, adj.

Inconvenientdisagreeabletroublesomeobnoxious

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ac ðú hine ne miht habban orsorgne, for ðam ðú scealt habban simle hwæthweg wiþerweardes and ungetéses (-getǽses, Cott. MS.) gloriam petis? sed per aspera quaeque distractus, securus esse desistis, 32, 1; Fox 114, 20.

un-gelǽredness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredness, e; f.

Uninstructednessignoranceinexperiencerudeness

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Uninstructedness, ignorance, inexperience, rudeness Monige sindon mé swíðe onlíce on ungelǽrednesse sunt plerique mihi imperitia similes, Past. proem.; Swt. 25, 8. Hé hié ðreáde for hira ungelǽrednesse pastorum imperitia increpatur, 1; Swt. 27, 24.

Linked entry: ge-lǽrednes

witon

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Non sinam omnino concludi hunc libellum, nisi mihi modicum quo intentus sim de vicinia lucis aperueris, Solil. H. 49, 10-13. Add

rót-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
rót-hwíl, e; f.
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Forlǽt mé nú tó sumre róthwíle on ðisse weorulde ǽr ic hire of gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam eam, 38, 16

deágung

(n.)
Grammar
deágung, e; f.

A dyeing, colouringtinctūra

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Ne mihte nán eorþlíc cyning swá wlítige deágunge his hræglum begytan swá swá róse hæfþ no earthly king could get such beautiful dyeing for his garments as the rose has, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 10

ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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and add ꝥ seó stów mihte beón gecóp ( aptus ) wyrta on tó settanne, Gr. D. 49, 8.

ge-wearmian

(v.)
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Tó þæs eald ꝥ hé ne mihte gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Add

simbel

Grammar
simbel, In 1. 10 for incessablia 1. incessabilia, and add — Þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 20. Heó wunode á on symbel neáh Sancte Marian cyrican
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juxta beatae Mariae ecclesiam semper manebat, Gr. D. 283, 6

æfter-genga

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-genga, an; m. [genga goer]

One who goes or follows aftera followersuccessorposthumus

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Ðú me ne derige, ne mínum æftergengum ne noceas mihi et posteris meis, Gen. 21, 23

Linked entry: -genga

cysten

(v.)
Grammar
cysten, = cystan

to get, procure, get the value of acquirere, æquiparare facere

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to get, procure, get the value of; acquirere, æquiparare facere Se man ðe hafde án púnd he ne mihte cystan [MS. cysten] ænne peni at ánne market the man who had a pound could not get the value of a penny at a market, Chr. 1125; Erl. 253, 28: 1124; Erl

for-þylman

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Add: <b>, -þylmian</b> to choke Þá máran wyrttruman beóð swýðe bittere on byrgincge, and hý habbaþ tó þám swýþlice mihte and frecenfulle ꝥ hý foroft hrædlíce þone man forþilmiaþ (-þilmað, v. l. ), Lch. i. 260, 13.

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

hefig-mód

troublesomevexatioussad-hearted

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Similar entries v. hefig; VIII. 1 Hefigmóde hí wǽron mé molesti erant mihi, Ps. Spl. T. 54, 3. sad-hearted, having a heavy heart, Similar entries v. hefig; XIII. 1 a Þǽr (in heaven) him nǽfre ne hingrað, ne hé hefigmód ne bið, Nap. 36

on-íwan

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S. 23, 263. reflex, with complement, to appear so and so Ne sceall ic nǽfre læng unþancfull þǽre þegnunge mé onýwan þám were viro illi qui mihi solet obsequi ingratus apparere non debeo, Gr. D. 343, 12

un-lísan

Grammar
un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Nǽnig þá bóc mihte unlýsan and unfealdan (solvere), Gr. D. 333, 10.

wyrms

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Heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms (wyrmsi, v.l.) and wídl (increscentem saniem), Gr. D. 157, 10.

ærning

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And ic nóht ðon ǽr ðǽre ærninge blon 'quam magnum vae facis mihi sic equitando.' Et ego nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 576, 19. Mid swíðe geswenctan horse for ærninge vehementer equo in cursu fatigato, Gr. D. 38, 30. Add

of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retainto retain

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to withhold, keep back, retain Hé lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma ðe heó ofhealdan ne mihte he had all the best valuables, that she could not keep back, taken from her. Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23.