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sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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Hý (Hannibal and Scipio) hiera sundorsprǽce (colloquium) tó unsibbe brohton, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 12. where many speak in private, a private conference, council:?-Hí cómon ealle tósomne tó heora sundersprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 9

clyne

(n.)
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Trendles, clynes spere (clynes, trendies sphaerae, trendel, clyne sphaera, Hpt. Gl. 489, 22), 3527. Clyne, clotte (of clyne ł clottum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 76) wǽran gecrammede massa (picis) farciuntur, 3514. Clyne massam (piceam ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 22.

ge-lífan

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. ¶ where the article of belief or trust is given :-- Ic on God gelýfe, þæt mínre sprǽce spéd folgie, Ps. Th. 55, 4. Ic gelýfe on þé, þæt þú eart se éca kyning, Hy. 3, 37.

hwópan

(v.)
Grammar
hwópan, p. hweóp

To threaten

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Ongan ðá þurh swefn sprecan tó ðam æþelinge and him yrre hweóp then did God speak in a dream to the prince and in anger threatened him, 125; Th. 159, 18; Gen. 2636. Ðonne hý him yrre hweópan frécne fýres wylme, Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 22; Gú. 161.

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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Ðæt spell ðæt ic áwrát be Angelþeóde and Seaxum, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 10. continental Saxons Ðý ilcan geáre gegadrode micel sciphere on Ald-Seaxum, and dǽr wearþ micel gefeoht . . . and ða Seaxan hæfdun sige, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 8.

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.

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.
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Gif hopan trúwan wé nabbaþ si spei fiduciam non habemus, 33, 9. Habbaþ eów trúwan habelefiduciam (Mt. 14, 27), Homl. Th. ii. 388, 25. Hira godas on ðám hig trúwan hæfdon dii eorum, in quibus habebant fiduciam, Deut. 32, 37.

Linked entry: trúa

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Gl. 788. fertile, productive, rich (soil) Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on fǽttum landum and begánum, Lch. i. 254, 11. well supplied with what is needful or desirable, rich in good things Æt fruman ðes middangeard wæs ðeónde, . . . on spéda genihtsumnysse fǽtt

ge-bann

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Tó ðǽm gebanne ðæs tóhopan nán monn mæg cuman ad unam vocationis spem nequaquam pertingitur, Past. 345, 19. a proclamation, manifesto Se cyningc gesette þis geban, þus cweðende 'Swá hwilc man swá mé Apollonium lifigende tó gebringð, ic him gife fífti

a-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽdan, -rédan; p. -rǽdde, -rédde, -réde; pp. -rǽded, -rǽd, -réd [rǽd counsel] .

to take counselcare forappointdetermineconsilium capereconsulere alicuidecerneredefinireto conjectureguessprophesyinterpretutterconjectaredivinareprophetizareinterpretarieloqui

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Ðá se wísdóm ðis spell arǽd hæfde when wisdom had uttered this speech, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8: Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 24; Wand. 5

Linked entries: a-rǽd a-réde

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

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Gif hí unriht spræcaþ, oððe riht forsúwiaþ if they speak the wrong, or keep silent the right, Job Thw. 166, 14: Homl. Th. i. 56, 18. Ic secge ðæt ic ǽr forsúwode I say that which I before kept silent, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 27.

hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Littleslightly

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Him hwónlíce speów he had but little success, Homl. Skt. 7, 94.

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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gefremme, Ph. 462. of gentle mind, having kindly thoughts Eóde þá fromlíce fǽmnan tó sprǽce . . . þǽr hé glædmód geonge wiste wíc weardian (cf. the later prose version: Affrican hire feader feng on earst feire on to lokin ȝef he mahte wið eani luue speden

manigfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Scæl ic monigfealdlecor sprecan wiþ þá I must speak more at large against them, Ors. 2, 1; S. 62, 9

á-secgan

to speak oututter a wordto tellnarrateto offer

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Ox. 3449. absolute, to speak out,utter a word Hí ne meahton ásecgan for þæs leóhtes mycelnesse, Bl. H. 145, 14. to tell,narrate, with acc. Ðæt ic ásecgu (enarrem) all wundur ðín, Ps. Srt. 25, 7. Ðú ásagas (enarras ) rehtwísnisse míne, 49, 16.

frum-gár

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gár, es; m.

a chieftainleaderprincepatriarchprimĭpīlusprŏcerduxprincepspatriarcha

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[frum prīmus; gár a spear.] a chieftain, leader, prince, patriarch; primĭpīlus, prŏcer, dux, princeps, patriarcha Geared se frumgár wæs his freómágum leóf Jared the patriarch was dear to his kindred, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 7; Gen. 1183.

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blasphemedespisecondemntreat illoppressvexharass

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To speak ill or contemptuously of any one, blaspheme, despise, condemn, treat ill, oppress, vex, harass Óðerne herweþ alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 6, 24.

Linked entry: herwan

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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Hine sylfne séniende signando sese, Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 599, 13. without reference to the sign of the cross Segnade earce innan ágenum spédum Nergend, Cd. Th. 82, 21 ; Gen. 1365 : 83, 35 ; Gen. 1390. of speech (?) Ué sægnade bene dicimus, Jn. Skt.

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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Bletsiað (bloedsas, L.) þá ðe eów wiriað, Lk. 6, 28. to speak gratefully of a person Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal hine (St. John) bletsian, Bl. H. 167, 14. to benefit, prosper Ðonne ðú bledsas (benefeceris) him, Ps. Srt. 48, 19.

ge-tyngnes

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Hí eallra gereorda getingnesse hæfdon they had skill to speak in all tongues, Btwk. 214, 32. Þurh getingnesse per facundiam, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 12. elegance of speech, v. ge-tynge; 2 Mid þæslicere race getinnysse (getignysse, Hpt.