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for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Hé ne mæg forbúgan ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde, Bt. 16, 2; F. 54, 5.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Hí þǽr ǽfre yfel geférdon, Chr. 1009 ; P. 139, 27. with causative force, to cause to move, to bring, bear. (v. O. Sax. gi-fórian to bring: O.H.Ger. gi-fuoren ferre, vehere.) Gefoerdun ł bróhtun afferebant, Mk. R. l, 32

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá ðe him hiora yfel ryhtlíce on gewrecen wǽre justa ultione puniti, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204, 19. with dat. of person Hé þæt unfægere wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte, Gen. 1274.

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Eálá hwæt ðú mé mycel yfel and láð dést mid ðínre ærninge O quam magnum væ facis mihi sic equitando, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 14: Cd. 21; Th. 25, 11; Gen. 392.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Hí geeácnodon heora yfel and God mid weorcum gegremedon ... swá ðæt hig Eglone þeówodon for heora unrǽde, Jud. 3, 14: Thw. p. 162, 29. Hý férdon on unriht and unrǽde fyligdon ambulaverunt post vanitatem (Jeremiah 2, 5), Wulfst. 49, 9.

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ða unþeáwas nǽfre ne bióþ unwítnode ... ða yfelan bióþ simle ungesǽlige, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 26: Met. 27, 18. Ungesǽlge, Exon. Th. 75, 4; Cri. 1216.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

freó-dóm

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suá bald sié for his freódóme ðæt hit ne gewende on selflíce, ðonne his hláford him tó ungemetlicne anwald forgiefð his sprǽce, Past. 147, 2. freedom of activity, absence of restraint, or hindrance, v. freó, Hé mid freódóme ( deliberatione ) geþances yfel

ge-rihtan

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R. 3, 19. error, a mistake, a scribal error Ic bidde, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hé hig gerihte wel be þǽre bysne; . . . mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gif hé nele hys wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 30-34 : 21, 40 : Hml. Th. i. 8, 11: Hml.

willian

(v.)
Grammar
willian, p. ode.

to willto desire,with a genitivewith infinitivewith gerundial infin.with a clauseabsolute

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Ongit hú unmihtige ða yfelan men beóþ, nú hí ne magon cuman þider ðider ða ungewittigan gesceafta williaþ (wilniaþ, v. l.) tó tó cumenne vide quanta vitiosorum hominum pateat infrmitas, qui ne ad hoc quidem pervenire queunt, ad quod eos naturalis ducit

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Sumum men hé forgifþ wítegunge, sumum tósceád gódra gásta and yfelra to one is given by the Spirit prophecy; to another discerning of spirits (discretio spirituum), 1 Cor. 12, 10, Homl.

sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
sǽlþ, e; f.

Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity

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Áfyr fram ðé ía yfelan sǽlþa and unnettan gaudia pelle, 6; Fox 14, 32.

un-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wísdóm, es; m.

follystupidityignorance

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Hé of yfelum wiilan ne gesyngaþ, ac of unwísdóme (non malitia, sed sola ignorantia), 21.; Swt. 157, 25

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á-wecgan

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D. 213, 27. mental Ðone yfelan fæsðrǽdan willan nán wind ne mæg áwecgan (á-wecggean -weccgean, v. l.), Past. 225, 7. Ne léten hié nó hié on ǽlce healfe gebígean, ne furðum nó awecggan ...

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gód

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Oft þá gódan déman (cf. þá unrihtwísan déman, 21) habbað yfele gingran, Ll. Lbm. 475, 28.

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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Ǽr gé fremmen yfel ere ye commit evil. Cd. 113; Th. 149, 4; Gen. 2469. Nó hwæðre he ofer Offan eorlscype fremede yet he could not effect supremacy over Offa, Exon. 85 a; Th. 320, 31; Wíd. 37: Beo. Th. 4274; B. 2134

Linked entry: ge-fremman

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Hí eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, ðæt hig yfel leán habban scylan, 270, 26. Ic ðæt wénde and witod tealde, ðæt ic ðé meahte áhwyrfan from hálor, Exon. Th. 264, 1; Jul. 357. Him tó wǽron witode geþingþo, Cd. Th. 30, 30; Gen. 475.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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.: wyrian ł yfel wilnian, Ps. Lamb) in profetis meis nolite malignari, Ps. Surt. 104, 15

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Tó ðǽm ðæt hié gehealden ðá strenge ðǽre geðylde ... geðencen hié nú monig yfel úre Dryhten geðolode ( pertulit ), Past. 261, 4. Geþola þeóda þreá, nis seó þráh micel þæt þé hí swencan mótan, An. 107.

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Híwian yfel tó góde, 81, 36. to make an object appear other than it really is. with complement Se man hýwað hine sylfne mihtine and unforhtne þe náh on his heortan ǽnigne cáfscype, Wlfst. 53, 14. ꝥ hé híwige hine sylíne mihtigne, Angl. xi 109, 54. híwian

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Ic áscige ðé, ðú Boetius, hwí þú swá manigfeald yfel hæfdest? Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 12. Eá lá þú mín Drihten God, hwæt gifst þú mé? Ger. 15, 2. Westú gearo, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 44. Scealtú ceól gestígan, Andr. Kmbl. 439; An. 220.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel