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on-lísan

(v.)

to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds)to release, deliver, liberate

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to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds) Ðæt bearn benda onlýseþ, Exon. Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. Hé ða tungan onlýsde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 10. Hire bendas wǽron onlýsede, 89, 25.

Linked entries: on-lésan on-liésan

on-lútan

(v.)

to lout, bend down, bow

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Anlúte him eáðmódlíce tó mid ðam heáfde, R. Ben. 83, 11. Hira sceal ánra gehwylc onlútan, ðe hafaþ læsse mægen, Salm. Kmbl. 713; Sal. 356. Ǽlc gesceaft biþ heald onloten (-locen, Fox) wið hire gecynde, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 7

Linked entry: an-lútan

on-orettan

(v.)

to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)

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Iudiscféða án onorette uncúð gelád the tribe of Judah by itself performed the difficult and unknown course (the passage of the Red Sea ), Cd. Th. 197, 25; Exod. 313

Linked entry: orettan

on-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
on-rǽs, es; m.

On-rush, attack, assault, violent motion

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On-rush, attack, assault, violent motion Onrǽs impetus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 12. Flódes onrǽs fluminis impetus, Ps. Spl. 45, 4: Ps. Surt. ii. 189, 40. Hyne þurhþýdde mid egeslícum onhrǽse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 274. Onrǽs irruptionem, Hpt. Gl. 464, 66.

Linked entry: on-hrǽs

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Beforan ðé is eall mín gewilnung, R. Ben. 25, 9

on-hefedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hefedness, e; f.

Exaltation

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Exaltation Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getellan willaþ and tó ðære heofonlícan anhefednesse cuman þencaþ, R. Ben. 23, 2

Linked entry: -hefedness

on-týnan

(v.)

to cover

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to cover Ða stówe wæs ontýnende ea loca operiens ( ea loca operiens did the translator read aperiens?), Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 12. (?)

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11

openian

(v.)
Grammar
openian, p. ode.

to open, to become opento become manifestto open, uncloseto disclose, manifest

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Byrgen opnigende (patens) is race heora. Ps. Spl. 5, 10. Openiendum heofonum caelis patentibus, Bd. 4, 9 ; S. 576, 37. Opniendum, Hpt.

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Hé funde áne tabulan eall áwritene and hí openlíce rǽdde ( read it out to the bystanders). Homl. Skt. i. 23, 767. without concealment, without reserve, freely Hé spræc openlíce (palam), Mk. Skt. 8, 32.

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Gif his sáule gyltas óðerum monnum dígle beóþ and him sylfum cúðe, mid his andetnesse onwreó ða his abbode, R. Ben. 72, 5. to display what is bad, to expose God hine ( the sorcerer ) onwrýhþ gyt, ðeáh ðe wit hine ne geopenian, Blickl.

slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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.), gyrdel R. Ben. 92, 3. Hé one hláf tóbræc and bewand on his twám slýfum Homl. Th. i. 376, 30. Hé ðone hláf gedyde on his twá sléfan Blick. Homl. 181, 17

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, sléfan; p. de

To slip or put a garment on a person to dress carelesslyA garment rumpled up about any part of the persona snore slop worn by bankers or navigators

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To slip or put a garment on a person Hé hine sylfne ungyrede, and ðæt reáf ðe hé on hine hæfde hé sléfde on ðone foresprecenan man . . . Sóna swá hé mid ðan hrægle swá miccles weres gegyred wæs Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 18.

Linked entry: slífe-scóh

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 11

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slide, slip, fall to slide, glideto make a mistake, to fail, errto fall into an unhappy conditionto pass away, be transitory or perishable

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R. 252, 10-12. Mony folk slod to helleH. R. 136 157. Huanne þe on uot slyt, þe oþer him helpþAyenb. 149, 2

Linked entry: sliden

slihtan

(v.)
Grammar
slihtan, p. te

To smite, slay caedens mactare

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To smite, slay Gif ðú fallas ł slæhtas cadens (translator seems to have read caedens in the second case) Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 9

Linked entries: slæhtan wæl-slihta

sliht-swín

(n.)
Grammar
sliht-swín, es

A swine to be killed cattle to be killed

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R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 16

Linked entries: sleg-neát sliht

smæc

(n.)
Grammar
smæc, smæcc, es; m.

Smack, taste, savour gustus, sapor

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R. 276, 15. Smeorðrinde smoke smecche forcuðest Marh. 9, 6. More he uynt smak in ane zoure epple þanne in ane huetene lhoue Ayenb. 82, 21. Smak or taste gustus Prompt. Parv. 460

smæccan

(v.)
Grammar
smæccan, smecgan; smæhte

To taste sapere

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R. 238, 21. Summe þinge ꝥ me haueð ismeiht oðer smelled 92, 4. Al þet ich abbe mid muþ ismaht O. E. Homl. i. 189, 5. Unlouely þei smauʒte Piers P. 5, 363.]

Linked entry: smecgan

smeart

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
smeart, adj.

Smart, painful

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R. 294, 12. Stede and twei sporen and ane smearte ʒerd O. E. Homl. i. 243, 23. Mid smerte smiten of smale longe ȝerden ii. 207, 6. Me him smæt mid smærte ȝerden Laym. 20318. If men smot it with a yerde smerte (adv.) Chauc. Prol. 149.]