lange
Long ⬩ a long time ⬩ far
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Ðænne ðú lenge ne móst lífes brúcan, Dóm. L. 32, 61. Lencg, Lk. Skt. 16, 2. Leng swá swíðor, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 30; Gen. 989. Swá leng swá swíðor, Exod. 19, 19. Ná leng heó ne gebád ðonne hit dæg wás she waited only till it was day, Apol. Th. 19, 2.
lyb-lác
Sorcery ⬩ witchcraft
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Bebeorh ðé wið lyblácas and áttorcræftas cave tibi a maleftciis et veneficiis [cf. ne unrihtlyblácas ne ongynne wé, Wulfst. 253, 11, MS. D.], L. Ecg. C. prm; Th. ii, 132 9
Linked entry: unriht-lyblác
mǽg-burh
Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe
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Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 31; Rä. 21, 20. Heó ongan his mǽgburge men geícean sunum and dóhtrum, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 7; Gen. 1132 : 101; Th. 134, 5; Gen. 2220 : Beo. Th. 5766; B. 2887.
nunne
A nun ⬩ a vestal
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Se ðe mid nunnan hǽme, gehálgodre legerstówe ne sý hé wyrðe, L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 6. Ǽfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige on gehálgodre ǽnigre nunnan, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. 318, 17.
Linked entry: non
gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Emne ðon gelícost ðe he ne cúðe just as if he didn't know, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 28; Gen. 1943. Efne ðæm gelícost swylce just as if, Blickl. Homl. 221, 14
swice
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Helle hlinduru nágon hwyrft ne swice, útsíþ ǽfre the gates of hell allow of no return or escape, of egress ever, Exon. Th. 364, 30; Wal. 78. <b>I a.
Linked entry: swicc
á-rǽdan
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Hé árǽdan ne mihte þæs apostoles dégol. Bl. H. 181. 17. to read what is written Næs ꝥ wel ꝥ þú self árǽddest þá stafas ofer hire birgene, Ap. Th. 26, 10. Se biscop orationem ofer me árǽdde, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 566, 4.
fǽringa
unexpectedly ⬩ of a sudden ⬩ all at once ⬩ soon ⬩ at once ⬩ early ⬩ by chance ⬩ forte
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Begýmað þæt [ne] fǽrunga beón gehefegude heortan eówre adtendite ne forte grauentur corda uestra, Scint. 105, 1
for-cuman
to seize ⬩ get hold of ⬩ to overcome ⬩ conquer ⬩ to consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ to reject
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Goth. fra-kwiman Ne mæg hit (fire) náne þára gesceafta eallunga [f]orcuman (cf. hit waldan ne mót ꝥ hit ǽnige eallunga fordó, Met. 20, 130), Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 18.
for-gán
to forgo ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ go without ⬩ to abstain from
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Heó ðá scearpnesse dysiglicra sprǽca on hire ágenre tungan ná bebeáh ne ne foreóde linguae procacitatem atque stultiloquium non declinavit, Gr. D. 340, 17. Ðæt mon ðá lytlan forgá and ðá miclan dó, Past. 439, 23. Man forgá þýfðe, Ll. Th. i. 210, 3.
Linked entry: for-gangan
ge-warenian
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Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá! hwæt is se man on lífe búton ... hé ǽr gewarnod þe bet sý, þæt hé þonne ðurh deófol beswicen ne wyrðe, Wlfst, 101, 16-21. <b>I a.
weás
By chance, by accident, fortuitously
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Hit nis náuht ðæt mon cwiþ ðæt ǽnig ðing weás gebyrige; for ðam ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac dǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme ðonne wǽre hit weás gebyred quaero an esse aliquid omnino, et quidnam esse casum arbitrere. ...
ofer-hírness
Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience
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Ne quis pecuniam puram et recte appendentem sonet, monetetur in quocunque portu monetetur, in regno meo, super overhyrnessam meam, L. Eth. iv. 6; Th. i. 302, 15.
hleahtor
Laughter
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Hé ne sceal sprecan ýdelu word ða ðe unnytte hleahtor up áhebben ne hé eác sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 35.
ge-scræpe
Convenient, meet, fit for, accommodated ⬩ aptus
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Convenient, meet, fit for, accommodated; aptus Breoton is gescræpe on læswe sceápa and neáta Brittannia est apta alendis pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 13, 22. Giscroepo aptas, Rtl. 117, 14: Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41
Linked entries: ge-screope ge-screpelíce ge-scroepe ge-scropenys
ge-cnyccan
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Gicnyht tó lufe nexa fidei, 109, 41. Gebundeno foet and hond gecnyht (honda gecnyted, R.) ligatus pedes el manus institis, Jn. L. 11, 44
Linked entry: cnyccan
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Ic ne mǽg nó wiðcweþan ne furþum ongeán ðæt geþencan I cannot contradict, I cannot even have a conception contrary to it.
DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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Ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere so that neither the in-army nor the out-army was of use to them, Chr. 1006; Th. 257, 15, col. 1. Swá swá hí sceoldon, gif hí dohton as they ought, if they were honest, Bt, 18, 3; Fox 64, 37.
Linked entry: dugunde
stæpe
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Ne gang ðú, móna, ánne stæpe furðor, Jos. 10, 12. Swá hwá swá ðe genýt þúsend stapa, Mt.
ge-metgian
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Beóð on twá healfa þǽre hǽtan twégen dǽlas gemetegode (the temperate zones), náðor ne tó háte ne tó cealde. . .