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eahtian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs hié eahtigen óðerra monna dǽda (cf. that hi ahtóie óðres mannes saka, endi haƀad im selƀo mér firinwerkó gefrumid, Hél. 1716), and forgieten hié selfe ne insequentes aliorum facta se deserant, 371, 3.

irmþ

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Hié on ðǽm iermþum heora líf geendodon, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 19. in a moral sense, badness Gif hine mon leahtor-fulne ongit. . . him mon secge þæt hé þanon gewíte, þe lǽs hé mid his yrmðe ( miseria ) óþre geleahtrige, R.

tweónung

(n.)
Grammar
tweónung, twínung, twýnung, e; f.

Doubtuncertaintyhesitation

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Ðý læs ðe ǽnig twýning eów derian máge be ðam líflícan gereorde, ii. 262, 24. Tw(e)ónunge ambiguitatis, dubietatis, Hpt. Gl. 422, 32. Went nú moncyn on tweónunga men will be in doubt, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 18.

Linked entries: twínung twýnung

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Hé sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ða strengþe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, 300, 21

un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Homl. i. 103, 28.] not ready, not in a fit state for use Ðý læs sió earc sí ungearo tó beranne ut ad portandum arcam nulla mora praepediat, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 11. Ðý læs hine ǽnig wuht gǽlde ungearowes (-ewes, Cott.

eáþe

(adv.)
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eáþe, adv.
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L. 6, 1. lest; ne forte Eáðe mæg ł ðý lǽs ne forte, Lk. L. 12, 58. Ðý lǽs ł eáðe mæg, Mt. L. 4, 6. Eáðe mæg, 25, 9. Eáða maeg, 13, 29. Eáða (-e, L.) mæge, Lk. R. 21, 34. Eóðe mæg, Mt. L. 27, 64. Eáðæ (eóðe, R.) mæge, Lk. L. 4, 11.

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoiceexultwelcome

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Ðý lǽs for ðǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne in oblato munere animus hilarescat, Past. 321, 24. Ðý lǽs hé tó ungemetlíce fægenige (faegnige, v. l.) for his gódum weorcum ne in benefactis immoderatius gaudeant, 323, 6.

ge-wemman

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Ðý lǽs ðá smyltnesse ðæs dómes gewemme se dierna æfst ne tranquillitatem judicii latens invidia maculet, Past. 79, 13. Ðý lǽs ðá rúmmódnessa sió unrótnes gewemme ne largitatem tristitia corrumpat, 323, 10.

fremede

ultraalienaaliaplus praeterof another familystrangerof another race or country not natural or native foreignexternalunknownnot friendlyestrangednot in the society offree fromnot participating indeprived of

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Ðý lǽs fremde menn ( extranei ) weorðen gefylled of ðínum gesuince, Past. 249, 11.

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shedfundere, effundere, profundereto flow, streamprofluereto found, castto cast

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Ðý læs weras and idesa on geáþ gutan lest men and women should pour it forth in mockery, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1207. Ofer hleór goten poured over the cheek, Elen.

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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A threat, threatening Martianus hét hí gebúgan tó his deófolgyldum, ðe læs ðe hí fordémede wurdon; ac Iulianus ne róhte ðæs réðan þýwrace ( cared not for the cruel one's threat ), Homl. Skt. i. 4, 114. Þreále oððe þeówraca[n?]

á-sceacan

(v.)
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Þý lǽs hé þurh ꝥ sár ðá lácnunge of him ásceace, Lch. i. 302, 16. Gif ðæs módes forhæfdnes mid ungeðylðe ne ascóke ( excuteret ) ðá sibbe of ðǽm sceáte ðǽre smyltnesse, Past. 311, 15. Wé sceolon ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp ús fram, Hml.

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Add: sudden, that is unexpected, that happens without warning Ðý lǽs eów hrædlíce on becume se fǽrlíca (repentina) dómes dæg, Past. 129, 21. Feerlic (fér-, R.), Lk. L. 21, 34.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ná sí forhugud non aspernatur, Angl. xiii. 441, 1085. to disdain to do. with clause Swá hé lǽs forhogað ðæt hé ús ðonne giet tó him spane, siððan wé hiene oferhycggeað quanto contemtus adhuc vocare non dedignatur, Past. 407, 18: Bl. H. 83, 15.

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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(I) the subject a noun Ne selle mon to féla . . . ðý lǽs hwá him self weorðe tó wǽdlan, and him ðonne gehreówe sió ælmesse, Past. 325, 8. the subject a pronoun representing a circumstance already mentioned Satanus swearte geþóhte þæt hé wolde on heofonum

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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Þe lǽs ðe ðú æt stáne þínne fót ætspurne, Hml. Th. i. 516, 30. Þæt þú ne þurfe ðínne fót æt stáne ætspurnan, 166, 21. Ætspornan inpingere , Wrt. Voc. ii. 85 , 15. intrans.

wrecan

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wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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</b> add :-- Eall his cynn mon ofslóg, þý lǽs hit monn uferan dógore wrǽcce (wrǽce, v.l.) cognati omnes supplicio traditi : ne quis eum ejusdem famliae umquam ulcisci meditaretur, Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 6.

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðý læs ðec Meotud oncunne, ðæt ðú sý wommes gewita, Exon. Th. 301, 13; Fä. 18. Ðæt ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem, Chart. Th. 163, 25. Oncunnen notatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 81.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

ge-teorian

(v.)
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ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Ðé læs hig on wege geteorian ne deficiant in via, Mt. Bos. 15, 32. Me is heorte geteorad defecit cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 21. He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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Ne yrne hé, ðe læs hé mid ðæs rynes éðgunge hwylcne wleáttan (wlǽttan, v. l. ) and sogeðan on his heortan ne ástyrige, R.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott