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næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.
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Add Ðæt ús wǽre gearo his miltsung, næs ðæt ryht, Past. 405, 17. add Rícsian næs ná suá ofer menn, ac suá suá ofer niétenu, Past. 109, 21. Næs nó . . ., ac . . ., 387, 32

stranglíce

(adv.)
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Add Ǽfre þe óðer man wearð on þám wyrrestan yfele, and þet swá stranglíce, ꝥ mænige menn swulton on þám yfele, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 30

ge-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽr, -hwár; adv.

On every sideeverywhereundiqueubique

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Nemnaþ men ðæne mónaþ gehwǽr Iulius men name that month everywhere July, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 33; Edg 25 : Elen. Kmbl. 2364; El. 1183, Wel wíde gehwǽr everywhere far and wide, Menol. Fox 118; Men. 59.

ge-wyder

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyder, es; pl. nom. acc. -wyderu, -wydera; n.

Weatherthe temperature of the airtempestascæli tempĕries

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Weather, the temperature of the air; tempestas, cæli tempĕries Bringþ sumor wearme gewyderu summer brings warm weather, Menol. Fox 177; Men. 90.

Agustus

(n.)
Grammar
Agustus, nom. acc. gen. Agustuses; dat.- Agustuse; m. [generally spelled incorrectly in Anglo-Saxon MSS: Agustus, as well as Agustinus, for Augustus and Augustīnus, from augustus majestic, august, from augeo to increase, exalt, honour, praise] ,

Augustusthe month of Augustmensis Augustus

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Búton Agustuse sylfum without Augustus himself, 5, 15; Bos. 114, 35. the month of August; mensis Augustus, Menol. Fox 275; Men. 139

Linked entry: Augustus

gímeleáslic

(adj.)
Grammar
gímeleáslic, adj.
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That is done without care, careless, thoughtless Unwærlicu and giémeleáslicu sprǽc menn dweleð incauta locutio in errorem pertrahit Past. 89, 8. In manegum gýmeleáslicum wordum þe steór-leáslicu cildru gewuniað tó sprecanne. Gr. D. 289, 9

ge-feaxe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxe, adj. [feax hair]

Having haircŏmātus

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Having hair; cŏmātus Wǽron men æðelíce gefeaxe the men had beautiful hair [lit. the men were beautifully haired ], Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 8

Linked entry: gylden-feaxa

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172.

candel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
candel-treów, es; n.
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A candlestick with branches, a candlestick; candelabrum Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ and settaþ hine under mytte, ah on candeltreów neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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Th. 117, 22: Menol. Fox 122; Men. 61. Micel is tó hycganne wísfæstum menn, hwæt seó wiht sý, Exon. Th. 411, 15; Rä. 29, 13. Swá wítgan wísfæste sægdon, 5, 3; Cri. 64. Sume bóceras weorþaþ wísfæste, 331, 22; Vy. 72.

weg-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-férende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Wayfaringa wayfarer, traveller.travelling, going a way, passing by

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[Sein Iulianes in, þet weiuerinde men ȝeorne secheð. A. R. 350, 16. Þe pilgrimes, and oþre wayuerinde men, Ayenb. 39, 3.]

Linked entry: weg-férend

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, pl. f.

ClothingattireGEARadornmentarmsarmourvestītushăbĭtusarma

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, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 29; Gen. 1212 : Menol.

geáþ

(n.)
Grammar
geáþ, e; f.

Foolishnesslightmindednessluxurymockerystultĭtialascīvialuxŭrialudibrium

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Ðý-læs ðæt wundredan weras and idesa, and on geáþ gutan lest men and women should wonder thereat, and pour it forth in mockery, 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1206

Linked entry: geahþe

un-sóþsagol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sóþsagol, adj.

Speaking falselylyingmendacious

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Se smið ne dorste secgan ðás gesihðe ǽnigum menn, nolde beón gesewen unsóðsagul (-ol) boda, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 58

Linked entry: sóþ-sagol

un-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
un-lísan, p. de.

to unlooseundoto release

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Skt. i. 3, 537. to release Hé beád ðæt man sceolde unlésan ealle ða menn ðe on hæftnunge wǽron, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 38

Linked entry: lísan

orgel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orgel-líc, adj.

proud, arrogant, disdainfuldeserving scorn or disdain

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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt hé onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15

Linked entry: orgel

be-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-cnáwe, in the phrase beón becnáwe (v. to be beknown = to avow, confess, N. E. D. s.
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v. be-know
)
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4

réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Hié ne wéndon ðætt ǽfre menn sceolden swǽ réceleáse (récce-, Cott. MSS.) weorðan, Past. pref. ; Swt. 5, 23. Ðú wéndest ðæt steórleáse men and réceleáse wǽron gesǽlige nequam homines alque nefarios felices arbitraris, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 1.

Linked entry: récce-leás

in-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-byrde, adj.
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Ða inberðan menn tó Eblesburnan, 152, 8

Linked entry: in-berþ

myne

Grammar
myne, <b>. II.</b>
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S. 23, 155. a memorial, memory Þá ðá hǽðenan menn crístendómes leóman mid ealle ádwǽscan woldon, and ǽlcne myne ofer eorðan ádýlgian, Hml. S. 23, 11