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self-willendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
self-willendlíce, adv.
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According to one's own will or desire Hé hæfde ǽnne sunu . . . þone hé lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde selfwillendlíce (seolfweldlíce, selfwendlice, v. l.) filium habuit, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse nutriebat; he brought him up to have his

þǽr-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
þǽr-riht, adj.
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Ox. 3797), þárrihtum may be taken as belonging to the adverbial, rather than to the adjective form

wraþu

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Add Hé gesomnode mycel feoh him bryce and wræþe þæs langan lífes cum multas pecunias pro longioris vitae stipendiis collegisset, Gr. D. 339, 27.

æf-éstian

(v.)
Grammar
æf-éstian, -éstigan.

to envyto grow envious

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Substitute: to envy Hit þweora manna þeáw is ðæt hí æfæstiað óþra manna góddǽde mos pravorum est invidere aliis virtutis bonum Gr. D. 117, 4. to grow envious Æfestian libescant Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 41.

gyrian

(v.)
Grammar
gyrian, gyrigan; , part. gyrigende; p. ede, pl. gyredon.

to preparepreparareto clothevestireamicire

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to prepare; preparare Gyrigende dúna præparans montes, Ps. Spl. 64, 7.

Linked entry: gerian

hand-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hwíl, e; f.

A momentin a moment of time

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A moment Nis ná eów gewitenne ða tíd oððe ða handhwíle ðe mín Fæder gesette þurh his mihte it is not for you to know the hour or the moment that my Father hath appointed through his might, Homl. Th. i. 294, 26

sméðian

(v.)
Grammar
sméðian, p. ode; pp. od

to become smoothto make smooth

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to become smooth Ðonne sméðaþ ðæt neb and hálaþ Lchdm. i. 86, 8. to make smooth Ic sméðie polio Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 74. [ He wile foxliche smeþien mid worde O. E. Homl. i. 31, 8. Rihteð and smeðeð þe heorte A. R. 4, 23.]

swelan

(v.)
Grammar
swelan, p. swæl, pl. swǽlon.

to burn (intrans.), perish with heato burn (of a hot sensation)calorcalere, arere

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to burn (intrans.), perish with heat On fýrbaðe swelaþ sǽfiscas sundes getwǽfde, wǽgdeóra gehwylc wérig swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987. to burn (of a hot sensation) Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorðdraca ǽr geworhte, swelan and swellan, Beo.

Linked entries: sweoloþ swyld

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Ámet ufan grunde measure front top to bottom, Cd. Th. 309, 2; Sat. 703. Godwebba cyst ufan eall forbærst, Exon. Th. 70, 13; Cri. 1138. marking position, above, at the top Synd ðǽr þrý porticas ... fægere ufan oferworhte and oferhrýfde.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Gif hé hit bútan þæs ealdormonnes gewitnisse dó, geselle sé þe hine men feormie .cxx. sciłł. wíte, Ll. Th. i. 86, 5.

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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L. 22, 5. to disdain, scorn to do something. with a case Ðás gerás wyrcanne and ðá ilco ne forhycganne (omittere), Lk. L. R. 11, 42: Mt. L. 23, 23. with a clause Ne forhogde (-hogode, v. l.), hé ðæt bé hit eft gecierde, Past. 99, 10.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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S. 18, 160. to flee from danger Hé (Jacob) forfleáh ðá frecenfullan þeówracan þe his bróþor gecwæð, Hml. S. 11, 178. Hé mé sirwde ofsleánne. Mid þám þe ic ꝥ forfleáh, þá wearð ic on sǽ forliden, Ap.

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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S. 15. 72. to cause a living creature to move itself:-- Ic mé of þǽre stówe ástyrede, Hml. S. 236, 457. Hí of ðam stedum þá hors ástyrian ne mihton, Gr.

Linked entry: á-styrung

a-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drǽdan, p. -dréd; pp. -drǽden

To feartimere

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To fear; timere He adréd ðæt folc timuit populum, Mt. Bos. 14, 5

Linked entry: a-dréd

ǽrnddedon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽrnddedon, = ǽrendedon; p. of ǽrendian

To go on an errandnuntium ferre

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To go on an errand; nuntium ferre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 4

a-lésan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lésan, p. de; pp. ed

To redeemsolvereliberare

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To redeem; solvere, liberare, Hy. 8, 33; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 290, 33

anddetan

(v.)

To confessconfiteri

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To confess; confiteri Hyra synna anddetende confitentes peccata sua, Mk. Bos. 1, 5

at-áwian

(v.)
Grammar
at-áwian, p. ode; pp. od

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atáwode him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 14

Linked entries: at- áwian

beaftan

(v.)
Grammar
beaftan, beaftian; p. beaftode, beafte, pl. beaftodon, beafton; pp. beaftod

To lamentlamentare

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To lament; lamentare We mid hondum beafton lamentavimus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 11, 17

bealo-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-fús, adj.

Inclined to sinpeccandi pronus

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Inclined to sin; peccandi pronus, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 23; Reim. 50