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eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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Fox 4, 1; Met. 4, 1. Ǽlá Drihten leóf. Hy. 1, 1: 2, 1. Eálá! gif he wolde O that he would, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 105; Met. 9, 53. Eálá hwæt se forma wǽre alas! that the first should have been, 8, 109; Met. 8, 55. Eálá! ðæt hit wurde O!

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Forsyngod þurh mænigfealde synna and þurh fela misdǽda, 163, 20: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 15: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 16.

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10: Gen. 8, 4

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, to -brǽdenne; p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brǽdan to make broad]

To make broadbroadenextendspreaddilātāreampliāreextendĕreexpandĕresternere

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Fox 11, 132; Met. 11, 66. Ðæt mód wilnaþ to gebrǽ-denne his ǽgen lof the mind desires to extend its own praise, Past. 65, 4; Swt. 463, 36; Hat. MS: Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 15.

Linked entry: ge-brádian

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To earndeserveenjoymereripromererifrui

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Hie ne mágon geearnigan ðæt gé heora wundrigen they cannot deserve that ye should admire them, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 8. He geearnode meruit, Bd. 4. 23; S. 593. 6. He hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he has earned her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 7

simbel

(adj.)
Grammar
simbel, symbel, simel ; adj.
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Ger. simpal for the most part appears in adverbial forms, but Graff vi. 26 gives one instance of its adjective use, simplém assiduis.

Linked entries: simble simbles symbel

ymb-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sirwan, p. -sirwde, -sirede.
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For ðæm sint tó manianne ða ðe lange ymbsieriaþ ðæt hí ongieten hú micel wíte hí sculun habban beforan ðǽm óðrum hoc ergo praecipitatione lapsis per consilium pereuntes differunt, quod, cum hi a statu justitiae peccando concidunt, plerumque simul et in

ciric-sócn

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L. 30, 4. seeking a church for protection, a church as sanctuary. v. sócn, Be ciricsócnum. Gif hwá sié deáðes scyldig, and hé cirican geierne, Ll.

ge-rýnu

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Th. ii. 340, 8. a mystery For is þæt hálige hflsel geháten gerýnu, for ðan ðe Sðer ðing is ðǽron suggests that ge-sǽd, rather than ge-sǽli should be read, and that the gesewen, and ððer ðing undergyten, Hml. Th. ii. 270, 27.

Indéas

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Æfter þǽm hé for on Indie ... hé, geeóde Nisan, India heáfodburg ... Æfter þǽm þe hé hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón ... Hé cóm on India eástgemǽra post haec Indiam petit ... Nyssam urbem adiit ... Perdomita India ...

hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriage; coitus Ða ðe rihtlíce healdaþ hyra ǽwe and for bearnes gestreóne hǽmed begáþ those who rightly observe their marriage and for procreation of children have carnal intercourse, Homl. Th, i. 148, 22.

Linked entry: dreám

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Hí woldon ðý máran anweald habban, ðæt hý mihton ðý orsorglícor ðissa woruldlusta brúcan, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 15. Sió nafu færþ micle fæstlícor and orsorglícor ðonne ða felgan, 39, 7 ; Fox 220, 30

sweng

(n.)
Grammar
sweng, es; m.

A blow, strokea tricktrickswinging, stroke

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Him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong, 5924; B. 2966: 5365; B. 2686. Ic mé gúðbordes sweng gebearh, Cd. Th. 163, 5; Gen. 2693.

Linked entry: swinge

a-spelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spelian, part. a-speliende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To supply another's roomto be deputy or proxy for anotherrepresent anothervicario munere fungivicem vel locum alicujus supplere

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To supply another's room, to be deputy or proxy for another, represent another; vicario munere fungi, vicem vel locum alicujus supplere He móste his hláford aspelian he might represent his lord, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 192, 3 : R. Ben. 58.

áþ-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swaru, e; f.

An oath-swearinga solemn oathan oathjuramentum

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An oath-swearing, a solemn oath, an oath; juramentum For heora áþsware because of their oath, Jos. 9, 18. Ðæt he lange gehét mid áþsware what he long had promised on oath, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 26; Exod. 558: Ps. Th. 88, 3.

an-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
an-drysne, on-drysne; adj.

terriblefearfuldreadfulterribilishorrenduscausing fearvenerableveneratedrespectableverendusreverendus

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ðæt andwyrde swíðe andrysne that answer was very fearful, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 3. as causing fear, venerable, venerated, respectable; verendus, reverendus Ne biþ he náuðer ne weorþ, ne andrysne he is neither honourable, nor respectable, Bt. 27, 1; Fox

Linked entry: on-drysne

a-wyrt-walian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrt-walian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a out, wyrtwalian to root, to fix roots]

To root uperadicateextirpateexterminateeradicaresupplantare

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Fox 12, 51; Met. 12, 26 : Ps. Th. 36, 9. Awyrtwala hine supplanta eum, Ps. Spl. 16, 14

Linked entry: a-wurtwarian

ban-cóða

(n.)
Grammar
ban-cóða, an; m: -cóþ, -cóðu, e; f: -cóðe, an; f. [ban, bana a killer, cóða a disease]

A baneful diseasea fatal or deadly maladyerysipelaslethalis morbusignis sacer

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Wið bancóðe, ðæt is óman, nim eolonan for the baneful disease, that is erysipelas, take elecampane, L.M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 16

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONEmandibula, mentum

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Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, dióre; adv.

Dearly, with great pricecāre, magno

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Fox 26, 37; Met. 26, 19

Linked entry: dióre