wiþerian
to be against ⬩ be hostile ⬩ to strive ⬩ struggle ⬩ dispute ⬩ to resist ⬩ oppose ⬩ to make hostile ⬩ provoke ⬩ to become provoked
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L. 45; Th. ii. 296, 18. Se ðe sóðlíce God lufaþ, nele hé wiðerian ongeán his bebodum, Homl. Th. ii. 522, 18. to resist, oppose Wiðstód ł wiðerode refragabatur, resistebat, Hpt. Gl. 426, 41.
ERIAN
To plough, EAR ⬩ iărāre
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Míne æceras ic erige mei agros ăro, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Som. 19, 44. Ðú erast thou ploughest, Homl. Th. i. 488, 84. Ðǽr yrþling ne eraþ where husbandman ploughs not, i. 464, 25.
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meldian
to declare ⬩ announce ⬩ tell ⬩ to inform against ⬩ accuse
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Ic sceal mód meldian swá ðú mé beódest I must tell all my mind, as thou dost bid me, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 10; Jul. 463. Ongan meldigan ðone hálgan wer the devil began to tell who the holy man was, Andr. Kmbl. 2341; An. 1172.
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ge-wemman
To stain ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ profane ⬩ corrupt ⬩ vitiate ⬩ mar ⬩ injure ⬩ coinquĭnāre ⬩ turpāre ⬩ polluĕre ⬩ profānāre ⬩ corrumpĕre ⬩ vĭtiāre ⬩ contāmĭnāre ⬩ viŏlāre
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Ic honda gewemde I have polluted my hands, Cd. 52; Th. 672; Gen. 1094. Ðú gewemdest his hálignesse on eorþan profānasti in terra sanctĭtātem ejus, Ps. Th. 88, 32: Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 5; Cri. 1487.
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þeów-racu
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Ic forseó ðíne þeówracan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 524. Ic gehýre hyra egeslícan þíwracan, 3, 432
ge-þafung
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Geþafung byþ ðonne ðú cwyst, amor ic eom gelufod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 9, 2-7. consent Ús is gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan ðurhtión : ðurh gespan and ðurh lustfulnesse and ðurh geðafunga (consensu) . . .
DRINC
DRINK, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus
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Ic ofþyrsted wæs gǽstes drinces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Exon. 98 a; Th. 369, 15; Seel. 41. Hér gefór Harþacnut swá ðæt he æt his drince stód in this year [A. D. 1042] Harthacnut died as he stood at his drink, Chr. 1042; Erl. 166, 34.
ge-þæf
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Voc. ii. 135, 2. Gif munuc eáðhylde biþ and geþæf, þeáh híne man wácne talige si omni Militate contentus sit monachus, R. Ben. 29, 3. not wishing change in something, with gen. Hú hé his ágene unðeáwas ongietan wille and hira geþæf bión (cf. (?)
ge-þrístlǽcan
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Voc. ii. 67, 42. with infin. Hé náht geþrýstlǽhte specan, Hml. S. 236, 277. Náteshwón lǽran geþrístlǽc nequaquam docere presumas, Scint. 126, 14. Ic ne dorste geðristlǽcan þára mínra áwuht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21.
hæslen
Of hazel
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Strike the scores, and do all that in silence, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm, ii. 104, 6-11.
ge-þeón
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Th. ii. 380, 27. where that in relation to which growth takes place is stated Is se man betera, gif hé Gode geðíhð ( if he advances spiritually so as to gain the favour of God ), þonne ealle ðá nýtenu sindon, Hml. Th. i. 16, 14.
síþ
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Síþes sǽne slow in travelling, Apstls. Kmbl. 67 ; Ap. 34. Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither at home, nor when travelling, nor in any place, L. I. P. 9 ; Th. ii. 314, 33 : Exon. Th. 339, 34 ; Gn. Ex. 104.
láf
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Add: what is left, a remainder Éce láf (v. éce ; I.), Exod. 370. Láfa, belíuendras superstites, i. uiui, An. Ox. 3313. ¶ in the phrase tó láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú tó láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14.
un-gedafenlíce
Unbecomingly ⬩ unseasonably ⬩ inordinately ⬩ in an unseemly manner ⬩ indecently
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Unbecomingly, unseasonably, inordinately, in an unseemly manner, indecently Óðer ðara irsunga bið tó ungemetlíce and tó ungedafenlíce átyht on ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall illa ira in hoc, quod debet, inordinate extenditur, Past. 40; Swt. 293,
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hlís-ful
famous ⬩ honourable
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Voc. ii. 147, 29. Þone hlísfullestan devulgatissimum, i. opinatissimum, 139, 60. of (good) repute, honourable Hlísful favorabilis, laudabilis, famosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 15.
lippa
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I. 69, 9
fǽr
a calamity ⬩ disaster ⬩ evil ⬩ accident
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Hí flugon forhtigende, fǽr ongéton they fled in terror, knowing the calamity that had come upon them, Exod. 452. Gif se ǽrra fǽr genam if the former got hurt, Rä. 54, 12. ¶attack of disease?
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ciric-þénung
Church-duty or service ⬩ ecclesiæ ministerium
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C. 50; Th. ii. 254, 22-24
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ymener
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A book of hymns; hymnare, hymnarium Thǽr synd twá Cristes béc, and i. mæssebóc, and i. ymener, and i. salter, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 660, 32.
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