un-rétu
Anxiety ⬩ disquiet
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Anxiety, disquiet Ðá bǽdon mec míne geféran ðæt ic on swá micelre módes unréto and nearonisse mec selfne mid fæstenne ne swencte rogantibus amicis ne me anxietate et jejunio condeficerem, Nar. 30, 23
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wischere
A wizard
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A wizard Mannum is tó witenne ðæt manega drýmen maciaþ menigfealde dydrunga þurh deófles cræft, swá swá wischeras dóð, and bedydriaþ menn, swylce hí sóðlíce swylc þincg dón, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 466
biter-líce
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Ðæt réðe flód biterlíce (amare) bærnð ðá earman sáula, Dóm. L. 166. Wearð seó móder biterlíce gegremod, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 3. Add
fót-setl
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Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21
hlísful-líce
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hí hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add
hnescian
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To become soft Wylle ealle ðas rinda on háligwætere oð ðæt hý wel hnexian, Lch. Iii. 14, 6. trans. To make soft Sió hnescað que modlit (sermones suos), Kent. Gl. 25
ágen
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</b> within one's rights :-- Hit seó ðǽm ágen ǽghwæs tó brúcenne, C. D. iii. 254, 12. Add
wín-ræced
A house where there is feasting ⬩ a palace
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Ðæt wínreced, gestsele, 1991; B. 993. Hornsalu wunedon wéste wínræced, Andr. Kmbl. 2319; An. 1161
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costnere
A tempter ⬩ tentator
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A tempter; tentator Swá swá se geleáfa strengra biþ, swá biþ ðæs costneres miht læsse as the faith is stronger, so is the might of the tempter less Homl. Th. ii. 392, 20
slítere
a waster, destroyer ⬩ a consumer of food, a glutton
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Ðá sǽde hé him, ðæt hé wǽre cyrican slítere Wulfst. 235, 24. a consumer of food, a glutton Slíteras lurcones Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 26
ge-þeón
To do ⬩ commit ⬩ perform ⬩ perficere ⬩ patrare
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To do, commit, perform; perficere, patrare Ðæt we siððan forþ ða séllan þing symle móten geþeón that henceforth we may ever do those better things, Exon 13 a; Th. 23, 31; Cri. 377
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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Of ðam hlince tó ðam beorre tó Ælfrédes landscare; ðonne is hit ðǽr feówer furlanga brád bútan feówer gyrdan; ðonne gǽþ hit ðǽr niðer be ðara wyrhtena landscare, 420, 25-7. Ðonne eást andlang hricgweges tó Brytfordinga landsceare, 302, 16.
ge-wealdan
To wield ⬩ rule ⬩ have power over ⬩ command ⬩ control ⬩ cause
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Gregorius ðæs pápan setles geweóld Gregory ruled the papal see, 132, 18. Búton ðú eác úre gewelde except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us, Num. 16, 13.
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ge-hygd
Thought ⬩ cogitation ⬩ meditation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ consultation ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mĕdĭtātio ⬩ consĭlium
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Landágende men ic lǽrde ðæt hie heora gafol mid gehygdum aguldon I taught landowners to pay their taxes carefully, Blickl. Homl. 185, 22
tó-teran
To tear to pieces ⬩ to tear to pieces a material ⬩ to tear to pieces ⬩ to harass ⬩ distract ⬩ destroy
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Hé ðæs beran ceaflas tótær, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 15. Hé ðone pistol tótær, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 30. Hé tótær his tunecan, 450, 21. Hí tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.
hind
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Cwæð se cyning tó hire hwylcne dǽl þæs landes hió onfón wolde hyre bróðrum tó wergilde. Hió cwaeð ꝥ hió his ná máran ne gyrnde þonne hire hind útan ymbe yrnan wolde þe hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs . . .
ídel
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Samson nolde gán ýdel of ðǽre byrig, ac hé ábær ðá gatu úp tó ðǽre dúne, Hml. Th. i. 226, 31. Ðene forleorton geonga ídelne eum dimiserunt uacuum Mk. L.
wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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Of untídlícan gewideran, ðæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 5
níwan
Recently ⬩ lately ⬩ newly
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Secgeaþ hí ðæt sume dæge ðider níwan ( nuper ) cóme cýpemen, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Ða þing ðe ús níwan bodade syndon ea quae nunc nobis nova praedicantur, 2, 13; S. 516, 11. Ðonne man níwan wíf nymþ cum acceperit homo nuper uxorem, Deut. 24, 5.
ǽg-hwilc
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I. 2 Ðæt úre ǽghwylc án mæg éce líf geearnian, Wlfst. 283, 21. Æt ǽghwylcum ánum ðára, Bl. H. 127, 33. adjectival Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan, Bl. H. 123, 33: 125, 7. Ǽghwylce áne dæge, 91, 29