cystig-ness
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Ꝥ wyrð hé ágeaf tó ðáre ceastre bóte. Ðæt folc wearð fagen his cystignissa, Ap. Th. 10, 10. Sé ðe him for Godes lufon bigwiste foresceáwað, þonne hǽfð hé méde his cystignysse æt Gode, Hml. Th. i. 514, 14. Cystignesse liberalitate, Wrt.
ge-dwimorlic
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Geseah hé ꝥ ꝥ fýr wæs geþúht on þára bróðra eágum . . . Hé . . . þá bróðru þe hé gemétte mid þám gedwimorlicum fýre bepáhte ongeán gecígde de phantastico incendio . . .
ge-wrégan
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Voc. ii. 44, 73. to accuse a person Þá þe hé wæs gewroeged from aldursácerdum cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum, Mt. R. L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan crístendóme þe hé árǽrde, Hml.
leahter-full
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Hé is Gode deád, for þan þe hé leahterfull and geleáfleás ætbærst, and hé ys geworden tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5. Gif se práfast hlehterful (hleahter-, lehter-, v. ll.) si propositus repertus fuerit vitiosus R. Ben. 126, 1.
sám-cwic
Half-dead
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Half-dead Sum mǽden hé gehǽlde, ðæt ðe læg on legerbedde seóc, sámcucu geþúht, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 25. Hé sámcucu læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 164: L. Ælfc. C. 31; Th. ii. 354, 10.
út-lendisc
Outlandish ⬩ foreign ⬩ a stranger
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Hig noldon ðæt útlendiscum þeódum wǽre ðes eard þurh ðæt ðe swíðor gerýmed ðe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 31. Hé útlændisce hider in tihte, 959; Erl. 121, 3
smeáþancollíce
Exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly ⬩ subtiliter
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Hé hí gewissode swíðe smeáþancellíce ymbe ðæs mynstres gebytlungum he gave them most exact directions about the buildings of the monastery Homl. Th. ii. 172, 16. Hé lǽrþ manna mód mid godcundre láre smeáþancellíce i. 412, 32
a-hládan
To draw out ⬩ draw forth ⬩ exhaurire ⬩ educere
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He of hæfte ahlód folces unrím he drew forth from captivity numberless people, Exon. 16a; Th. 35, 34; Cri. 568
cínu
A chink, fissure ⬩ rima, fissura
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Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál ðæt ðǽr nán cínu on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that there was no chink seen in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22
cyric-sang
A church-song ⬩ ecclesiasticum carmen
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He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522, 25
feorm-fultum
Food-support ⬩ purveyance ⬩ victus auxĭlium ⬩ commeātus ⬩ prōcūrātio
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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C.
fleswian
To mutter ⬩ whisper ⬩ susurrāre
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To mutter, whisper; susurrāre Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum sĭmŭlātam lēgātiōnem ōre astūto volvĕret, Bd. 2, 9;
Franc-ríce
The kingdom of the Franks ⬩ Francōrum regnum
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The kingdom of the Franks; Francōrum regnum He hæfde ǽrendo sum to Breotone cyningum of Francríce he had an errand to the kings of Britain against the kingdom of the Franks, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 1, MS. B: Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 32
eád-nes
Happiness, prosperity ⬩ beatĭtūdo
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Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16
scunian
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear Hé his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37
ge-bridlian
To bridle ⬩ restrain ⬩ frēnāre
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To bridle, restrain; frēnāre He ða gesceafta nú gebridlod [MS. gebridlode] hæfþ he has now bridled the creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32. Ðæt hí hira mód gebridligen that they bridle their mind, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 7; Hat. MS. 41 a, 8
ge-onbyrdan
To bear against, strive against, resist
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To bear against, strive against, resist Gif he on ðone geonbyrde ðe hine slóg if he strove against him who slew him, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 18: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13: L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11
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un-clǽnlíce
Impurely
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Impurely Swá hwilc man swá Godes weorc clǽnlíce wirceþ, hé bið écelíce gehealden. Se ðe hit unclǽnlíce wyrceþ, hé bið áwyrged intó helle, Homl. Ass. 168, 121.
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be-rǽsan
attack
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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.
fǽran
to terrify
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Add: to terrify Ðæt hé swá egesige ðá ofermódan ðæt hé ðá eáðmódan tó swíðe ne fǽre (ut timidis non augeatur metus), Past. 453, 19. [v. N. E. D. fear, vb.] to take by surprise, seize quickly (?) Uulfes férende lupi rapaces, Mt. L. 7, 15