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rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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without counsel, unwise, inconsiderate, rash, ill-advised Rédeleás preceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Som. 13, 27. Gleáw ne wæs gumríces weard, réðe and rǽdleás, Cd. Th. 226, 26; Dan. 177. without wise direction, in confusion Ðá ðis (the destruction of certain

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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a race, swift or violent running, rush Wæs se þridda hlýp, rodorcyninges rǽs ðá hé on róde ástág, Exon. Th. 45, 30; Cri. 727. Micle rǽse ( magno impetu ) worn tódrifen wæs on sǽ, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 13. Mycelum rǽse, Lk. Skt. 8, 33. Ðæt hors sum slóg on

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

self-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, es; n.
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Self-love, self-complacency, self-satisfaction, -conceit, arrogance Ðonne ðæt selflíce gegriépþ ðæt mód þæs recceres amor proprius cum rectoris mentem ceperit, Past. 19, 1; Swt. 143, 5. Ðonne áhefþ hé hine on his móde . . . mid ðý selflíce se Déma biþ

Linked entries: -líce -líce

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut offattondere, amputare, præcidere

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To shear off, to shave, cut off; attondere, amputare, præcidere Hý eall heora heáfod besceáron they all shaved their heads, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 37; capitibus rasis, Ors. Hav. 4, 20; p. 270, 5. Ðæt he to preóste bescoren beón mihte that he might be shorn

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

errormadnessheresyerrorerrātumvesāniahærĕsisa heretichærĕtĭcus

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error, madness, heresy; error, errātum, vesānia, hærĕsis Se mennisca gedwola human error. Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arriāna hærĕsis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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firm, strong Stíðlíc stántorr ( the tower of Babel ), Cd. Th. 102, 14 ; Gen. 1700. of immaterial things, weather, conflict, discipline, penance, hard, severe Stíðlíc hreóhnys a severe storm, Homl. Th. ii. 18, 5. Wæs ðæra deófla gefeoht swíðe stíðlíc

þurruc

(n.)

a small shipthe bottom part of a ship

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a small ship Þurruc cumba vel caupolus (the word occurs in a list of names for different kinds of ships), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 30. the bottom part of a ship(?) Se æften-stemn puppis, þurruc cumba (cf. scipes botm cimba vel carina, 56, 32), bytme carina,

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubtcertainlyunhesitatinglyso as not to cause doubtunequivocallyindubitably

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without feeling doubt, certainly, unhesitatingly Ic hit untweógendlíce gelýfde in tó gesettanne eam indubitanter inserendam credidi, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 30. Eallum mannum þurhwuniggendum in tintregum untweógendlíce, Blickl. Homl. 171, 16. Hié untweógendlíce

un-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tela, adv. (but in some cases it seems a noun?)

Not wellillbadly

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Not well, ill, badly Ða scamleásan nyton ðæt hié untela dóð, búton hit mon him sæcge impudentes se delinquere nesciunt, nisi a pluribus increpentur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 1. Swá micle hí onfóð ðǽr máre wíte, swá hí hér gearor witon ðæt hí untela dóð, and

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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where an act is not intended or expected by the doer of it, undesignedly, without meaning to do something Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ðæt swylces hwæt unmyndlinga gebyrige, þonne hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ nec mirum, si quid ordinis

Linked entry: myndlinga

ác

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Take here the passage given under ǽc and add: dat. ǽc (ác) ; pl. ǽc Aac robor, arbor (in the Corpus Glossary this is followed by 'robor, virtus, rubor color est,' ed. Hessels. p. 103: this may suggest an explanation for the earlier gloss aac color Txts

brǽþ

odourexhalation

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Add: odour: — Brǽþ odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 26. Mǽre brǽð þǽr stanc, swá ꝥ ꝥ wíf wundrode þæs wynsuman brǽþes, and cwæð ꝥ heó nǽfre ǽr náht swilces ne gestunce. Hml. S. 4, 347. Se brǽð on heora nosðyrlum ne áteorode, Hml. Th. ii. 98, 9. Se wynsuma brǽð

cyn

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Add Cyn propago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 33. Gé sint ácoren kynn (genus), Past. 85, 18. Cinnes stirpis, An. Ox. 4587. Cynnes gentis, 26, 32. On mæniges cynnes misdǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 322, 20. Mid ǽlces cynnes gimmum geglenged, Bt. 28; F. 100, 27. Ǽlces cynnes

Eást

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Eást, es; m.
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Substitute: <b>eást;</b> adv. East, to the east; dele first passage, and add: marking direction, of movement Hér fór se here eást, Chr. 891; P. 82, 16. Swegen gewende eást tó Baldewines lande, 1046; P. 171, 2. Hé is eást irnende ( orientem

fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽtan, p. te; pp. fǽted, fǽtt.

packto adornornament

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to lay as a burden, pack Swá bið ðǽm ðe ðá gedónan yfelu hreówsiað, ðonne hí ðæt yfel mid ondetnesse him of áweorpað ðætte hira módes innað yfele and hefiglíce mid gefylled wæs, and ðonne eft fóð tó ðǽm ilcan and fǽtað in æfter ondetnesse ðæt ilce yfel

ge-mircian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mircian, ge-mercian.
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Take here ge-mercian in Dict. and add: to fix by marks, determine Fore gemercade ł getáchte praefigit, Mt. p. 15, 7. to mark out, distinguish by a mark, designate Téno of tal ðé mercas ic gemercade decent numero tibi titulos designavi, Mt. p. ii. 3.

Linked entry: -mircian

ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Add: with verb, abundantly, sufficiently Geseah ic balzamum þæs betstan stences genóh of þǽm treówum út weallan video opobalsamum cum optimo odore omnibus undique arborum ramis habundantissime manans, Nar. 27, 22. Genóg fremmað sufficit, Rtl. 191, 37

ge-edstaþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelian, ge-edstálian.
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Add: to re-establish. to restore to well-being. physical, of persons Þú hǽlðe geed-staðelast. Hml. Th. i. 466, 8. Hé tó þám geedstaþoledan (the man restored to health) cwæð, Hml. A. 198, 119. of things, to repair, make sound again Geedstaþeles suscitabis

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Substitute: p. ge-þrycte, ge-þryhte; pp. ge-þrycced, ge-þryced, ge-þryct. to press Ðá hand geðrycð ( premit ) sió incunde lufu, Past. 389, 13. to press down, oppress, depress Ðæt gesuinc hira ágenra welera hié geðrycð labor labiorum ipsorum operiet,

grimme

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Add: of personal action. where pain, injury, &amp;c., are caused by agent, or where anger, displeasure, &amp;c., are felt or expressed Forgrípan gumcynne grimme and sáre, Gen. 1275. Grimme ic eom begangen, for ðon ic gnornige contristatus sum