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hǽlend

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Næs þá monna gemet. . . þæt eów mihte helpan, nimðe Hǽlend God, sé þæt wíte ǽr tó wrece gesette, férde tó foldan', Sat. 470-95. of the Deity in Christian times, denoting a saviour, used of Christ Þú hǽlend eart middangeardes, El. 809.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Ðæt wíte, ðæt ðon unlǽdon geteohhod biþ; him wǽre betere ðæt hé nǽfre geboren nǽre, 25, 24. Ða unlǽdan ( the chief priests who wished to kill Lazarus, Jn. 12, 10), 77, 9.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Fleáh hé tó Godes ciricean, and bæd ꝥ Ðeáh hé þá gyt nǽre fullíce gefulwad, ah hé wæs gecrístnod ... hweðre hé þæt gerýne þǽre fulwihte mid gódum dǽdum heóld, Bl. H. 213, 15.

Linked entry: crístnian

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Ðæt hit heofoncyninges tácen wǽre, and ðæs tweó nǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 342; El. 171. Ðæt nǽre nǽnig manna ðæt mihte ðæra twégra tweón ( the doubt about the two, cf. 854; Sal. 426, given above) áspyrian, Salm. Kmbl. 870; Sal. 434. <b>I b.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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síe tó ðon gedurstig, ne cyning, bisceop, ðæt ðǽs mínæ gife onwændæ ( commoveat ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 218, 28. Nǽfre ic ne míne lástweardas geþrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit ( the grant of certain dues ) onwenden, Ch. Th. 29, 14: Cd.

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Godes anweald nǽre full eádiglíc, gif ða gesceafta hiora unwillum him hérden, 35, 4; Fox 160, 19: Ps. Th. 44, 16: Ors. 6, 13 tit.; Swt. 6, 3. Heora bégra unwyllum, Shrn, 204, 6

for-weorþan

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Wé scoldan forweorðan écan deáðe nǽre þæt Críst for ús deáð þrowode, Wlfst. 111, 7. On mé earmre is mínes fæder nama reówlíce forworden, Ap. Th. 2, 22. [v. N. E. D. forworth. Goth. fra-wairþan: O. Sax. far-werðan: O. H. Ger. fer-werdan.]

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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Næs lang tó ðý ðæt his bróðor ðyses lǽnan lífes tíman geendode it was not long before his brother died, 434, 24. Nis hit lang tó ðon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Næs him tó máðme wynn, hyht tó hordgestreónum, Andr. Kmbl. 2228; An. 1115. Deórum mádme ( a sword ), Beo. Th. 3060; B. 1528. Ǽghwylcum eorla drihten máð-ðum gesealde to each the lord of earls (Hrothgar) gave a rich present, 2109; B. 1052.

Linked entry: máðm

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Th. i. 226, 13. a sign, token, indication, symptom Him næs nán deáðes mearc on gesewen, Hml.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Næs se móna ðágyt uppe quum luna erat oritura, Nar. 29, 22. On winterlícre tíde hí (the Pleiades) beóð on niht uppe and on ðæg ádúne, Lchdm. iii. 272, 2. where there is motion from the sea up to the land.

Linked entry: up

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Næs him tó máðme wynn, Andr. Kmbl. 2228; An. 1115 : 2326; An. 1164. Ða forweorþaþ ðe hira wynne tó ðé habban noldan qui elongant se a te, peribunt, Ps. Th. 72, 22. Hé genom him tó wildeórum wynne, Exon.

Linked entry: mód-wén

un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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Ass. 143, 136. in ignorance, unintentionally, unconsciously, unwittingly : -- Ða scylda ðe ic ungewisses geworhte ne gemun ðú; ðæt synt ða ðe ic wénde ðæt nán scyld nǽre delicta ignorantiae meae ne memineris, Ps. Th. 24, 6.

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Gif hé næfð þone líchamlican fódan, ii. 442, 26. Þ se líchama hæbbe hlýwðe and fódan, Hml. S. n, 358. Þ seó eorþe fódan (pastum) gecwémme ágeáfe, Hy. S. 20, 3.

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ða witan cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hé hí rihtlícor healdan wolde ðonne hé ǽr dyde, if he would rule with better observance of the laws 1014; Erl. 150, 7. rightly as regards conduct Wé sceolan gód weorc wyricean

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Hé onfunde Godes ierre . . . ðeáh hé wénde ðæt hit nán syn nǽre, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6. Seó geofu wæs broht for ðære synne ðæs ǽrestan wífes . . . and seó synn wæs ádilegod, Blickl. Homl. 5, 4-6. Syn, 3, 7.

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Næs ic fǽge ðá gyt I was not yet doomed, Beo. Th. 4289; B. 2141 : 5943; B. 2975. Pharaon gefeól, and his fǽge werud, on ðam Reádan Sǽ excussit Pharaōnem, et exercĭtum ejus, in Mări Rubro, Ps. Th. 135, 15.

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirithigh-spiritednoble-mindedboldbravecourageousproudarrogantheartyearnestimpetuousboldheadstrongstubbornwilful

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Næs ǽnig ðæs módig mon ofer eorþan ... ðæt mec ðus bealdlíce bendum bilegde, Exon. 73a; Th. 273, 8; Jul. 513. Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes, Beo. Th. 5329; B. 2698. Beówulfes síþ, módges merefaran, 1008; B. 502.

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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On ðære neáwiste næs nán wæterscipe, Jud. 15, 18. In ðara neáwiste in quorum vicinia, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 28. Hig on neáwiste ( in vicino ) eardodon, Jos. 9, 16: Elen. Kmbl. 133; El. 67.

Linked entry: né-west

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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HALF Mé næs be healfan ðǽle ðín mǽrþ gecýdd thy greatness was not half told me, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 23. Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L.