cancettan
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To laugh aloud or in a cackling manner; cachinnare Mæssepreóst ne sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor nor shall a mass-priest love great and immoderate cackling laughter, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 36
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for-spildan
To bring to naught ⬩ destroy ⬩ perdĕre
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To bring to naught, destroy; perdĕre Sum sceal on geóguþe, mid Godes meahtum, his earfoþsíþ forspildan one shall in youth, with God's power, bring to naught his hard lot, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 31; Vy. 59
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ár-weorþlíce
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Sceal mon bi sumum dǽle árwierðelíce (-wyrð-, v. l.) wandigende suíðe wærlíce stiéran sub quadam sunt cautela reverentiae parcendo feriendi, Past. 295, 11. Swá þæt wé on dæge árwurðlíce ( honeste ) faron, Hml. Th. i. 604, 6. Add
ceód
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Man sceal habban cýsfæt, ceódan, wilian, windlas, Angl. ix. 264, 12. [Cf. (?) kiot bursa, Grff. iv. 366.]
sæccan
to fight, contend
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to fight, contend Oft ic sceal wið wǽge winnan and wið winde feohtan, somod wið ðámsæcce (? sæcce fremman or sécan,) Exon. 398, 3; Rä. 17, 2. Similar entries v. preceding word(sæc); but cf. also sacian, sacan
orgel-líc
proud, arrogant, disdainful ⬩ deserving scorn or disdain
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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt hé onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15
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smeá-mete
A delicacy
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A delicacy On ðás tíd (Lent) sceal beón forhæfednes gehwylcra smeámetta L. E. I. 40; Th. ii. 438, 9. Disc mid cynelícum mettum (smeámettum, MS. B.) gefylled discus, regalibus epulis refertus Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 15
scearpian
To scarify,
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Ðú scealt ymb .iii. niht scearpian, 264, 1. Scearpigean, iii. 132, 31
ám
The reed or slay of a weaver's loom ⬩ pecten texto-rius
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The reed or slay of a weaver's loom; pecten texto-rius Ne mec óhwonan sceal ámas [Th. uma, Dietr. áma] cnyssan nor shall the weaver's reeds beat me anywhere, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 22; Rä. 36, 8
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reáfere
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Git ðú on hwilcum men ongitst ðæt hé byþ gítsere and reáfere, ne scealt ðú hine ná hátan man, ac wulf, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 15. Ne sǽde ðæt godspel ðæt se ríca ( Dives in the parable ) reáfere wǽre, ac wæs uncystig, Homl. Th. i. 328, 18.
bletsian
to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper
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Bletsiað (bloedsas, L.) þá ðe eów wiriað, Lk. 6, 28. to speak gratefully of a person Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal hine (St. John) bletsian, Bl. H. 167, 14. to benefit, prosper Ðonne ðú bledsas (benefeceris) him, Ps. Srt. 48, 19.
ofer-mód
Proud, arrogant, presumptuous
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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Ne sceal mon beón ofermód, R. Ben. 17, 15. Cild ácenned ofermód him sylfum gelícigende a child born on the thirteenth day of the moon will be arrogant, pleasing himself Lchdm. iii. 190, 14.
meolc
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Wyl on eówe meolce, 144, 22,, Sceal mon lácnian mid cú meolcum oððe gáte . . . Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 21-24.
a-bæligan
To offend ⬩ to make angry ⬩ irritare ⬩ offendere
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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195
ge-feðeran
To feather ⬩ give wings to ⬩ ālas addĕre
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To feather, give wings to; ālas addĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefeðeran I shall first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31, MS. Cot. Gefeðran, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 8; Met. 24, 4
hlædel
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Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add
ést-mete
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Éstmettas (delicias) mon ne sceal lufian, ac fæsten mon sceal lufian, R. Ben. 16, 23. Lazarus geseah ðone rícan brúcan his éstmettas (fare sumptuously), Hml. Th. i. 330, 15.
ge-redian
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to reach, get at Sceal him mon. . . blód Isétan on þám swíþran earme on þÉére niþerran ǽdre.
pur-lamb
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Old Farming Words, No. 6) Ðæt lamb sceal beón ánwintre purlamb clǽne and unwemme erit agnus absque macula, masculus, anniculus, Ex. 12, 5
ge-nǽtan
To afflict, trouble ⬩ to maltreat
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To afflict, trouble Ða underðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt hie elles ne sién genǽt ne geirmed illos ne subjectio conterat, Past. 28, 1; Swt. 189, 16; Hat. MS. Ðonne genǽt he hine humiliabit eum, Ps. Th. 9, 30
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