lust-líce
gladly ⬩ willingly
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For ðe wé wolden lustlíce sweltan for thee we would gladly die, Ap. Th. 26, 6. Ðe nú lustlíce sibbsumes friþes æt eów biddende sindon who now are willing to ask a friendly peace from you, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 48, 22.
wítegian
To prophesy
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Wítigan wítigodan, ðæt se wolde cuman, Blickl. Homl. 105, 9. Wítga (prophetiza) ús, huá is se ðe ðec ofslóg, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 68.
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frymþ
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Hé wolde ðǽre ealdan ǽ ende gesettan, and þysse níwan frymð gesettan, Hml. A. 152, 21. the beginning. referring to eternity On frymðe wæs word, Hml. Th. i. 40, 8. Tó ðám éðele becuman ðe him on frymðe se heofonlica Fæder gemynte, ii. 218, 18.
nefne
Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except
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Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne sealdon, ðæt hí woldan him sylfe niman, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 37.
séftness
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Quiet, repose, freedom from disturbance Hié woldon hiera dagas on séftnesse geendian ut in privato otio consenescerent, Ors. 6, 30 ; Swt. 280, 22. Hí gewurdon on ðære séftnysse ( of the seven sleepers ), Homl. Skt. i. 23, 261
hýnan
To abuse ⬩ humiliate ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct ⬩ despise ⬩ oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ ill-treat
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Ic wolde helpan ðæs ðe unscyldig wǽre and hénan ðone ðe hine yfelode, Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 17. Hénan ða yflan and fyrþrian ða gódan to bring the evil low and to promote the good, 39, 2; Fox 212, 22.
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ofer-gemet
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Lóca nú þæt þú ofergemet ne wilnige, nú ðú hí (God and Alypius) tógædere metest, woldest cunnan God swá swá Alippius vide ergo ne impudenter velis satis Deum nosse, qui Alypium non satis nosti, Solil. H. 17, 9. Add
wǽgan
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Gif þú wiltest ealne þone wísdóm þe on þám bócum stynt, þonne woldest þú gelýfan ꝥ ic ná ne wǽge on þisum gewrite, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 8. Wǽgeð weorc eleberian mentietur opus oliuę, Ps. Rdr. 285, 17. Add
FRIÐIAN
to keep the peace ⬩ towards, make peace ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend ⬩ keep ⬩ pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre ⬩ tuēri
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Ðæt hie eall ðæt friðian woldon ðæt se cyng friðian wolde that they would protect all that the king would protect, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 10, 11.
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un-gelíc
Unlike ⬩ different ⬩ dissimilar ⬩ diverse
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Se ðe bíspell secgan wolde, ne sceolde fón on tó ungelíc bíspell ðære sprǽce ðe hé ðonne sprecan wolde cognatos, de quibus loquimur, rebus oportere esse sermones, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 20. Syndon dryhtguman ungelíce, Exon. Th. 314, 32; Mód. 23.
ge-teón
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Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ hé wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees
þroht-heard
strong under afflictions ⬩ having fortitude or endurance in trouble ⬩ grievously hard
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Héton lǽdan út þrohtheardne þegn, woldon ellenrófes mód gemiltan; hit ne mihte swá, 2781; An. 1393. Þegnas þrohthearde þafigan ne woldon, ðæt hié forléton leófne láreów, 803; An. 402. grievously hard Wæs se leódhete þrohtheard, Andr.
deófol-gylda
A worshipper of the devil, an idolater ⬩ idololatres = είδωλoλάτρηs
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A worshipper of the devil, an idolater; idololatres = είδωλoλάτρηs Ða deófolgyldan gecwǽdon ðæt hí woldon ðone apostol to heora hǽðenscipe geneádian the idolaters said that they would force the apostle to their heathenship, Homl. Th. i. 70, 23
efen-wyrhta
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Hí woldon efenwyrhtan beón on sǽ and on lande, Chr. 972; P. 119, 11. Ic gewilnode mid him tó farenne ꝥ ic þe má emwyrhtena on þǽre þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Hml. S. 23 b, 358. Gemang þám emnwyrhtum, 97. Add
a-spanan
To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere
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B. aspanan] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuadere ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19 ; Whel. 304, 42, note.
eálá
0! alas! Oh! ⬩ eheu! euge! proh
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gif he wolde O that he would, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 105; Met. 9, 53. Eálá hwæt se forma wǽre alas! that the first should have been, 8, 109; Met. 8, 55. Eálá! ðæt hit wurde O! that it might be, 8, 77; Met. 8, 39. Eálá! ðǽr we mágon geseón alas!
hwílend-líc
temporal ⬩ temporary ⬩ transitory
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Ðá se cyning wæs ceasterwara gefremed ðæs écan ríces and wolde eft ðæt éþel sécan his hwílendlícan ríces rex æterni regni jam civis effectus, temporalis sui regni sedem repetiit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 33.
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pluccian
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Ic wolde gadrian (pluccian, MS. M.) sum gehwǽde andgyt of ðære béc ðe Beda se snotera láreów gesette, Lchdm. iii. 232, 2
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fore-weard
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Bútan se cyng gelǽstan wolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon ǽr gewroht, 1094; P. 228, 34. Hér swutelað on ðysan gewrite ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc, C. D. iv. 10, 16. Twégra manna dæg ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, iii. 333, 25.
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heorcnian
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Hé wolde hyrcnigan hálges lára, mildes meðelcwida, Gú. 979. with dat. Hé heora wordum heorcnode, Hml. Th. i. 422 (not 442 as in Dict.), 2. with acc. Maria sæt heorcigende his láre (cf. his word heorcnigende, 440, 16), Hml. Th. ii. 438, 33