brýcian
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Hé wolde monegum brýcsian (brícgian, v. l. prodesse ), 5, 9; Sch. 589, 23. v. brýce useful; ge-brýcsian. Add
ecg-lást
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hé ( the true gender of -lást?) is mildra ðonne middangeardes swétnissa; and seó winstre ecglást ðæs ilcan wæpnes hé is scearpra ðonne eal middangeard, Sal. K. p. 150, 14-22
emel
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Gemétte hé þone wyrttún beón oferwrigenne mid micelre menieo emela . . . Hé þá bewende hine tó þám emelum (ad erucas), Gr. D. 66, 31-67, 11. Substitute: es; m. and add
firen
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Ealra fyrena leás, 135, 2, Hé gyt feola cwide firna herede he spoke of many troubles, Sat. 160. þeáh ðe hí gelíce fyrene fremmen etsi similia crimina committant, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 29. Add
ge-syndrian
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Swá swá án man biþ man ðá hwíle ðe sió sáwland se líchoma biþ ætsomne, þonne hí þonne gesindrede bióþ, ðonne ne bið hé ꝥ ꝥ hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 25
ge-wérgian
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Ox. 49, i. of bodily weariness Ne hors ne hé sylf gewérgod wæs, Hml. S. 30, 35 : 31, 1418. of mental or spiritual weariness Hé gewérgað his heortan suíðe hearde mid ðý gesuince dnro cor labore fatigatur, Past. 239. 13.
niþer-lic
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Add Se deáð is nyðerlic (death has its place deep down) : hé is for þan nyðerlic : þeáh se man gewíte in ðá neowelestan scrafa þe on middangearde sý, þonne sceal hé þeáhhwæðere sweltan, Verc. Först. 103, 9-12.
sin-niht
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Hé geseah deorc gesweorc semian sinnihte sweart under heofonum he saw dark cloud lower, black night under heaven, Gen. 109
yfel-lic
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Hé wæs swíðe yfellic (wáclic, v. l. vilis ) on his gegerelan, 34, 1. of things Hé wæs swíðe yfellices híwes and forsewenlices ( exili forma et despecta ), Gr. D. 45, 30. On yfellicum (wácum, v. l.) wísum rebus vilibus , 70, 19
ǽnes
Once.
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Similar entries cf. ǽne, II Ðá se bróður ðás word gehýrde ǽnes, hé forhtode . . . and óðere nihte hé wæs gemanod mid ðám ylcan wordum, Gr. Ð. 338, 4
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bræd
to braid, weave, twist ⬩ Fraud, deceit ⬩ fraus, dolus
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Fraud, deceit; fraus, dolus He hit dyde bútan brede [bræde MS. B.] and bigswíce he did it without fraud and guile, L. Ed. 1;Th. i. 160, 6. Ic spæce drífe bútan bræde and bútan bíswíce I prosecute my suit without fraud and without guile, L.
oll
contempt, insult, contumely
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contempt, insult, contumely (in the phrase mid olle) Se deófol cwæþ mid olle ðæt hé wolde æt ðam weorce gecuman. Homl. Th. i. 166, 15. Hé áxode ðá mid olle (contemptuously) Eart ðu lá God ? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 72.
on-drǽdendlíc
To be feared, terrible
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To be feared, terrible Hé wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3.
on-timbran
to instruct, edify
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Hé wolde mid his láre and mid his lífes bysene beón ontimbred, Blickl. Homl. 217, 14
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balewe
wicked
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wicked Se inc forgeaf balewe geþohtas he inspired you with wicked thoughts, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 19; Sat. 488
lytel-ne
almost ⬩ nearly
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All but, almost, nearly Hé lytelne [lytesne?] Breotona ríce forlét Brittaniam pene amisit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 22
nigon-wintre
Nine years old
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Nine years old Ðá hé nigonwintre cniht wæs cum esset novem annos natus, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 10
ge-líffæstan
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Add Hé hiene geliéffæsð, Past. 259, 12. Add Genim sumne dǽl þæs gelýffæstan blódes, Hml. S. 23 b, 623
besema
A besom ⬩ scopæ
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A besom; scopæ He gemét hyt [hús] geclǽnsod mid besemum invent eam [domum] scopis mundatam, Mt. Foxe 12, 44
scotere
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hurls, a warrior Nó hé ðære feoh*-*gyfte for scoterurn (? scotenum, MS.) scamigan þorfte, Beo. Th. 2056 ; B. 1026