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hræd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-ness, e; f.

Quicknessrapidity

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Quickness, rapidity Wundorlícre hrædnysse with wonderful quickness, Herb. 18, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 1. Ond wé ðá mid wunderlícre hreðnysse porrum ðone cyning ofercwomon mira celeritate poro rege devicto, Nar. 4, 4.

moððe

(n.)
Grammar
moððe, an; f.

A moth

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.: mouȝþe, mouȝte, Wick.) hit fornimþ ubi tinea demolitur, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20: Lk. Skt. 12, 33. Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; Rä. 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ, Wulfst. 286, 32

Linked entry: mohþe

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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to cover with a shadow, overshadow Ic ofersceadewige obumbro Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 59. Ðæs Heáhstan miht ðé ofersceadaþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 35. Genip ofersceadude hig, 9, 34. Seó lyft hí ofersceadewude, Mk. Skt. 9, 7. Ðû oferscadudest (-sceaduwedest, Ps.

Linked entry: sceadwian

ofer-scínan

(v.)
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to cover with light, illumine Næs ná ðæt án ðæt ðæt leóht ða dúne áne oferscíneþ, ac eác swylce ða burh, Blickl. Homl. 129, 2. Beorht wolcn hig ofersceán nubes lucida obumbravit eos, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 5.

of-sceamian

(v.)
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Cott. ) wilt ðínes gedwolan, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 16. Hé wearþ of*-*sceamod, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 214. Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30. Hí gecyrdon him hám hearde ofsceamode, 518, 31

Linked entry: on-sceamian

pleón

(v.)
Grammar
pleón, p. pleah;
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with gen. To risk, expose to danger Se ilca David miclum his ágenes herges pleah (pleh, Cott. MSS.) the same David exposed his host to great danger, Past. 3, 2 ; Swt. 37, 7.

ge-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sníþan, p. -snáþ; pp. -sniden
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Gif ðú stǽnen weofod me wyrce ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, Ex. 20, 25

toweht

(n.)
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The word occurs among terms connected with spinning and glosses calatum ( =calathus ? Calatum is explained in Du Cange by lignum piscatorum seu piscama e lignis con-fecta, a meaning which seems not to belong to the word here). Wrt.

un-gerýdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelíce, adv.

Violentlywith impetus

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Violently, with impetus Cwæð se Hǽlend: 'Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum,' for ðam ðe hé áhreás ungerýdelíce, Hexam. 10; Norm. 18, 7.

un-miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
un-miltsung, e; f.

Want of considerationimpiety towards Godpitilessness towards men

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Want of consideration, impiety towards God, pitilessness towards men Gif hié gemunan willaþ hiora ieldrena unmiltsunge ðe hié tó Gode hæfdon, ge eác him selfum betweónum if they will remember their forefathers' impiety to God, and pitilessness among

wícnian

(v.)
Grammar
wícnian, p. ode
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To perform an office (wíce), to serve, minister Se geatweard, gif hé fultumes behófige, sý him gingra bróðor betǽht, ðe him mid wícnige, R. Ben. 127, 3.

Linked entry: wíce

wrótan

(v.)
Grammar
wrótan, p. wreót

To turn up with the snoutroot up

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To turn up with the snout, root up Wrótu subigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 64. Ic wróte subigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6 ; Zup. 176, 12. Hine útan of wuda eoferas wrótaþ exterminavit eam (vineam) apfir de sylva, Ps. Th. 79, 13. Swín on bócwuda wrótende, Exon.

bismer-líce

(adv.)

irreverentlyblasphemously

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Add: with ignominy Man sceal þá geoguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 18. irreverently, blasphemously Hí ic besencte on helle grund, forþan hig sprǽcon bysmorlíce be mé, Wlfst. 295, 30.

breóst-gehygd

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breóst-gehygd, (-hýd)

thoughtmind

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Gif gé hýrað mé breóstgehygdum (with purpose of heart), 2316. Wé þé biddað geornlíce breóstgehygdum, Cri. 262. Hé his béna bebeád breóst-gehigdum verba precantia clamat, Dóm. L. 60.

deór-fald

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Substitute: an enclosure or cage for wild beasts Deórfald cavea, domus in theatro, Wrt.

for-weoren

(adj.)
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Withered away, very old, decrepit, worn out with age Decrepita i. vetula forweren valde senex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 76. Forwered, forworen decrepita, i. inueterata, An. Ox. 2109. Eorðgráp wyrhtan hafað forweorone geleórene, Ruin. 7. v. next two words

ge-lǽððe

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Perhaps genéðde should be substituted; the phrase aldre genéðde occurs in ll. 17, 50, and the construction with tó is found in An. 1353 :-- Tó þám ánhagan aldre genéðan

ge-cídan

(v.)
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Dict. to chide, reprove (with dat.) Ðurh ðone wítgan wæs gecíd (-cídd, v.l.) hierdum pastores increpat per prophetam, Past. 123, 9.

handlian

(v.)
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Add: to touch with the hands Sé ðe handlað wífhádes mannes líc, Hex. 50, 11. Handla contrecla, i. palpa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 35. Handlian contrectare (mea membra ), An.

hege-rife

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hege-rife, hairif (N. E. D.)
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Wiþ cneówwærc, wuduweaxe and hegerife, Lch. ii. 66, 11: 140, 3. Wyl æscrinde, . . . hegerife, marubian . . . and jí líc gnid mid þǽre hegerifan, Wyrc sealfe of marubian, . . . hegerifan, 78, 11-16. Hegerifan corn, 344, ii.