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un-gesewenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíce, adv.

Invisibly ⬩ without being seen

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Invisibly, without being seen God cymð ungesewenlíce tó geswǽsre heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 4

un-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swíþ, adj.

Not strong ⬩ weak

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Not strong, weak Gif drenc sié tó unswíþ, Lchdm. ii. 270, 15: iii. 18, 22

un-trymigan

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymigan, un-trymigian

to become weak ⬩ sick ⬩ infirm

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to become weak, sick, infirm Ða ðe untrymigdon qui infirmabantur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 2

un-sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
un-sibbian, p. ode

To disagree

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To disagree Unsibbaþ desidet, i. discordat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 20. Unsibbade desidebat, 25, 16

wistfullness

(n.)
Grammar
wistfullness, e; f.
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Luxury in eating His wistfullnys him wyrðeþ tó biternysse, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 25

ymb-lofian

(v.)
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to praise Heriaþ Drihten ealle þeóda, ymblofiaþ ( laudate ) hine ealle folctruman, Ps. Lamb. 116, 1

wráþian

(v.)
Grammar
wráþian, p. ode

To be angry ⬩ to anger

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To be angry Ða ténu ongunnun wráðiga (wurǽðia, Lind. indignari), Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 41

á-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brúcan, p. -breác
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To partake of (gen. ), eat Hé ábreác ðæs forbodenan treówes æpples, Angl. xi, 1. 17

á-sceamelic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-sceamelic, adj.
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Shameful Tó áscamelicum (but cf. áscunelicum, An. Ox. 4016) ad detestabilem, Hpt. Gl. 500, 58

á-hyscan

(v.)
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to mock Fýnd úre áhnyscton (-hyscton?: subsannaverunt ) ús, Ps. Spl. 79, 7. Cf. on-hyscan

Linked entries: a-hiscean a-hnyscan

be-líman

(v.)
Grammar
be-líman, p. de
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To glue together Swylce sé þe belíme tigelan quasi qui conglutinet testam, Scint. 96, 19

circan

(v.)
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to roar (?) Circinde wæter, Lch. i. 390, 11. [v. N. E. D. chirk.] Cf. cearcian

creás

(adj.)
Grammar
creás, adj.
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Fine, elegant Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum ( cultis vestibus ) gefrætwade, ac medemlicum, Nap. 13

dwelsian

(v.)
Grammar
dwelsian, p. ode
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To stray, wander Of ðinum bebodum ic ná ne dwelsode ( erravi ), Ps. L. 118, 110

fore-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-teohhian, p. ode; pp. od

To foreordain ⬩ destine

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To foreordain, destine Destinatus, ordinatus, deputatus, i. missus vel foreteohhad, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 9

Linked entry: teohhian

forsæðan

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Of horgan wege tó forsæðan pylle; ðonne of forsæðan pylle, C. D. ii. 245, 26

ge-girelic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-girelic, (?); adj.
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Pertaining to clothes Gegerelican amiculis (cf. gegerelan amiculis, 5, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 80

Linked entry: girelic

ge-hnycned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hnycned, drawn (?),
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pinched (?) Éþung bið sárlic, gehnycned neb, Lch. ii. 258, 17. [Cf. (?) Icel. hnykkja to pull.]

Linked entry: -hnycned

gebyrd-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
gebyrd-tíma, an; m.
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Time of birth Of þám heregange tó Crístes gebyrdtíman, Wlfst. 312, 2. v. preceding word

ge-atolhíwian

(v.)
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to make hideous, horrible, &c. Geatolhíwaþ devenustat, deformat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 52

Linked entry: atolhíwian

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