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un-þrowiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þrowiendlíc, un-þrowigendlíc; adj.

Incapable of sufferingimpassible

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Incapable of suffering, impassible Se ðe is unðrowigendlíc on his godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 116, 27: 120, 25. Seó Godcundnys ne mihte nán ðing þrowian, for ðan ðe heó is unðrowigendlíc, ii. 6, 30. Unðrowiendlíc, 270, 32

wése

(adj.)
Grammar
wése, adj.
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Soaked, moist with soaking Sý crocca ásett on eorþan, and ðás wyrta sýn gedón innan ðam croccan; onuppan ðám sý gedón wǽta, ðæt hí þearle wel wése beón, Lchdm. iii. 292, 6. v. wós, and preceding word

wirs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wirs-líc, adj.

MeanVile

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Mean Vile Ðysse worulde wela is wyrslíc and yfellíc and forwordenlíc, Wulfst. 263, 13. Ic eom wyrslícre ðonne ðes wudu fúla, oððe ðis waroð, ðe hér áworpen ligeþ on eorþan, Exon. Th. 424, 32; Rä. 41, 48

ymele

(n.)
Grammar
ymele, an; f.
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A scroll, leaf of paper Ymele sceda vel scedula, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 15. Ymle scedula, 46, 69. Ðæt ðú ðás áne synne, ðe on ðyssere ymlan stent, þurh ðíne gebedu ádilige, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 642

castel-burg

(n.)
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a fortified place ? Hec sunt confinia . . . inde in montem susibrem urbs antiqua et postea bi þǽre aldan cestelbyrig on nunnena beorgas, C. D. B. i. 205, 8. [Ne moste na mon cumen wiðinne þon castelburi, Laym. 6714.]

eolh

(n.)
Grammar
eolh, eolh; gen. eóles; eóla, elha, an; m.

An elk

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An elk Elh, elch cer(u)us, Txts. 49, 443. Elch tragelafus vel platocerus, 100, 1001. Elha damma, 115, 139. Eóla damma, bestia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105. 73. On elchene seáð, C. D. iii. 440, 28. Substitute:

féþung

(n.)
Grammar
féþung, e; f.

walking

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Going on foot, walking Wearð his cneów áléfed swá þæt hé mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode . . . Hé cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134, 23-32

Linked entry: féðan

for-lǽting

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽting, e; f.

leavingquittingleaving offintermission

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leaving, quitting, Similar entries v. for-lǽtan, VI 2 a Gif þú gesihst beón fleón on húse þínum forlǽtincge getácnaþ, Lch. iii. 214, 9. leaving off, intermission Búton forlǽtincge sine intermissione, Angl. xiii. 439, 1049: 444, 1121

Linked entry: -lǽting

ge-lómlicness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lómlicness, e ; f.
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frequency, repetition, v. ge-lómlic; Repetitio on Englisc gelómlicnys, Angl. viii. 331, 27. a numerous assembly, v. ge-lómlic ; <b>III. IV</b>, ge-lóomlǽcness In gelómlicnissum in confrequentationibus, Ps. Srt. 117, 27

ge-sínelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sínelíce, adv.
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Visibly Hé ꝥ tácen þǽre bærnnesse gesýnelíce (-séne-, v.l.) eallum mannum on his sculdre bær signum incendii uisibile cunctis in humero portauit, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 281, 14. Gisénelíce is gibisnendo visibiliter est informanda, Rtl. 103, 30

ge-brégan

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Consternat, i. perterritat fyrhtaþ, gebrégþ. Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 66. Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add

ge-brosnung

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Add: in a physical sense Geseón forrotodnesse ł gebrosnunge videre corruptionem, Ps. L. 15, 10. in a moral sense Heó bútan gebrosnunga wæs geeácnod, and on þǽm cnihtge-beorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode, Bl. H. 3, 17

ge-fætan

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ge-fætan, l. ge-fǽtan,
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and add: To lay as a burden, impose Tó hwan wyllað wé on ús álecgan and gefǽtan þá byrþene þe wé áræfnan ne magon quid nobis onera vultis imponere, quae non possumus portare? Gr. D. 165, 27

glind

(n.)
Grammar
glind, a fence of boards(?),
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a railing(?) Andlang ríðe on wican glinde, C. D. B. i. 296, 29. Cf. Æt Glindleá, C. D. iii. 426, 22. Glynde is a place-name in Sussex. [O. L. Ger. gi-lindi railings. v. Gall. 439.]

gréting-word

(n.)
Grammar
gréting-word, es; n.
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A word of greeting, a salutation Ðá stóp se encgel tó þám mǽdene and cwæð hire tó, 'Ave', ꝥ is on úrum gereorde grétingword, Archiv ci. 313. Ave and salue synd grétingword, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 209, 14

láreów-lic

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Add: of a teacher or master, having the character of a master Þurh láréwlicum basincge magistri melote An. Ox. 1471. On eallum þingum láreówlicum hí fylian regole in omnibus magistram sequantur regulam R. Ben. 9. 18, 9

netele

Grammar
netele, Add: <b>netel,</b> e
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Þá geseah hé þǽr neáh him weaxan þicce scaldþýfelas netelena (netlenu, nytelena, v. ll.) and brémela (urticarum et veprium) . . . hé hine sylfne nacodne wylede on þǽra netela (netlena, nytelena, v. ll. ) tendingum, Gr. D. 101, 11-17

ofer-ferian

(v.)
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to transport Hé ne geléfde ꝥte ánig oferferede (transferret) faet ðerh ꝥ templ, Mk. L. 11, 16. Oferferig (transfer) calic ðiosne from mec, 14, 36. On þon ýttran stæþ oferferod in citeriorem marginem translatus, An. Ox. 3680

Linked entry: ferian

ostre

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Add: — Gif þú ostran habban wylle, þonne clǽm þú þíne wynstran hand ðám gemete þe þú ostran on handa hæbbe, and dó mid sexe oððe mid fingre swylce þú ostran scénan wylle, Tech. ii. 124, 12-14

rúnung

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Add: secret talking Hí ( the guards of Christ's sepulchre) námon þone sceatt and swáþeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum þæt riht eall rǽddon (in secret talks apart they supposed what the truth was ), Hml. A. 79, 161