swilce
in like manner, also, as well, too ⬩ so, in such manner, in a manner already described ⬩ as, like ⬩ as if ⬩ with words denoting measure, about
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in like manner, also, as well, too Se com swylce tó-dæg tó mé ad me quoque hodie venire dignatus est, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 17. Swylce hé brohte mycel feoh attulit autem et summam pecuniae non parvam, 4, 11; S. 599, 20. Hé wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol
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a-drǽfan
To drive away ⬩ expellere
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To drive away; expellere Ðá wearþ adrǽfed deórmód hæleþ then was driven away the beloved hero, Chr. 975; Th. i. 228, 22; Edg. 44. He adrǽfed wæs ejectus est, Gen. 3, 24. Osrǽd wæs of ríce adréfed Osred was banished from his kingdom, Chr. 790; Th. 99,
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beó
I am or shall be ⬩ be thou ⬩ sum ⬩ ero ⬩ sis
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I am or shall be, be thou; sum, ero, sis Gefultuma me fæste, ðonne beó ic fægere hál adjuva me, et salvus ero Ps. Th. 118, 117. Ic beó ero Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 29. Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386
mearc-stede
Desolate ⬩ border-land
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Desolate, border-land Saga mé from ðam lande ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan ... Hé on ðam felde geslóg xxv dracena,.. forðan ðás foldan ne mæg fira ǽnig, ðone mearcstede, mon gesécan, fugol gefleógan, ne ðon má foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 418-436
mód-staþol
The foundation on which the mind rests
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The foundation on which the mind rests Steðe*-*fæst modstaþol biþ witena gehwilcum weorþlícre micle ðonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe a firm foundation for the mind is much more honourable for every man of counsel, than an excessive variation of manners
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mód-wén
Hope entertained by the mind
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Hope entertained by the mind Forþ áscúfan ðæt mines freán módwén (RUNE, MS.) freoþaþ middelnihtum to push on what my lord's hopes favour at midnight (to carry out the plans which are thought on at night, and in which he hopes to succeed? ), Exon. 129b
rǽde
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A reading, lesson Ðiós rédo haec lectio, Lk. Skt. p. 11, 16. Ðió rédo quae lectio, 11, 5. Rédes lectionis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 16. Ðara réda lectionum, 13, 13. Tó réde ad lectionem, Rtl. 126, 1. Hálige rǽdan (rǽdincge, MS. T.) hé sceal lustlíce gehýran,
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teofrian
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To allot(?), appoint Ðone sylfan stán ðe hine wyrhtan áwurpan nú se geworden is hwommona heágost hálig Drihten tó wealles wraðe wís teofrade (he has appointed it to be the wall's support) lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, hic factus est in caput
tillan
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To touch, reach. In compounds á-, ge-tillan; instances omitted under those words are given here Ðeáh ðe hé stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ ( adtingit ), Scint. 100, 15. Getilþ contingat, getilde contigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 9-13. Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan
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þreápian
To rebuke ⬩ reprehend
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To rebuke, reprehend Oft gelimpeþ, ðonne hé tó suíðe and tó ðearllíce ðreápian (ðreáwian, ðreátian, Cott. MSS.) wile his hiéremenn, ðæt his word beóþ gehwyrfedo tó unnyttre ofersprǽce plerumque contingit, ut, dum culpa subditorum cum magna invectione
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un-cáfscipe
Inactivity ⬩ sluggishness ⬩ ignavia
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Inactivity, sluggishness; ignavia Ðá féng Nero tó ríce; se æt néxtan forlét Brytene ígland for his uncáfscipe (cf. se náht freomlíces ongan on ðære cynewísan, ac ... hé Breotona ríce forlét nihil omnino in re militari ausus est ... Brittaniam pene amisit
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un-gefóg
immense ⬩ intemperate ⬩ immoderate excessive
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immense Hí námon sceattas genóge sylfrene and gyldene ungefóge, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 199. in a bad sense, intemperate, immoderate excessive Seó þwyre sáwul on hwílwendlícum bricum biþ ungefóh, Homl. Th. i. 408, 15. Heflgtýme leahter is ungefóh fyrwitnys
un-gelǽredness
Uninstructedness ⬩ ignorance ⬩ inexperience ⬩ rudeness
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Uninstructedness, ignorance, inexperience, rudeness Monige sindon mé swíðe onlíce on ungelǽrednesse sunt plerique mihi imperitia similes, Past. proem.; Swt. 25, 8. Hé hié ðreáde for hira ungelǽrednesse pastorum imperitia increpatur, 1; Swt. 27, 24. Mid
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un-sár
Not sore ⬩ without soreness or pain
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Not sore, without soreness or pain Se teter bútan sáre hé ofergǽð ðone líchoman...; se giecða bið suíðe unsár, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 19. Gníd mid ða tóðreoman, hí beóð clǽne and unsáre, Lchdm. i. 346, 15. Ðæt geswel wyrð unsárre the swelling becomes more
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wiþer
Against ⬩ Against
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Grammar wiþer, prep, with acc. Against Míne ágen word wiðer (adversum ) mé wǽran georne, Ps. Th. 55, 5. Uiððir ða adversus eos, Rtl. 168, 5. Grammar wiþer, adv. Against, in opposition Wiþer infensus, Germ. 394, 366 Similar entries cf. he wæh Wiðer king
wuldor-gifu
A glorious gift ⬩ a gift of heaven
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A glorious gift, a gift of heaven Wuldorgife, Hy. 9, 44. Ðý læs hé for wlence, wuldorgeofona ful, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, Exon. Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24. Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes
á-cenness
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Birth, nativity Úres Dryhtnes ácennes, Ors. 1, 14 S. 58, 11. Geðence hé ðá æðelu ðǽre æfterran ácennesse, ðæt is on ðǽm fulluhte nobilitatem intimae regenerationis aspiciat Past. 85, 15. Fram Crístes ácennesse, Chr. P. p. 2, 2. On ðǽm eahteþan dæge æfter
á-lífedlíce
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Lawfully, allowably Álýfedlíce licenter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 264, 11. Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94
be-streówian
be-sprinkle
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To cover by sprinkling, be-sprinkle Hé scrýdde hine mid hǽran and mid axan bestreówode, Hml. S. 31, 445. Hí mid axum hí sylfe bestreówodon, 12, 35. On flóre licgende, be*-*streówod mid axum, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 30. Hí urnon ealle mid duste bestreówode,
coccel
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For last citation substitute Lasers, coccela loliorum, zizaniorum, Hpt. Gl. 462, 24, and add :-- Hyre corn beóð gelíce coccele ( a mistranslation of cocci simile), Lch. i. 170, 2. Hé sǽwð ge lasor ge coccul on manna æceron, Angl. viii. 300, 24. Coccelas