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un-feormigende

(adj.)

inexpiable

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inexpiable Ðá onhrán mín mód hǽlo andgit mid mé sylfre þencende ðæt mé ðone ingang belucen ða onfeormeganda mínra misdǽda the inexpiable circumstances of my misdeeds had closed the entrance for me, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 426

Linked entries: on-feormeganda feormian

weorold-bisegu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bisegu, f.
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Riht is ðæt munecas hý symle ásyndrian fram woruldbysegan, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 5

dol-líce

(adv.)
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Oft mon rǽsð suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and wénað men ðæt hit sié for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 149, 12. Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add

ge-plantian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-plantian, to plant.
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., and add Ðæt ðú getimbre and geplantige ut aedifices et plantes, Past. 441, 32. Treów þe geplantod is lignum quod plantatum est, Ps. L. 1, 3

hreófl

(n.)
Grammar
hreófl, e; f.
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Gif sió hreófl ( scabies ) ðæt líc ofergǽð, Past. 437, 18. Hé swá mycel hreófle and sceorfe (micle hreófle and scurf) on his heáfde hæfde scabiem tantam ac furfures habebat in capite, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 12. Add

mæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten, n. (not m.).
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In. and add Seó lǽs and ðæt mæsten is gemǽne tó ðám án and twéntigum hídum, C. D. v. 319, 28. Æceren oððe bóc oððe óðer mæsten, Chrd. 15, 10

mylen-burna

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-burna, mylen-burne
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. ¶ as a place-name :-- Ðæt land æt Mylenburnan, C. D. ii. 114, 33 : vi. 131, 12

hæft-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-noþ, -neþ, es; m.

Custody, keeping, imprisonment

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Ðǽr hé on hæftneþe wæs where he was imprisoned, 1101; Erl. 237. 40

brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
brecþ, e; pl. nom. >brecþa; f. [brecan
to break
]

to breakA broken state, fracture, used figuratively of mental contrition, grief;fractio, ærumna

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A broken state, fracture, used figuratively of mental contrition, grief; fractio, ærumna Ðæt wæs wrǽc micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecþa that was great wretchedness to the friend of the Scyldings, his mind's griefs, Beo. Th. 344; B. 171

of-licgan

(v.)

to oppress, to hurt by lying upon

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to oppress, to hurt by lying upon Gif hwá on slǽpe his bearn oflicge ðæt hit deád wurðe si quis in somno infantem suum oppres-serit, et mortuus sit L. M. I. P. 41; Th. ii. 276, 10

Linked entry: licgan

sperran

(v.)
Grammar
sperran, spirran, spyrran; p. de

To strikesparto struggleto struggle, resist

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To strike, spar Ðǽr eác cwóman hreáþemýs . . . and ða on úre ondwlitan sperdon and ús pulledon et uespertilionum uis ingens . . . in ora uultusque nostros ferebantur (the translator has read feriebant?), Nar. 15, 6.

Linked entry: spyrran

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Ðæt wé ðone Hǽlend hæbben ús glædne, and hé ús gewissige and úrne eard gehealde and æfter geendunge ðæt éce líf ús forgife ut nos Deum placatum rectorem habere queamus, C.

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Ic lǽrde wlance men and heáhgeþungene ðæt hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, ne welena tó wel ne trúwodon, Blickl.

Linked entry: wlencu

an-æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
an-æðelian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [an = un not, æðelian to ennoble]

To dishonourdegradeignobilem reddere

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To dishonour, degrade; ignobilem reddere And ðonan wyrþ anæðelad óþ-ðæt he wyrþ unæðele and thence becomes degraded till he is unnoble, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27

a-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceortian, -scortian; p. ode; pp. od

To be shortto grow shortshortenelapsediminishfailbreviareeffluere

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To be short, to grow short, shorten, elapse, diminish, fail; breviare, effluere Ðæt wæter asceortode the water failed, Gen. 21, 15. Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

Linked entry: a-scortian

a-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slídan, ic -slide, ðú -slidest, -slíst, he -slídeþ, -slít, pl. -slídaþ; p. -slád, pl. -slidon ; pp. -sliden

To slide or slip awaylabare

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Ðæt mín fór asliden wǽre motus est pes meus, 93, 17. Asliden beón labi, Scint.13, 24, 78

Linked entry: aslád

feorh-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-rǽd, es; m.

Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefitid quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens

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Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit; id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens Ðæt hie feorhrǽd fremedon that they should do what would benefit their souls, Andr. Kmbl. 3306; An. 1656

for-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fleón, p. -fleah, pl. -flugon; subj. pres. -fleó, pl. -fleón; pp. -flogen [for-, fleón to flee]

To flee away fromescapefŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Ðaet gé ðás towerdan þing forfleón that ye escape those future things, Lk. Bos. 21, 36

ge-anwyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-anwyrde, adj.

Knownmanifestconfessedprofessus

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He ðæs geanwyrde wæs ætfóran eallum ðám mannum he confessed it before all the men, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 5

Linked entry: ge-wyrde

geár-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
geár-geriht, es; n.

A yearly dueannuum dēbĭtum

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A yearly due; annuum dēbĭtum Gif preóst geárgerihta unmynegode lǽte, gebéte ðæt if a priest let the yearly dues pass unreminded, let him make amends for it, L. N. P. L. 43; Th. ii. 296, 15