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for-ealdian

(v.)
Grammar
for-ealdian, -ealdigean, -ealldian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, eald old]

To grow or wax oldbecome oldsenescĕreveterascĕreinveterascĕre

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Ne forealdige ðeós hand ǽfre nunquam inveterascat hæc mănus, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 24. Ǽlc ánweald biþ sóna forealdod every power soon becomes old, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, ii. Ðe forealdode wǽron who were grown old, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 4

Linked entry: for-eald

mynster-líf

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-líf, es; n.

monastic lifea place in which the monastic life is lived

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Ic wille ðæt ðǽr ǽfre beó mynstrelíf and samnung ( a monastery and brotherhood ), Chart. Th. 391, 29. Similar entries Cf. Munuc-líf

bissextus

(n.)
Grammar
bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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Þá tída maciað ǽfre ymbe ꝥ feórðe geár þone dæg and þá niht þe wé hátað bissextum, Lch. iii. 246, 14

Linked entry: bises

ge-redian

(v.)
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K. 32. to find out, hit upon Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þe him geredað ǽfre hwæt him tó dónne sý and hvvæt tó forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 57, 15. Gerædað, 51, 19

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, p. ode.

to wander roam to go as a pilgrim

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Kmbl. 44; Sal. 22. to go as a pilgrim Of earde weallige hé wíde and dǽdbóte dó ǽfre ða hwíle ðe hé libbe a patria longe peregrinetur, et poenitentiam usque agat, quamdiu vivet, L. M. I. 44; Th. ii. 276, 31.

hoh-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hoh-, hog-ful; adj.

Mindful, careful, anxious, wise, prudent

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Ðá wearþ ðæt mǽden mycclum hohful hú heó ǽfre wæras wissian sceolde then became the maiden very anxious how she was ever to direct men, Homl. Skt. 2, 121.

bealdlíce

(adv.)

boldlyconfidentlyboldlyimpudently

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Hú dearst þú ǽfre þus bealdlíce lǽran praedicare quomodo praesumis?, 32, 10: 135, 30. Hé bealdlíce clypað: 'Dém, lá déma,' Wlfst. 254, 7: 256, 6. Ábrǽd Petrus bealdlíce his swurd, Hml. Th. ii. 246, 22.

ge-héran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-héran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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To hear; audīre Ic ne sceal ǽfre gehéran ðære byrhtestan béman stefne I shall never hear the brightest trumpet's sound, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171 : 220; Th. 284, 27; Sat. 328.

un-gerisenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerisenlíce, adv.

In an unsuitable, unseemly or unbecoming mannerwith indignitydishonourablybasely

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Dauid, ðá hé ðone læppan forcorfenne hæfde, suíðe suíðlíce hreówsade ðæt hé him ( Saul ) ǽfre suá ungeriesenlíce (-risen-, Cott. MSS.) geðénigan, sceolde, 28; Swt. 199, 18.

deriend-lic

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On ǽlcum mónðe beóð ǽfre twégen dagas þá syndon swíðe derigendlíce ǽnigne drenc tó drincanne. On þám óðrum mónðe se teóða dæg is derigendlic, Lch. iii. 152, 1-12. Wé áwurpon þá derigendlican ealdnesse, Hml. Th. i. 194, 25.

freót

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hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu his dohtor æt Ælfsige abbod tó écum freóte and eall hire ofspring, C.D. vi. 209, 10, 14: 210, 32. a grant of freedom (in this sense the word occurs as feminine), manumission Æilsig þe þá menn bohte hig freóde uppan Petrocys weófede ǽfre

ge-orwénan

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D. 326, 11. to despair of a person (acc.) in respect to some particular (clause) Se cniht wæs georwéned fram þám lǽcum ꝥ hé ǽfre trum wurde a medicis desperatus, Gr.

cweþan

Grammar
cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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S. 8, 59. (2 a) to use a particular phrase :-- Wé cweðað níwne mónan, ac hé is ǽfre se ylca, Lch. iii. 242, 15. where the subject of discourse is object of the verb, to tell, speak of. Cf. secgan; II 2.: sprecan; III c.

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Eh byð unstyllum ǽfre frófur, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 9; Rún. 19. Ða unstillan ( inquietos ) hé sceal þreágean, R. Ben. 13, 12.

Linked entry: stille

Englisc

(n.)

(the) Englishthe English language

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Ǽfre sé þe áwent of Lédene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥ ꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, elles hit biþ swíþe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne þám þe þæs Lédenes ne can, Ælfc. Pref Thw. 4, 7—11.

hwý

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</b> strengthened with ǽfre, á :-- Hwý gé þonne ǽfre ofer-módigen?, Met. 17, 15. Hwí eów? á lyste?, 10, 18. used interjectionally to introduce a question, cf. hú ; <b>I. 2,</b> hwá, Hý cweðað : 'Hwí! ne synt wé múðfreó ?

æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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Nolde ǽfre siððan ætýwan would not ever afterwards appear, Cd. 73; Th. 89, 16; Gen. 1481

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

be-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dǽlan, -délan, bi-dǽlan; p. -dǽlde, -délde; pp. -dǽled, -déled

To deprivebereave of anythingto deliverreleasefree from anythingprivareorbaresejungereliberareexpertem reddere

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Nele hí God ǽfre góde bedǽlan Dominus non privabit eos bonis, Ps. Th. 83, 13. Be ðære lyfte bedǽled aere privatus, Bd. de nat. rerum ; Wrt. popl. scienc. 17, 11.

Linked entries: be-délan bi-dǽlan

Ii

(n.)
Grammar
Ii, Hii,

Iona

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Nu sceal beón ǽfre on Ii abbod and ná biscop and ðan sculon beón underþeódde ealle Scotta biscopas forðan ðe Columban was abbod ná biscop their king gave him [Columba] the island that is called Iona ...

sundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-gifu, e; f.
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For ðære sundorgife ðe him God sealde gumena ríce, Wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 6; Cri. 80. God monnum syleþ sundorgiefe God gives to each man a special gift, 293, 22; Crä. 5.

Linked entry: synder-gifu