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cunnan

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Swylce andgytful sý þe lytel can tó geráde on ǽnige wísan, Wlfst. 53, 5. Hié woldon ðǽt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý wé má geðeóda cúðon, Past. 5, 25. Leófre ys ús beón beswungen for láre þænne hit ne cunnan ( nescire ), Coll. M. 18, 22.

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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hét delfan þá eorðan swá ꝥ hors urnon embe ꝥ hús þurh þá dígelan díca, Hml. S. 27, 39. an earthwork with a trench Gihaðrigað ðec fióndas ðíne mið díce (dícg, L.) circumdabunt te inimici tui uallo, Lk. R. 19, 43.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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He makede to sconde he disgraced, Laym. 7032. Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R. Glouc. 65, 12

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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He warded þis wrech man ( Jonah ) in warlowes gutteȝ, Allit. Pms. 99, 258. Þaa warlaus (v. ll. deuils, fendes), C. M. 23250. The foulle warlawes of helle, Halliw. Dict.]

Linked entry: wér-loga

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Al he todrof þes kinges here, Laym. 549. Hiss stren all shollde ben todrifenn and toskeȝȝredd, Orm. 16397

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

an

I givehe gives

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Will 14, 4; he gives, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 22; Gen. 2915

a-feccan

(v.)

To receiveaccipere

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To receive; accipere He afecþ [MSS. C. T. onféhþ] me acceperit me. Ps. Spl. 48,16

fóre-manian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-manian, p. ode; pp. od

To fore-warnpræmŏnēre

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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

scúra

(n.)
Grammar
scúra, (-e; f. ?), an; m.
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A shower áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22; Sat. 11

lecgan

Grammar
lecgan, <b>; VI 1.</b>
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dylfð ðone grundweall swýþe deópne and legð hine mid stáne, E.S. 49, 349. Add

þanc-hycgende

(adj.)
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thoughtful , gumena nát hwylc, þanchycgende ðǽr gehýdde deóre máðmas, Beo. Th. 4462; B. 2235

un-gelácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured Næs nǽnig untrum ðæt ungelácnod fram him férde, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 16

Linked entries: ge-lácnian un-lácnod

un-rǽdfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rǽdfæstlíce, adv.

Unadvisedlywithout heeding good counsel

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Unadvisedly, without heeding good counsel Twá geár ríxode unrǽdfæstlíce, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 456

Linked entry: rǽdfæstlíce

west-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

blǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdness, (bléd-), e; f.

A blossom

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A blossom Þeáh (May) wynsumlíce blówe and blǽdnyssa fægere geyppe, Angl. viii. 311, 1

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

ed-staþeliend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-staþeliend, ed-staþeligend, es; m.
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A restorer is þín edstaþeligend, Hml. S. 5, 201. v. ge-edstaþeli(g)end

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
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on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

ge-hýd

(adj.)
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provided with skin On þám syxtan mónþe ( the foetus ) byþ gehýd, Nar. 50, 5