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for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

release ⬩ mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ indulgence ⬩ laxity

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Bútan miltsunge ł forgyfenysse sine respectu, An. Ox. 3462. Forgifenysse, 4795

ge-timbrung

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Hwæt is hit elles bútan getimbrunga and tól háligra manna quid aliud sunt nisi instituta virtutum? R. Ben. 133, 9

on-secgan

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Bútan þú him lác onsecge, Jul. 199. to offer something as a sacrifice Þú scealt sunu þínne onsecgan tó tibre, Gen. 2852. to offer something in or by sacrifice. Cf. (1 b) Wes þú on ofeste þæt þú lác onsecge sigortifre, Jul. 255

ryne

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Hí bútan ǽghwilcre gedréfednysse heora ryne gefyldon, Hml. S. 23 b, 103

manig

Grammar
manig, <b>. I.</b>
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Bútan hergiungum þe gewurdon an monigre þeóde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 26. Hé heora monig ðúsend ofslóg, 3, 7; S. 110, 33. Þá Rómániscan mǽdenu manega ðurhwunodon on mǽgðháde, Hml. S. 7, 293. Nis þæt gód ꝥ þá monegan godas sién, Shrn. 101, 1.

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tó, adv.

Thereto ⬩ next ⬩ then ⬩ besides ⬩ thereto ⬩ for that end

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Hé nówiht ágnes hæfde bútan his cyricean and ðǽrtó feówer æceras, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 32. Grammar þǽr-tó, marking association Ðá stód ðære sunnan cræt mid feówer horsum on áne healfe; on óðre healfe stód ðæs mónan cræt and ða oxan ðǽrtó, Homl.

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.

Thankworthy, ⬩ deserving thanks, ⬩ acceptable

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Bútan ðú him þoncwyrþe lác onsecge, Exon. Th. 254, 17; Jul. 198. Ic eów secgan mæg þoncwyrþe þing, ðæt gé ne ðyrfen leng murnan on móde, Judth. Thw. 23, 33; Jud. 153. Þancwurðe gifa grata (accepta) libamina, Hpt. Gl. 415, 7.

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on foot ⬩ walking ⬩ going ⬩ motion ⬩ pace ⬩ făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi ⬩ ambŭlātio ⬩ gressus ⬩ passus

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The power of going on foot, walking, going, motion, pace; făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi, ambŭlātio, gressus, passus Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa habbaþ fét bútan féðe the idols of the heathen have feet without the power of going, Homl. Th. i. 366, 27.

Linked entry: an-féðe

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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Ealle ðás þing se Hǽlend spræc mid bigspellum to ðám weredum; and nán þing ne spræc he bútan bigspellum hæc omnia locutus est Iesus in parabolis ad turbas; et sine parabolis non loquebatur eis, Mt. Bos. 13, 34, 35: Ps. Lamb. 48, 5.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

a band, fetter ⬩ vinculum ⬩ captivity, bondage, imprisonment, keeping ⬩ captivitas, custodia ⬩ a bond, chain ⬩ clasp, rivet ⬩ imprisonment

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a band, fetter; vinculum Bútan hæftum without bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 823; Sal. 411 : Cd. 222; Th. 291, 8; Sat. 427. Tó hæftum geferian to bring into bonds, 216, Th. 274, 2; Sat. 148 : 215; Th. 270, 17; Sat. 92.

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðonne oncúðon impugnabant hié mé bútan scylde, Past. 46, 7; Swt. 355, 15. Hié sylfe be ðdon oncúðon, ðæt hié swá ne dydon, Blickl. Homl. 215, 12. Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 5.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

á-wegan

to carry off ⬩ to put away ⬩ renounce ⬩ to weigh. ⬩ to put in a balance ⬩ to estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ to be equal in weight to

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:-- Bútan heora hwilc wolde áwegan (-wǽgan?) v. áwǽgan his geleáfan, Hml. S. 35, 228. to weigh. to put in a balance (lit. or fig.) Hé áwecþ ealle dúna mid ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 8, 30. Hé áwæh ðín ríce on wǽgan, ii. 436, 12.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow

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Seó hreówsung ne beoþ ná bútan sorge, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 29. Wedera helm æfter Herebealde heortan sorge weallende wæg . . . mid ðære sorge, ðá him sió sár belamp, gumdreám ofgeaf, Beo. Th. 4937; B. 2468.

Linked entry: sorg

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

hengen

a cross ⬩ a rack

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'Ne mæg mín sáwl beón gebróht tó heofonum bútan mín líchama beó on þínum bendum genyrwod and fram ðínum cwellerum on þínum copsum ágrápod.' Þá hét hé hí gewríðan on ðám breóste mid þǽre hencgene, Hml. S. 8, 112-122.

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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A BROTHER; frater Úre bróðor noster frater, nom. s; g. úres bróðor nostri fratris; dat. úrum bréðer nostro fratri; acc. úrne bróðor nostrum fratrem; voc. eálá ðú úre bróðor O noster frater! abl. fram úrum bréðer a nostro fratre: pl. nom. úre gebróðra

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.

Twenty ⬩ alone

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Twenty. Grammar twéntig, used adjectivally, with the inflexions of the plural adjective in gen. and dat., but also with singular gen. alone Ðis synd ðara twéntiges hída landgemǽra, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 25. Mid twéntigum (twoegentigum, Rush.: tuoentigum

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal

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Náh tó farenne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land bútan gesettan landmen, se hine sceal æt stæðe underfón, and eft ðǽr bútan fácne gebringan, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 25. to receive as a servant or dependent Be ðon ðe óðres mannes man underféhð bútan leáfe.

Linked entry: under-niman

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausea ⬩ loathing ⬩ what produces nausea ⬩ an object of loathing ⬩ defilement ⬩ disfigurement

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Bútan hláfe ǽlc mete tó wlǽttan byþ gehwyrfed, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 35. Seó ofering ðé wurþ oþþe tó sáre oððe tó wlǽttan, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 16. Wlǽttan sentina (ab omni spurcitiae sentina immunes, Ald. 10), Ánglia xiii. 28, 28.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott