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léc

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Hwæt secge ic be eágum mínum . . . þá mé mid léce forhwyrfdon unrihtum ? quid dicam de oculis meis . . . qui me intuitu perverterunt iniquo? Angl. xi. 118, 50. Hé wæs gestæððig on his léce, Hml. S. 31, 296. Add

hlutor-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
hlutor-, hluttor-líce; adv.

Clearly, plainly

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Gif hé him ðæt hluttorlíce gecýðan wolde hwæt hé wǽre si simpliciter sibi quis fuisset proderet, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 37: 5, 13: S. 634, 2

frætwed-nes

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Hwǽr cóm seó frætwodnes heora húsa, Bl. H. 99, 27. Beorhtra ðonne on ealre eorðan sýn goldes and seolfres frætwed-nissa, Sal. K. p. 150, 18. Frætwednessa crepundiorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 63. Add

riht-scriftscír

(n.)
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a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscryftscíre (rihtre scryftscíre, v. l.) elles hwǽr lecge si corpus aliquod a sua parrochia in aliam deferatur, Ll. Th. i. 368, 6: 308, 5. See preceding word

Linked entry: scrift-scír

secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, e ; f.
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Icel. ] Cf. secg sedge, and sagu; and see secg-hwæt, -plega

snytrian

(v.)
Grammar
snytrian, p. ode

To be or to become wise

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To be or to become wise Hwæt is se dumba, se ðe swíðe snyttraþ, hafaþ seofon tungan, hafaþ tungena gehwylc .xx. orda, hafaþ orda gehwylc engles snytro Salm. Kmbl. 459; Sal. 230. Snytrian philosophari Hpt. Gl. 527, 63

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hí woldon on elþeódignesse beón, hí ne róhton hwǽr, 891; Erl. 88, 8. Men ne róhton hwæt hý worhtan, Wulfst. 163, 16

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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Connexion, association, fellowship. v. þeód-ness, þeódan Uton witan hwá hine ðæs wurðscipes cúðe ðe hé sceolde gestandan on ðam rímcræfte. Ic wát gere, ðæt hé ys þeódscipes wyrðe it is entitled to be connected with arithmetic, Anglia viii. 308, 23.

un-gewitfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewitfull, adj.

foolishinsensatemadinsanenot in one's senses

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foolish, insensate Eálá gé ungewitfullan Galata, hwá gehefegode eów O insensati Galatae, quis vos fascinavit? Past. 31; Swt. 207, 14.

Linked entry: ge-witfull

griþ-bryce

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Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce, þolige lífes, Ll. Th. i. 408, 21. the fine for such breach, the revenue derived from such fines Ic cýðe eów ꝥ ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe and griðbryces, Cht. E. 233, 3.

inne-weard

(n.; adj.)
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Inneweard þeóh femina, 36, 48. non-physical Swá hwá swá wille dióplíce spirigan mid inneweardan móde æfter ryhte quisquis profunda mente vestigat verum. Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 19: 38, 3; F. 200, 23. as subst.

in-borh

(n.)
Grammar
in-borh, gen. -borges ; m.
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A security required in cases where property had been stolen, bail Gif hwá þífþe betogen sý ... ðonne niman ða ðe hit tógebyreþ on his ǽhtan inborh if any one be accused of theft . .. then let those to whom it appertains take security from his property

nídinga

(adv.)
Grammar
nídinga, (-unga); adv.

By forceagainst a person's will

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Gif hwá mǽden nýdinga nimþ si quis puellam invitam ceperit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 130; Th. ii. 186, 20

Linked entry: neádunga (-inga)

ge-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tremman, p. -tremede; pp. -tremed

To strengthenestablishconfirmfirmāreconfirmāre

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Hwá hine heálíce torhtne getremede tungolgimmum who had established it bright on high with starry gems, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 5; Cri. 1151. Me gáste ðíne, God, getreme strengthen me, O God, with thy spirit, Ps. C. 50, 102; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 102.

be-scerian

(v.)
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Hwá bescirede mé mínes hihtes?, Hml. S. 33, 96. Bescyrede fraudaret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 24. Ic eom bescyred fraudor, 18. Bescered, 37, 58. Bescyred depeculatus, i. vastatus, depraedatus, depopulatus, 138, 78. [O. L. Ger. bi-scerian frustrare: O. H.

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde beforan hwelcum scírmen oððe óðrum déman, L. In. 8; Th. i. 106, 21

embe-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
embe-þencan, part. -þencende; p. -þohte; pp. -þoht

To think about, to be anxious for, careful sollĭcĭtus esse

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To think about, to be anxious for, careful; sollĭcĭtus esse Ne beó ge embeþencende hú oððe hwæt ge sprecon, oððe andswarion nōlīte sollĭcĭti esse quālĭter aut quid respondeātis, aut quid dīcātis, Lk. Bos. 12, 11

Linked entry: ymb-þencan

wíg-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-þracu, gen. -þræce ; f.

Violence of warwarfare

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Violence of war, warfare Hwǽr ðæt hálige treó beheled wurde æfter wígþrace ( the violent death of the crucifixion ], Elen. Kmbl. 859; El. 430. Wé ða wíggþræce ( the Trojan war ) on gewritu setton, 1312 ; El. 658

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Gregorius þágýt spræc: 'Onu þonne gif se gást mage beón hæfd on þám men ... for hwan ne mæg hé ...?, 'Gr. D. 303, 25. Add Gif hié brecað his gebodscipe, þonne hé him ábolgen wurðeð, Gen. 430. <b>B. II.

ofer-hygdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdlíce, adv.
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Arrogantly, presumptuously Gif wé áhsiað þone þe þus oferhídlíce ána hálgað Drihtnes líchaman and his blód, hwæt wile hé secgan ?