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an-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
an-drysne, on-drysne; adj.

terriblefearfuldreadfulterribilishorrenduscausing fearvenerableveneratedrespectableverendusreverendus

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he is neither honourable, nor respectable, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 22: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 112, 13

Linked entry: on-drysne

a-wyrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgan, -wirgan; p. de; pp. ed

To stranglesuffocatecorruptinjureviolatestrangularesuffocarecorrumperelædereviolare

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To strangle, suffocate, corrupt, injure, violate; strangulare, suffocare, corrumpere, lædere, violare He hine sylfne hæfde awirged he had strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38.

Linked entry: a-wirgan

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, dióre; adv.

Dearly, with great pricecāre, magno

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Dearly, with great price; cāre, magno Deóre he hit bohte vel sealde he bought or sold it dearly; care vendĭdit, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 84; Wrt. Voc. 28, 62.

Linked entry: dióre

eornoste

(adj.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adj.

Earnest, serious sērius, stŭdiōsus

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Biþ eorneste ðonne eft cymeþ, réðe and ryhtwís he will be earnest when he comes again, stern and just, Exon. 20 a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825. Mid eornestum móde with earnest mind. Homl. Th. i. 386, 20

Linked entry: eornost

fen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fen-líc, adj.

Fenlikemarshyfennypăluster

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Betwyx ða fenlícan gewrido ðæs wídgillan wéstenes he ána ongan eardian he began to dwell alone among the fenny thickets of the wide wilderness, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 9

freá-wine

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wine, es; m.

A dear or beloved lorddŏmĭnus cārus

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He of hornbogan his freáwine fláne geswencte he laid low his dear lord with an arrow from his horned bow, 4867; B. 2438. Cf. Grm. D. M. 82, 192

mearc-pæð

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-pæð, es; m. n.

A path leading through a country

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) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum? -waðu, Grimm, Kemble), ðæt on Membre becom, Andr. Kmbl. 1575; An. 789

mód-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.

Care or sorrow of mindsorrow of soul

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módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan sorrow of soul bore he heavy at heart, Exon. 48a; Th. 165, 6; Gú. 1024: Elen. Kmbl. 122; El. 61. [Mid muchele modsorȝe (sorewe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 8692.]

ge-wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽtan, -wétan; p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt

To wetto make wet

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To wet, to make wet Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1Swt. 309, 6Hat. MS.

Linked entry: wǽtan

ge-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-byrde, -bierde; adj.

Inborninnatenaturalinnatusingenitusnaturalis

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Him gebyrde is ðæt he géncwidas gleáwe hæbbe to him it is natural that he should have prudent replies, Elen. Kmbl. 1183; El. 593

Linked entry: ge-bierde

ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrsted, -hyrst

To adornornamentdecorateadornāreornāredĕcŏrāre

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To adorn, ornament, decorate; adornāre, ornāre, dĕcŏrāre He gehyrsteþ wél he adorns the metal work, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 27; Vy. 74. Golde gehyrsted adorned with gold, Elen. Kmbl. 662; El. 331 : Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45.

ge-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To shut, lock, fasten, weaveclaudĕre, nectĕre

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He geseah segn eallgylden, hondwundra mǽst, gelocen leóðo-cræftum [or leoðo-cræftum?] he saw an all-golden ensign, greatest of hand-wonders, woven by arts of song [by magic], Beo. Th. 5531; B. 2769

un-týd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-týd, adj.

Ignorantuninstructedunskilled

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Ignorant, uninstructed, unskilled Dysig bið se lǽce and untýd ðe wilnaþ ðæt óðerne mon gelácnige, and nát ðæt self bið gewundad improbus et imperitus est medicus, qui alienum mederi appetit, et ipse vulnus, quod patitur, nescit, Past. 48; Swt.

wit

(n.)
Grammar
wit, witt, es; n.

right mindwitswitintelligenceunderstandingthe mind

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Th. 1183; B. 589. the mind Ðeós gítsunc hafaþ gumena gehwelces mód ámerred, ðæt máran ne récð, ac hit on witte weallende byrnð, Met. 8, 45

cwéming

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Ðonne ðæt selflíce gegriépð ðæt mód ðæs recceres, and wilnað ungemetlíce lícigean, ðonne berǽst oft on ungemetlíce cuéminge and bið hwílum tó ungemetlíce sméðe amor proprius, cum rectoris mentem ceperit, aliquando hanc inordinate ad mollitiem rapit

efen-sárig

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Substitute: feeling compassion or pity Þá þá geseah his fóstormóder wépan wæs sóna hire sáre efensárig ( ejus dolori compassus ), Gr.

metsian

(v.)
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Add Ǽghwilc hine sylfne metsode swá swá mihte oþþe wolde; sum him mid bær þæs líchaman genihtsumnysse, sum þǽra palmtreówa æppla, sum beána mid wætere ofgotene each provisioned himself as he could or would; one carried with him a sufficiency for the

hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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næfþ nán andgit ne hoga embe Godes beboda he hath no understanding nor cares about God's commandments, 132, 13

Linked entry: heort-hogu

tó-stencedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-stencedness, e; f.

dispersiondissipationdestruction

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Cometa, ðonne ætýwþ, ðonne tácnaþ hungor oððe cwealm oððe tóstencednysse ðæs eardes, Anglia viii. 321, 22

Linked entries: stencedness tó-stencan

tweógend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweógend-líc, adj.

Doubtfuluncertain

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on tweógendlícan onbide wæs hwæðer winnan dorste, (quem cunctantem), Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 28. where doubt is caused Is tweógendlíc ðysse worulde wela, Wulfst. 263, 11. Tweógendlícra gewrita Apocryphorum, Hpt. Gl. 522, 48

Linked entry: un-tweógendlíce