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eáþ-dǽde

(adj.)
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eáþ-dǽde, adj.
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30

fæder-éþel

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In his faderoeðel in sua patria, Mt. p. 17, 8. Add

fréced-lic

(adj.)
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fréced-lic, adj.
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Perilous Hit ús is frécenlic (frécedlic, v.l. ), Hml. A. 139, 24

lofung

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Add: — Wynsum sié him lofung (laudatio) mín, Ps. Rdr. 103, 34

næs

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næs, was not.
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Hit nas (næs, v. l. ) ná gecweden, Past. 108, 10. Add

un-áwemmed

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Ic beó unáwemmed (immaculatus) mid him, Ps. L. 17, 24. Add

un-befangenlic

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Add: — Hú unbefaiigenlice (incomprehensibilia) his dómas syndon, Gr. D. 137, 25

Linked entry: befangenlic

for-stregdan

(v.)
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to destroy Ðý lǽs hé forstrugde hié, Ps. Vos. 105, 23

sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór hé tó his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

heáh-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-heort, adj.

High-hearted, haughty, proudproud

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High-hearted, haughty, proud, Cd. 202; Th. 250, 1; Dan. 540

wínian

(v.)
Grammar
wínian, p.wíniode

To gather grapes

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To gather grapes Hiá wínigaþ uindemiant Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44

swǽslǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽslǽcan, p. -lǽhte

To flatter, cajole, speak fair

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To flatter, cajole, speak fair Hió swéslécþ blanditur Kent. Gl. 194

ge-sleán

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Hé geslóg breóst his, 18, 13. Mið ðý gislóg síde Petres, Rtl. 58, 7. Mið fýstum hine geslaa ł geðearsca colaphis eum caedere. Mk. L. 14, 65. <b>I a.</b> figuratively :-- Hé hine mid his worde geslóg (perculit). Past. 115, 15.

un-deádlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deádlíc, adj.

Immortalundyingimperishableendless

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wǽron gehátene ealle immortalis, þæt sindon undeádlíce, Jud. Thw. p. 162, 31. Þurh undeádlíce worulda per immortalia secula, Anglia xi. 119, 77

un-earh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earh, adj.

Undauntedintrepidfearless

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Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne, ðæt be hyra gate tó saé eodon, and mæte and midmas ofer .L. míla him fram sǽ fættan, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26. Wendon forð wlance þegenas, unearge men, Byrht.Th. 137, 54; By. 206

un-andergilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andergilde, adj.

Not to be paid back(?)that may be retained(?)

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Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena, oððe hwæt ðú ðǽron áge unandergildes, gif ðú him sceádwíslíce æfter spyrast. Hwæt hæfst ðú æt ðám gifum ðe ðú cwist ðæt seó wyrd eów gife, and æt ðám welum, ðeáh nú éce wǽron?

Linked entry: ander-gilde

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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misfortune, misery, unhappiness sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16.

ge-hú

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God hit gewræc, ꝥ swultan gehú ( they died by all manner of deaths ), S. 13, 232. God gemyltsode mancynne gehú, 284. Hé is gecweden hláf þurh getácnunge, and lamb, and leó, and gehú elles ( in every other way he is called, it is typically ), Hml.

ge-winful

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ne mihton swá gewinnfullicum (gewinesfullicum, v. l.) fyrdum (tam laboriosis expeditionibus ) swencte beón, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 33, 17. full of trouble. v. ge-win; 4 Þis líf is lǽnlic and hit is gewinful, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 15

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully,liberallygraciously, kindly, benignly

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Heó rumliche hit (silver and gold) ȝef þon kempan, Laym. 2452

Linked entry: rúm-líc