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in-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-méde, adj.
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Of profound concern, of great solicitude Þonne ne sceal ús nán woruldgestreón swá inméde swá úres Drihtnes lufu, Nap. 40. Gode náne ǽhta ne synd swá inméde swá him synd tó ágenne úre sáwle clǽne, ib.

Linked entry: -méde

weorold-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíg, es; n.
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The warfare of this world Ne gebyraþ him ( the priest ) náðor ne tó wífe ne tó woruldwíge, L. Edg. C. 60; Th. ii. 256, 35. Worldwíge, L. Eth. ix. 30; Th. i. 346, 23

wód-frec

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-frec, adj.

Furiously greedy ⬩ raging ⬩ ravening

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Furiously greedy, raging, ravening Ðæt se wódfreca werewulf (the devil) tó swýðe ne slíte, ne tó fela ne ábíte of godcundre heorde, L. C. E. 26 ; Th. i. 374, 30. Wódfræca, Wulfst. 191, 16

Linked entry: frec

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for

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Th. 263, 29; Jul. 357. with genitive Ne wéne ic his nó, ac wát geara Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 13. Gif hé wyrsa ne bið, ne wéne ic his ná beteran Met. 25, 29. Hié ðæt fǽge þégon, þeáh ðæs se ríca ne wénde Judth. Thw. 21, 16; Jud. 20.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitive ⬩ transitory ⬩ not to be retained ⬩ passing out of one's possession

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Ðæt hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, ne úþgendra (-gengra?) welena tó wel ne truwodon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14

dugan

Grammar
dugan, l. deáh, deág,
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and add: subj, prs. dyge, duge. absolute Biþ se wela þý wyrsa, gif sé ne deáh þe hine áh, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 15. Gif þú hunig tó dést, ꝥ deáh. Lch. ii. 30, 22. Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, Wlfst. 159, 7.

wudu-telga

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-telga, an ; m.

A branch of a tree

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A branch of a tree Ne foldan stán, ne wudu-telga, Salm. Kmbl. 844 ; Sal. 421

Linked entry: telga

ge-lustian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lustian, p. ode
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To take pleasure in Ne gelusta þú síþfatum árleásra ne delecteris semitis impiorum, Scint. 186, 5

Linked entry: -lustian

út-scytling

(n.)
Grammar
út-scytling, es; m.

A stranger

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A stranger Mid útscytlinge ne dó ðú rǽd cum extraneo ne facias consilium, Scint. 200, 4

Linked entry: scytling

á-seolcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-seolcan, p.-solcen

To become sluggish

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To become sluggish Ðæt seó tunge ne áseolce ne semetipsam lingua pigre restringat, Past. 275, 20

Linked entries: seolcan á-sealcan

tínan

(v.)
Grammar
tínan, p. de

To vex, ⬩ annoy, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke

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Ne týn ðu ðíne neáhgebúras non memor eris injuriae civium tuorum, Lev. 19, 18. Ne ǽnig man óðerne ne tyrie ne ne týne ealles tó swýðe, Wulfst. 70, 9. Ne áblinnan wé, ðæt wé Gode cwémon and deófol týnan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 11.

Linked entries: teónian tínend týnan

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from without ⬩ from another land ⬩ foreign ⬩ alien ⬩ strange ⬩ belonging to another

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Ðǽr nán útancymen (útencumen, Cott. MS.) mon cuman ne dorste, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 1, Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð, R. Ben. 109, 4. Ðam elþeódigan and útancumenan (útcymenan, MSS. G. H.) ne lǽt ðú nó uncúðlíce wið hine, L.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

fó

(v.)
Grammar
fó, 1st sing. pres. indic. of fón.

I take

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I take; Ne ne fó he he may not take, L. Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2;

bóc-blæc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-blæc, es; n.

Ink

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Ink Þiós Dryhtnes ǽrendbóc ne wæs mid bóc*-*blece, ne mid nénigum eorþlicum andweorce áwriten, Wlfst. 225, 1

Linked entry: blæc

eáþe

(n.)
Grammar
eáþe, es; n.
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What is easy, the easy Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

nǽnig

Grammar
nǽnig, <b>. I b.</b>
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Þá fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add

winter-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
winter-scúr, es; m.

A winter shower

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A winter shower Ne mæg ðǽr wearm weder ne winterscúr wihte gewyrdan, Exon. Th. 198, 31; Ph. 18

ǽniht

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Add: as substantive Ne ǽniht hiá gelǽdde ne quid tollerent, Mk. L. 6, 8. Ne ondueardest ðú ǽniht quicquam 14, 60. Ǽniht of ðǽm ðá ðe geségon, Lk. L. 9, 36. Ne spildic of ðǽm ǽniht ł óht non perdidi ex ipsis quemquam, Jn. L. 18, 9.

on-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bítan, p. -bát; pp. -biten (with gen.)

To taste of, partake of

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Ne sceal hé huniges onbítan, Lchdm. ii. 222, 20. Ne hit se mon drincan meahte, ne his ǽnig neát onbítan ne meahte, Nar. 8, 32. Nǽnigre wǽtan onbítan. Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 24

wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hem ⬩ fringe

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A hem, fringe Næs him gewemmed wlite, ne wlóh of hrægle álýsed, ne loc of heáfde, Andr. Kmbl. 2941 ; An. 1473. Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite, næs hyre wlóh ne hrægl, ne feax ne tel, fýre gemǽled, Exon. Th. 277, 34; Jul. 590.