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un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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where a thing is not easily done, with difficulty Se weliga uneáþe (-eáðe, Lind.) gǽþ in heofuna ríce dives difficule intrabit in regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 23. Swíðe uneáðe (-eáða, Lind.) ł hefige, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 23: Lk. Skt.

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Regna scúr, Cd. Th. 252, 10; Dan. 576. Hægles scúr, 50, 13; Gen. 808. Syððan ( after the overflow of the Nile) tó twelf mðndurn ne cymþ dǽr nán óðer scúr, óð ðæt seó eá eft up ábrece, Lchdm. iii. 254, 2. Ðonnesceór cymeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 1024; An. 512.

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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Heofona ríce regnum cælorum, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 24. Of heofonum ðe of mannum e cælo an ex hominibus, 21, 25. Gif ic on heofenas up ástíge si ascendero in cælum, Ps. Th. 138, 6

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6. Consul ðæt wé heretoha hátaþ consul which we call 'heretoha,' Bt. 1; Fox 2, 12: 21; Fox 76, 4.

land-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
land-hláford, es; m.

a land-lord

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I. 11; Th. i. 520, 18-20 reliquum in duas partes dividant, dimidium habeat dominus, dimidium habeat episcopus, sit homo regis vel alterius], L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 3: L. Eth. ix. 8; Th. i. 342, 19: L. C. E. 8; Th. i. 366, 9.

Linked entry: hláford

ge-dafenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dafenian, -dafnian, -dæfnia; p. ode; pp. od

To be becoming or fitto behovedecereconvĕnīreit behovesit is becoming or fitoughtdĕcetoportet

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Me gedafenaþ óðrum ceastrum Godes ríce bodian aliis civitātĭbus oportet me evangelizāre regnum Dei, Lk. Bos. 4, 43 : Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 21. Gedafenode dĕcuit, 33; Som. 37, 21 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 579. 11.

síþ

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ, [] ; cpve. síþra ; spve. síþest, síþ[e]mest ; adj.
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Ðæt ǽreste . . . ðæt síþmeste ríce primum . . . novissimum regnum, 2, 1 ; Swt. 60, 5. Him lásta wearþ síþast gesýne the last trace of them was seen, Exon. Th. 270, 34 ; Jul. 475.

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteousunjustwickedwrongful

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Hié him andwyrdon ðæt hit gemálíc wǽre and uuryhtlíc ðæt swá oferwlenced cyning sceolde winnan on swá earm folc responderunt, stolide opulentissimum regem adversus inopes sumsisse bellum, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 11.

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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Hyra regol ne sý á ðe áwyrdra, Wlfst. 269, 14. to injure, annoy, afflict a person Ðá ilco ðone áwoerdon mið teáncuidum illi hunc afficientes contumelia, Lk. L. 20, 11. Þæt wé (devils) hí (men) mid mislicum untrumnyssum áwyrdon, Hml. Th. i. 462, 21.

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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Lind. 20, 19. to close a place, prevent entrance into a place, shut up Gié týndon ríc heofna clauditis regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 13. <b>IIIa.</b> to prevent a person granting access to others (?)

wergild-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
wergild-þeóf, es; m.
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At omni tributo publicalium rerum et ab expeditionalibus causis et a cunctis operibus uel regis uel principis sit terra in perpetuam libera, ita ut nec pontem nec arcem facere debeant, nec de furtis aliquam poenam soluere, nec etiam fures illo quos Saxonice

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossessbetray

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-rǽden (and-rǽd). to dispossess, deprive of power, betray, with acc. of person Twégen his búrþéna woldon berǽdan swíðe unrihtlíce heora cynehláford duo eunuchi volue*-*runt insurgere in regem, Hml. A. 95, III.

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Heó onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade regnat incolumis, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 23. Wæs hyre mægdenhád onwalg, Exon. Th. 87, 6; Cri. 1421. Ðæt gecyndelíce gewitt biþ anwalg untósliten, Past. 52, 2; Swt. 405, 5.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

heofone

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, Angl. vii. 38, 357. the region beyond the visible sky (the combination heaven and earth denotes the universe) In þám dæge heofene and eorðe cwaciað. Wlfst. 182, 9.

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Lossdestruction

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Ðæt nǽniges mannes feorh tó lore wearð for ðam ofslægenan cyninges bréðer ut nullius anima hominis pro interfecto reges fratre daretur, Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 23.

Linked entries: los lyre

botl

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hí eft up árǽren on ðǽm botle, ðǽr ðǽr wé timbran willen altum silvae lignum succidimus, ut hoc in aedificii tegmine sublevemus, Past. 433, 36. of a considerable (royal, monastic, &amp;c.) dwelling On Donafelda, ðǽr wæs dá cyninges botl (villa regia

hǽs

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S. 29, 63. an invitation from a superior Sc̃s Paulinus þǽre cyricean scíre onféng mid þæs arcebisceopes hǽse and Eádboldes þæs cyninges (innitatione Honorii amistitis et Eadbaldi regis).

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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S. 26, 269. to invalidate, nullify Gif þú nelt hine tellan ... þonne áwǽgst (á-wǽst-wǽst,v. l. ) þú þone regol, Lch. iii. 264, 16. Swilc man swé hit áwége, C. D. i. 297, 13. Hú heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, Hml. S. 2, 225.

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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A. 193, 24. figurative Lǽten hí ðæt líf ðæs mægðhádes beforan ðǽm óðrum and hine selfne biæftan, Past. 409, 26. in contrast with advance along with Micel þæs heres þe mid hiere beæftan wæs reliquae relictae cum regina, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 23.

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Mid ðám hefigestum wonungum his ríces fram his feóndum geswenced gravissimis regni sui damnis at hostibus adflictus, 3, 7 ; S. 530, 18. (3 a) a weakening, reducing the strength of something.