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á-fréfran

Grammar
á-fréfran, -fréfrian.
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Þéh þe ꝥ mód áfréfrie (-fréfre, v. l, ), Gr. D. 258, 27. Áfréfrige, Bl. H. 37, 30. Þá wolde hié áfréfran, 131, 29. Áfréfriende, Gr. D. 112, 26 : 190, 17. Áfréfrede, Bl. H. 25, 21. Add

ár-fæst

(adj.)
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Mid árfæsððes (-fæstes, v. l.) ingeðonces láre pia intentione, Past. 167, 7. merciful, gracious, clement Þæt híwige swylce árfæst sý, Wlfst. 59, 19. Gif Drihten ús árfæst ( propitius ) bið, Num. 14, 8. Þú ǽrfæstosta Hǽlend, Angl. xi. 114, 75

eald-gewyrht

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ána scyle gnorn þrowian I know well that for past deeds he has not deserved to suffer sorrow alone, B. 2657

for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Ne forbrýte ná þæt tócnysede hreód, R. Ben. 121, 5. to crush, destroy a person bið forbrét conteretur, Kent. Gl. 147

fore-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þeón, (for-)

o excelsurpass

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óþerne on hálgum þeówdóme forþeón mæge, R. Ben. 131, 18.

Linked entry: for-þeón

ge-fædere

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Add: of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater gean Ælf(þ)ríð, ðæs cyninges wífæ, his gefæðeran, Cht. Th. 527, 14. Ne gewífige on his gefæderan ( commatrem ), Ll.

Ispánie

(n.)
Grammar
Ispánie, pl.
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He monega gefeoht on Ispánium þurhteáh, 29: 4, 8; S. 188, 19. Scipia geflémde Hasterbal on Ispániun ( in Hispania), 4, l0; S. 198, 14. He for of Ispánium (ab Hispaniis), 22. Wæs án hirde on Ispánium, 5, 2 ; S. 216, 6.

lád

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Add Gif hwá þeóf fridige, sý emscyldig wið mé þá þe þeóf scolde, búton hine mid fulre láde wið mé geclǽnsian mæge, Cht. E. 251, 1. (mistaken for) accusation Fram þrím ondréd heorte mín. ... láde ( delaturam ) ceastre, Scint. 224, 17

merigen-lic

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Add on merigenlicere tíde mynster gesóhte he returned to the monastery in time for matins, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 16. Ealle þás niht ic áne wunode biddende . . . and þís mergendlican dæge gelícode mé ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 108.

nabban

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næfde þæs cræftes ꝥ hine tócwýsan mihte, Hml. S. 31, 1247. Hí næbbað éce gewitnesse, Past. 449, 3, Hié hit tó nánum láðe næfdon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 13. Hý tó Gode næfdon náþer ne lufe ne ege, Wlfst. 10, 5.

nyttian

(v.)
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Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

óm

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ná tó swíðe ne gewilnige up áwyrtlin rust oððe óm sí tóbrocen fæt ne dum nimis cupit eradere eruginem frangatur vas, R. Ben. I. 108, 7. Hóm rubiginem, Kent. Gl. 954. sealde ómum (erugini) wæstmas heora, Ps.

on-hróp

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Add mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were, ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne.

on-tendness

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Add oferswŷðde þâ synne, for þâm þe swâ onwende þâ ontendnysse (þâ hæ̂te and þone synlust, v. l.) vicit peccatum, quia mutavit incendium, Gr. D. 101, 28

sóþ

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sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or adj. ?) wæs, for þǽm hit self ne geseah, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 33. Add

talu

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talu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne móste beón þára þreóra nánes wyrðe ðe eallum leódscipe geseald wæs on wedde, tale ( he should not be entitled to bring an action ), ne teámes, ne áhnunga, Cht. Th. 266, 11. v. frum-, geán-talu

under

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<b>; I</b> 3 f. add: — Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne, ꝥ nǽre forligr geteald, þá þá hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe ? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae ?

wealcan

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Þá geseah án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum. Nap. 62, 25. add Wylcþ raptat, Germ. 389, 42.

heáfod-leahter

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-leahter, es; m.

A capital offence, mortal sin

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Se ðe ða heáfodleahtras wyrcþ and on ðám geendaþ mót forbyrnan on ðam écum fýre he who commits the deadly sins and dies in them shall burn in the everlasting fire, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 17

ge-tíhtlod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíhtlod, -tíhtled, -týhtlod, -týhtled; part. [tíhtlian to accuse]

Accused;accūsātus

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Nán man ne tǽce his getíhtledan man fram him, ǽr he hæbbe ryht geworhte let no one dismiss his accused man from him before he has done what is right, i. 22; Th. i. 210, 23

Linked entry: ge-týhtlod