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ge-sweccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweccan, p. te; pp. ed [sweccan to smell]

To smell; ⬩ odōrāri

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To smell; odōrāri Næsþyrlu hí habbaþ and ná gesweccaþ nāres hăbent et non odōrābunt, Ps. Spl. M. 113, 14

Linked entry: sweccan

tó-gǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gǽnan, p. de

To utter, ⬩ pronounce

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To utter, pronounce Hig spelliaþ ł hig tógǽnaþ and spræcaþ unrihtwísnesse effabuntur et loquentur iniquitatem, Ps. Lamb. 93, 4

Linked entry: gǽnan

tó-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-seóðan, p. -seáð ; pp. -soden

To boil to pieces

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To boil to pieces Seóð on cetele and wylle óþ ðæt hió sié eal tósoden, Lchdm. ii. 230, 8

scín-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, an; f.

A woman who practises magic ⬩ a sorceress

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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13

Linked entry: scín-lǽca

á-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
á-þreátian, p. ode

To force away

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To force away Ðæt mon wielle æt óðrum his yfel áðreátigan, and hine on ryhtum gebringan, Past. 293, 10

beorh

(n.)
Grammar
beorh, gen. beorges; m.

A hill ⬩ mountain ⬩ collis ⬩ mons

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A hill, mountain; collis, mons Ǽlc múnt and beorh byþ genyðerod omnis mons et collis humiliabitur Lk. Bos. 3, 5

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.

Adulterous ⬩ ădulter

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Adulterous; ădulter Yfel cneórys and forliger [μοιχαλίς adulterous] secþ tácn genĕrātio măla et adultĕra signunt quærit. Mt. Bos. 12, 39

Linked entry: sib-leger

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeóstrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To darken ⬩ be dark ⬩ obscūrāre

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To darken, be dark; obscūrāre He asende þeóstru and forþeóstrade oððe swearc mīsit tenebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 28

mann-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-leás, adj.

Without men ⬩ uninhabited ⬩ deserted

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Without men, uninhabited, deserted Rófleáse and monleáse ealde weallas parietinæ, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 35; Wrt. Voc. 59, 8

mund

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Hú ic fǽmnanhád mund inne geheóld and eác módor gewearþ Meotodes suna. Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 32 : Cri. 93. (?)

mynster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mynster-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Monastic Man árǽrde cyrcan on his ríce geond eall and mynsterlíce gesetnyssa (monastic institutions), Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 71

þurh-þyddan

(v.)

to thrust through ⬩ pierce through

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to thrust through, pierce through Ðá com sum cempa swíþe gewǽpnod, and hyne sóna þurhþydde, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 273

un-mǽþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽþlíc, adj.

Not in due measure ⬩ immoderate ⬩ excessive

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Not in due measure, immoderate, excessive Of gítsunge beóð ácennede ... leás gewitnyss and unmǽðlíc neádung, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 11

Linked entry: un-mægþlíc

un-milde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-milde, adj.

Ungentle ⬩ harsh ⬩ rude

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Ungentle, harsh, rude Gif hé is unmilde and oferhýdig si inmitis et superbus est, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 7

Linked entry: MILDE

un-gewitfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewitfæstness, e; f.

Madness

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Madness Him cymð brægenes ádl and ungewitfæstnes him bið he will be out of his senses, Lchdm. ii. 222, 3

Linked entry: ge-witfæstness

un-slopen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-slopen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Unloosed

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Unloosed Æfter þúsend geárum bið Satanas unbunden ... and nú syndon Satanases bendas swýðe tóslopene (unslopene, MS. H.), Wulfst. 83, 9

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act against ⬩ be an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

ǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc, adj.
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Shameless, impudent, foul Hí (certain women) syndon ǽwisce on líchoman and unweorðe sunt publicato corpore et inhonesto , Nar. 38, 13

be-hydelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hydelíce, &c. l. be-hýdelíce, be-hygdiglíce (bí-, bi-),
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and add Behigdelíce (-hýdig-), bihýdiglíce, bighigdelíce sollicite, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 7. Behýdilíce, bihýdiglíce (-higde-), Sch. 363, 4. ꝥ

broccian

(v.)

to tremble

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to tremble: Ongan se munuc forhtiende and brocciende (tremens et palpitans) mid mycclum stefnum clypian, Gr. D. 156, 14, 21