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un-forwandodlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwandodlíc, adj.

Undeterred by fear or shame ⬩ fearless ⬩ free

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Undeterred by fear or shame, fearless, free Ðæt hé wiðstande mid his sprǽce ðám unryhtwillendum ðe ðyses middangeardes waldaþ mid freóre and unforwandodlícre stefne voce libera hujus mundi potestatibus contraire, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 23. Ðonne wénaþ hié

Linked entry: -wandodlíc

þurh-þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-þyrel, adj.

Pierced through ⬩ perforated

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Pierced through, perforated Gif hrif wund weorðeþ, .xii. sciłł. gebéte. Gif hé þurhþirel weorðeþ, .xx. sciłł. gebéte, L. Ethb. 61; Th. i. 18, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde biþ on bestungen, geselle .xv. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hió biþ þurhþyrel (-þyrl, MS. B.),

Linked entry: þyrel

unfriþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-mann, es; m.

A man of a country not at peace with another ⬩ a man of a hostile country

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A man of a country not at peace with another, a man of a hostile country Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] ðara unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, þolie his ǽhta si pecuniam suam inter pecuniam unfriðfmannorum, i.e. pacem non habentium, in domo mittat, perdat pecuniam

un-wæstmbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wæstmbǽrness, e; f.

Unproductiveness ⬩ barrenness ⬩ sterility

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Unproductiveness, barrenness, sterility Unwestmbǽrnys sterilitas vel infoecunditas, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 45. Unwæstmbǽrnys sterilitas, 76, 79. On hungre is geswutelod ðære eorðan unwæstmbǽrnys, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 31. For unwæstmbǽrnesse ðæs londes propter

Linked entry: wæstmbǽrness

un-geþwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrian, p. ode

To disagree ⬩ be at variance ⬩ differ

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To disagree, be at variance, differ Ic ungeðwǽrige dissentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 190, 13. Anda fram gódan willan ungeþwǽregaþ invidia a bona voluntate discordat, Scint. 143, 3. Hé ongeat ðæt hí on monegum ðingum Godes cyricean ungeþwǽredon vitam ac professionem

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrian

ymb-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wyrcan, p. -worhte.
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to surround with works Hé mid eallum ðyssum ða burh on mycelre heánnesse ymbworhte (v. l. ymbsealde. v. ymb-sellan), Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 24 note. Byrig ðære ðe mid náne wealle ne bið ymbworht urbs absque murorum ambitu, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 21. to weave

ancra

Grammar
ancra, ancera an anchorite.
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Hé wende tó wéstene and wæs ðǽr ancra, Hml. S. 7, 400. Sc̃e Antonius se ancra, Shrn. 50, 14: 59, 17. Sc̃e Gútláces swyster þæs ancran, 50, 2. Anceran, 71, 3: 72, 19. Paulus and Antonius ðá ǽrostan ancran, Sal. K. 190, 24. Óþer muneca cyn is ancrena,

ambeht-mann

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Ambehtmonn minister, Mt. L. 20, 26. Embehtmonn (-biht-, R.), Mk. L. 10, 43. Ðæs embehtmonnes ministrantis, Lk. p. 7, 1. Ðǽm embehtmenn (-biht-, R.), Lk. 4, 20. Æmbehtmenn discipuli, Jn. L. 20, 25. Ðá embehtmenn ministri, Mk. L. R. 14, 65. Hé sænde his

birhtan

(v.)

to shine

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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11. Se noma mid him swá lange sceán

Linked entries: beorhtan brihtan

be-tweohn

(prep.; adv.)

Between ⬩ among

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Grammar be-tweohn, -twihn (<-twíhn), -tweón. prep. Between, among: — Bituichn (-tuín) ældrum inter primores, Txts. 70, 546. Bituihn, 77, 1310. Hé gesibbode þá cyningas betweohn (-twyh, v. l.) him pacatis alterutrum regibus, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 453

burg-man

Grammar
burg-man, (burh-).
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Hé wæs ánes burhmannes sunu on Ysrahéla lande, Hml. A. 181, 10. Hí wendon him tó þǽre burge ( Dover ) weard and ofslógon má þanne .xx. manna, and þá burhmen ofslógon .xix. men on óðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 4. Lǽde hine sum ealdormann hine geond

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, adj.
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Gif ꝥ ówiht brýce (bríce, v. l.) wæs si hoc aliquid prodesset , Bd. 5, 14; Sch. 643, 13. His hýd is brýce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne, Lch. i. 330, 3. Hé bið bríce tó ðám uferan dǽle þæs líchaman, 23, [v. N. E. D. briche. Goth. brúks useful

calic

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Add: ,celc Calic calix, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 1. Calices calicis, Ps. Srt. 10, 7. Celces, 15, 5. Hé on ǽnne lytelne calic sende sumne dǽl þæs líchaman, Hml. S. 23 b, 659. v. silfrene caliceas, Cht. Th. 429, 19. Gé clǽnsiað caliceas (calicas, v. l.; cælces

clúse

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Add: a bar, bolt Tóforan ásete tungan þínre clúsan swígean ( claustra silentii ), Scint. 214, 9. a place that may be locked up, closet; prison Clúsan (intra animi) conclave, An. Ox. 3110. a narrow passage, pass, defile Hé búta þá clúsan on his gewealde

earce

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Add: a chest Sum ceorl ásette his earcan ( arcam ) mid hwǽte gefylde ofer þæs hálgan mannes byrgene . . . Þá semninga wæs geworden þoden, ꝥ hé áhóf upp þá earcan and hí forð áwearp, Gr. D. 41, 32-42, 8. the ark of the covenant Ðá hyrnan ðǽre earcan

ge-mǽnscipe

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Add: communion of persons Hé bið gemǽnscipe ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht, Hml. Th. i. 494, 18. union of parts Þæt þín sáwl and þín líchama tódǽlað heora gemǽn-scype, Wlfst. 248, 23. community of goods, possession in common Gif hý þonne hwæt syllan

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

geþing-sceat

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Substitute: Money paid to a person in order that terms may be granted by him, price paid for favourable terms 'Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule, ne nǽnne geðingsceat wið his miltse.' Ðæt is se médsceat wið his sáule 'non dabit Deo propitiationem

ge-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fáh, gefáhmon.
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Substitute: <b>ge-fáh;</b> adj. Exposed to the hostility of a slain man's friends because of the murder, at feud Be manslihte ... Gif of þǽre óðre mǽgðe hwá wrace dó on ǽnigum óðrum men bútan on þám rihthanddǽdan, sý hé gefáh wið þone cyning

ge-brǽdan

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Add: to spread out Genim þá leáf, gebrǽd on gærse, Lch. ii. 124, 20. to extend, enlarge Hé gebrǽdde his ríce oþ India gemǽro ad Indium extendit imperium, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 25. Hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer þá eorþan. Bt. 21; F. 74, 28. Mid

hago-spind

(n.)
Grammar
hago-spind, m. n. ? l. n.
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and add Feger is leúr ł higospind ðín pulchra est gena tua, Rtl. 4, 1. Heagospind genae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 21. Heagospinnum genis, Lch. i. lxx, 5, : lxxiv, 6. Heagaspen genas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 62. Haguspind oððe þunwange malas, 57, 30. Hé his eagospind