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scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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On sumera ðonne ða hátostan weder synd and ða scíran dagas hwítan, Lchdm. iii. 252, 10. Scippend scírra tungla, Met. 4, 1: 20, 8. Hwí hí (stars) ne scínen scírum wederum, 28, 45. (g) of the world :-- Þurh ða scíran gesceaft, Exon.

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Hwí wille gé lettan úre síþfæt why will ye hinder our journey? Homl. Th. ii. 336, 11. Wé ðé ðæs nú nellaþ lettan ðæs ðú ǽr geþoht hæfdest we will not hinder thee from that which thou didst before purpose, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 24

Linked entry: ge-lettan

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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Hwí ofermódige gé ofer óþre men for eówrum gebyrdum, nú gé nánne ne magon métan unæþelne, ac ealle sint emnæðele, gif gé willaþ ðone fruman sceaft geþencan, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16: Met. 17, 17.

geoc

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hwí gé wilnigen ꝥ gé underlútan mid eówrum swiran ꝥ deáþlice geoc, 19; F. 68, 27. a measure of land, as much land as could be ploughed in a day by a yoke of oxen(?). The word is given as Kentish in the D.

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasantdelightfulsweet

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Ne geleofaþ man náht miriges ða hwíle ðe mon deáþ ondrǽt one gets no pleasure from life, while one fears death, Prov. Kmbl. 16. Mid merigum lofsange dulci ymno, Hymn. Surt. 141, 38.

Linked entry: murge

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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Se ðe wile hwilc sǽd óþ-fæstan ðám dríum furum, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt hié síen tó liornunga óþfæste, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 12. II. to inflict, impose (pain, punishment.

tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.

In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting

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In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting Ða hwíle ðe hié tógædereweard fundedon while they were proceeding to meet one another; Ptolemaeus occurrere bello Perdiccae parat, Ors. 3, ll; Swt. 146, 5.

beáh

a crowngarlanda collarnecklacea shackle for the necka braceleta circle,

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Add: a crown, garland Beáh of hwítum blóstmum geworht, Gr. D. 338, 12. Mon sette ðyrnenne beág on ðæt heáfod, Past. 261, 14: Bl. H. 23, 33. Wuldres beág, 171, 10. Bég coronam, Ps. Srt. 20, 4: 64, 12: Mk. L.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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hwí swingst ðú ána ? Ex. 18, 14. Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre.

ge-wǽde

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Giwedu his hwítu gescionum, Lk. R. 9, 29. Wé lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 15. Hí gegearwadon hine mid gewoedum (-wédum, R.) his, Mk. L. 15, 20: Lk. L. 7, 25.

ge-sceád

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Z. 291, 12. reason, ground Ethimologia, þæt is namena ordfruma and gesceád (-scád, v.l. ), hwí hí swá gehátene sind, Ælfc. Gr. 293, 6.

ge-sǽlig

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Gif nú hwá cwiþ ꝥ sé seó gesǽlig, sé ðe his woruldlustum fulgǽþ, hwí nyle hé cweþan eác ꝥ ðá nýtenu seón gesǽlige (-sǽlegu v. l. beatae), Bt. 31, I; F. 112, 6.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Hwítes hláfes cruman crumbs of white bread, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 21. Ne sý neáta cwyld ne ádl ne hláfes hungor let there not be murrain among cattle, or disease, or lack of food, Shrn. 104, 27.

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt hí óðre men ne reáfigen, Past. 45, tit; Swt. 335, 4. Ne gǽst ðú ðanone non exies inde, Lk. Skt. 12, 59. Ne sleh ðu, Ne synga ðú.

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un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Ic wundrige for hwí swá rihtwís déma ǽnige unrihte gife wille forgifan, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 10. Tuoege wóhfullo ł unrehto duo nequam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 32. Unræhto (-rehte, Rush.) ł wóh praua, 3, 5. Ða unrihtan men, Blickl. Homl. 231, 10.

Linked entry: un-reht

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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'Ic wundrie þín,, hwí þú secge þæt þú Godes náwiht gelíces nyte, '(nihil te nosse Deo simile ], Solil. H. 15, 16. He náht ðyllices ne gebudon, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 29. Add Næs ic on nauht (náuht on ?) ídlum anbide, þeáh hit mé lang anbid þúhte, Ps.

CLYPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPIAN, clypigan, clipian, cleopian, clepian, part. clypiende, clypigende, ic clypie, clypige, ðú clypast, he clypaþ, pl. clypiaþ, p. ode, ade ; impert. clypa, pl. clypiaþ; pp. od, ad

To make a vocal soundspeakspeak aloudto cry outcallsayloquiclamarevocaredicere

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Hwí clypaþ Dauid hyne Drihten quomodo David vocat eum Dominum? Mt. Bos. 22, 43, 45. Ge clypiaþ me láreów vos vocatis me magister Jn. Bos. 13, 13. To ðé ic clypode ad te clamavi Ps. Lamb. 60, 3: 65, 17.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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For hwí se góda lǽce selle ðǽm unhálum, sumum líþn drenc, sumum strangne cur aegri quidam lenibus, quidam vero acribus adjuvantur, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 12. Alle unhále omnes male habentes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 16: Homl. Skt. i. 21, 155.

á-wecgan

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Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, 306, 6. Hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107. Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes wearð upp áweged fram ðám mannum þe hit ymb wunnon, (evulsa) Gr.

Linked entry: wecgan

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, máran; p. de

To make knowncelebratedeclareproclaim

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Hit nǽnig mon út cýðan ne móste, ðý læs ða elreordigan kyningas on ðæt fǽgon, ðæt ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste. Ne hit ǽnig mon ðære ferde ðon má út máran móste, ðý læs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron, Nar. 32, 22

Linked entry: máran