full-þungenness
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perfection, completeness, full capacity Þurh yrre ne mæg nán mann habban fullþungennesse hys geþeahtes homo sui animi impotens erit, faciens quae non convenit, Verc. Först. 144
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un-þæslícness
Unseemliness ⬩ impropriety
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Unseemliness, impropriety Menn dæftaþ heora hús, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willaþ tó him, ðæt nán unðæslícnys him ne ðurfe derian, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 8
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spere-wyrt
innule(-a) ⬩ campane(-a) ⬩ nap silvatica
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A plant name; the word translates innule(-a) campane(-a), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 17: Lchdm. i. 210, 7: nap silvatica, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 27
ge-líca
An equal ⬩ æqualis ⬩ par ⬩ æqualitas
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Nán þing nis ðín gelíca no thing is thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 74; Met. 20, 37 : Homl. Th. ii. 576, 22
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hæslen
Of hazel
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a hazel or an elder stick, cut thy name thereon, cut three scores on the place, fill the name with the blood, throw it over thy shoulder into running water and stand over the man.
un-gewuniendlíc
Uninhabitable
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R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21
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wicce-dóm
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123
cote
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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add
molcen
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Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt swá hreáw, geþwere þonne and þicge, and gemenge ǽr wiþ flétan, and nán óþer molcen þicge, Lch. ii. 264, 26. Add
orne
Unhealthy, harmful
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Unhealthy, harmful Mid Godes fultume ne wyrð him nán orne with God's help no harm will be done him. Lchdm. iii. 16, 5. Wið ornum útgange, 70, 25
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bæftan
behind, ⬩ ⬩ after
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Th. ii. 82, 17. marking inferiority Nis heora nán máre þonne óðer, ne nán lǽssa ðonne óðer; ne nán beforan óðrum ne nán bæftan óðrum, Hml. Th. i. 287, 5. adv. behind, in contrast with before (lit. or fig.)
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sige-beorn
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Hig fuhton fíf dagas, swá hyra nán ne feól, Fins. Th. 76 ; Fin. 38
ceaster-waru
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Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add
mús-fealle
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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre to note mehte, ne forða músfellan, ne ꝥ gít lǽsse is, tó hǽpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 8. Add
stingan
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Ic habbe ðæt geleornod, ðæt nán lǽwede man náh mid rihte tó stingan hine on ánre cirican, ná an án ðara ðinga ðe tó cyrcan belimpþ. And for ðí wé forbeódaþ eallan lǽwedan mannum ǽure ǽnne hláuordscipe ouer cyrcan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 137, 24. (Cf. Icel.
ge-feaht
A battle ⬩ prælium
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A battle; prælium Ðǽr nán hefilíc gefeaht ne wearþ there was no hard battle there, Chr. 868; Erl. 73, 26. Mycclum gefeahtum in great battles, 755; Erl. 49, 26
weorold-geþóht
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A worldly thought Cristes þegnas ðeossa worda nán ongeotan ne mehton, ac hié wǽron him bedíglede, for ðon ðe hié wǽron ðágyt mid worldgeþóhtum bewrigene, Blickl. Homl. 15, 14
ge-ortrúwian
To distrust, despair ⬩ diffīdĕre, dēspērāre
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Ðæt ðú ne geortrýwe nánes gódes on nánre wiðerweardnesse that thou despair not of any good in any adversity, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 35
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fót-swæþ
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Hé náne fótswaðe on ðám snáwe ne geseah, Hml. Th. ii. 136, 32. of the trace of things Nán synne fótswæð ( uestigium ) on his sáwle belífð, Scint. 25, 12
eádgian
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Substitute: <b>eádgian,</b> eádigian, eádigan; p. ode. to make happy Hand unhál wíf seó þe ná eádigað wer hyre manus debilis mulier quae nan beatificat uirum suum, Scint. 224, 4. to bless, enrich with something (gen. ) Sé þe eádgað ús siges