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dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Voc. ii. 138, 48. with acc. of thing Gif hé hit dierneð (dirneð, dyrned, v. ll. ), and weorðeð ymb long yppe, Ll. Th. i. 116, 6. Wá mé ꝥ þú swá lange þé sylfe dyrndest, Hml. S. 33, 308. Gif hé hit dierne (dyrne, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 124, 8.

a-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreón, -wreóhan, -wrióhan, -wrión ; p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon ; pp. -wrogen ; v. a. [a not, wreón to cover]

To uncoverdiscoverdiscloseopenrevealrevelare

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Ðú ðás þing lytlingum awruge revelasti ea parvulis, 10, 21. Drihten awreáh rihtwísnysse hys Dominus revelavit justitiam suam, Ps. Spl. 97, 3. Awreóh Drihtne weg ðínne revela Domino viam tuam, Ps. Lamb. 36, 5

mál-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mál-dæg, es; m.

An agreementcovenantsettlementa day on which terms are fixeda day when the dowry was settled

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Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf tó mund and to máldage, Chart. Th. 574, 1

wiþerweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-líc, adj.

Unfavourableadversehurtful

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Warna ðé ðæt ðú nán þing wiðerwerdlíces ne sprece ongén Jacob cave ne quidquam aspere loquaris contra Jacob, Gen. 31, 24

bót-leás

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Open þýfðe and hláfordes searwu and ábǽre morð æfter woruldlagu is bótleás þing, Wlfst. 274, 24. Substitute: Not to be expiated by the payment of bót, that cannot be compensated for by payment of bót; and add

stelan

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Gang nú, and æfter þysum ne stel þú nán þing, 25, 19. Hé begann tó stelenne on heora gewunan he began to steal according to their custom, Ælf. T. Grn. 17, 18. Add

an-wlóh

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In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563.

Linked entry: ge-wló

ǽðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽðe-líc, adj. [ǽðe = eáðe easy; adj. líc like]

Easyfacilis

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Easy; facilis Gif ðú ne wilt us geþafian in swá ǽðelícum þinge si non vis assentire nobis in tam facili causa, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 26

Linked entry: eáðelíc

weorold-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gifu, e; f.
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A gift of temporal things Sende se eádiga pápa Gregorius Æðelbyrhte cyninge woroldgife monige, Bd. 1, 32; S. 498, 20. Woruldgiua, Chr. 995 ; Th. i. 244, 17

frǽ-dréman

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., and add Wé singaþ and wé freádrémaþ strengða þíne cantabimus et psallemus uirtutes tuas, Ps. L. 20, 14. Cf. frǽ-þancian

hnítan

to gore

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S. 31, 1042. of things Þonne cumbol hneotan, An. 4

stǽr-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
stǽr-wrítere, es; m.
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A writer of history, a historian Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítete ( verax historicus ) ða þing ðe be him oþþe ðurh hine gewordene wǽron ic áwrát, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 5. Stæfwrítere (stǽr-?) historiographus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 45.

in-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-méde, adj.
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Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne hira Drihten Christo omnino nihil praeponant, R. Ben. 132, 8

Linked entry: -méde

ge-wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrht, es; n.

Workdeedmeritdesert

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Be gewirhton we þoliaþ ðás þing deservedly do we suffer these things, Gen. 42, 21. Ǽlcum men wrecan be his gewyrhtum to punish every man according to his deeds, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 26.

Linked entries: ge-weorht ge-wriht

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Hí léton hig hádian tó bisceopum they got themselves ordained bishops, 1053; Erl. 188, 14. to make a thing appear [so and so], make as if, make out, profess, pretend, estimate, consider, suppose, think Ic léto existimabo, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 18.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

á-rǽcan

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Árǽc (pretende) mildheortnesse þíne ongitendum þé, Ps. L. 35, Ii. Árǽce þíne handa, Bl. H. 153, 9. Þá hét hé him his seax árǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 9. Árǽht porrectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 65

ge-risen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risen, -risne[?], es; n.

A seizingrapina

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A seizing; rapina Ne begitest ðú ná ðæt ríce on gerisne woruldlícra þinga non in præda, nec in rapina regnum tibi dabitur, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 78, 5

Linked entry: -risen

ár-weorþlic

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Gif ǽni þinc árwurðlic (árwyrþlicast) si quod prestantissimum, An. Ox. 2012. Árwyrðlicne venerabilem, Rtl. 77, 27. Add

búte

(con.)
Grammar
búte, conj.
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Unless, but; nisi, sed Nán þing wyrþe [geweorþe Cot.] búte hit God wille nothing comes to pass unless God wills it, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 18, 20; Met. 18, 10. Búte ic nát but I know not, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 16.

hefig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hefig-líce, adv.

Heavilygrievouslygraviter

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Heavily, grievously; graviter Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, Gen. 21, 11. Hefiglíce graviter, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15. Hefilíce, Lk. Skt. 11, 53.

Linked entry: hefelíce