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treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
treówþ, triéwþ, trýwþ, e; f.
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Hié nánra treówþa him ne wéndonbúton ðæt hié mid ealle forweorþan sceolde they expected no terms for themselves, but that they must entirely perish ; the Latin which this seems intended to translate is :-- Non secus ac si capta esset, turbata civitas

Linked entry: trýwþ

reáfian

(v.)
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Ne scírð hé nó hwæðer hié reáfoden, oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden, Past. 329, 8. Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps. L. 21, 14. with acc.

on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Hié ne ongietaþ ná hú suíðe hié onlúcaþ hiera mód mid ðæm unþeáwe ofermétta quantum se vitiis superbiendo aperiat, non agnoscit, 38, 1; Swt. 271, 22. Módhord onleác and ðus wordum cwæþ, Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172. Leóþucræft onleác, Elen.

ǽfen-gifl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gifl, -giefl, es; n.

Evening foodsuppercœna

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Evening food, supper; cœna Hí sécaþ ðæt hie fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum [-giflum MS. C.] quærunt primos in cœnis recubitus, Past. 1, 2; MS. Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22

Linked entry: gifl

ge-stefnian

(v.)
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to summon, call on a person to act Hié gestefniað him betweónum wið ðám unclǽnum gástum they (the angels) eall on one another to fight against the unclean spirits, Verc. Först. 125, 7

Linked entry: stefnian

un-gerisenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerisenlíc, adj.

Unseemlydishonourablebase

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Ðeáh ðe ful monige mid gerisenlícum weorcum árísen from eorðan, mid ungerisenlícum gewilnungum ðissa woroldðinga hié hié selfe álecgeaþ on eorðan etsi honesta actione nonnulli quasi a terra se erigunt, ambitione tamen inhonesta semetipsos ad terram deponunt

ge-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wirdan, to injure, spoil.
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Ðý lǽs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg aceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 365, 12.

Linked entries: ge-werdan ge-wyrdan

weámódness

(n.)
Grammar
weámódness, e; f.

Anger, passionateness, irascibility

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Ðonne hié berǽsaþ on suelce weámódnesse hié sindon tó oferbúganne qui in eodem furoris impetu declinandi sunt, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 20. Forlýst se yrsigenda wer his ágene sáwle þurh weámódnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 149: Anglia xi. 113, 32, 38.

á-screncan

to trip upcause to stumble

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Hié weorðað áscrencte, on ðǽm scyfe ðǽre styringe motionis impulsu praecipites, 215, 12

dreó-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreó-cræft, es; m.

Magical art, magic magĭca ars

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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21

Linked entry: drý-cræft

ecg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-plega, an; m.

A play of swords, sword-fight, battle pugna

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A play of swords, sword-fight, battle; pugna Hie ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon atolne ecgplegan they went to inform the principal thanes of the cruel sword-fight. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 246

egeleás-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
egeleás-líce, adv.

Fearlessly impăvĭde

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Fearlessly; impăvĭde Hie nú egeleás-lícor and unnytlícor brúcaþ ðære mildheortlícan Godes giefe they now enjoy the merciful gifts of God the more fearlessly and uselessly, Past. 36, 1; Hat. MS. 46 b, 9

hell-geþwing

(n.)
Grammar
hell-geþwing, es; n.

The restraint, constraint of hell

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The restraint, constraint of hell Se hellsceaða wiste ðæt hie sceoldon hellgeþwin[g] niéde onfón the devil knew that they must needs receive the restraint of hell, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 20; Gen. 696

Linked entry: ge-þwin

ge-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wísian, p. ode; pp. od

To directteachshew

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To direct, teach, shew Bǽdon ðæt him gewísade waldend se góda hú hie libban sceolden prayed the good Ruler to direct them how they were to live, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 27; Gen. 850

sige-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-beorht, adj.
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Rendered illustrious by victory, triumphant Hié swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Blickl. Homl. 203, 30. Cf. the proper name Sigebryht, -berht, Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 18 : Txts. 512

Linked entries: sigor-beorht beorht

þurh-borian

(v.)

to bore throughperforate

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to bore through, perforate Ðá wolde ic witan hwæðer ða gelícnissa wǽron gegotene ealle swá hé sǽde; hét hié ðá þurhborian simulacra quae an solida essent scire ego cupiens omnia perforavi, Nar. 20, 1

Linked entry: borian

be-solcen

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Oft ðá monðwǽran weorðað suá besolcne and suá wlace and suá sláwe for hira monnðwǽrnesse ðæt hié ne anhagað náne wuht nyttwyrðes dón saepe mansueti dissolutionis torpescunt taedio, Past. 289, 15: 239, 3. Add:

Linked entry: be-sylcan

ge-mengness

Grammar
ge-mengness, Take here the instances given under ge-mengednys, and add: sexual intercourse, copulation, v. ge-mengan ; IV a
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Hié gewemmað ðone áliéfedan gesinscipe mid ðǽre unliéfedan gemengnesse in ipso conjugio jura transcendunt, Past. 397, 14. Gif bróðor mid bréðer hǽme þurh his líchaman gemengnysse ( per copulationem corporis ), Ll. Th. ii. 230, 10

Linked entry: -mengness

sǽ-fisc

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Ne þicgen hié fenfixas ne sǽfixas, Lch. ii. 254, 22. Add

swencan

Grammar
swencan, (a)
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Hié beóð bealdran ðá gódan tó swenceanne, Past. 361, 14. Add