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nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Rǽd biþ nyttost, Exon. Th. 341, 1; Gn. Ex. 119

ge-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýdan, -hídan, -hédan; he -hýdeþ, -hýt, pl. -hýdaþ; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto watchguardheedobservāreto bring into safetymake firmfastenallĭgāre

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Sumne dreórighleór in eorþscræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon.77 b; Th. 291, 19; Wand. 84 : Beo. Th. 4463; B. 2235.

un-ásecgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ásecgendlíc, adj.

beyond the powers of language to describeunspeakableindescribableineffablenot proper to tellnot to be told

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Unásæccendlícum costum ineffabilibus modis, Rtl. 108, 27. not proper to tell, not to be told Ða unásecgendlícan nefandas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 40

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Ne gesacu óhwǽr ecghete eóweð, B. 1737

fǽr

a calamitydisasterevilaccident

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Ǽr him fǽr Godes aldre gesceóde ere the calamity sent by God destroyed them, Dan. 592. Ne con hé yfles andgiet, ǽr hit hine on fealleð. Hé þonne onfindeþ, þonne se fǽr cymeð, Dóm. 73.

Linked entry: fǽr

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animalwild beast

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Wyrmas and wildeór, Beo. Th. 2864; B. 1430. v. wilde-deór, and following words

Linked entry: wildedeór

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

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Gesceád ða wé smeálíce geþencan sculan discretio, quae subtiliter pensari debeat Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 35.

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
O. H. Ger. sueder
). pronoun.

Whichever of two either. . . or. . .whichever, whether. . . or

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Hí gefeallaþ on ða heortan suá nytt suá unnyt suæðer hié beóþ (whether they be profitable or unprofitable). Past. 15; Swt. 97, 2: 14; Swt. 85, 15. Biþ ǽlc gód weorc gód, sié swá open swá dégle, swæðer hit sié, 59; Swt. 451, 14.

Linked entry: swaðor

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Gastas hwílum on heánnesse upp worpene, hwílum eft áslidene on grund, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 25. to fall, be removed to an unfavourable place:-- Ne lǽt mé áslídon on þá firenfullan eardungstówe, Angl. xii. 503, 5. figurative, to fall into sin, lapse, relapse

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Þing sceal gehégan fród wiþ fródne, biþ hyra ferð gelíc, Exon. Th. 334, 19; Gn. Ex. 18. Ic wið Grendel sceal ána gehegan ðing, Beo. Th. 856; B. 426

a-brégan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brégan, p. de; pp. ed

To alarmfrightenterrere

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Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12 : Ps. Spl. T. 79, 14

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble]

To become weakfeeblelangues-cere

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To become weak, feeble; langues-cere Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45

Linked entry: á-léfian

an-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
an-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. od [an = un un-, wlitigian to form]

To unformchange the form of anythingdeformare

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Cot. anwlitegaþ] these it tempers and forms; sometimes again it unforms, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

and-weardnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-weardnes, -ness, and-weardnys, and-wardnys, -nyss, e; f.

Presentnesspresencepresent timepræsentiapræsens tempuspræsens

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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1

Linked entry: and-wardnys

cyne-gerela

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gerela, an; m. [gerela a robe]

A kingly robe regius vestitus

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-gerelum] if any one would strip off from him these kingly robes, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 45; Met. 25, 23

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

efn-éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-éðe, adj.

Equally easyæque făcĭlis

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Equally easy; æque făcĭlis Is efnéðe up and of dúne to feallanne foldan ðisse it is equally easy for this earth to fall up and down, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 333; Met. 20, 167

fóre-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-beran, part. -berende; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To preferpræferre

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Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8

for-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-týnan, p. de; pp. ed

To shut instophinderinterclūdĕre

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To shut in, stop, hinder; interclūdĕre Hí mid gelomlícum oncunningum tiledon ðæt hí him ðone heofonlícan weg fórsetton and fortýndon qui crebris accūsātiōnĭbus ĭter illi cœleste interclūdĕre contendēbant, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 4

full-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
full-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To do fullycommitaccomplishcompleteperfĭcĕrecomplēre

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To do fully, commit, accomplish, complete; perfĭcĕre, complēre Se godcunda ánweald hí tostencte ǽr hí hit fullwyrcan móston the divine power dispersed them before they could complete it, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 25