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agén-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-sendan, p. -sende

To send againsend backremittere

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To send again, send back; remittere He hine agén-sende to Herode remisit eum ad Herodem, Lk. Bos. 23, 7: 23, 11

be-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyred, -cyrd; v. trans.

To turn toto give updeliverbetrayverteretransferre ad

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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23

Linked entry: be-cerran

carl-man

(n.)
Grammar
carl-man, -mann, es; m.
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A male, man; masculus, homo Ðá námen carlmen and wimmen then took they men and women, Chr. 1137; Ing. 366, 7

dol-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dol-scipe, es; m. [dol foolish; scipe termination, q. v.]

Foolishness, folly, error stultĭtia, error

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Foolishness, folly, error ; stultĭtia, error Giongra monna dolscipe ofslihþ the folly of young men kills them, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS

efen-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-sárig, adj.

Even or equally sorryæque tristis, compassus

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Even or equally sorry; æque tristis, compassus He wearþ hyre sáre efensárig ille ĕrat ejus dŏlōri compassus, Greg. Dial. 2, 1, Lye

Linked entries: em-sárig sárig

entisc

(adj.)
Grammar
entisc, belonging to or

made by a giant, giant gĭgantēus

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made by a giant, giant; gĭgantēus Lét entiscne helm brecan he caused the giant helmet to break, Beo. Th. 5951; B. 2979

Linked entry: eótenisc

fácen-geswipere

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-geswipere, es; n.

Deceitful counsel, deceitconsĭlium astūtum, dŏlus

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Deceitful counsel, deceit; consĭlium astūtum, dŏlus on ðínum folce fácengeswipere syredan in plēbem tuam astūte cōgĭtāvērunt consĭlium, Ps. Th. 82, 3

festlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
festlíce, adv.

Firmlyvigorouslyfirmĭter

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Firmly, vigorously; firmĭter on ða burh festlíce feohtende wǽron they were vigorously fighting against the town, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 11

fýfteógða

(num.; adj.)

the fifteenth

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the fifteenth Forþferde he ðý fýfteógeðan dæge Kalendarum Martiarum qui defunctus die dĕcĭma quinta Kalendārum Martiārum, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 36

leód-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
leód-wynn, e; f.
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Joy that comes from being among one's own people Leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, Exon. 119 a; Th. 457, 25; HY. 4, 89

munucian

(v.)
Grammar
munucian, p. ode

To make a person a monk

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To make a person a monk hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13

níd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þing, es; n.

A necessary thing

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A necessary thing Ealra neádþinga ( the monk) sceal hihtan and wilnigan fram his mynstres fæder (the abbot ), R. Ben. 57, 3

be-swemman

(v.)
Grammar
be-swemman, p. -swemde; pp. -swemmed, -swemd

To make to swimnatare facere

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To make to swim; natare facere Ðeáh beswemde weorþon though they be made to swim, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 28

Linked entry: swemman

ge-biterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biterian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, biterian to embitter]

To make bitteramarefacere

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To make bitter; amarefacere sealdon him gebiterod wín dăbant ei myrrhātum vīnum [amarefactum vīnum, vīnum myrrha imbūtum ], Mk. Bos. 15, 23

scip-lád

(n.)
Grammar
scip-lád, e; f.
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Sailing, navigating wolde on scypláde mid ða fǽmnan hám hweorfan navigio cum virgine redire disponebat, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 27

sige

(n.)
Grammar
sige, es ; m.
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A fall, setting of the sun Sió sunne ðonne hió on sige weorðeþ (cf. Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 25), Met. 13, 111

þancfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancfullíce, adv.
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Thankfully, gratefully Ðá ongeat Eustachius ðæt seó foresǽde costnung him ðá æt wæs, and þancfullíce underféng, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 144

þurh-út

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh-út, prep. adv.

Throughoutquite through

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Throughout, quite through Ðæt spere him eode þurhút, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 55. fór þuthút Eoferwíc, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33

un-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþe, adv.

Unworthily

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Gif ðæs hálgan húsles unwurðe onbyrigð, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 5

wiþ-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sleán, p. -slóh

To counteract

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To counteract woldon ðæra hálgena líc besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 324