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torn

(adj.)
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torn, adj.

Causing violent emotions of griefanger, grievous, distressing, bitter

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Hí mé dǽdun (-m, MS.) torne télnysse, teónan mænige detrahebant mihi, Ps. Th. 108, 3. Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129

sprǽc

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Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó norðhymbriscum gereorde, Hml. S. 26, 68. Add Spræcu (eloquia) Drihtnes sprǽca clǽne, Ps. L. 11, 7. Ásettað þás spǽca (sprǽca, v. l. ) on eówrum heortum, Lk. 9, 44. Add Nán sprǽc ne mæg his mihta áreccan, Hml.

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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BACK; dorsum, tergum [dorsum is opposed to venter, especially in animals; and tergum to frons, v. hricg] Mínra feónda bæc ðú onwendest to me inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum, Ps. Th. 17, 38.

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Swá oft swá hí beóð mé ásægde, hí beóð mé geednýwde mihi quoties narratur, innouatur, Gr. D. 255, 28. to restore a disused practice Se cásere Godes cyrcan gegódode . . . and Godes lof geedníwode. Hml.

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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L. 77, 65. a feeling, energy, Áwræc (excita) þíne mihte, Ps. L. 79, 3. Ꝥ hí áwræccan ne magon mid heora plegan ǽnige gálnysse, Hml. S. 35, 65

un-dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dirne, -dierne, -dyrne; adj.

Not hiddendiscoveredrevealedmanifest

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Ðæt wearð underne eorðebúendum, ðæt Meotod hæfde miht, Cd. Th. 265, 1; Sat. 1. Wíde wearð wyrd undyrne, Apstls. Kmbl. 84; Ap. 42. Ðá wæs Grendles gúðcræft gumum undyrne, Beo. Th. 255; B. 127: 4004; B. 2000.

Linked entries: dirne un-derne un-dyrne

rówett

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Wé ne mid segle ne mid rówette (róunesse, v. l. ) ówiht fremian mihton, Bd. 5, 1; Sch. 551, 16

wundor-tácen

(n.)
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a miracle Nú oð þis, þæs þe mé þinceð, on ídel ic wénde ꝥ on Súðlangbeardum nǽron náne fæderas þe wundortácnu ( signa ) wyrcean mihton, Gr. D. 25, 27

earfoþ-wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-wilde, adj.
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Hard to subdue His foregengan þe wǽron . . . on ǽnegum gewinne earfoþwylde nǽfre þisne andweald on swá micelre sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan ne mihton, Lch. iii. 436, 12

Linked entry: -wilde

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, -fiolan; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon, -félon; pp. -folen, -feolen

To adherecleave or hang oninsist uponstick tocontinueinsistereadhærere

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Me sóblíce ætfeolan Gode gód is mihi autem adhærere Deo bonum est, 72a, 28. Ætfeolan wæccum and gebédum to continue in watchings and prayers, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 2

Linked entries: æt-fele æt-fiolan

a-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þringan, p. -þrang, -þrong, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen [a out, þringan to throng] .

to throng or press out or forthto urge outto urgeto throng or press away or out of sightto concealextruderecelareto rush forthto rushprorumpere

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to throng or press out or forth, to urge out, to urge, to throng or press away or out of sight, to conceal; extrudere, celare Ne mihte ic of ðære heortan heardne aþringan stýlenne stán I could not press out from his heart the hard and steely stone, Salm

Linked entry: a-þrungen

neáh-lǽcan

(v.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-lǽcan, neá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte, -lǽcte

To draw nighapproach

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To draw nigh, approach Ðis fýr mé swíðe neálǽceþ ignis mihi adpropinquat, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 24 : Exon. Th. 164, 4; Gú. 1006. Deáþ neálǽcte, 170, 16; Gú. 1112. Hé neálǽhte accessit, Gen. 27; 27. On ðære tíde ðe neálǽhte niðða bearnum, Cd.

be-wendan

(v.)

round

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Add: To turn about, round. of simple movement Se drý geband Philetum swá þæt hé bewendan ne mihte, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 18. Hine bewendan fram wíte tó wite, Hml.

friþ-stów

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Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal, an asylum, a sanctuary Hé sceal fleón tó ánra ðára ðreóra burga ðe tó friðstówe gesette sint ( the cities

láþ

(n.)
Grammar
láþ, es; n.
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Þæt nán wiht ne sý . . . þæs leófes ne þæs láðes þæt hig þonne mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wlfst. 185, 2. Ne cweðe gé nán láð ðǽm deáfan non maledices surdo Past. 453, 1.

up-ástigenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-ástigenness, and -ástígness, e; f.

An ascenta going upan ascensiona means of going up

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Upástígnesse, 81, 11. a means of going up Ic on ðam wealle nǽnige duru ne eághþyrl ne uppástígnesse geseon mihte, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 15. Ðú ðe setst genipu upástígnesse ðínne qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum, Ps. Lamb. 103, 3.

Linked entry: á-stigenness

or-hlyte

(adj.)
Grammar
or-hlyte, adj.

Having no share of, not participating in, free from, without

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Wá ðære sáwle ðe orhlyte hyre lîf ádríhþ ðæra háligra mihta. Homl. Th. i. 346, 25. Orhlyte ýdeles gylpes, ii. 286, 28. Ne bist ðú orhlyte eallunge ðæra wítena you shall not altogether escape those torments, 310, 27.

seolh-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-wæd, (?), -pæð (?), es; n.
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geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd

ge-fóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fóg, adj.
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Fit, suitable Be þæs monnes mihtum sceal mon þá lǽce-dómas sellan þe þonne gefóge synd heáfde and heortan, Lch. ii. 238, 21. v. un-gefóg, and preceding word

ge-wítnian

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

To punishchastise

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To punish, chastise Se ðe mihte hine sóna on helle gewítnian he that could at once punish him in hell, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 22. Ic gewítnige punio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 57. Hwí wurdon ða synfullan mid wætere gewítnode?