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séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Ful séfte seld, ðæt sǽton on, 88, 3. Hé his líchoman forwyrnde séftra setla and symbeldaga, Exon. Th. 111, 33 ; Gú. 136. Sélre mé wæs and séftre, Ps. Th. 118, 71. Ðone deáþ hé him gedéþ séftran ðonne óðrum monnum, Bt. 39, 10 ; Fox 228, 10.

Linked entry: sófte

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, frohtian.

To fear

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Swíðe forhtigende þæt his fandian dorston in great fear because they had dared to try him, Hml. Th. ii. 168, 19. Frohtende timens, Mt. R. 25, 25: metuens, Mk. p. 2, 11. Ondo frohtendes (pauescentis) Petres, Lk. p. 4, 18.

á-bryrdan

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beóð ábrerde (divinae dilectionis stimulo) compunguntur, An. Ox. 973. to make contrite, remorseful Áspíwan synna þurh ábryrde andetnysse, Wlfst. 150, 4. ne synt ábryrde (compuncti), Ps. L. 34, 16. Dám ábryrdum contritis, An. Ox. 4122

a-þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þwítan, p. -þwát, pl. -þwiton ; pp. -þwiten [a, þwítan to cut of]

To disappointfrustrari

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To disappoint; frustrari Ná aþwát [bewægde C.] him non frustrabitur eum, Ps. Spl. 131, 11

Linked entry: a-þwát

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet Hé him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, (2 α)
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Preóstas hyra endebyrdnyssa sceolon healdan ealswá hig geendebyrde synt on heora gecyrrednysse, Chrd. 9, 17

sun-sunnu

(n.)
Grammar
sun-sunnu, m.
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A grandson Gif his sunu and ðæs sunsunu, L. Wg. 11; Th. i. 188, 23

þeáw-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-full, adj.
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Moral, virtuous Oft hig ( devils ) beswícaþ þeáwfulle weras (ða ðeáwfullan, MS. A.), Wulfst. 250, 4

un-gelácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured Næs nǽnig untrum ðæt hé ungelácnod fram him férde, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 16

Linked entries: ge-lácnian un-lácnod

wýsc

(n.)
Grammar
wýsc, es; m.
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Choice Ðá him wiisc [wúsc?] seald wæs optione data, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 40

Linked entry: wúsc-bearn

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

forðmest

(adv.)
Grammar
forðmest, adv.
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First Cueð tó ðǽm apostolum and biscopum æfter him forðmest, Mt. L. 10, 8 note

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
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Hé on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

ge-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wíte, es; n.
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Punishment, torment Þæt hé him ásecge on hwilcum gewíte ic eom, Solil. H. 68, 5

neahhige

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Ús neahge wearð gecýðed hú Gúðlác his in Godes willan mód gerehte, Gú. 64. Add

óret-lof

(n.)
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triumph For his wuldorfullan sige óretlofes propter eius gloriosissimi uictioriam triumphi, Angl. xiii. 400, 497

setl-hrægl

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Hé geann Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw. 23, 15. Add

snel-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
snel-scipe, es; m.
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Boldness, bravery Eádmund cing Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, Chr. 1057; P. 187, 36

twædding

(n.)
Grammar
twædding, e; f.
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Hig mid twæddingum beswícan eos adulationibus decipere, 62, 23