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hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurry ⬩ haste

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Hurry, haste Be ðisum þeófum ðe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg and man eft geáxaþ ðe hé fúl biþ concerning the thieves that are not at once found out to be guilty, and afterwards it is found on enquiry that he is guilty, L.

ge-ýcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ýcan, -ýcean; p. te

To increase ⬩ add ⬩ eke

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To increase, add, eke Se ðe ðisne freóls geýcean wille geýce God his gesynta qui hanc libertatis dapsilitatem augere voluerit, augeat dominus ejus prosperitatem, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 138, 14.

ge-endung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-endung, -ændung, e; f.

An end ⬩ finish ⬩ death ⬩ fīnis ⬩ consummātio ⬩ mors

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Óþ ðisre worulde geendunge until the end of this world, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 18 : 20, 20; Homl. Th. ii. 74, 10. On geendunga in consummātiōne, Ps. Spl. 58, 14. Æfter geendunge ðæra ealdra manna after the death of the old men, Jud. Thw. 153, 20 : Homl.

Linked entry: ge-ændung

wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
wlátian, p. ode; impers.

To cause a person ⬩ loathing

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Ús wlátaþ for ðisum mete anima nostra nauseat super cibo isto, Num. 21, 5. Ðonne hié mete þicgeaþ and drincaþ, ðonne wlátaþ hié, Lchdm. ii. 220, 5. Gif man sý innan unhál, oþþe hyne wlátige, i. 76, 9.

ofer-rǽdan

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Seó bóc is on Englisc áwend, on ðǽre mæg gehwá be ðison genihtsumlíce gehýran, sé ðe hí oferrǽdan wile, 358, 31

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

Linked entry: sam-

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly ⬩ prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

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Se ðis líf deópe geond þenceþ who profoundly contemplates this life, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 29; Wand. 89. Búton he ðe deóppor hit gebéte unless he amend it the more earnestly, Cod. Dipl. 773; A. D. 1044; Kmbl. iv. 87, 13.

Linked entry: diópe

hwílend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílend-líc, adj.

temporal ⬩ temporary ⬩ transitory

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Lasting only for a time, of time, temporal, temporary, transitory Þrió þing sindon on ðís middanearde. Án is hwílendlíc ... Óðer þing is éce ... Þridde þing is éce three things there are in this world.

Linked entry: hwílwend-líc

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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Ðis syndon ða gemǽru ðe to ðæm gráfe gebyriaþ also we assign to him in addition the grove. These are the boundaries that belong to the grove, 261, 5-7. [Laym. groue: Prompt. Parv. grove lucus. ]

searu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-þanc, es; m.
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Saga sóðcwidum, searoþoncum, gleáwwordum wísfæst, hwæt ðis gewǽdu sý, Exon. Th. 418, 3; Rä. 36, 13. Se wítga, snottor searuþancum, Elen. Kmbl. 2377; El. 1190.

stóc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc, (stoc ?). A word occurring mostly in local names, either alone or in compounds. The meaning seems, like that of stów, to be place (in the first instance perhaps a place fenced in, cf. (?) staca), and both words remain now only as names of places,
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As may be seen from the Index to the Charters, Stóc occurs frequently, some of the references are here given Ðis is ðara þreora hída and .xxx. æcera bóc æt Stóce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 190, 9 : 34, 12. Tó Stóce, 203, 21. Intó Stóce, 123, 8.

Linked entries: stóc-weard stóc-wíc

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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after the manner of a male Se ðe ðis werlíce déð qui hoc virili modo fecerat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18. like a man, manfully Wer uir, werlíce uiriliter, Ælfc. Gr. 232, 16. Werlíce dó ðú viriliter age, Ps. Spl. 26, 20: Ps.

ge-costian

(v.)
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Ðis cwæð ðæt gicostade hine, Jn. R.L. 6, 6. Éghwelc mið fýre sié gicostad, Mk. R. 9, 49 (1 a) to try with inducements to evil, to tempt :-- ꝥte hé woere gecostad ł gecunned (temtaretur ) from diáble, Mt. L. 4, 1. Gecosted (-ad, R.), Lk.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To hear ⬩ give ear to ⬩ audīre ⬩ exaudīre ⬩ To hear ⬩ audīre ⬩ to obey ⬩ obĕdire

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We ðis nǽfre gehýrdon hæleðum cýðan we have never heard this declared to men, Elen. Kmbl. 1317; El. 660 : 727; El. 364 : Apstls. Kmbl. 125; Ap. 63.

Linked entries: be-hýring ge-heóran ge-héran ge-hiéran ge-hióran ge-híran ge-hoered ge-hýrst ge-hýrþ

for-gifenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
for-gifenlíc, -gifendlíc, -gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; comp. m. ra; f. n. re; sup. ost; adj.

giving ⬩ dative ⬩ giving ⬩ dătīvus ⬩ forgiving ⬩ pardonable ⬩ bearable ⬩ remissus ⬩ tolerābĭlis

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Ðisum menn ic forgife hors huic hŏmĭni do ĕquum, Ælfc.

Linked entry: for-gyfendlíc

fór-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte; pp. -worht [fór before, wyrcan to work, do]

To work or place before ⬩ obstruct ⬩ barricade ⬩ oppōnére ⬩ obstruĕre

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Synt ðissa heldóra wegas fórworhte the ways of these hell-doors are obstructed, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 21; Gen. 381

Linked entry: un-forworht

leás

(n.)
Grammar
leás, es; n.

Falsehood ⬩ falseness

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Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ if longer ye follow this falsehood, 1148; El. 576. Bútan leáse truly, Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 12: Bt. Met. Fox 30, 36; Met. 30, 18

wan-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-sǽlig, adj.
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In ðisse wonsǽlgan worulde lífe, 158, 33; Gú. 919. Weras wansǽlige mé (Christ) slógon and swungon, Andr. Kmbl. 1925 ; An. 965. Wonsǽlige, Elen. Kmbl. 953 ; El. 478. Fróde sace sémaþ, sibbe gelǽraþ, ða ǽr wonsǽlge áwegen habbaþ, Exon.

gítsian

(v.)
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Ðæt hié ðissa eorðlicena góda tó suíðe ne giétsien (gítsien, v. l. ), 263, 10. Ðæt wé his ne gítseden (gídsoden, v. l. ), 33, 18. Giétsian (gítsian, v. l. ) and reáfian, 341, 4. Giétsiende (gídsiende, v. l. ), 61, 11. with dat.

wác

Grammar
wác, <b>; II.</b>
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Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum scræfum ðonne ðú on healle heálic biscop sitte, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 28. Seó slápolnys byð gescrýdd mid wácum tætticum dormitatio vestitur pannis, Hml. A. 9, 238. Add

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