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be-smítan

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Add: in a physical sense Se salt bismiten (-smitten, L.) bid, Lk. R. 14, 34. moral þæt ic ne sié besmiten ne violer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 63. of the action of a person Ic mín fǽmnhád besmát, Hml.

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
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Gewuldrad is se heánra hád, Cri. 98. Se Hǽlend næs þá gýt gewuldrud (-uuldrad, L., -wuldrad, R.) Iesus nondum fuerat glorificatus, Jn. 7, 39. Ꝥ Godes sunu gewuldrod (-uuldred, L., -wuldrad, R.) þurh hyne, 11, 4: 14, 13.

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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A skipper, mariner, sailor Þis is se heáhengel sanctus Michael and se ǽðela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida . . . ðe rhid heofonlicum wælum his scip gefylleð, An. Ox. 32, note.

Linked entry: nomementa

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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The same Hé sylf oððe se ylca ipse; heó sylf oððe seó ylce ipsa; hí sylfe oððe ða ylcan ipsi, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Som. 18, 53-4. Ðú byst se ilca se ðú ǽr wǽre tu idem ipse es, Ps. Th. 101, 24.

rówan

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Cómon hí tó and þǽr gemétton scip standan, and hí on ꝥ eódon and mid him reówan ( they went on board and sailed in it ), Hml. S. 30, 165. Sume scypmen reówan on þǽre tyreniscan , Hml. S. 31, 1135.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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wunung (habitatio) heora onwést, Ps. Spl. 68, 30. Cons Eustachius mid his here tó ðam túne ðe heó ðá on wæs. Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.

Linked entry: wunian

un-besenged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besenged, adj.

Unsingedunscorchedunburnt

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Unsinged, unscorched, unburnt Se bið swýðe clǽne ǽlcere synne, se ðe ðæne bryne ðurhfærð unbesencged (-sænged, MS. C.), Wulfst. 25, 19

Linked entry: be-sengan

náwiht-lic

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Swá se gesibsuma wer swýdor blissað on góde, swá áswindeð se níðfulla swýðor tó náhtlicum ðingum, Hex. 46, 28. Add

for-hæfedesta

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-hæfedesta, m. sup.

Most continentcontĭnentissĭmus

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Most continent; contĭnentissĭmus Se hálgesta wer and se forhæfedesta vir sanctissĭmus et contĭnentissĭmus. Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41;

not-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
not-georn, adj.
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Busy in useful employment, profitably employed diligent in business ðe wǽre idelgeorn, weorðe notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9

gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.
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: þonne bið seó gleng ágoten, and se þrym tóbrocen, Wlfst. 148, 22.

un-sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sláw, -slǽw, -sleáw; adj.

Not slownot sluggishactivereadyquick

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Skt. ii. 25, 375

Linked entries: sláw un-sleáw

tó-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sciftan, p. te

To divide for the purpose of distribution,to divide and distribute

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To divide for the purpose of distribution, to divide and distribute Se cyng intó Wealan férde and his fyrde tóscyfte divided the force that the parts of it might take different routes, and ðæt land eall þurhfór, swá ðæt seó fyrd eall tógædere com tó

hát-hirtan

(v.)
Grammar
hát-hirtan, -hiertan, -hyrtan; p. te

To make angry

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To make angry Ðonne is micel þearf ðætte se, se ða hátheortnesse ofercuman wille, ðæt hé hiene ongeán ne háthirte necesse est, ut hi, qui furentes conantur reprimere, nequaquam se in furore erigant, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 296, 6

letting

(n.)
Grammar
letting, e; f.

Lettinghinderingobstructiondelayretarding

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On ðære lettinge his færeltes in ejus itineris retardatione, Past, 36, 7; Swt. 254, 20. [Se cyng scipa út on sende his bróðer tó dære and tó lættinge, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 19.]

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hinderingleading astraywastesquandering

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MSS.) gielpe and wéne ðæt hé síe kystig and mildheort aut cum effuse quid perditur, largum se glorietur, Past. 20, 2; Swt. 149, 20.

swica

(n.)
Grammar
swica, an; m.
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Se swica ( se ductor ille ) sǽde: 'Æfter þrým dagon ic áríse,' Mt. Kmbl. 27, 63. Seó smyltnys is stulor and dígele swica, Homl.

Linked entry: ǽ-swíca

wæl-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-gífre, adj.

eager to slayeager to prey on the dead

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Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100. eager to prey on the dead Se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand. Andr. Kmbl. 743; An. 372. Se wanna hrefn, wælgífre fugel, Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 207. Wulfum tó willan, and eác wælgíftum fuglum tó frófre, 25, 37; Jud. 296

leó

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Swé swé leá sicut leo;, Ps. Srt. 16, 12: ii. 184, 40. Hé hét áne strange leó lǽtan in tó him . . . þá arn seó leó . . . se leó heora ne oðhrán, Hml. S. 30, 415-420. Woldon þá hǽþenan hentan þǽre leó (cf. þurh ðá león, 306), 35, 280.

innera

(adj.)
Grammar
innera, innra ; adj.

Innerinterior

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Inner, interior Seó inre hrind liber, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 68, 6; Wrt. Voc. 38, 57. Se innra man ðæt is seó sáwl interior homo, id est anima, L. Ecg. P. iv. 63; Th. ii. 224, 6. Se inra wind, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.

Linked entries: inra útera