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FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirousgreedygluttonousaudaciousboldavĭdusgŭlōsusaudaxtemĕrārius

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Desirous, greedy, gluttonous, audacious, bold; avĭdus, gŭlōsus, audax, temĕrārius Gífere vel frec ambro [q.v. in Du Cange], Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 83; Wrt. Voc. 50, 63. Frec ambro, Wrt. Voc. 86, 50. Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron they were not desirous

Linked entries: freceo fric frettan

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and hé weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe hé ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl

Linked entry: slege

niþerian

(v.)
Grammar
niþerian, niþrian; p. ode.

to bring lowhumiliateto accusecondemn

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to bring low, humiliate Se ðe hine nyþeraþ qui se humiliat, Lk. 14, 11. Hí nyþerodon humiliaverunt, Ps. Spl. 93, 5. to accuse, condemn Ne ǽnig mon ðec niþraþ ( condemnavit ), Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 10. Hí niþeriaþ condemnabunt, Ps. Spl. 93. 21. Niþrigaþ

reádian

(v.)
Grammar
reádian, p. ode
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To be or become red Ic reádige rubeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42. Reádaþ þe heofun rutilat coelum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 3. Reádode purpurescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 8. Reádede, Hpt. Gl. 503, 51. Reádodon rubescunt, Hymn. Surt. 52, 31. Æppel ðe ðonne gyt

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13. Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that

ge-corenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-corenes, -corennes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [corenes an election]

An electionchoicechoicenessgoodnesselectioelectusprobĭtas

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An election, choice, choiceness, goodness; electio, electus, probĭtas Seó gecorennys stent on Godes fóresceáwunge the election stands in God's providence, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 25. Ne ic on heora gecorenesse becume ǽfre non commĭnābor cum electis eōrum,

ge-cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cristnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [cristnian to christianize]

To christianizecatechizecatechīzāre

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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13. Syððan he gecristnad wæs cum catechīzārētur

un-sceþþigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sceþþigness, e; f.

Innocenceharmlessness

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Innocence, harmlessness Æfter gerisenre áre heora unscæþþignysse juxta honorem innocentibus congruum, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 7. On unscæððignysse heortan in innocentia cordis, Ps. Spl. 100, 2. Gyt hé hylt his unscæððignysse adhuc retinens innocentiam, Homl

Linked entry: sceþþigness

un-geníd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geníd, un-genídd; adj.

Unforceduncompelled

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Unforced, uncompelled Ne mæg ic náne cwica wuht ongitan ... ðe ungenéd lyste forweorþan nihil invenio, quod, nullis extra cogentibus, abjiciat manendi intentionem, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 14. Ðæt ealle gesceafta hiora ágnum willum ungenédde him wǽron underþeódde

weorold-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cearu, e; f.
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Worldly care, care about things of this world Woruldcara and welan and flǽsclíce lustas forsmoriaþ ðæs módes ðrotan, Homl. Th. ii. 92, 10. Beóð wære ðæt eówere heortan ne beón ge*-*hefegode mid woruldcarum, 22, 19. Twá mynecena wǽron . . . ðám gewícnode

wiþ-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hycgan, p. -hogde

To be adverse in thoughtpurpose to set one's self against

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42. Gé wiðhogdun hálgum Dryhtne your hearts were hostile to the holy Lord, 139

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, l. -swician,
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and add: to desert Ic ðé nǽfre ne ǽswicige. Hml. Th. ii. 246, 2. Ealle gé mé ǽswiciað, 244, 33. to be apostate Ǽswician apostatare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 2. to offend Gif honde ðíne ǽswicæþ ðec . . gif eágan ðín ǽswiceþ ðec, Mt. R. 18, 8, 9. Sé ǽswicað

dyrstig-líce

(adv.)
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Add: boldly, daringly Dyrstelice (deorster-, Hpt. Gl. 424, 19) audacter, An. Ox. 753. presumptuously, with temerity On swá hwilcum dæge swá þú dyrstilíce geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú þone hálgan sácerdhád underféhst quacumque die sacrum ordinem temerare praesumeris

eard-fæst

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Dele 'earth-fast,' and add: domiciled: of human beings On ðǽre dene Drihten selfa þára eádmétta eardfæst wunigað (cf. Crist eardað on þǽre dene eádmódnesse, Bt. 12; F. 36, 22), Met. 7, 38. Þá Seaxan wǽron eardfæste néh þǽm gársecge Saxones, gens in Oceani

ge-grówan

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Add: to grow together, unite by growing Swá fæste his heáfod wæs gegrówen tó ðám líchaman, swylce hit nǽfre of ácorfen nǽre ita caput ejus unitum fuerat corpori, ac si nequaquam fuisset abscissum, Gr. D. 198, 28. of soil, to produce, bear Se æcer syððan

geréfscipe

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Add: l. consulate, v. ge-réfa; II GerSfscipe consulatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 19: 79, 40. [Cf. Maxence steorede þe refschipe in Rome Rome Maxenlium Augustum nuncupauerunt, Kath. ii. Under Maximien hehest i Rome, Ꝥ is heh reue . . . ant se riche refschipe

hefigian

(v.)

to weary

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Add: intrans. To become heavy. to increase in weight Se wǽta ásígð tó ðǽm lime, ðonne áswilð hit and hefegað, Past. 72, 10. of disease, to grow worse Hefiendre (hefigende, v. l.) þǽre ádle ingravescente molestia, Gr. D. 297, 14. trans. To mate heavy

meaht-leás

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Add: weak, impotent, powerless. physically Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer sprǽce benumen and ealre his mihte . . . hé þurh-wunode swá unspecende and mihteleás forð oð þone Ðunresdæg and þá his líf álét, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 24. Hí wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse

wilsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilsumlíce, adv.

willinglyvoluntarilyspontaneouslydevoutlydevotedly

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willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously Hé wilsumlíce (sponte) hine geþeódde tó ðam cyninge, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 44. Se ðe ne wyle cyricean duru wilsumlíce (sponte) geeádmóded in*-*gangan, se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón,

ge-sóm

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sóm, adj.

Unanimousunitedpeaceableconcorspācĭfĭcus

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Unanimous, united, peaceable; concors, pācĭfĭcus Wǽron gesóme ða ðe swegl búan those that inhabit the firmament were unanimous, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 1; Gen. 82. Wit wǽron gesóme we two were united, Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 27; Rä. 85, 21: Gen. 45, 24. Gesóme and