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wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecydivination

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Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

bisenung

(n.)
Grammar
bisenung, e; f.

exampleexampleproof

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example (of conduct) þæt óðre þurh his gódan bysenunge gelǽrede sýn, R. Ben. 109, 23. Náþor ne hí mid bodengum wel ná lǽraþ ne mid bisnuncgum wel ná tǽcaþ, Wlfst. 376, 25. Hí mid bysnungum wel ne lǽdað, Ll.

ge-dwimorlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in appearance only, not really Wearð án mǽden forbróden (changed to a mare) þurh drýmanna dydrung, ge-dwimorlíce swá deáh . . .

hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
hlýd, e; f.

Rumour

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Rumour, noise made in discussing an event Mardocheus wearð þurh þá micclan hlýde cúð þám cyninge the matter made such a great noise that Mordecai became known to the king, Hml. A. 95, 120. [In Ps. Spl.

on-tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyhting, e; f.
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instigation, incitement Ná ealle yfele geþancu úre symle deófles ontihtincge beóð áwehte non omnes male cogitationes nostrae semper diaboli instinctu excitantur, Scint. 139, 11. intention, resolution Stefen sealmsanges þænne heó þurh ontihtincge (intentionem

un-gerýdelic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelic, adj.
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S. 31, 926 (cf. 970), rough, violent Þurh þone byþ oferswíþed ꝥ ungerýdelice and ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces per quam tumultuosae turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 265, 2. Ðá gehýrde hé ungerýdelic gelýd, Vis. Lfc. 47

heard-heortness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-heortness, e; f.

Hard-heartedness

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Þurh ðone wah seó heardheortnes ðara hiéremonna per parietem duritia subditorum, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 153, 24. Ic can eówre heardheortnisse I know thy stiff neck, Deut. 31, 27

mǽg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-líc, adj.

Belonging to kinsmen

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Næfde hé ðæt andgit þurh mǽglíce láre he did not have that intelligence through the teaching of his parents, 368, 10

réceleásness

(n.)
Grammar
réceleásness, e; f.
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Ongeán ðam wíslícan rǽde se wiðerrǽda deófol sǽwþ réceleásnesse, and eác gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý, 53, 7. Ic andette mínes módes réceleásnessa Godes beboda, L. Edg. C. 8; Th. ii. 262, 32

réc

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Wiþ lungenádle, genim . . . swefl and récels . . . lege on hátne stán, drinc þurh horn þone réc, Lch. ii. 316, 11. Hóh ðá wyrte on feówer healfe . . . bærn, dó récels tó, lǽt yrnan ofer þone réc, iii. 56, 30. Add

stæþ-hlípe

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Add: in wk. declension used as noun; a steep place, precipice Hé geseáh manige men gán þurh þá stæþhlýpan (-hlépan, v. l.) heora uncysta multos ire per abrupta vitiorum cernebat, Gr. D. 95, 16.

ǽrend-gewrit

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Sumes geréfan dohtor hé áhredde fram fefore þurh his ǽrendgewrit, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 9. Ǽrendgewrite pittacia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 21. Pitaciolis, i. membranulis bócfellum, ǽrendgewritum, An. Ox. 4570. Add

ofer-swíðrian

(v.)

to prevail, conquer

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F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37), R. Ben. 27, 12

Linked entry: swíðrian

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Manige men on feforádle þurh þyses wǽtan onbyrignesse wurdan gehǽlde, 209, 12. Wǽron gehǽlede þrý fótádlige men þurh þone cýðere, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 19.

siru-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
siru-wrenc, es ; m.
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An artifice, crafty trick, wile Hí ymbsǽton Cantwareburuh and hí in tó cóman þuruh syruwrencas (syre-, MS. E.), Chr. 1011 ; Erl. 145, 29

Linked entries: searu-wrenc syre-wrenc

BEÓDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓDAN, biódan; ic beóde, bióde, ðú beódest, býtst, býst, he beódeþ, být, pl. beódaþ; p. ic, he beád, ðú bude, pl. budon; pp. boden; v. trans.

BIDto commandorderjuberemandareto announceproclaiminspirebodethreatennuntiareannuntiarenuntium vel mandatum deferreprædicaresignificareinspirareminari alicui aliquid to offergivegrantofferrepræbere

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BID, to command, order; jubere, mandare Ðás þing ic eów beóde hæc mando vobis Jn. Bos. 15, 17. He beád Iosepe ðæt he bude his bróðrum dixit ad Joseph ut imperaret fratribus suis Gen. 45, 17 : Ors. 6, 7; Bos. 119, 38 : Andr. Kmbl. 692; An. 346. to announce

ende-leán

(n.)
Grammar
ende-leán, es; n. [leán a reward]

A final rewardfinālis retrĭbūtio

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Him endeleán þurh wæteres wylm Waldend sealde the Almighty gave to them a final reward through the water's rage, Beo. Th. 3389; B. 1692

segnung

(n.)
Grammar
segnung, sénung, e ; f.
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Wæs hé lǽded tó Brytta biscopum and hé nǽnige hǽle ne frófre þurh heora segnunge (þegnunge ?) onféng qui cum oblatus Brittonum sacerdotibus, nil curationis vel sanationis horum ministerio perciperet, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð inne betýnde þurh ðá ábláwunge, 174, 23

hohful-ness

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Þurh médderne hohful[nesse] per maternam sollicitudinem Hpt. Gl. 404, 72. trouble, sadness, anxiety Þá eahta leahtras . . . hohfulnes (cf. se fífta leahtor is tristitia ꝥ is þissere worulde unrótnyss, Hml. S. 16, 289), Wlfst. 188, 37