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GRINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRINDAN, gryndan; part. grindende, ic grinde, grynde, ðú grintst, grinst, he grint, pl. grindaþ; p. ic, he grand, grond, ðú grunde, pl. grundon; pp. grunden
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Hí grundon ofer me mid tóðum heard frenduerunt super me dentibus suis, Ps. Spl. 34, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 746; An. 373. Twi beóþ æt cwyrne grindende, án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola, una assumetur, et una relinquetur, Mt.

ge-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destinetribuere, providere, ordinare, destinareto number, reckonnumerareto ordain, arrange

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Ic biddan wille ðæt ðú me ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum I will pray that thou appoint me not among the guilty ones, Andr.

Linked entries: ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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Ic wæs mid Seaxum, Exon. Th. 322, 12; Víd. 62

sige-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-fæst, adj.
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Hé ofslóh mid ðam sigefæstan here eall ðæt mennisc, Jos. 10, 40. Hí sigefæste ofer sǽ férdon, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 481, 15. Sigefæste triumphabiles, triumpho plenos, Hpt. Gl. 489. 33. Hý beóþ ðý gesundran and ðý sigefæstran, Exon.

þweorian

(v.)
Grammar
þweorian, þwyrian; p. ode

To be opposedadverseto be at variance

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Ne mæg ðeós offrung beón on ðære heortan ðe mid gýtsunge oððe andan gebysgod bið, for ðan ðe hí ðwyriaþ wið ðone gódan willan they are adverse to the good will, 584, 20.

Linked entry: þweorh

þyle

(n.)
Grammar
þyle, es; m.

An oratorspokesman

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An orator, spokesman Gelǽred þyle fela spǽca mid feáwum wordum geopenaþ doctus orator plures sermones paucis verbis aperit, Scint. 119, 3. Þylas oratores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 1. Þyle is found in Exon.

Linked entries: þele þyl-cræft

þeód-wita

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wita, an; m.
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Cyningan and bisceopan, eorlan and heretogan, geréfan and déman, lárwitan and lahwitan gedafenaþ mid rihte ðæt hí ánrǽde weorðan, L. I.

un-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-clǽne, adj.

uncleanfoulfilthyuncleannot fit for fooduncleanimpure

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Besmitene mid ðem unclǽnan firenluste, Blickl. Homl. 25, 8. Wæs sum man unclǽne ( inmundum ) deófol hæbbende, Lk. Skt. 4, 33. Unclǽne ingeþoncas, Exon. Th. 80, 33; Cri. 1316. Unclǽnra inpudicarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 14

un-ǽmetta

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽmetta, -ǽmta, an; m.

Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business

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Gif hwá mid hwylcum unǽmtan genýd sý, ðæt hé tó ðære mæssan cuman ne mæge, 39; Th. ii. 438, 1. Misenlíce intingan and unǽmtan oft gelimpaþ diversae causae impediunt, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 7

Linked entry: ǽmetta

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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To strive against, resist Went hé mid ealle cræfte ongén ðæs óðres geðyld, ðe him ðonne giet wiðwind (eum obsistentem fortiter ), Past. 33; Swt. 227, 7.

weorold-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-spéd, e; f.
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Mid hire ǽhtum and worldspédon possessionibus suis et mundanis opibus, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16 ; Th. ii. 188, 3. Weoroldspédum, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 489, 27. Ða ðe habbaþ weoruldspéde habentes subsidia, S. 490, 8.

ysel

(n.)
Grammar
ysel, e; ysle, an; f.
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Hé geseah hú ða ysla up flugon mid ðam smíce vidit ascendentem favillam, Gen. 19, 28. Gé syndon dust and acsan and ysela, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 23. Heora wyrtruma bið swá swá windige ysla radix eorum quasi favilla erit (ls. 5, 24), Homl.

á-blendar

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Hé bið áblend mid unwísdóme, Past. 69, 16. Áblendad, ðæt is, beswicen, Rtl. 197, 23. Se áblenda Datianus, Hml. S. 14, 128. as a medical term Cancer áblendan to prevent suppuration in a cancer Lch. i. 6, 24; 88, 20

yfel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Mid ðé ne wunaþ se yfelwillenda non habitabit juxta te malignus, Ps. Th. 5, 4: 9, 18. Ðæt yfelwillende mód malitiosa mens, Past. 35; Swt. 243, 7. Se ðe nele wunian on yfelwyllende sáwle, ne eác on ðam líchaman ðe líð under synnum, Homl.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18. Hý ðǽr áflýmede wurdon, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 22. to drive away what is unpleasant or hurtful Áflýman ealle þá þeóstru þǽre nihte, Gr. D. 171, 2.

Linked entry: á-flýman

bróþor-rǽden

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Z. 227, 6. membership of a brotherhood Þá canonicas innan Sc̃s Petrus minstre habað underfangen þone geférscipe on bróðorrǽdenne mid óðrum gebróðrum, Cht. Th. 609, 4.

cempa

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., and Cassander þá cempan mid Chaldéum summa castrorum Seleuco cessit; stipatoribus regis satellitibusque Cassander praeficitur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 2. Add

cwilman

(v.)
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His híréd wæs gestanden mid cwylmendre ádle and wǽron deáda ǽgðer ge his þeówas ge þeówena, Hml. S. 30, 142. Cwylmed on róde crucified, Dóm. L. 54. Bið cwelmed mortificabitur, Kent. Gl. 698. <b>II a.

Linked entry: cwelman

ést-full

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Ꝥ ic þé mid éstfullum móde sylle ea ego tibi devotus dabo, Gr. D. 25, 23: Wlfst. 287, 18: Chr. 1023; P. 156, 25. Éstful votivum, i. optativum, An. Ox. 2509: divitem (virginem), 4591. Geoffrian þá éstfullan onsægednessa, Hml. S. 18, 376.

Linked entry: ést-georn

ge-hwider

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Þá férdon ætforan him gehwyder, 16, 148. where influence is exerted Hí mid þý frymme þreátiað gehwider ymbsittenda óþra beóda (cf. hí þreátiaþ eall moncynn, Bt. 37, l ; F. 186, 6), Met. 25, 13. of position, on all sides, in every direction Seó bóc fram