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earfoþe

(adj.)
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earfoþe, adj.
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Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre, Lch. iii. 278, 15. Drihten, nis ðé nán ðing earfoðe, Hml. Th. i. 62, 11. Se gewuna gedéþ eáþe þæt ðe ǽr earfoðe þúhte, R. Ben. 5, 19. Tó earfoðe þyncan, Wlfst. 284, 10.

Linked entry: earfeðe

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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Gif ǽnig wǽre þe fyrfluge þe on ðǽm gefeohte wæs si quis e praelio cedere moliretur, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 34. trans. where there is movement. to flee from a person or place Forfleáh Hélias þæt fracode wíf út tó ánum wéstene, Hml.

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 145, 3. to please Sé sé þe þæt déð þæt his þearfa beóð, sé gegladað God; and sé þe déð ǽnig unnyt, . . . hé ábelhð his Drihtne, Wlfst. 279, 1. Gif hí mid gódum weorcum hine gegladiað, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 16. Ꝥ hig God gegladian, Ll.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Add: evil, physical or otherwise, as done to or suffered by a person or thing Gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 32.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hwilc-hwega

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Of Nazareth maege huelchuoegu gódes (ænig þing gódes, W. S.) wosa a Nazareth palest aliquid boni esse Jn. L. l, 46. See next word

geá

etiam, jam

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Hæfst þú ǽnig gedeorf ? Geá, leóf, ic hæbbe (etiam, habeo), Coll. M. 20, 11, 35. Canst þú temian hig? Geá, ic cann, 25, 23. Gelýfst þú þæs. . . ? Geá, ic hys gelífe, Solil. H. 18, 8: 20, 20. Hweðer þú wille beón blíde?

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) Hú ǽnig mæg gangan in húse stronges and fatu his tóbregdan (diripere), nymþe ǽr gebindaþ se stronge and ðonne hús his tóbrægdeþ (diripiat), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 29.

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Wé willaþ sprecan ymbe manna tilunga ad hominum studia revertor, Bt. 24,4; Fox 84, 27. care, attention, treatment, cure. v. tilian, III. 2 b, IV Ðonne man tó wiccan tilunge séce æt ǽnigre neóde, Wulfst. 171, 11.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

ge-dwimor

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</b> a delusion, that which (by diabolic power) gives a false idea, deceit :-- Ne gýman gé galdra . . . ne weorðian gé wyllas ne ǽnige wudutreówu, for ðám ǽghwylce ídele syndon deófles gedwimeru, Wlfst. 40, 16.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ic nelle ꝥ ǽnig fyhtewíte forgifen sý, 248, 20. Ne beó ǽfre ǽnig foráð forgifen, 388, 18. Beón þá heregeata forgyfene, 420, 16. to give up claim to reparation for wrong doing, sin, offence. the object a noun Se Hálga Gást manna synna forgifð, Ælfc.

hwilc

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H. 153, 19. ꝥ with gen. any one of, some one of Búton hine þǽra þreóra þinga hwylc (cf. ǽnig, 4) forwyrne, Wlfst. 285, 14. Búton heora hwelc gecirre, Bt. 3, 1 ; F. 6, 5.

un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Ic wundrige for hwí swá rihtwís déma ǽnige unrihte gife wille forgifan, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 10. Tuoege wóhfullo ł unrehto duo nequam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 32. Unræhto (-rehte, Rush.) ł wóh praua, 3, 5. Ða unrihtan men, Blickl. Homl. 231, 10.

Linked entry: un-reht

un-gerisene

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, es; n., or un-gerisenu; indecl. f.

inconveniencedisagreeablenessunseemlinessindignitydisgrace

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Him is leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit falsa de se jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 16.

á-hwæþer

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Áþer oðþe on kycenan, oþþe on héderne, oþþe on bæcerne, oþþe on wyrtúne, oðþe on ǽnigum óðerum cræfte, R. Ben. 71, 17. Áþer oððe ettan oððe erian, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 25. v. áðor in Dict

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

fæc

(n.)
Grammar
fæc, (n. and) m.

distanceroom

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Hí ne beóð mid ǽnigum fæce fram him sylfum tótwǽmede, Hml. Th. i. 500, 4. Betwux þá cealdan faca þǽre lyfte, Guth. 36, 15. Faco, 88, 15. room: Fec spatium, Kent.

ge-cneordnes

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Add: desire, eagerness Hí nǽron mid gecnyrdnysse ǽniges reáfláces getogen, Hml. Th. i. 586, 3. Hí gehýraþ mid micelre gecneordnesse audiant incredibili studio, R. Ben. 138, 4. Gecneordnesse ꝥ geornfulnesse, An.

wildan

(v.)
Grammar
wildan, p. de.

to tamesubdueto make submissivehave dominion overrulecontrolto take into one's powerto seize

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Spl. 18, 14. to take into one's power, to seize Ne dýde man on Sunnandæges freólse ǽnigne forwyrhtne man . . . ac wylde (wylde man hine, v. l. ; the old Latin version has capiatur) and healde, ðæt se freólsdæg ágán sý, L. C.

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Gewearð ðætte Perse gebudan frið eallum Créca folce, næs ná for ðæm ðe hié him ǽnigra góda úþen ( non quod misericorditer fessis consuleret ), Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 31. [Gledieð alle wið me, ðæt me god unuen, Marh. 21, 22.

Linked entries: an ann

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadnesssorrowtroublegloominess

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Nis ðǽr ǽnig sár geméted, ne ádl, ne ece, ne nǽnig unrótnes, Blickl. Homl. 25, 31.

Linked entry: rótness