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ge-hirdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hirdness, e; f.
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Take here <b>ge-heordnes, ge-hyrdnes</b> in Dict. and add On mycelre Godes gehyrdnysse beóð þá þe cunnon sylfe forseón on þysum lífe in quanta custodia sunt qui in hoc vita seipsos despicere noverunt Gr. D. 39, 29

Linked entry: ge-hyrdnes

heort-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
heort-leás, adj.

cowed

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Without courage or spirit, cowed Ic bidde, man, ꝥ þú gemune micel bið se bróga beforan dómsetle Drihtnes þænne, stent (ealra hergea mǽst.

smeáþancolness

(n.)
Grammar
smeáþancolness, e; f.

Exactness, strictness

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Exactness, strictness Ðeáh wé witon fela gód oððe micele wé gefremodon nyte wé ðeáh mid hwylcere smeáþancelnysse se upplíca Déma ða áfandaþ Homl. Th. ii. 80, 34

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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hét ðæt biheólde tó his Drihtne werd. Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 78

sige-fæst

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

cáf-líce

(adv.)
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Singaþ cáflíce (naviter), Hy. S. 57, 4: An. Ox. 56, 258. Cáflíce naviter (coronam nancisci), Hpt. Gl. 405, 23. sóna begyrdon cáflíce ( with alacrity), Hml. S. 5, 247: R. Ben. 47, 13. Hieu férde mid fultume . . .

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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Gif ne sealde þe máre gersuman, 1047; P. 171, 14. budon þám pápan mycelne garsuman and seolfer, Chr. 995; P. 130, 22. Gærsuman, 34. Ealne his gærsuman and his orf, 1078; P. 213, 28.

bisceop-hád

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þon bisceopháde onféng in Turnan, ... and his bisceophád gedéfelíce geheóld, Bl. H. 219, 24-31. Be biscophádum ... bisceophádas wurdan ǽrest ástealde ... bisceophád sceolde of manegan cynrynan áspringan, Wlfst. 175, 17-176, 6, 11.

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VATvas, călix

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Ne mæg man ðone strangan his ǽhta and his fatu bereáfian, and on his hús gán nēmo pŏtest vāsa fortis ingressus in dŏmum dirĭpĕre, Mk. Bos. 3, 27.

Linked entries: fatu ge-fǽtan

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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wæs áwǽged from þǽm tungulkræftgum, (inlusus) Mt. R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif beswicen byð, ꝥ his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244.

dirn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dirn-líce, adv.
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Secretly on niht gemartirode swá dyrn*-*lícost mihte, Lch. iii. 424, 30

for-þearle

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wearð geblyssod forþearle, Hml. S. 3, 463. geswencton sylfe forðearle, 13, 99. Se micela ylf ondrǽt him forþearle, gif gesihð áne mús, Hml. A. 64, 287. Add

Linked entry: þearle

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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gehýrde þæt bysmor mínra worda, Hml. S. 23 b, 366. Tóeácan þǽm bismrum þe dónde wæs, hét onbærnan Rómeburg, Ors. 6, 5; S. 260, 29. disgrace, ignominy, humiliation Hwæþer ... hié ácwealde, þe hié libbende tó bismre gerénian héte.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for mĕrēri

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He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Búton hine geládige ꝥ hine fléma nvste, 382, 22. Búton hine geládige ꝥ ná bet ne cúðe, 384, 15. Dolien ealles þæs ágon, gif wóh tǽcen, oþþe geládian bet ne cúðon, 354, 11. where and are combined. v. 1.

be-þurfan

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Gif ǽniges fultumes beþorfte, ðonne næfde nó self genóg, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 17. Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne beþorfte his wife's condition was too bad to allow of his happiness, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 3. nabbað þá láre þe hi beþorftan, Ll.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive aftertotowardsto strive to do

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Past. 178, 17. wiþ (gen.): hígað wið ðæs ðæt wolde eallum monnum wunderlicost dúhte satagit ut mirabilis cunctis innotescat, Past. 463, 36. Wiþ þæs ic wát þú wilt hîgian.

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð forlǽtan, ǽr gehende ðæt hwíle ǽr æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 16.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

á-gán

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</b> with dat. of f on swefne áne gesihðe be him sylfum geseah swá swá him syððan áeóde, 432, 28. Swá swá hit him sorhlíce ágióde, C.

Linked entry: á-gangan

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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lǽne and lyðre ðis líf is on tó getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6. Ic eom se lytla for ðé and se lyðra man, se syngige swíðe genehhe, Hy. 3, 41; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 41.