deórwyrðlíce
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Swá hwæt swá man eáðelíce begyt, þæt ne bið ná swá deórwyrðe swá þæt þæt earfoðlíce bið begyten, Hml. Th. i. 248, 28. Heó wæs sumne dǽl hæbbende of þám reáfe þæs Hǽlendes and hyt swýðe deórwyrðlíce heóld, Hml. A. 187, 179.
hefe-lic
heavy ⬩ grave ⬩ serious ⬩ grievous ⬩ oppressive ⬩ hard to do ⬩ laborious ⬩ grievous
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56, 17. hard to bear, grievous, oppressive Gewearð swíðe hefelic and swíðe wólberendlic geár, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 27. ꝥ Þæt heom hefelice ne þince þás þing, Angl. viii. 321, 43, 1083; P. 215, 25 (in Dict.). hard to do, laborious Gif hwylcum bréþer hwæt
sirwan
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S. 27, 177. (3 cα) to plot about a matter :-- Antigones and Perðica gebeótertan þæt hié woldon him betweónum gefeohtan, and longe ymb þæt siredon hwǽr hié hié gemétan wolden, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 35
up-lendisc
Uplandish ⬩ country (as opposed to town) ⬩ rural ⬩ rustic
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Ic wéne, lá, uplendisca preóst, ðæt ðú nyte hwæt beó atomos, 318, 14. Ðú byst uppan lande mid wímmannum oftor ðonne ic beó ... Ic hit gehýrde secgan, ðæt ðás uplendiscan wíf wyllaþ oft drincan, Engl. Stud. viii. 62, 12.
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gilp
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H. 195, 16. glory, applause, fame, name, renown Hwæt rúmedlices oððe micellices hæfþ se eówer gilp quid habet amplum magnificumque gloria? . Bt. 18, l ; F. 62, 22 : 19; F. 70, 17.
for-beran
to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain
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Th. i. 106, 12. with dat. of person to whom forbearance is shewn: Ðæt hié nó lǽs ne geðencen hwæt óðre men him forberað and geðafiað, ðonne hié geðenc-eað hwaet hí óðrum monnum forberað ut non tam, quae ab altero tolerat, quam quae ab ipso tolerantur
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FRIGNAN
To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri
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To ask, inquire; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri Ic ðé frignan wille hwæt forlǽtest ðú me I wish to ask thee why hast thou forsaken me. Andr. Kmbl. 2824; An. 1414.
rǽd
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Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þurh Godes gyfe þe him gerǽdað ǽfre hwæt him tó dónne sý and hwæt tó forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 51, 19. Add Dóme, rǽde (inuestigabile) decretum, An. Ox. 2676. Swicfullum rǽde fraudulento consilio, 4836.
wé
We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince
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Hwæt wille wé eów swíðor secgan be ðisum symbeldæge, ii. 444, 13: Blickl. Homl. 115, 28. by a prince Beówulf maþelode : ' Wé ðæt ellenweorc fremedon', Beo. Th. 1920; B. 958: 3308; B. 1652
Linked entry: ús
a-biddan
To ask ⬩ pray ⬩ pray to ⬩ pray for ⬩ obtain by asking or praying ⬩ petere ⬩ precari ⬩ postulare ⬩ exorare ⬩ impetrare
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Se ðe hwæt to lǽne abit qui quidquam mutuo postulaverit, Ex. 22, 14. Ne mihte ic lýfnesse abiddan nequaquam impetrare potui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 8.
be-gitan
To get ⬩ obtain ⬩ take ⬩ acquire ⬩ to seek out ⬩ receive ⬩ gain ⬩ seize ⬩ lay hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ sumere ⬩ obtinere ⬩ assequi ⬩ acquirere ⬩ nancisci ⬩ capere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere
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Hwæt begytst ðú of ðínum cræfte quid acquiris de tua arte? Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 3 : Ps. Th. 83, 3 : 68, 37. Ðe hý under Alexandre begeáton which [riches] they had gained under Alexander Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 27 : Beo. Th. 4490; B. 2249.
leax
A salmon ⬩ lax
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Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Hærincgas and leaxas quid capis in mari? Aleces et isicios, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9. Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ... gesyllan ǽlce geare xv. leaxas this is the agreement ... that they give xv salmon every year, Cod. Dip.
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mis-tímian
To happen amiss ⬩ to do amiss
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To happen amiss, to do amiss (with dat. of person) Gif ðú hwene gesihst geþeón on góde blissa on his dǽdum and gif him hwæt mistímaþ besárga his unrótnysse if you see any one flourish in goodness, rejoice at his deeds, and if any mischance befall him
neáh-gebúr
A neighbour
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Se ðe æfter ǽnegum ceápe ríde, cýþe his neáhgebúrum ymbe hwæt hé ríde, L. Edg. S. 7; Th. i. 274, 20 : Ps. Th. 30, 13. Ne laða ðú ðíne welegan neáhgebúras, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 21
ge-fremman
To promote ⬩ perfect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit
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Swá hwæt swá he on mycclum gyltum gefremede whatsoever he bath committed in great sins, Blickl, Homl. 107, 14 : 189, 22. Seó stihtung wæs gefremed the arrangement was completed, 81, 29.
ge-reord
A meal, refection, food
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Hwǽr is mín gereord ubi est refectio mea, Mk. Bos. 14, 14. Ǽr his gereorde ante prandium, Lk. Bos. 11, 38: Gen. 19, 3. Be ðam líflícum gereorde concerning the vital refection, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 24.
sundor-sprǽc
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where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation Nero cwæð: 'Sege mé, Petrus, on sundorsprǽce, hwæt ðú ðence,' Homl. Th. i. 376, 27. Swá swá him (Moses) God silf dihte on heora sundersprǽce, Ælfc. T.
un-tígan
To untie ⬩ unbind ⬩ loose
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Hwæt dó gyt ðone folan untígende? Mk. Skt. 11, 5. Se ðe gesyhð assan clipiende oððe untíende (-tí[g]edne?) yrnan, Lchdm. iii. 198, 12. Ðonne wé sind gelaðode, ðonne sind wé untígede, Homl. Th, i. 210, 7, 9
á-gyltan
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Hwǽr ágylte hé ǽfre on his gegerelan?, 167, 34. (2a) with acc. :-- Þæt ( what ) wé mid gitsigendum eágum ágylton, Hml. Th. i. 68, 26. with object against which sin is done Swá swá wé forgyfað ðám þe wið ús ágyltað, 258, 23.
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ge-risenlic
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gefeáge oportebat gaudere, 15, 32. suitable, suited to one's needs Gif þeós níwe lár ówiht cúðlicre and gerisenlicre brenge si haec noua doctrina certius aliquid attulit, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 166, 8. deserving honour, honest, creditable Ðonne mon hwæt