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ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Vain glory, arrogance befeallað on ídelgielp. . . Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

strenglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
strenglíce, adv.
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Firmly Þá gecorenan engla gástas selfe swá myccle strenglícor and fæstlícor gestódon, swá myccle swá eádmódran wǽron electi angelorum spiritus ipsi tanto robustius quanto humilius starent, Gr. D. 205, 3

swiftlere

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Gyf þú swyftleras habban wylle, þonne sete þú þínne scytefinger uppon þínne fót and stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe gesceapene beóð, Tech. ii. 126, 8. Add

untíd-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-ǽt, es; m.
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Eating at improper times gímað untídǽta and druncennysse gule et ebrietate dediti, Chrd. 10, 32. Máne áðas . . . and untídsǽtas and oferdruncennesse . . . Diófol ús lǽrað oferfylle and un-tídǽtas. Nap. 66

sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceádlíce, adv.

Reasonably, rationally

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Reasonably, rationally Gif gesceádlíce (sceádelice, Wells Frag.) mid eáðmódnesse and mid sóþre lufe hwilcu þing on mynstre tǽle si qua rationabiliter et cum humilitate caritatis reprehenderit, R. Ben. 109, 8

út-waru

(n.)
Grammar
út-waru, e; f.

Defence away from home

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Defence away from home Gif ceorlisc man geþeó ðæt hæbbe .v. hída landes tó cynges útware, L. Wg. 9; Th. i. 188, 6: L. R. 3; Th. i. 190, 21

healseta

(n.)
Grammar
healseta, an; m.
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27

ofer-cídan

(v.)

to censure, reprove

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to censure, reprove Ða ðe wyrceaþ Sunnandæge æt ðam forman cyrre Grécas ofercídaþ arguunt L. Ecg. C. 35; Th. ii. 160, 31. Ðú ofercíddest increpasti, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 21

on-irnan

(v.)

to yield, give way

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to yield, give way Duru sóna onarn fýrbendum fæst, syððan hire folmum [hrán], Beo. Th. 1447; B. 721. Duru sóna onarn þurh handhrine háliges gástes, Andr. Kmbl. 1998; An. 1000

tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tweólíce, adv.

doubtfullyuncertainlyambiguously

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doubtfully, uncertainly Tweólíce and unfæsðlíce átiéfreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 13. ambiguously Ondwyrdon hié him tweólíce responso ambiguo, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 3

Linked entry: twí-líce

for-sworcenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-sworcenness, e; f.

Obscuritydarkness

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Næfð mín niht náne forsworcennysse, Hml. Th. i. 428, 30. Forsworcennyssa obscura, Hy. S. 23, 31: 37, 4

Linked entry: -sworcenness

wápe

(n.)
Grammar
wápe, (wápa? m.); an; f.

A clothrubber

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cf. wípian) Gif ðú sceát habban wille oððe wápan, ðonne sete ðú díne twá handa ofer ðínum bearme and tóbrǽd swilce sceát ástrecce, Techm. ii. 122, 23

spiwol

(adj.)
Grammar
spiwol, adj.

Emetic, causing vomiting

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Emetic, causing vomiting Drince spiwles drences, Lchdm. ii. 264, 24. Drince se man spiwolne drenc, 216, 11. Speowolne drenc, 216, 16. Mid wyrtdrencum útyrnendum oþþe spiwlum oþþe migolum, 82, 17. ¨

Linked entry: spiwel

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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Bæd ðæt ge geworhton in bǽlstede beorh ðone heán he commanded [bade] that you should work the lofty barrow on the place of the funeral pile Beo. Th. 6186; B. 3097 : 5606; B. 2807 : Exon. 50 a; Th. 173, 26; Gú. 1166 : 119 b; Th. 459, 31; . 8

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg

hwópan

(v.)
Grammar
hwópan, p. hweóp

To threaten

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Ongan ðá þurh swefn sprecan tó ðam æþelinge and him yrre hweóp then did God speak in a dream to the prince and in anger threatened him, 125; Th. 159, 18; Gen. 2636. Ðonne him yrre hweópan frécne fýres wylme, Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 22; Gú. 161.

meox

(n.)
Grammar
meox, mix, myx, es; n.

Muckdungorduredirt

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sterquilinio, Hpt. Gl. 488, 21. Mixe, horwe ceno, i. luto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 70. Of myxe dustes de fece pulveris, Hy. Surt. 136, 1. Meoxa stercorum, 484, 22

Linked entry: mix

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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Gif hwá útlahne hæbbe and healde plihte him sylfum and ealre his áre, L. C. S. 67; Th. i. 410, 18. Plihte tó him sylfum and ealre his áre, L. Eth. ix. 42 ; Th. i. 350, 2

ge-restan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-restan, p. te; pp. ed

To rest, remain, rest [one's self]

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To rest, remain, rest [one's self] Ðæt he hine gerestan meahte ad quiescendum membra, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. Forðon ic ǽfre ne mæg ðære mód-ceare mínre gerestan for I can never rest from my mind's sorrow, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444. 1; Kl. 40.

Linked entries: ge-ræstan restan

styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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of weather, to storm, rage Hit ríne and sníwe and styrme úte furentibus foris turbinibus hiemalium pluviarum vel nivium, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17.

Linked entry: storm

yfel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Hit náuht unriht wǽre ðæt mon ða yfelwillendan men ( vitiosos ) héte nétenu, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 17