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hoppian

(v.)
Grammar
hoppian, p. ode

To hop, leap, dance

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To hop, leap, dance Ðá blissode mín cild on mínum innoþe and hoppode ongeán his Drihten then rejoiced my child in my womb, and leaped towards his Lord, Homl. Th. i. 202, 18

Linked entry: hoppetan

freó-riht

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Wǽron nú lange freóriht fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde now for long the rights of the free have been taken away and the rights of the thrall have been curtailed, Wlfst. 158, 15. Add

frettan

(v.)
Grammar
frettan, p. te; pp. ed

To feed uponeat upconsumedepasci

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Hie ðæt corn forbærndon, and mid hira horsum fretton on ǽlcere efenéhþe they burned the corn, and with their horses ate it up on every plain, Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 12. Fretton comederunt, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 4

næder-wyrt

Grammar
næder-wyrt, nædre-wyrt, e; f.

Adder-wortpolygonum bistortaadderwort

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Plant Names, adderwort, and Lchdm. ii. Glossary.]

náwiht-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
náwiht-, náht-líc; adj.

Good for nothingworthlessnaughty

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Ða hé geceás ðe dyselíce and nahtlíce geþuhte synt he chose those that seemed foolish and of no account, R. Ben. 138, 30

scirdan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
scirdan, p. de
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Da ðe godcunde láre and woruldcunde rihtlage wyrdan and scyrdan on ǽnige wísan. Wulfst. 168, 9. [Icel. skerða to diminish: O. H. Ger. giscartit uuerd dolet.]

un-brosnigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brosnigendlíc, adj.

Incorruptibleimperishable

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Incorruptible, imperishable His líchama wæs grápigendlíc, and ðéahhwæðere unbrosnigendlíc; hé æteówde hine grápigendlícne and unbrosnigendlícne, Homl. Th. i. 230, 26: 300, 10: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 146.

un-gesǽligness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽligness, e; f.

Unhappinesscalamitymisery

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Seó ungesǽlignys becom on ðæt folc, ðæt hig ðone Hǽlend geféngon and on róde áhéngon, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 12. Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse, ðæt heó cende on sáre and on unrótnesse, Blickl. Homl. 3, 8.

Linked entry: ge-sǽlignes

un-tídlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídlíc, adj.

Unseasonable

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Ná, swá hit gewuna is, of untídlícan gewideran, ðæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum and of réðre lenctenhǽte, and mid ungemǽtre hærfestwǽtan non, ut adsolet, temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut repentinus calor veris

Linked entry: tíd-líc

dwǽs

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Se portgeréfa nam tó Malche graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, and hine þus áxode: 'Þú stunta and se mǽsta dwǽs þe ǽfre on þissere byrig mǽst wæs ( the biggest blockhead that ever was in this town ), on hwilce wísan sceole wé þé gelýfan?,' Hml.

fǽcan

(v.)
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cattle and goods, Ll.

Linked entry: facian

mearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mearulíce, adv.
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-wintre, þone hé lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde mærwlíce (merwlíce, v. l.) and selfwillendlíce filium habuit annorum quinque, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse nutriebat; Gr.

mersc

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Hí wendon ofer Temese . . . and swá wið Caningan mærsces (mersces, v. l. ), Chr. 1010; P. 141, 6. Segor stód on midwege betweox ðǽm muntum and ðǽm merscum ðe Sodoma on wæs. Add

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Swinsiaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886.

Linked entry: westane

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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B. 9 Ic bidde ðé for þínre micelan mildheortncssan, and for þǽre hálegan róde tácne, and for Scam Marian mægþháde . . . and for ealra þínra hálgena lufan and heora earnungum, Bt. 42; F. 260, 2-5. Sum þearfa bæd him for Gode hrægles, Bl.

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Beseah Drihten tó Abele and tó his lácum, Gen. 4, 4, 5. Hé beseah wið mín, and gehýrde mín gebed, Ps. Th. 39, 1. Ealle heó on áne ídelnesse symle beségan omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt 52, 4. Beseoh tó mé, Ps. Th. 12, 3: 21, 1.

land-fird

(n.)
Grammar
land-fird, e; f.

An expeditiona land force

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Man sceolde mid scypfyrde and eác mid landfyrde hym ongeán faran, 999; Erl. 134, 30. Se man ðe ætfleó fram his hláforde sý hit on scypfyrde sý hit on landfyrde þolige ealles ðæs ðe hé áge and his ágenes feores, L. C. S. 78; Th. 1. 420, 9.

Linked entry: fird

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan ( to cast it to the earth ), Bl. H. 151, 16. metaph. to cause to cease, put an end to Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan word of his tungan he puts away deceitful words from his tongue , Bl. H. 55, 16.

Linked entry: a-fælan

éstfulnes

luxurylasciviousness

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Gode mid geornfulnysse and éstfulnysse þénian, LI. Th. ii. 360, 31. luxury, lasciviousness.

fǽmne

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Voc. ii. 144, 39. ¶ referring to the Virgin Mary: Heó is seó clǽneste fǽmne, and heó wæs fǽmne ǽr hire beorþre and heó wunaþ fǽmne æfter hire beorþre, Bl. H. 155, 33.