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hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, near, niggardly

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Stingy, near, niggardly Ðý læs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt hé síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne aut cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 17.

dysg

(adj.)
Grammar
dysg, adj.

Foolish, weak, ignorant stultus, ignorans

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Foolish, weak, ignorant; stultus, ignorans Dysgum monnum by ignorant men, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 28

forþ-weg

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Hé his gást ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg ( desirous to depart ), Men. 218. Add

heofon-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-wlitig, adj.
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Of heavenly beauty Wé magon gedón þæt eorðcundlice men magon gewiorðan hiofonwlitige, Forst. Verc. 115, II

ælf

(n.)
Grammar
ælf, l. e; f.
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Gif men hwilc yfel costung weorþe oþþe ælf oþþe nihtgengan, Lch. ii. 344, 16. and add

on-geflogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
on-geflogen, part.

Attacked with disease

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Attacked with disease Gif men his leoþu acen oððe [hé] ongeflogen sý, Lchdm. i. 86, 21

Linked entries: ge-flogena on-flyge

mennisc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mennisc-líce, adv.

Humanlyafter the manner of menhumaniterhumanitus

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Humanly, after the manner of men; humaniter, humanitus, Ælfc. Gr, 38; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

wundor-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-dǽd, e; f.

A deed of magic

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A deed of magic Ealle ða men ða ðe Símónes wundordǽda wafodan, Blickl. Homl. 173, 22

búr-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
búr-byrde, adj.
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Of peasant birth Wéron þǽr ðreó wíteþeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Cht. Th. 152, 19

wearg-cwedol

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Add: given to reviling Wyrigcwidole men maledici (revilers, l Cor. 6, 10), Gr. D. 207, 29

gum-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
gum-þeód, e; f.

A nation, people

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A nation, people Gumþeóda bearn the children of men, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 1; Gen, 226

hæfte-clomm

(n.)
Grammar
hæfte-clomm, es; m.

Fetter, bond

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Fetter, bond On hǽðenra hæfteclommum in the fetters of heathen men, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 16

ár-fæt

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Meng on árfæt, 124, 25. Add

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, 3rd sing. pres. -ríseþ, -ríst , pl. -rísaþ; p. -rás, pl. -rison; pp. -risen

To behove, become, befit, suitdĕcēre, convĕnīre

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Ðe him betst geríst which suits him best, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 20: Menol. Fox 117; Men. 58. Wera gehwylcum wíslícu word gerísaþ to every man wise words are fitting, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 34; Gn. Ex. 166.

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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Tó sete sígeþ, Menol. Fox 221; Men. 112.

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

port-geat

(n.)
Grammar
port-geat, es; n.
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Ðæt portgeat getácnaþ sum líchamlíc andgit ðe menn þurh syngiaþ, 492, 13. Hé ða portgeatu ealle beeode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 507

un-gerád

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerád, es; n.

stupidityfollyunreasondiscorddisagreementvariance

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stupidity, folly, unreason Fela dyslíce dǽda deriaþ mancynne oððe for ánwylnysse oððe for ungeráde; swá swá sume menn dóð, ðe dyslíce fæstaþ ofer heora mihte ... Nú gesettan ða hálgan fæderas ðæt wé fæston mid geráde, Homl.

ge-óleccan

Grammar
ge-óleccan, ge-ólǽcan.
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Th. ii. 330, 2. to flatter Þonne synfulle menn óðre heora gelícan mid derigendlicere herunge geólǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 494, 4. of things, to charm, allure Geólǽhte, gladode demulcet (blandimentorum lenitas ), An. Ox. 3004.

guma

(n.)
Grammar
guma, an; m.

A manvir, homo

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Guman God wurþedon the men worshipped God, 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260. Gumena aldor ruler of men, 89; Th. 111, 30; Gen. 1863. God gumena weard God, the guardian of men, 18; Th. 230, 22; Dan. 237.

be-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-búgan, bi-búgan ; p. -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen.

to avoidavertereevitareto surroundencircleencompasscircumirecircumcingereto reachextendpertinere

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Fox 457; Men. 230: Beo. Th. 2451; B. 1223

Linked entry: bí-búgan