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dæg-candel

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-candel, dæg-condel,dæg-candell,e; f.

Day-candle, the sundiei candela, sol

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Dryhten forlét dægcandelle scínan the Lord permitted the sun [the day-candle] to shine, Andr. Kmbl. 1670; An. 837

un-gelǽredlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlíce, adv.

Without instructionignorantlyin an undisciplined manner

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Ungelǽredlíce ( indisciplinate ) ná geþwǽrlíce múþ ðín, Scint. 136, 2

Linked entry: ge-lǽredlíce

bí-spell

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Ídele býspelln forbúh inanes fabulas devita, Scint. 213, 5. Add

efen-lǽcend

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Godfader efenlǽcend Dei Patris imitator, Scint. 13, 11. Þæt forme werod bið þǽra apostola and heora efenlǽcendra, Hml. Th. i. 396, 18. Hwæðer þes árwurða wer lǽfde ǽnie efenlǽcendras ( imitatores ) his mægena, Gr. D. 23, 1. Add

snaca

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Dele ban-snaca at end, and add Swylce fram ansýne snacan fleáh synna quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata, Scint. 42, 4. Gif hwá mid his fét ofstepð ǽttrig bán, snacan oððe nǽddran, Lch. i. 152, 2

ofer-módian

(v.)
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to be proud Þæt þurh eádmódnysse ná ofermódige ut per humilitatem non superbiat, Scint. 19, 20. Náteshwón framað on héhnysse eádmódnysse leornian sé þe on neowlum gesett ná geswícð ofermódian (superbire ), 84, 8. Ofermódigende superbiendo, 230, 3

Linked entry: -módian

þylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þylc, pron.

Such

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Feáwa synd ða þylce gebedu habban pauci sunt qui tales orationes habeant, Scint. 33, 3

Linked entry: þylíc

un-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽne, adj.

free from evilpurewithout perjuryfree fromexempt fromnot sharing in

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Fram ealre synne unmǽne ab omni peccato inmunes, Scint. 67, 20. of an oath, without perjury Se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne, L.

Linked entry: mǽne

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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Swá horsum mídlu synd on tó asettenne, swá heortan úre mid fæstene synd tó gemídligenne (frenanda), Scint. 55, 12. Beón gemídlad frenarier (refrenari ?), Wrt.

be-hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreówsian, part. -hreówsigende; ic -hreówsige, ðú -hreówsast, he -hreówsaþ, pl. -hreáwsiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To repentfeel remorsemake amends or reparationpœniterecompungisatisfacere

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Behreówsigende pœnitens Scint. 9

Linked entry: be-riówsian

stunt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-líc, adj.
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Foolish Stuntlíc ys ǽnig þing swýþor lufian ðænne God stultum est aliquid plus amare quam Deum, Scint. 17, 16. Hé nán þing stuntlíces ongeán God spræc Job charged not God foolishly (A. V.), Homl. Th. i. 472, 33

bícnend

(n.)
Grammar
bícnend, (-i(g)end), es; m.

the forefinger

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of persons, one who shows, indicates Bícnigend (index) rihtwísnysse hé ys he sheweth forth righteousness (Prov. 12, 17), Scint. 135, 14. of things, the forefinger Bécnend index, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 35: i. 283, 20. Býcniend, 64, 80

Linked entry: bécnend

sam

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Sam gé etan, sam gé drincan, sam gé áht elles gedón siue manducatis, siue bibitis, siue aliud quid facietis, Scint. 169, 12. sam þe . . . sam þe Sam þe þeów, sam þe frig siue servus, siue liber, Scint. 189, 14: 226, 13.

á-tyhtan

to stretchtendereattendereextenderein-tendereto persuadeincite

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D. 71, 10: Scint. 36, 16. Átihtre smeágunge intenta meditations, 124, 2. His eágena átihtan scearpnysse, Gr. D. 171, 14. Eárum átihtum, Dóm. L. 69. to persuade, incite Wé átihtaþ suademus, R. Ben. I. 84, 10

Linked entry: á-tiht

ge-edhiwod

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-edhíwian; p. ode To give another shape to Nelle gé beón geedhíwode þissere worulde ac beóð geedhí-wode on níwnysse andgytes eówres nolite conformari huic saeculo, sed reformamini in nouitate sensus uestri, Scint. 58, 3, 4

gamenian

(v.)
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Gamenian mid cuafan iocari (i. ludere) cum paruulo, Scint. 172, 19. Cúðberhtus arn plegende mid his efenealdum. . . Án ðrywintre cild þone gæmnigendan Cúðberhtum befrán : ' Tó hwí underþeódst þú ðé þisum ýdelum plegan, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 9. Add

syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
syndrian, ode

To sunder, separate

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To sunder, separate Eorþena langnyss ná syndraþ (separat), ða ðe sóð lufu geþeód, Scint. 5, 13. Se ðe syndraþ fram leahtre, R. Ben. Interl. 117, 3. Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6

hopa

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Ys dǽdbót lǽcedóm wunde, hopa hǽle ( spes salutis ), Scint. 47, 2

scímian

(v.)
Grammar
scímian, p. ode
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Ic scímige (scíne, MS. W.) mico, Scímande (scínende. Rush.) coruscans, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 24. Cf. Be hiora. hiwe . . . beóþ ǽblǽce and eal se líchoma áscímod (shiny), Lchdm. ii. 232, 2

un-hálwendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hálwendlíc, adj.

Incurable

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Incurable Fyll unhálwendlic casus insanabilis, Scint. 80, 8. Þeáh man sý on hwylcre unhálwendlícre ádle, Lchdm. i. 328, 21.