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þurh-seón

(v.)

to see throughsee intopenetrate with the sight

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Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ... gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mihte ðone cniht ðurhseón, ðonne ne þúhte hé him nó innon swá fæger,

for-bod

(n.)
Grammar
for-bod, es; n.

A forbiddingprohibitioncountermandprohibitio

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A forbidding, prohibition, countermand; prohibitio Ðæt hit ðara manna forbod wǽre that it was forbidden by those men [lit. that it was the forbidding of those men ], L. Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 19. On Godes forbode with Gad's prohibition, L. N. P.

Ír-land

(n.)
Grammar
Ír-land, es; n.

Ireland

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Se preóst cwæþ ðæt án wer wǽre on Írlande gelǽred, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200. Hé férde geond eal Yrrland, Homl. Th. ii. 346, 28

Linked entry: Íra-land

ge-cnyttan

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Wǽre gecnyt nodaretur, An. Ox. 5005. Gecnytne conexum, 7, 306. Gecnyttum nodatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 65

styreness

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D. 74, 2. add: stirring, shaking of an inanimate body Tó þon ꝥ ús for þæs treówes styrenesse (concussione) wǽre ege æteówed, Gr. D. 191, 9

eorþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weorc, es; n.

Earth-work terræ ŏpus

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Earth-work; terræ ŏpus Híg on eorþweorcum gehýnede wǽron in terræ ŏpĕrĭbus premēbantur, Ex. 1, 14

lim-lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-lama, adj.

crippled

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Lame in the limbs, crippled Manege ðǽr wurdan hále, ðe ǽr wǽran limmlaman, Wulfst. 4, 12

ge-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-torfian, p. ode; pp. od

To stone

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To stone Hig wǽron myd stánum getorfode they were stoned with stones, St. And. 36, 19

Linked entry: ge-tyrfian

regn-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regn-weard, es; m.

A mighty guard

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A mighty guard Yrre wǽron begen réðe rénweardas ( Beowulf and Grendel ), Beo. Th. 1544;B. 770

un-íþian

(v.)
Grammar
un-íþian, p. ode

To disquietmolest

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To disquiet, molest Ðonne mé unýþgiende wǽron cum me molesti essent, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 15

Linked entries: -íþian un-ýþian

for án

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Heom for án þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112: Lch. i. 286, 10. Add:

un-gemetfæst

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un-gemetfæst, <b>. I.</b>
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wǽron ungemetfæste on eallum tídum heora lífes and oferhýdo tó fulle. Wlfst. 255, 3. Add

heófung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
heófung-dæg, es; m.

A day of mourning

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A day of mourning Ða heófungdagas wǽron ðá gefyllede completi sunt dies planctus, Deut, 34, 8

ge-untrýwsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrýwsian, p. ode; pp. od

To be offendedscandălīzāri

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To be offended; scandălīzāri Hig wǽron geuntrýwsode on him scandălīzābantur in eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 57

ge-cýpe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cýpe, adj.

For sale

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For sale Ðǽr wǽron gecýpe hryðeru there were oxen for sale, Homl. Th. i. 402, 17

ge-fýnd

(n.)

foesenemies

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foes, enemies Híg wǽron ǽr gefýnd him betwynan antea inimici erant adinvicem, Lk. Bos. 23, 12

on-hǽled

(adj.)

infirm, ill

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C.) wǽron, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 40

un-metlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-metlíce, adv.

Immenselyexceedingly

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Immensely, exceedingly Ða columnan wǽron unmetlíce greáte heáhnisse upp columnae ingenti grossitudine atque altitudine, Nar. 4, 22

Linked entries: metlíce un-gemetlíce

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hǽle, ; adj.
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál

land-sidu

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Uton lufian úre ágenne landside, eallswá úre yldran dydon þe tóforan ús wǽron, Wlfst. 130, 17. Add