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ge-fréfran

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Take here <b>ge-fréfrian</b>, and add God sylf gefréfrað ús, Hml. S. 25, 123 : Hml. Th. i. 550, 30. Þú mé gefréfrodest (-adest, v.l.) consolatus es me, R. Ben. 60, 2. þone nacodan mid náhte ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25.

hwéne

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Hwéne æfter cuið, Past. 99, 14. Hwéne æfter þon cwæð, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 86, 2. with verb (ptcpl.) Hwéne pusillum (progressus inde pusillum (hwón, W. S. lytel hwón, R. L.), Mk. 1, 19), An. Ox. 61, 48

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.
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Add þár mycel gód gegaderode. . . þá hyt eall mǽst gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. Mǽst ealle Africe gecirdon tó Geoweorþan universum pene Africam regno suo junxit. Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 26

mése

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áscyred fram gemǽnre mýsan þigene suspendatur a mensa, 49, 15. Fram meósan and fram geférǽdene a meme consortio, R. Ben. I. 56, 9 : 77, 9 ; 106, 12. tó Furtunates mýsan (beóde, v. l. ) becóm, Gr. D. 62, 8.

óleccung

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Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162. Add Ðæt náuðer ne nánum men ne ólicce, ne nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce, Past. 383, 12

wilsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilsum-líc, adj.

desirablepleasantvoluntaryspontaneous

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monig ðing ge egeslíce ge willsumlíce (desideranda) geseah, 5, 12; S. 627, 29. voluntary, spontaneous geleornade ðæt Cristes ðeówdðóm sceolde beón wilsumlíc, nalæs genédedlíc didicerat servitium Christi voluntarium, non coactitium esse debere,

cneó-rím

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-rím, cneów-rím, es; n.

The number of kinprogenyfamilycognatorum numerusprogeniesfamilia

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He his cynnes cneórím ícte he increased the progeny of his race 59; Th. 72, 22; Gen. 1190. Ða ðæs cynnes cneówrím ícton they increased the progeny of the race 52; Th. 65, 13; Gen. 1065

Linked entries: rím cneów-rím

torn

(adj.)
Grammar
torn, adj.

Causing violent emotions of griefanger, grievous, distressing, bitter

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Causing violent emotions of grief or anger, grievous, distressing, bitter him ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum they threatened him with misery in grievous words of insult, Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419.

swica

(n.)
Grammar
swica, an; m.

a deceiverone who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor

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Th. ii. 392, 25. one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor Him man wearp on, ðæt wæs ðes cynges swica and ealra landleóda that he was a traitor to his king and country, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 4.

Linked entry: ǽ-swíca

tungol-wítega

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-wítega, ann; m.

One who prophesies by means of the starsan astrologer

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Tuncgelwítegana, steorgleáwra mathematicorum, Hpt. Gl. 467, 74. Æfter ðære tíde ðe geáxode fram ðám tungolwítegum (Magis; drýum, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 2, 16. clypode on sundersprǽce ða tungelwítegan, 2, 7: Homl. Th. i. 78, 17

tunne

(n.)
Grammar
tunne, an; f.

A barrelcask

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Tunnena cuparum, modiorum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 73: cuparum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 35. Caupo wínbyrels oððe on tunnum, 21, 13. Nim fela tunnan, and dó ðǽr on innan . . . wurdon ðá gebrohte ealle tó ðám tunnum, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 259-307

EGLE

(adj.)
Grammar
EGLE, adj.

Troublesome, hateful, loathsome, horrid mŏlestus, odiōsus, infestus, turpis

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Troublesome, hateful, loathsome, horrid; mŏlestus, odiōsus, infestus, turpis He him sylfum byþ egle he is loathsome to himself, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 24: Cd. 209; Th. 258, 21; Dan. 679.

Linked entry: fonfyr

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc, be eallum Godes weorcum, ðe he geworhte on six dagum, Exámeron geháten Basil wrote a wonderful book about all the works of God, which he wrought in six days, called Hexameron, Basil prm; Norm. 32, 12

for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an oppositionopposeobject torefusegive upforsakedetrectārerecūsāredesĕrĕre

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He ðæt wæs eall forsacende he was giving up all that, 1, 12; Bos. 36, 16

fór-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-sceótan, he -scýt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten

To shoot beforeanticipatecome beforepreventanticĭpāreprævĕnīre

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To shoot before, anticipate, come before, prevent; anticĭpāre, prævĕnīre Ða ungesǽligan menn ne mágon gebidon hwonne he [deáþ] him to cume, ac fórsceótaþ hine fóran unhappy men cannot wait till he [death] comes to them, but anticipate him beforehand,

Linked entry: for-scyttan

FYRWET

(n.)
Grammar
FYRWET, -wit, -wyt, es; n.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 470; B. 232. He his fyrwites ganges gylt forgeaf he forgave him the guilt of his walk of curiosity, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 24. Þurh fyrwet through curiosity, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 30; Cri. 92

Linked entries: firwet fyrwit fyrwyt

hyge-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-cræft, es; m.

Mental powerintellectwisdom

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Hygecræftum, Hy. 6, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 3

tihtan

(v.)
Grammar
tihtan, p. te
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To charge a person (acc. ) with an offence Tyhte intentabat, Hpt. Gl. 519, 76. hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte he has completely cleared himself of the offence with which the bishop charged him, Chart.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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Connexion, association, fellowship. v. þeód-ness, þeódan Uton witan hwá hine ðæs wurðscipes cúðe ðe sceolde gestandan on ðam rímcræfte. Ic wát gere, ðæt ys þeódscipes wyrðe it is entitled to be connected with arithmetic, Anglia viii. 308, 23.

un-snytro

(n.)
Grammar
un-snytro, (-u); f.

Folly

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his selfa ne mæg for his unsnyttrum ende geþencean, Beo. Th. 3472; B. 1734: Met. 9, 11. unsnytrum ( foolishly, unwisely ) Andreas hét áhón, Exon. Th. 260, 35; Jul. 308. Unsnyttrum, 251, 14; Jul. 145: 153, 25; Gú. 831: Elen. Kmbl.1900; El. 947