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for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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He hine forsworenne and trýwleásne clypode he called him forsworn and faithless. Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 32. Ða forsworenan mid forsworenum forwurþaþ perjurers shall perish with perjurers, Homl. Th. i. 133, 24

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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betealde hine wið Eádward cyng his hláford and wið ealle landleódan he cleared himself to his lord king Edward and to all the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20

Linked entry: leód

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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Ðá sang orationem ofer hine and hine bletsode and sénode dixit orationem, ac benedixit eum, 5, 5 ; S. 618, 8. Sénade, 5, 6 ; S. 619, 42. mid his handum húsel sénode, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 114.

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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ða monnðwǽrnesse ðe ǽr ðurhtogen hæfde eft ðeahtigende on yfel gewend mansuetudinem, quam tolerances habuerunt, retractantes in malitiam vertunt, Past. 83; Swt. 225, 22.

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Swerie (a criminal who has been punished) ðæt ǽfre wítnunge ne wrece, L. Eth. vii. 17; Th. i. 332, 22. Áwend nú fram mé ðíne wítnunga (plagas tuas), Ps. Th. 38, 11

á-hwæþer

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Sieððan hit mid ðára áwðrum (áþrum, Cott. MSS.) cýð, Past. 157, 21. Gif áuðer ðissa forlǽt, 87, 14. Gif ðǽra þénunga áþere déð, Wlfst. 34, 7. Sé ðe áðor forlǽt, Hml. S. 25, 68. <b>I a.

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

ildan

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Ne yllde (ylde, v. l. ) hit þá leng, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 152, 4. with clause Tó won yldest þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre?, Archiv cxxii. 257, 9. Ne yld þú ná ꝥ þú gecyrre . . . Sé þe yldeð ꝥ ne gecyrre.

collen-ferhþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
collen-ferhþ, -ferþ, -tyrhþ; adj. [collen, pp. of cellan to swell p. ceall, pl. cullon; pp. collen, Ettm: ferhþ mind]

Fierce-mindedbold of spiritbold animi feroxaudax

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Kmbl. 493; El. 247; Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 134 Ðonne he beót spriceþ collenferþ when he bold of spirit utters a promise Exon. 77b; Th. 290, 26; Wand. 71; Apstls.

Linked entry: morgen-colla

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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wunode dægrímes worn, 156, 31; Gen. 2597: 80, 20; Gen. 1331: Met. 26, 33. ðæs wítes worn gefélde he felt the multitudinous pain, Cd. Th. 269, 23; Sat. 77. worna fela sorge gefremede, yrmðe, Beo. Th. 4011; B. 2003

Linked entry: weorn

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engraveinscribesculperecælaresculptareinscribere

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Se ðisne beám agróf he inscribed this beam, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 10; Bo. 13

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

a-tiefran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tiefran, -tifran; p. ede; pp. ed

To paintdescribe by paintingdepingere

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He atiefreþ [MS. C. atifreþ] ðæs þinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe he ðonne ymbsmeáþ in corde depingitur quidquid fictis imaginibus deliberando cogitatur, Past. 21, 3 ; Hat. MS. 30 b, 27: 30 b, 26

drig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
drig-nes, dryg-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

DRYNESSsiccĭtas

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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9.

Linked entry: dryg-nes

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, to éfestanne; p. éfeste. pl. éfeston; impert. éfest. pl. éfestaþ; pp. éfested

To hasten, make haste, be quickpropĕrāre, concurrĕre, festīnāre

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He éfeste norþweard he hastened northward, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 10. Hí to ðam dweoligendum lǽcedómum deófolgylde éfeston and scyndon ad errātĭca idolatriæ medicāmĭna concurrēbant. Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7.

FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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A FETTER, chain for the feet; compes, pĕdĭca He fédeþ swá on feterum he feeds him thus in fetters, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 30; Vy. 88: Ps. Th. 78, 11. Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind fetters of frost, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76.

Linked entries: feoter fetor

from-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
from-weard, adj.

From-wardturned from or awaydepartingabout to departaversusabĭtūrusmorĭtūrus

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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from

Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard

heorcnung

(n.)
Grammar
heorcnung, hearcnung, e; f.

Hearkeninglisteninghearingpower of hearing

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forgeaf deáfum heorcnunge he gave to the deaf hearing, Homl. Th. i. 26, 13: ii. 16, 13. Hearcnunge, H. R. 7, 14. Drihten ic gehýrde heorcnunge ðíne Domine audivi auditionem tuam, Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 189, 2

eal-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-swá, eall-swá; adv.

ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so simĭlĭter, sīcut

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Ðá cwæþ he ealswá to ðám óðrum dixit simĭlĭter ad altĕrum, Mt. Bos. 21, 30. Gewurþe ðé, ealswá ðu wylle fiat tībi sīcut vis, Mt. Bos. 15, 28

Linked entries: swá al-swá eall-swá

sehtan

(v.)
Grammar
sehtan, p. te
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sceal georne saca sehtan and friþ wyrcan, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 14

ge-cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cristnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [cristnian to christianize]

To christianizecatechizecatechīzāre

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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13.

un-sceþþigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sceþþigness, e; f.

Innocenceharmlessness

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Gyt hylt his unscæððignysse adhuc retinens innocentiam, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 15: 210, 29. Habban ða unscæððignysse on heora móde ðe cild hæfð, i. 512, 18. Ne funde on him náne synne ac unscæððignysse, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 25. Unsceaðþignysse, Ps.

Linked entry: sceþþigness