fóre-sprecen
FORE-SPOKEN ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus
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He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29
Linked entries: fóre-specen fór-sprecen
fór-rynel
A forerunner ⬩ præcursor
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Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6
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fór-weard
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ antĕrior
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Forward, fore; antĕrior Is se fugel fæger fórweard hiwe the bird is fair of hue in front [forward ]. Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 8; Ph. 291. Fórweard heáfod the forehead; frons [obcăput, Wrt. Voc. 64, 26].
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fyrn-geweorc
An ancient work ⬩ priscum vel jam diu perfectum ŏpus
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Freá sceáwode fyra fyrngeweorc the lord beheld the ancient work of men, Beo. Th. 4561; B. 2286
earfoþ-hylde
Ill-inclined, ill-disposed, ill-natured ⬩ malĕvŏlus, malignus
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doubt to him approximates the leper Gehazi, Homl.
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líf-wela
life
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Lífwelan the wealth of this world, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 17; Dan. 56
mǽg-wine
A kinsman and friend
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A kinsman and friend Mon mænig be his mǽgwine many a man standing by his kinsman (of the people at the tower of Babel), Cd. 80; Th. 100, 9; Gen. 1661. Mǽgwinas míne, Beo. Th. 4951; B. 2479. Mǽgwinum.
méd-gilda
One who receives pay ⬩ a needy person
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Se hýra oððe se médgylda the hireling or the mercenary, Homl. Th. i. 242, 5. Swá swá médgildan ( hireling's ) dagas, ii. 454, 27. Nafa ðú ðínne néhstan for weal and for médgildan non fratrem tuum opprimes servitute famulorum, Lev. 25, 39
pǽcan
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T.) as if deceiving God with the tonsure and the appearance of a monk, R. Ben. 9, 15. Hý óðer specaþ, óðer hý þencaþ, and lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt hý óðre mágan swá swicollíce pǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 3. Pǽcht decepta, seducta, Hpt. Gl. 449, 42
gift-líc
Nuptial ⬩ belonging to a marriage ⬩ nuptialis
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Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16. Giftlíc sponsalis, Hpt. Gl. 525 nuptialis, 491. Giftlíce sponsalia, Mone Gl. 354 a
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ge-týnan
To shut up ⬩ hide ⬩ opĕrīre ⬩ inclūdĕre
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To shut up, hide; opĕrīre, inclūdĕre Se Hǽlend me in ðam engan hám oft getýnde the Saviour often shut me up in the narrow dwelling, Elen. Kmbl. 1839; El. 921. Foldan getýned hidden in earth, 1441; El. 722.
be-syrwan
To ensnare, deceive ⬩ circumvenire, decipere, machinari
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Mynte se mánscaða manna cynnes sumne besyrwan the wicked spoiler expected to ensnare one of the race of men, Beo. Th. 1430; B. 713 : 1888; B. 942: Cd. 127; Th. 162, 13; Gen. 2680
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þancol
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Addicted to thought, acute Cild ácenned (born on the sixteenth day of the moon) þancul (efficax; cf. scearpþancfullíce efficaciter, Scint. 206, 14; and see scearpþanclíce), staþolfæst, Lchdm. iii. 192, 8.
þearflíce
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Usefully, profitably, with profit, to good purpose Wé mihton ðás hálgan rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian, ac ús twýnaþ hwæðer gé magon máran deópnysse ðǽron þearflíce tócnáwan whether you can with profit know the profounder parts of the subject, Homl
un-scende
Without disgrace ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble
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Gife unscynde a noble gift (the nails from the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 2400; El. 1201: 2492; El. 1247. Eów Dryhten geaf dóm unscyndne, 730; El. 365. Se him dóm forgeaf, unscyndne blǽd, Cd. Th. 263, 16; Dan. 763
wiþ-steall
a defence ⬩ an obstruction ⬩ obstacle
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a defence Ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte, hú gefæstnad sý ferð innanweard, wiðsteall geworht I scan the mind to see how the soul is fortified within, how its defences are built, Exon.
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wrǽsnan
To twist ⬩ change the character of
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Ic (a woodpigeon) þurh múþ sprece mengum reordum based on the Latin: Vox mea diversis variatur pulcra figuris, 390, 13 ; Rä. 9, l), Exon. Th. 406, 15; Rä. 25, I
amer
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Could the omer in either case correspond to O. H. Ger. amer far, ador?: cf. O. H. Ger. place-names Amar-lant, -feld. Or is the form to be identified with amore? (v. next word)
for-grindan
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commolit; for the inflexion -et, cf. menget confundit, 11. Or(?) the -et might be a noun suffix, cf. onǽlet: or(?) for-grind (cf. ge-grind) might be taken), 105, 9. Forgrundenum commolitis, 132, 6. ¶ with dat.: Ic forgrand gramum, B. 424.
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ge-tawa
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Ðis syndon þá wǽpena þe deófol mid oferswíðed bið; ꝥ is ofthrædlice rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu. Ðis syndan þá getawa þe mon mæg heofona ríce mid begytan, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 3