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un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firm ⬩ unstable ⬩ unsteady ⬩ weak

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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, l. á-flígan, -fífan,
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and add Ic áflíge fugo , Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 53. Þá unclǽnan gástas þú áflígst, Hml. S. 24, 92. Sibb áflígð ungeðwǽrnysse, Hml. Th. i. 606, 6. Sume menn áflýað þá áwyrgedan gástas fram ofsettum mannum, 344, 28. Áflýgde abigit, repellit , An.

cnapa

Grammar
cnapa, cnafa.
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Th. ii. 510, 32

deórwyrðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
deórwyrðlíce, (-wi(e)rþ-); adv. I.
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Th. i. 330, 14. Hé geseah Drihtnes ródetácn deórwurðlíce scínan, ii. 304, 11 ; Hml. S. 27, 92. Se déma deórwurðlíce bebyrigde his líchaman, 215. II. in high esteem, as of great value :-- Þí hé elcað ðæt we sceolon deórwyrðlíce healdan Godes gife.

ge-witleás

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<b>I a.</b> of demoniacal possession :-- Þisne (cyricweard) inn Gewitleáse, deófolseóce inerguminos, i. amentes, An. Ox. 3057. foolish, senseless. Cf. ge-wit; <b>II, VI.

hringan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 254, 5: 296, 3

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Add: hwílende. of duration, temporary, not lasting long, not permanent Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ g mé ne geseóð, and eft is lylel fæc ꝥ gé mé eft geseóð . . . Þeós hwílwende gesihð . . . Hml.

Róm-pening

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-pening, es; m. A penny paid to Rome. v. Róm-feoh
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Gif hwilc túnes-man ǽnigne pænig forhæbbe, gilde se landríca ðone pænig, and nime ǽnne oxan (cf. the fine of 30 pence in the passages given under Róm-feoh, and the value of an ox, v. oxa) æt ðam men, L. N. P. L. 57-59; Th. ii. 298, 29-300, 7

Linked entry: Róm-feoh

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariot ⬩ CART ⬩ currus ⬩ pilentum

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Th. ii. 194, 27. Crat pilentum vel petorrĭtum Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 95; Wrt. Voc. 34, 25

Linked entry: crat

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to be ⬩ become ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre

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Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde óþ-ðæt ic wite hwæt God wylle, hwæt be me gewurþe quam te silentio tĕgĕre vŏlo, donec sciam quid de me fiĕri velit Deus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 38.

cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.

A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule ⬩ atrium, vestibulum

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For ðí ðe is betere án dæg on ðínum cáfertúnum ofer þúsenda hér quia melior est dies una in atriis tuis super milia; Ps. Lamb. 83, 11: 95, 8: 115, 8: 121, 2: 134, 2; Ps. Th. 121, 2 : 133, 2: 134, 2.

Linked entry: ceafer-tún

dwelian

(v.)
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Ox. 347. figurative Nú ic wæs of þám rihtan wege mínes ingeþances, ac betere hit bið ꝥ ic eft fare út of þysum porte, ðy lǽs ic tó swíðe dwelige, Hml. S. 23, 553. Ðá ðe fyligað þǽre gýtsunge, hí dweliað fram Godes geleáfon, Hml. Th. i. 256, 18.

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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Th. ii. 400, 1. with clause Sé ðe tó lange wunað on ðǽm wlacum treówum, hé geortreówð ðæt hé ǽfre mæge on welme weorðan ( calore desperato ), Past. 447, 9. absolute, to despair Hé geortriéwð in desperatione est, Past. 447, 11. <b>I a.

ge-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.

to sit ⬩ sit down ⬩ settle ⬩ lean ⬩ recline ⬩ sĕdēre ⬩ consīdĕre ⬩ discumbĕre ⬩ to occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ inhabit ⬩ possĭdēre ⬩ hăbĭtāre

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to sit, sit down, settle, lean, recline; sĕdēre, consīdĕre, discumbĕre Ic gesitte I sit, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 6; Jul. 495. Hí gesittaþ him on gesundum þingum they sit in sound condition, 89 b; Th. 337, 1; Gn. Ex. 58.

Linked entry: ge-setenness

ge-eówan

(v.)

to shew ⬩ discover ⬩ ostendere

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to shew, discover; ostendere He hit eft gehýt and eft geeówþ it [the divine providence] again hides it and again discovers it, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 12

Linked entries: eówan ge-eáwan

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, plank ⬩ tabula sectilis, tabula ⬩ what is made of a board, - A table, shield ⬩ mensa, clypeus ⬩ the board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itself ⬩ tabulatum, stega ⬩ constratum, navis ⬩ at home and abroad ⬩ domi et foris ⬩ a foot-stool

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Hwílum ic bordum sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan sometimes I must lie on boards deprived of head, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 18; Rä. 15, 9.

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe ⬩ misery ⬩ evil ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice

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Weán on wénum in expectation of evil, Cd. Th. 63, 4; Gen. 1027: 191, 11; Exod. 213 : Exon. Th. 378, 32; Deór. 25: Cd. Th. 146, 6; Gen. 2418. Ne ic ðé weán úðe nor did I wish you ill, 163, 3; Gen. 2692.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Geara ic sceáwade considerabam, 141, 4. readily, willingly, eagerly Geare andettan, Ps. Th. 146, 7. Geara, 53, 6: 91, Ic on ðé geare hycge sperabo in te, 90, 2. Þonne wé his geara éhtan, 70, 10. with ready goodwill.

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turris ⬩ a tower ⬩ a projecting rock ⬩ a tor

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Ǽrest on mercecumb (in Dorset), ðonne on grénan pytt, ðonne on ðone torr æt mercecumbes ǽwielme, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 28, 32. On gyran torr (in Devon), iii. 412, 9. An horsa tor . . . on lytlan tor (in Devon), Cod. Dip. B. iii. 133, 10, 11.

Linked entries: tor túr

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to tread ⬩ tread down ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to tread upon ⬩ step upon ⬩ walk upon

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Ðá hét ic ðone here ðæt hié mid fótum ðone snáw trǽdon calcare militem niuem jubeo, Nar. 23, 18: Jos. 10, 24. Ða ðe mé trǽdan canculcantes me. Ps. Th. 56, 3. Ðæt hig hine trǽdun, Lk. Skt. 12, 1. Trédun proterunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 2.