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ofer-sceáwian

(v.)

to overlook, superintend

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to overlook, superintend Preóstum gedafenaþ, ðæt heora biscope beón eádmódlíce underþeódde, and ofersceáwige, and heora wísan begíme, swá swá his nama swégeþ: his nama is gecweden episcopus, and ofersceáwigend on Englisc, ðæt ofersceáwige

seldan

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Ðá reáferas geðenceað swíðe oft micel hié sellað, and swíðe seldun (-on, v. l. ) willað gemunan micel hié nimað, Past. 342, 15. Add

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hié ne récceaþ hwæðer, Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 21. Se cyng ne róhte ná swíðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan, ne manige unlaga dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 12. woldon on elþeódignesse beón, ne róhton hwǽr, 891; Erl. 88, 8.

ge-fyrn

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ge-fyrn, long ago.
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H. 54, 1. of a period considerable, in respect to a person's life wiste his geendunge gefyrn ǽr férde fram ðissum lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 1. gefyrn gelýfde, 310, 15. Gefirn ( quatuordecim fere anni ), Solil. H. 35, 12.

á-cýþan

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Þeáh ǽr yfel wolde, þonne nyste hit swá fullíce ácýðde, ǽr fullne anweald hæfde, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 23. Sý on þone synnigan bróðor seó sóðe lufu ácýd and gefæstnod confirmetur in eo karitas, R. Ben. 51, 7. Add

læt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Slowly Ðá andswarode him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

ge-egsian

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

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

Linked entry: ge-egesian

ge-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácan, p. -léc

To play a trick ondelude

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To play a trick on, delude On geléc ðæt mid him wunnon he deluded them into making war with him, Ors. 3,,7; Bos. 60, 2

for-cúþe

(adv.)
Grammar
for-cúþe, adv.

Infamouslyevillywickedly

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Infamously, evilly, wickedly Wé wyllað nú sæcgan be þám ungesæligum Crístes cwellerum, forcúðe hi ðóhton þá ðá feoh sealdon eallum þám weardmannum, Hml. A. 78, 150

fundung

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Ðis godspel sprecð ymbe ðæs Hǽlendes fundunge, and betǽhte ealle ðá geleáfullan his Fæder ǽr ðan ðe úp ástige, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 15. Add

á-fyrhtan

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Mon ongitan mehte hié áfyrhtede wǽron. Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 10. Add

eahtan

(v.)
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.

Linked entry: eahtend

á-cuman

(v.)
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wítu ácóme, Hml. S. 23, 119. Ðæt ðone cyle ácóman, 11, 221. Ácuman (impetum) ferre, perferre, Kent. Gl. 1014: An. Ox. 7, 314. Ácuman costnunge, ceáste, módleáste, graman, Hml. Th. i. 4, 8: Hml. S. 7, 243: 9, 125: Hml. A. 100, 266.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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89; Hy.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

cúþ

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H. 125, 29. Gif ꝥ on þone ceorl cúð byð si hoc de marito manifestum sit, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 20. Ꝥ ꝥ feoh undeornunga his cúðan ceápe ( with property known to be his ) gebohte, i. 34, 10.

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Ðæt nánum men ne ólicce in nullius se debeat favorem declinare, 383, 12. Gif lytles hwæt habbaþ, þonne beþurfon óleccan þǽm æfter friþe þe máre habbað . . . swá máre hæfþ, swá má monna óleccan sceal, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 28-33.

ge-hrif

(n.)
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a womb Gemétte bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on ða tíd ðe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Blickl. Homl. 101, 20. genáman ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tó láfe wæs and him sélost lícodan, 79, 21

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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He hine héht on carcernes [MS. carcerne] clúster belúcan he commanded him to be locked in a prison's cell, Bt. Met. Fox l, 146; Met. l, 73

Linked entry: clauster

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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wilnaþ hǽlo tó late and on untíman, ðonne ǽr nolde hié gehealdan, ðá dá hæfde salus infructuose ad ultimum quaeritur, quae congruo concessa tempore utiliter non habetur, 36; Swt. 249, 8.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness