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æl-tæw

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æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hyt is æltǽwe gyf hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe bútan óðrum, Prov. K. 71. Se mon ðe his módgeðanc æltówe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5. Hé hét geáxian sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49.

cum-líþness

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Th. ii. 422, 13. a living as a guest, sojourn Mon meahte his líf tócnáwan on þan fyrste þe hé on cuman híwe on mynstre wunade. Gif hine mon leahtorfulne ongit on þone tíman his cumlíðnesse tempore hospitalitatis potuit ejus vita dignosci.

læt-hýdig

(adj.)
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læt-hýdig, adj.

Slow-minded ⬩ dull

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Slow-minded, slow of thought, dull Nis mon on moldan ... ðæs læthýdig ðæt hine sé árgifa ealles biscyrge módes cræfta no man is there on earth so dull, that the bounteous giver hath quite cut him off from powers of mind, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 5; Crä.

strangian

(v.)
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Add Ꝥ ilce mód mid heálicum mægnum weaxeð and strangað eadem mens virtute pollet, Gr. D. 204, 23, <b>I a.

ge-beorg

(n.)
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ge-beorg, es; m.

A mountain ⬩ mons

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A mountain; mons

Linked entry: ge-berg

elmestlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
elmestlíc, adj.

Charitable ⬩ mĭsĕrĭcors

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Charitable; mĭsĕrĭcors Swé hit him bóem rehtlícast and elmestlícast wére as might be most righteous and most charitable for both, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 23

wuldor-gifu

(n.)
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wuldor-gifu, e; f.

A glorious gift ⬩ a gift of heaven

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Ðý læs hé for wlence, wuldorgeofona ful, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, Exon. Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24. Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes mihtum, wuldorgifum, Elen. Kmbl. 2141; An. 1072

fyrmþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f.

A receiving to food ⬩ harbouring ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ receptio ad victum ⬩ susceptio ⬩ A cleansing ⬩ washing ⬩ ablūtio ⬩ baptisma ⬩ βάπτισμα

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Ǽlc mon mót onsacan fyrmþe every man may deny entertainment, L. In. 46; Th. i. 132, 1, note 3, MSS. B. H. [feormian to cleanse] A cleansing, washing; ablūtio, baptisma = βάπτισμα Calica fyrmþa călĭcum baptismăta, Mk. Bos. 7, 4: Hpt. Gl. 420

Linked entries: feormþ frymþ firmþ

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.

a custom, ⬩ usage ⬩ general practice of a community ⬩ mode of conduct, ⬩ custom, ⬩ manner ⬩ practice, ⬩ way, ⬩ usage of a class or kind ⬩ referring to animals ⬩ a practice of religion, ⬩ method of belief, ⬩ way of thinking, ⬩ legal usage ⬩ a custom, ⬩ habit, ⬩ manner, ⬩ mode of conduct of an individual ⬩ conduct, ⬩ behaviour

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Th. 252, 2; Dan. 572. referring to inanimate things Ðæt mennisce mód hæfþ wætres ðeáw(aquae more), Past. 38; Swt. 277, 6. Ǽlces mannes mód hæfþ scipes ðeáw (more navis), 58; Swt. 445, 10. Nú ðú wást hwelce þeáwas ða woruldsǽlþa habbaþ ...

feltún-grép

(n.)
Grammar
feltún-grép, e; f.
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The drain of a privy Wyrse is þæt mon ðæs ofer riht brúce þonne hine mon on feltúngrépe wiorpe; on þǽre grépe hé wiorðeð tó meoxe, Nap. 21

disme

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Add: moss (?) Peregrino pulvere, i. musco. Muscus est mus peregrinus ꝥ is disme ( muscus, in the sense of moss, seems to be rendered by disme), An. Ox. 46, 4

fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll.

yfel-willende

(adj.)
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yfel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ill-disposed, wicked

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Hit náuht unriht wǽre ðæt mon ða yfelwillendan men vitiosos héte nétenu, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 17

for-wirnedlíce

(adv.)
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for-wirnedlíce, adv.

With restraint ⬩ abstemiously

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Gyf þæt þonne hwylc mon sý, þæt him on his móde tó earfoðe þince, þæt hé on ǽlce tíd swá forwernedlíce lyfige, tylige hé þonne húru þæt hé þis fasten sélost áfæste, Wlfst. 284, 7-12

Linked entry: for-wernedlíce

be-swingan

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Gif mon cierliscne mon unsynnigne beswinge, Ll. Th. i. 84, 3. Mid gierde mon bið beswungen, and mid stæfe hé bið áwreðed, Past. 125, 25. Wǽre þú tó-dæg beswuncgen?, Coll. M. 34, 7, 15. Add

æt-rihtost

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-rihtost, adv.

By and by ⬩ presently ⬩ mox

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By and by, presently; mox

fóre-mihtiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-mihtiglíce, -mihtlíce; adv.

Most mightily ⬩ strēnue

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Most mightily; strēnue, Cot. 202

lifer-seóc

(adj.)
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lifer-seóc, adj.
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Having the liver diseased Gif se lifersióca mon blódes tó fela hæbbe, Lch. ii. 210, 7. Wyrce mon tó drencum liferseócum mannum, 212, 24. Heó liferseócum wel fremað, i. 236, 13

wicu-bót

(n.)
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wicu-bót, e; f.
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13

dyrstignes

(n.)
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dyrstignes, dyrstnes, -nyss, e; f.

Boldness, presumption, arrogance, rashness ⬩ audācia, temĕrĭtas

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Cot. dyrstignes] his módes præsumptio spīrĭtus, Past. 13, 2; Hat. MS. 17 a, 15. Ðæt ðín mód ne beó ahafen mid dyrstignysse [dyrstnysse, Nat. S. Greg. Els. P. 39, note 1] that thy mind be not lifted up with arrogance, Homl. Th. ii. 132, 4

Linked entries: dyrstnys ge-dyrstig-nes