á-rétan
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg
dysegian
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Suá micle suá hé má wát and wísra bið ðonne óðre menn, suá hé má dysegað and suiður wienð wið ðone cræft ánmódnesse quo plus sapiunt, eo a concordiae virtute desipiscunt, Past. 347, 12. On Nóes dagum ðá ðá menn dysgodon tó swýðe, Hml. S. 13, 185. Add
fácen-lic
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Hú sió bysmerlice sibb and fácenlice wearð betweónum Læcedemonium and Persum, Ors. S. 2, 28. Warnien hí þæt hí nán þing fácenlices ne dón videant ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 12, 15. Fácenlicu dolore (misread dolosa ? ), Ps.
for-sewen
Despised ⬩ abject
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Ðonne óðrum monnum ðyncð ðæt hié mǽste scande ðrowigen, and hié forsewenuste bióð for worulde cum exterius perpeti abjecta cernuntur, Past. 87, 1
geond-líhtan
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Ðæt Godes leóhtfæt gindsécð and gindliéht (geondlíht, v. l. ) ealle ðá diógolnesse ðǽre wambe, Past. 259, 10.
hám-weardes
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Add: cf. hám-weard; Fór Swegen eorl in tó Wealan, and him man gíslode. Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps.
syn-bryne
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The Latin is: Spiritus qui ad peccandum succendit, and the English version is imperfect. As bryne is masculine, þǽre synbryne is certainly incorrect, and needs some emendation like that suggested), Verc. Först. 143, 18. (?)
wel-dǽd
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Gif hwylc ungesǽlig mann his Scyppende bið ungehýrsum, and nele þurhwunian on weldǽdum oð ende, Hml. S. II, 280. <b>II a.
un-wlitigian
to make ugly ⬩ deprive of beauty, ⬩ disfigure ⬩ to become ugly
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to make ugly, deprive of beauty, disfigure Ða hé gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9. to become ugly Se wǽta ástígd tó ðæm lime, ðonne ásuilð hit and áhefegaþ and unwlitegaþ humor ad virilia labitur, quae cum molestia dedecoris
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ge-stund
A noise ⬩ din
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A noise, din Hí swá ungemetlícum gestundum fóron ðæt him þúhte ðæt hit eall betweox heofone and eorþan hleóðrode ðám egeslícum stefnum they came with such immoderate noises that it seemed to him that between heaven and earth it all resounded with their
sin-híwan
Members of a family united by the lasting bond of marriage ⬩ a married pair
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Hyra somwist sinhíwan (body and soul) gedǽlden, 160, 10; Gú. 941: 284, 17; Jul. 698
Linked entries: ge-sinhíwan sin-freá sin-rǽden
be-brecan
To break to pieces
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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.)
earmlíc
Miserable, wretched ⬩ mĭser
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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ðǽr sceal earmlíc ylda cwealm æfter wyrþan then must afterwards miserable slaughter of men take place, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182. Wǽs gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg the wretched tumult of men was heard. Andr.
Ægles burg
AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire
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Betweóx Byrnewuda and Ægles byrig betwixt Bernwood and Aylesbury, 921; Th. 194,19
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a-grýndan
To ground ⬩ to descend to the earth ⬩ ad solum descendere
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To ground, to descend to the earth; ad solum descendere Gim astíhþ on heofonas up hýhst on geáre and of tille agrýnt the gem [i. e. the sun] rises in trie heavens highest in the year and descends from its station. Menol. Fox 220; Men. 111
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bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.
Beornice
The Bernicians ⬩ Bernicii
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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45
dol-líc
Foolish, rash ⬩ stultus, temĕrārius
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Druncen beorg ðé and dollíg word guard thyself from drunkenness and foolish words, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 11; Fä. 34
dwild
Error, heresy, a prodigy, spectre ⬩ error ⬩ hærĕsis = άίρεσιs, prodĭgium, spectrum
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On Engla land feole dwild weáren geseogen and geheórd many prodigies were seen and heard in England, 1122; Erl. 249, 13
geápes
In width ⬩ wide ⬩ lāte
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In width, wide; lāte Strúdende fýr, steápes and geápes, forswealh eall eador the ravaging fire swallowed all together, high and wide, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556.