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á-wiht

aloneany goodgood for anything

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Gif man þæt fýr sceal tó áhte ácwæncan if the fire is to be effectually extinguished, Wlfst. 157, 9. Ealle þá ðe Crýst áwyht cúðon, Hml. A. 188, 208. Heó nán land hæfde þe him áht tó gebyrede that in any way belonged to him, Cht. Th. 337, 23.

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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Th. 72, 5. the word is used to gloss solvere and inhiare in the following Se ðe untýnes ł tóslittes ( solverit ) énne of bebodum ðissum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 19. Hé untýnde ( solvebat ) ðone Sunnadæg, Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 5, 18.

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Voc. ii. 36, 5: 70, 22. Ne bið hé ná cristen, ac bið forcúð wiðersaca, Hml. S. 17, 91.

leán

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See examples in Dict. with dat. of person, to speak with disapproval of something to a person, with the idea of dissuading or prohibiting Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I do not tell you that loving both is a bad thing Solil. H. 61, 17.

ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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Ferþum gleáw sagacious in soul, 128 a; Th. 493, l0; Rä. 81, 28. Ferþþum, 114 b; Th. 440,15; Rä. 60, 3. life; vīta Lǽtaþ gáres ord ingedúfan in fǽges ferþ let the javelin's point dig into the life of the doomed one, Andr. Kmbl. 2665; An. 1334

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Ða beorhtan steorran getácniaþ ða geleáffullan on Godes gelaðunge the bright stars betoken the faithful in God's church, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 4; Lchdm. iii. 238, 4

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Add: prep, local, confronting, of persons, before, in the presence of, in the sight of Ætforan ( ante ) þǽre en-gelican gæderunge, An. Ox. 1749. Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll.

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Þ [man] þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne let the worth of the meat be got in fish, Cht. Th. 159, Gestríned adquisita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 58. <b>I a.

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understandingthe intellectintellectusunderstandingknowledgecognizanceintellectuscognitioagnitiosensemeaningone of the sensessensus

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Ða fíf andgitu úre líchaman, ðæt is, gesihþ and hlyst, swæcc and stenc and hrepung the five senses of our body, that is, sight and hearing, taste and smell and touch, Homl. Th. ii. 550, 10

a-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced; v. a.

To plunge underto immersedrownimmergere

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To plunge under, to immerse, drown; immergere Wolde hine adrencan on ðære eá would drown him in the river, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 36.

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strikebeathammerto fixerectferireicerecæderefigereponere

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Spl. 97, 6; in tubis ductilibus, Vulg; in trumpis beten out, Wyc. Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 : 5, 6 ; S. 619, 26. Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34

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axe

(n.)
Grammar
axe, an; f.

Ashashescinis

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On ðære stówe ðe man ða axan gít in loco in quo cineres effundi solent, Lev. 1, 16. Bearwas wurdon to axan and to ýslan the groves became ashes and embers, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 9; Gen. 2553

BYDEN

(n.)
Grammar
BYDEN, bydenn, e; f.
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Bos. ll, 33. a barrel, tun, butt; dolium, cupa Hí mec baðedon in bydene they bathed me in a tub, Exon. 107b; Th. 409, 24; Rä. 28, 6. Byden cupa, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 94; Wrt. Voc. 34, 24

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, e; f: fúle, an; f.

A foul, common or unconsecrated placea highway where criminals were buriedlŏcus profānus

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Hine man on fúlan lecge let one lay him in a common place, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17. v. Th. L. Gl

Gár-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Gár-Dene, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The spear-DanesDanes who fought with spearsarmed or warlike Daneshastāti Dāni

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The spear-Danes, Danes who fought with spears, armed or warlike Danes; hastāti Dāni We Gár-Dena, in geárdagum, þeódcyninga þrym gefrunon we have heard of the renown of the Gar-Danes' great kings in days of yore, Beo. Th. 1; B. 1.

óþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-scúfan, to push (intrans.)
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Him se clǽna ðǽr óþscúfeþ scearplíce (the Phenix moves off quickly from the attendant birds) ðæt hé in scade weardaþ on wudubearwe wéste stówe biholene and bihýdde hæleþa monegum dirigit in Syrian. celeres longaeva volatus, secretosque petit deserta per

þancweorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancweorþlíce, adv.
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In Jn. Skt. 6, 11 þancwurðlíce dón translates gratias agere

un-gewilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewilde, adj.

Not in subjection

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Not in subjection Heora gecynd wæs him ungewylde their nature was not in subjection to them, Hexam. 17; Norm. 26, 2. Gif ǽnig leódscipe wæs ungewylde ðam Cásere, ðonne send hé him tó swá fela eóroda ðe mihton gebígan ðæt mennisc him tó, Jud.

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gemót-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-hús, es; n.
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A house where a ' gemót' is held Curia, i. domus concilii, conventus gemóthús vel -[gemót]stów congregatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, . 51.

ge-dæftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dæftlíce, ge-dæftelíce.
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Hís léchama on ðǽre cyricean norðportice gedæftelíce (-dæft-líce, v. l.) wæs bebyrged in porticu aquilonali decenter sepullum est, Bd. 2, 3; Sch. 124, 16