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ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n. <b>I a.</b>
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On middeweardum hire ríce hió getimbrede Babylonia þá burg medio imperii sui Babylonem condidit, Ors. 2, 1; 8. 62, 14. God forgifð ríce ðám ðe wile, Hml. Th. ii. 434, 4. <b>I b.

gyden

(n.)
Grammar
gyden, e; f: gydene, an; f.

A goddessdea

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Óþ he gemétte ða graman gydena until he met the fierce goddesses, 35, 6; Fox 168, 24.

of-torfian

(v.)

to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles

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Hér wæs s s Stephanus oftorfod, Chr. 34; Erl. 6, 15: Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 31

Linked entries: of-tyrfan torfian

créda

(n.)
Grammar
créda, an; m. [Lat. crēdo I believe]

The creedbelief symbolum fidei

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Ǽlc cristen man sceal æfter rihte cunnan his crédan ... mid ðam crédan he sceal his geleáfan getrymman every Christian man by right ought to know his creed ... with the creed he ought to confirm his faith 274, 20, 21

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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Gaw. 2232. penne orppedly in to his hous he hyȝed to Sare, Allit. Pms. 56, 623.]

Linked entry: orped

swindan

(v.)
Grammar
swindan, p. swand, pl. swundon; pp. swunden

To waste away, languish, grow languid, be consumed tabescere, tabefieri, deficere, conticescere to dwindle, decay, die away

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(v. ǽ-swind. ) Swindan (tabescere) ðú dydesð sáwle his, Ps. Spl. 38, 15 : 118, 139. on ðam frumwylme heora gecyrrednesse Hísylfe fulfremede taliaþ, ac swíþe recene áwlaciaþ and swindende ácóliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 6

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.

With a double payment

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Béte ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his were, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 20. Béte ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his wer, L.C.S. 30; Th. i. 394, 6. Sió bót biþ twysceatte (twyggylde, MS. B.) máre the bót shall be twice as much, L.

be-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dirnan, (-dyrnan, q. v. in Dict.)

to conceal

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H. 167, 27

Linked entry: be-dyrnan

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Bi-fleónde subterfugiens, 83, 8. absolute, to flee Ðá ðe hire tó befleóð hió geheálð fugientem salvet infirmum, Past. 399, 15. to flee from (with, acc.) Ꝥ hié Godes erre beflugon, Bl. H. 169, 11. Þæt hit ǽlc befluge, Guth. 20, 22.

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Woldon hine habban húru swá deádne they would have him when he was dead at any rate, 518, 23. Húru fífténe míla brád at least fifteen miles broad, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 8. Ðæt húru þreó þing ðananforþ healdan wille, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 8 : L.

Linked entry: híru

geat

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Gif bið untýned and recð his neáhgebúres ceáp in on his ágen geat, Ll. Th. i. 126, 15. On þǽre byrig . . . hié þá gatu him tó belocen hæfdon, Chr. 755; P. 48, 16. Geatu, 901; P. 92, 8. Geatu portas, Ps. Th. 23, 7. Gæeto, Rtl. 18, 40.

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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sceall gehádode men gewissian, ðæt heora ǽlc wite hwæt him gebyrige tó dónne, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 9. Gyrd rihtingce virga directionis, Ps. Spl. 44, 8. Him God hálige ǽ sette tó heora lífes rihtinge, Homl. Th. i. 558, 21.

Linked entry: rihting

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Ongit swá micle máran sige on him selfum swá uniéð wiðstód he will feel so much greater victory in himself as he had greater difficulty in withstanding, Past. 52; Swt. 407, 26.

Behémas

(n.)
Grammar
Behémas, pl. m: Béme, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BohemiansBohēmi

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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him Þyringas, and Behémas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42

Linked entry: Béme

for-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þolian, p. ode; pp. od

To be deprived ofwantprīvāricărēre

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To be deprived of, want; prīvāri, cărēre Wát se ðe sceal his winedryhtnes lárcwidum longe forþolian he knows who must long be deprived of his dear lord's lessons, Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 29; Wand. 38

ge-bæcu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæcu, pl. n.

Back partshinder partspostĕriōra

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He slóh heora fýnd on gebæcum percussit inĭmīci suos in postĕriōra, 77, 66

Linked entry: bæce

ildcian

(v.)
Grammar
ildcian, p. ode

To delay

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To delay Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc geypt ac se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman totum spiritum suum profert stultus, sapiens autem differt et reservat in posterum, Past. 33. 4; Swt, 220, 10

Linked entries: elcian eldcung

léfung

(n.)
Grammar
léfung, e; f.

Weakeninglaminglamenessparalysis

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Weakening, laming, lameness, paralysis Ðí læs ðe ðás léfunge on heora limum gebrohton lest they should bring this paralysis [want of power to speak, walk and see] upon their limbs, Homl. Th. ii. 486, 18

mánful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mánful-ness, e; f.

Wickedness

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Wickedness Git Martianus for his mánfulnysse nolde on God gelýfan, Homl. Skt. 4, 389. leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse and ne lét nánne his gelícan on yfele, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 28

neádlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
neádlunga, adv.

Forciblyagainst one's will

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Forcibly, against one's will Manega gewilniaþ óðres mannes wólíce and beóþ benǽmede neádlunga hyra ágenes many covet another man's goods, and they shall be forcibly deprived of their own, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 20

Linked entry: nídlinga