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forligerlíce

(adv.)
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forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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áwearp his rihtǽwe and forligerlíce mánfulles sinscipes breác, Hml. Th. i. 478, 28. Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

leax

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wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormǽte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1275. Him mon þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax and þá fixas þá þe late meltan. Lch. ii. 176, 23. Add

sáwel-sceatt

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Þis is Alfwoldes bisceopes cwyde, ꝥ is ðæt geann þæs landes æt Sandforda intó þám mynstre intó Crydiantúne him tó sáulsceatte mid mete and mid mannum swá hit stent bútan wíteþeówum mannum, Cht. Crw. 23, 3. Add

scyte

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Add: the distance to which a shot will go Oþ ꝥ wæs fullneáh in ánes flánes scyte út fram þám lande pene ad unius sagit tae cursum a terra, Gr. D. 114, 34. v. fǽr-, wáse-scyte

ymen-sang

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Ymensong singað ús of songum Sione hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion, 136, 3 : 118, 171, Gode þancode on ymensangum (ymnum, v. l. hymnis), Gr. D. 169, 12

á-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-tendan, to set on fire.
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</b> to kindle a fire :-- geseah feówer fýr átende, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 6. Add Átend succensus (flammis carnalibus). An. Ox. 4315

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dearfamiliarkindcārusfămĭliārisblandus

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Dear, familiar, kind; cārus, fămĭliāris, blandus He geceás Iudan him, geswǽs frumcynn elēgit trĭbus Juda, Ps. Th. 77, 67. Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

Linked entry: swǽs

hlét

(n.)
Grammar
hlét, hliét, es; m.

A lot;sors

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Gl. 426, hí hæfþ oferstigene mid ðam hliéte his anwaldes quos sorte potestatis excesserit, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 16

Linked entries: efen-hleta hlot

swegle

(adj.)
Grammar
swegle, adj.

Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant,

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Th. 5491; B. 2749. metaphorical, celestial lífes weg gesóhte swegle dreámas (cf swegel-dreám), beorhtne boldwelan, Apostls. Kmbl. 64; Ap. 32

Wiht-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-ware, pl. m.

The people of the Isle of Wight

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bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word

be-fylgan

(v.)
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be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow uppersevere with

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To follow up, persevere with Gif þú him (a medicine) ǽnige hwíle befylgest, þú ongitst ꝥ ys frymful tó begánne, Lch. iii. 60, 2. Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

proneprostratedeep downlowprofound

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Th. 2826; B.1411; Niþer under næssas, neóle grundas (hell ), Exon. Th. 136, 3; Gú. 535

múþ

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is swíðe biter on múþe and þé tirþ on þá þrotan, Bt. 22, 1; F. 76, 29. Ne forbinde gé nó dǽm ðerscendum oxum ðone múð, Past. 104, 8. Múða gehwylc mete þearf, Gn. Ex. 125. <b>II a.

níd

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wæs beótiende ꝥ wolde mid nýde (violenter) gán in þá cyrican, 234, 15. Hí hine mid nýde (néde, neádlunga, v. ll. ) upp áhófon and on his ágen hors ásetton invitum eum in caballum levaverunt, 15, 27.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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wæs swíðe welig (weolig, Rush.) Lk. Skt. 18, 23. Sum welig mon vir quidam, privatis opibus reipublicae vires superans Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 24. wæs swíðe welig þearfum, and him sylfum swíðe hafenleás Homl. Th. ii. 148, 33.

Linked entry: wealig

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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nolde syllan intingan ðám Iudéiscum ðæt hí forsáwe ðe Godes ǽ heóldon and ðæt hǽðene folc him tó getuge he would not give the Jews cause to complain, that he despised those who kept God's law, and drew to him the heathen people, Homl.

Linked entry: tinga

gilpan

(v.)
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morðres gylpeð, B. 2055. Þá gealp and fægnode Godes fultumes, Ps. Th. 4, arg.

feorr

(adv.)
Grammar
feorr, adv.

Farat a distanceprŏcullonge

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Seó sunne gǽþ eall swá feorr adúne on nihtlícre tíde under ðære eorþan swá heó on dæg bufan up astíhþ the sun goes quite as far down under the earth in the night time as it rises above it in the day, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 22; Lchdm.

a-feorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorran, l. á-feorrian;
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To remove, take away Bið heó áfeorrod suíðe feor from ðǽre sóðan heánesse ab altitudine verae celsitudinis elongatur , Past. 301, 20. Eardbegengnes mín áfeorrad (áfirred, Ps. Srt.) is incolatus meus pro-longatus est , Ps. L. 119, 5. intrans.

be-grípan

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Toc hemm Sannt Iohan to bigripenn, Orm. 9752)