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swencan
To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person ⬩ where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress ⬩ where a good result is intended, to mortify, chasten ⬩ verberare
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Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 4. Ne sceal nán mon siócne monnan gesárgodne swencan, ac hine mon sceolde lǽdan tó ðam lǽce, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 20. Hé ( William I) lét castelas wyrcean and earme men swíðe swencean, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 21.
a-blácian
To be or look pale ⬩ grow pale ⬩ pallere ⬩ obrigescere
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Ic blácige palleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42. Blácian from blícan, p. blác to shine: blǽcan to bleach, whiten, fade. Observe the difference between blác, blǽc pallid, bleak, pale, and blæc, blaces, se blaca black, swarthy
fore-spræc
A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio
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A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, excūsātio, astipŭlātio Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads
hyge-teóna
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Deliberate injury or offence Ic him hygeteónan hwítan seolfre béte with white silver will I make reparation to him for injury, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 13; Gen. 2731: 69; Th. 83, 16; Gen. 1380.
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lopystre
A lobster ⬩ a locust
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Lopust locusta, ii. 113, 11. Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 13. Lopestro (loppestra, Rush.) lucustas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 6
ge-wuldrian
To glorify
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To glorify Ic hine gewuldrige glorificabo eum, Ps. Th. 90, 16. Gewuldradon glorificaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 8. Hie gesáwon ðæt heó wæs gewuldrod they saw that she was glorified, Blickl. Homl. 139, 25. Ðú eart gewuldrad mirificatus es, Ps.
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ge-gearcian
To prepare
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Th. ii. 84, 16
ge-sceádwíslíce
Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctly ⬩ rationabiliter
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Ic wille gescádwíslícor gesecgan apertissime expedire curabo, 2, 1; Bos. 38, 29
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sib-lufu
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Kindly affection, kindness, love such as exists between kinsmen Ic (God) tó eów mid siblufan gecyrre þurh milde mód, Exon. Th. 366, 6; Reb. 8: 40, 7; Cri. 635. Hié ( the fallen angels ) of siblufan Godes áhwurfon, Cd. Th. 2, 25 ; Gen. 24.
steallere
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[The word occurs only in late documents; the passages given belong to Edward the Confessor's reign] On Esgéres stealres and on Roulfes steallres and on Lifinges steallres gewitnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 291, 13-14.
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steór-setl
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Voc. i. 48, 10: 56, 55: 64, 5: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 75, 12. Scip oððe steórsetl puppis, 9, 28; Zup. 56, 10. Se Hǽlend wearð on slǽpe on ðam steórsetle erat in puppi dormiens (Mk. 4, 37), Homl. Th. ii. 378, 17
tiberness
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Sacrifice, destruction, immolation Rǽde on his bócum hwelce tibernessa ǽgðer ge on monslihtum ge on hungre ge on scipgebroce let him read in his books what sacrifices of life there were by slaughter, famine, and shipwreck (the Latin, which is not closely
un-átellendlíc
Innumerable
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Míne unátellendlíce ( innumerabilia ) beón ic oncnáwe gyltas, Anglia xi. 118, 62
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fæstlic
firm ⬩ solid ⬩ resolute ⬩ vigorous
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Add: lit. firm, solid Geseah ic wíngeard trumlicne and fæstlicne vineam solidam miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28. resolute, vigorous Fæstlic on færelde, Rún. 27. Suelce hé fæsðlicu and stranglecu weorc wyrce quaedam robusta exerceat, Past. 235, 18.
fore-word
A proviso ⬩ condition
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Standan ðá forword betweónan ðan abbode and Ceólríce, iii. 352, 3. Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30. Take here for-word in Dict., and add:
Linked entries: ge-forewyrdan fore-weard fore-wyrd
ge-líþan
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Voc. ii. 88, 23. Gelidun adplicuerunt (v. Mk. 6, 53), 73, 34. Hý tó lande geliden hæfdon. Jul. 677. to go, pass away Synt lífwynne geliden, El. 1269. v. ge-lyðen in Dict
ge-síþ
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Sax. gi-síði, but to be treated as if the root-syllable were short. Cf. ge-siþþas in the preceding word.] A body of followers, retinue Hé earfoða dreág, hæfde him tó gesíððe sorge and longað, wintercealde wræce, Deór. 3
ge-dreóglǽcan
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.
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