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ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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He his godcundnesse nán wiht ne gewanode he did not at all diminish his divinity, Blickl. Homl. 91, 9. Gewanude, Th. Chart. 203, 36. Gewonade, Exon. 44 a; Th. 148, 19; Gú. 747.

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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west gewíteþ, 208, 27; Ph. 162. Wódon wælwulfas west ofer Pantan, Byrht. Th. 134, 41; By. 97. Ðá wende hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Se sciphere sigelede west ymbútan, 877 ; Erl. 78, 17.

for-gǽgan

to go beyondexceedtransgressto pass byomit to doneglectto pass away

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Án strica oððe án stæf ðǽre ealdan ǽ ne bið forgǽged (iota ununt aut unus apex non praeteribit a lege, Mt. 5, 18), Hml. Th. ii. 200, 1. to pass away Bebod gesette and hit ne gewíteþ ł hit ne forgǽgð (non praeteribit), Ps. L. 148, 6

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Ealle his ǽhta ríce réðe mann gedǽle ; may a rich and cruel man divide all his possessions;; scrutetur foenerator omnem substantiam ejus; Grein takes reðemann and compares Gothic raðjo; Gif (;a king;) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ ;tyrannus,; ðæt is réðe

Linked entry: hréðe

for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, -spyllan; p. de; pp. ed [spillan to spill, spoil, destroy]

To spilllosewastedestroydisperseperdĕredisperdĕredissĭpāre

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Se ðe wyle hys sáwle hále gedón, he hig forspilþ; and se ðe wyle hig for me forspyllan, se hig fint qui vŏluĕrit anĭmam suam salvam făcĕre, perdet eam; qui autem perdĭdĕrit anĭmam suam propter me, invĕniet eam. Mt. Bos. 16, 25.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Iudas férde and mid gryne hyne sylfne ahéng Iudas wente awey and goyinge awey he hangide hym with a grane, Wyc; laqueo se suspendit, Mt. Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

eglan

Grammar
eglan, eglian.
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Swelce óþrum monnum ǽr ꝥ ilce ne eglede, Bt. 7, 2; F. 16, 28: Hml. Th. ii. 514, 11. cwæð ꝥ him ꝥ nánuht ne eglode dixit quod ei nihil noceret, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 10.

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Sé ðe eornost næfð, earfoðlíce sceal ǽfre geðeón tó ǽnigre geðingðe, Hml. A. 48, 582-4. mid geleáfan clipode on his eornost tó Gode, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 11, 38.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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Munecas of feorrum stówum, Hml. S. 23 b, 29. Seó fyrre Ægyptus . . . seó ús neárre Ægyptus Aegyptus superior . . . Aegyptus inferior, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 1. sceolde faran tó þǽre fyrran India, Hml. S. 36, 256.

Linked entry: feor-land

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces,shake violently,to disturbto shake off,drive away,disperse

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Hit ðæt áttor tóscaceþ, Lchdm. i. 352, 14 note. Hundes sceanca tósceaceþ ðone fefor, 362, 27. tósceóc ðone líg of ðam ofne, swá ðæt ðæt fýr ne mihte him derigan, Homl. Th. i. 570, 14. tóscóc ða dwollícan nytennysse, 602, 35.

car-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
car-leás, adj. [caru care, leás less]
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He on ðam dóme freoh and carleás biþ injudicio liber erit, R. Ben. 2

Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás

Centisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Centisc, adj.

KENTISH, belonging to KentCantianus

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KENTISH, belonging to Kent; Cantianus Seó Centisce fyrd corn ongeán the Kentish force came against them, Chr. 999; Th. 249, 6, col. 2. Ætsǽton ða Centiscan ðǽr the Kentish [men] remained there, 905; Erl. 98, 23

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11

feówertig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
feówertig-líc, adj.

Of or belonging to fortyquadrāgēnārius

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Of or belonging to forty; quadrāgēnārius He bebeád ðæt feówertiglíce fæsten healden beón jejūenium quadrāginta diērum observāri præcēpit, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 10. Ealle tíd ðæs feówertiglícan fæstenes tōtum quadrāgēsĭmæ tempus, 3, 23; S. 554, 31

for-wernan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wernan, p. de; pp. ed

To refuserecūsāre

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To refuse; recūsāre Se arcebisceop him ánrǽdlíce forwernde the archbishop constantly refused him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 24. forwerndon heom ǽgðer ge upganges ge wæteres they refused them both landing and water, 1046; Erl. 171, 5

ful-fremednys

(n.)
Grammar
ful-fremednys, full-fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Fulfilmentperfectionperfectio

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Lifde he his líf on sóþfæstnysse and on fulfremednysse duxit vītam in justĭtiæ perfectiōne, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 29

Linked entry: full-fremednes

ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, aldor-ner, es; n.

A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylumvitæ servātio, refŭgium

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A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum; vitæ servātio, refŭgium Cwom him to áre and to ealdor-nere he come to them for mercy and for their life's salvation, Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 4; Az. 54

Linked entries: aldor-ner feorh-ner

myrten

(n.)
Grammar
myrten, es; n.

Flesh of animals that have died a natural death

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Gif myrten ete si morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. C. 15; Th. ii. 142, 26. v. next word

ge-twin

(n.)
Grammar
ge-twin, es; m.

A twin

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wǽron getwinnas they were twins, 92, 22: 134, 23. Salm. Kmbl. 729; Sal. 364: 216; Sal. 107[?]

Linked entry: twin

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan