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ge-feohtan

(v.)
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Hié getrúwedon þæt hié mid hiera cræftum sceolden sige gefeohtan, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 17: 2, 5; S. 82, 26. to maintain a charge by fighting Þǽr beteáh Gosfrei Bainard Willelm of Ou ꝥ hé heafde gebeón on þes cynges swicdóm, and hit him on gefeaht, and hine

wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To wallow, roll

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His hors feól wealwigende geond ða eorðan . . . mid ðam ðe hit swá wealwode, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 207. Ða felga hangiaþ on ðám spácan, þeáh eallunga wealowigen on ðære eorþan, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 14.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.
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(or uncertain) Hý hié hindan ofrídan ne meahte, ǽr hié on ðám fæstenne wǽron, Chr. 877; P. 74, 18. cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr hé ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5.

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sylian

(v.)
Grammar
sylian, p. ede
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To sully, soil, pollute, defile Hé on unscyldgum eorla blóde his sweord selede (cf. besyled, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58. 18), Met. 9, 60. Sió sugu wille sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áðwægen biþ, Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27

Linked entries: selian sulian be-sylian

un-eáðness

(n.)
Grammar
un-eáðness, e; f.

uneasiness of mindanxietytroublegriefdifficultyseverityharshness

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Hé swýþe weóp and mid mycelre unéðnysse his eágospind mid teárum leohte. Ðá fréfrode hine Gúthlác and him cwæð tó: 'Ne beó ðú ná geunrótsod, forþon ne bið mé nǽnig unéðnysse ðæt ic tó Drihtne fare, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 2-8.

efen-sárig

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Substitute: feeling compassion or pity Þá þá hé geseah his fóstormóder wépan hé wæs sóna hire sáre efensárig ( ejus dolori compassus ), Gr.

ǽfen-gereord

(n.)
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ǽfen-gereord, e; f. es; n. Substitute: add: Used in pl. for a single meal
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Hé sæt mid him æt ðǽm ǽfengereordum, Bl. H. 73, 5: 143, 6. Martha gearwode ðám Hǽlende ǽfengereordu, 67, 26. Heora underngereordu and ǽfengereordu hié mengdon tógædere, 99, 23

ge-gada

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Cóm þæs geréfan suna mid his sceandlicum gegadum, 163: 19, 40. Seó myltestre began faran tó hire gegadan, Hml. A. 195, 21. Hét se cásere his gegadan tó faran and beódon þám crístenum ꝥ cómon him tó, Hml. S. 28, 41

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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L. 16, 3. to vary Swá hit nú fágað, Freán eald geweorc þætte winnende wiðerweard gesceaft fæste sibbe forð anhealdað (cf. swá hit fágiaþ ꝥ . . .

þíxl

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Hit is mycel nédþearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid írenum þíslum and ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 30. Add

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Þæt hit (þis godspel, 21) tó hefigtýme ne ðince þám heorcnigendum, ii. 72, 23. by a clause or pronoun representing one Þincð ús hefigtýme ꝥ wé him gehýrsumian, Hml. A. 6, 134. Him hefigtýme wæs ꝥ hine gesáwon, 75, 74.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ða ðe gefongne wǽron hié tawedan mid ðære mǽstan uniéðnesse; sume ofslógon, sume ofswungon, sume him wið feó gesealdon. Ðá Rómáne ðæt geácsedan, ðá sendan hié ǽrendracan tó him ...

Linked entry: ge-tawian

nytan

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Cf. witan ; 7 Wé be him náþor nyton swá ðǽr libban, swá ðǽr deáde licgon. Hml. S. 23, 306. with gen. Cf. witan; 8 Nát hé þára góda þæt hé mé ongeán sleá, B. 681. ðæs godcundan gesceádes nyston ðurh stemne, Hml. Th. i. 106, 4.

scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.
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Hié ne angeátan mid hwelcum scinncræfte and mid hwelcum lotwrence hit deófla dydon. Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 17. Hé behét ánum drýmen sceattes, gif hé mid his scýncræfte (scín-, MS. O. ) him ðæt mǽden mihte gemacian tó wífe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 365.

oft-rǽde

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Add Tó lytel hit byð, beó hit á lǽsse, for ðan his weorc sceal beón oftrǽde, Ll. Th. i. 432, 25. Uton oflinnan . . . þára oftrǽdra symla, Verc. Först. 148, 5

hwanan

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Gif hwá befó ꝥ him losod wæs, cenne sé þe hé hit æt befó hwanon hit him cóme, Ll. Th. i. 288, 16: 22: 388, 21. (2 b) cf. I. 2b :-- Wundrigende ... hwonon him þá gereordo cóman, Bl. H. 153, 8. Hwanon, Solil.

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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An oath of fealty wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

ge-stíran

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Mid þǽm him wæs swíþost gestiéred þæt him mon gehét fulwiht, 6, 33; S. 288, 24.

hræd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hræd-líce, adv.

Quicklyhastilyspeedilyimmediatelyat onceforthwith

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Him ðá áþas swóron ðæt hie hrædlíce of his ríce fóren they swore oaths to him that they would speedily march out of his kingdom, Chr. 876; Erl. 78, 11.

weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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A rein ne móton swíþor styrian ðonne hé him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres tó forlǽt, Bt. 21: Fox 74, 8. Se gemetgaþ ðone brídel and ðæt wealdleþer ealles ymbhweorftes heofenes and eorþan orbis habenas temperat, 174, 19.