mennisc
Human
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Human Nán mennisc man no human being, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 15. Ne gegrípe eów nǽfre nán costung búton menniscu tentatio vos non apprehendat, nisi humana, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 12. Ðus mǽrsode se mennisca Crist his heofenlícan Fæder, Homl.
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ge-wil
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Hit næs ne his gewile [-wyle, MS. A.] it was not his will, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11
wóhlíce
Wrongly ⬩ unjustly ⬩ perversely ⬩ wickedly
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Nú dó wé swýðe wólíce, gif wé ne wurðiaþ God, 13, 180: 17, 233 : Wulfst. 105, 9 : Homl. Ass. 29, 264: 102, 6
be-ládung
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Gif þú woldest myltsian, and ne mihtest, þǽr is sum beládung on þǽre segene, Hml. S. 3, 185. Beóð þá hæðenan búton beládunge ( no excuse can be made for them ) rihtlíce fordémede, ii. 344.
clifian
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Hé cleofode on ðǽre eorðan and ne mihte ná onstyrian his fét tó gánne, 224, 22. Cleofede lentesceret, An. Ox. 3108. On cleofode, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 24. Áhryse þá moldan of, ꝥ hyre nán wiht on ne clyfie, Lch. i. 70, 9.
ofer-módigian
to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride
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Ne ofermódgiaþ (superbiunt) ða scírmenn ná for ðý, Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 17. Hié wið Gode ofermódgiaþ contra Deum superbiunt, 29; Swt. 201, 16. Ðé læs ðe hira fýnd ofermódegodun ne forte superbirent hostes eorum, Deut. 32, 27.
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wífian
To take a wife ⬩ to marry ⬩ on
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To take a wife, to marry without an object Nán wer ne wífaþ, ne wíf ne ceorlaþ, Homl. Th. i. 238, 1.
un-nídige
Without compulsion ⬩ willingly
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Oft hit gebyreþ ðætte manige men bióþ swá ungetrume ǽgþer ge on móde ge on líchoman ðæt hí ne magon ne nán god dón, ne nán yfel nyllaþ unnédige, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 1
sac-full
contentious, quarrelsome
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Homl. i. 109, 1.] given to accusation Ne beó ðú sacfull non eris criminator, Lev. 19,16 . Similar entries (v. sacan, IV)
gefá
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Wé beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ hé ne feohte ǽr þám þe hé him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2. Ꝥ náðor ne hý ne wé ne underfón óðres þeóf ne óðres gefán, 288, 5
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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Beorgas ðǽr ne muntas steápe ne stondeþ, ne stánclifu heáh hlifiaþ ne dene ne daiu ne dúnscrafu hlǽwas ne hlincas nec tumulus crescit, nec cava vallis hiat, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 13; Ph. 25. The word is found in local names, e.g. Cwicchelmes hlǽw.
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heofon-heall
A heavenly hall
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A heavenly hall Ne hí swá fúle ne móton intó his fægeran heofonhealle nor may they so foul enter into his fair heavenly hall, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 10
munuc-scrúd
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Monk's dress Werige gehwá swá his háde to gebyrige, ꝥ se preóst hæbbe ꝥ ꝥ hé tó gehádod is, and hé ne werige munucscrúd ne lǽwedra manna, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 8
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on-drǽdan
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Sé þe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeð, Seef. 106. Nó hé him þá sæcce ondréd, B. 2347. Hié him ondrédon Godes hete, Gen. 767. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe, Prov. K. 16.
berstan
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Berstende líc a body breaking out into eruptions, Lch. i. 272, 1. figurative Þ him náðor ne burste ne áð ne ordál, Ll. Th. i. 280, 10. to break away, cf. æt-berstan Gelæhton þá weardmen his wealdleðer, þæt hé mid fleáme ne burste, Ælfc. T.
mis-lǽdan
to mislead ⬩ lead astray
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to mislead, lead astray Gif hé láre ne can, ne hé leornian nele, ac mislǽt his hýrmen and hine silfne forþ mid, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22
gistern-lic
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Of yesterday Ðám dæge ne fyligð merigenlic dæg, for ðan ðe him ne forestóp se gysternlica, Hml. Th. i. 490, 20. Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10
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fersc
fresh ⬩ fresh ⬩ fresh
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Ne ete fersce gós, ne ferscne ǽl, ne fersc swín . . . gif hé hwilc þissa ete, sié ꝥ sealt, 88, 7-10
wǽdlung
poverty ⬩ indigence ⬩ want ⬩ begging
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Ne ðú ne wén ná ðæt ic áht underfénge for ǽnegum welan, ac symle on wǽdlunge lyfde, Homl.
æ-léten
One let go ⬩ divorced ⬩ repudiata uxor
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One let go, divorced; repudiata uxor Ne on ælǽten ǽnig cristen mann ǽfre ne gewífige nor with one divorced let any Christian man ever marry, L. C. E. 7 ; Th. i. 364, 23