or-sceattinga
Gratuitously, free of charge
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Gratuitously, free of charge Hí láreówas or-sceattinga sealdon magisterium gratuitum praebere curabant, Bd. 3, 27 ; S. 558, 27
or-sorg
free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperous ⬩ secure from danger, safe
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free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperous Orsorh securus, Kent. Gl. 365; Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 59. Orsorg lentus, ii. 96, 62 : consors, 15, 23 : 105, 18. Orsorh wǽpna securus armorum, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 9. Se tó ánra ðara burga (the cities of
or-mǽte
Excessively, exceedingly, without measure
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Excessively, exceedingly, without measure Mé ðínes húses heard ellenwód æt ormǽte ( or adj. ?), Ps. 68, 9
or-lege
Hostile
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Hostile Wépaþ and heówaþ eall orlegu folc, for ðam úre God eów hæfþ ofercumen . . . orlega þeóda he áléde under úre fét, Ps. Th. 46, 1-3. Ne onégdon ná orlegra níð, ðeáh ðe feónda folc féran cwóme, Cd. Th. 259, 26; Dan. 697
or-leahtre
Blameless, faultless
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Blameless, faultless Ðæt wæs án cyning ǽghwæs orleahtre, Beo. Th. 3776; B. 1886. Ǽghwylc mennisc leahter on ðǽm eádigan Sancte Iohanne cennendum gestilled wæs, and hié on eallum heora lífe orleahtre gestódan, Blickl. Homl. 163, 17
Linked entry: leahtre
or-treówe
despairing, hopeless ⬩ faithless, perfidious
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despairing, hopeless Da him eorla mod ortrýwe wearþ, Cd. Th. 18 f, 21; Exod. 154. Wé tó wáce hýraþ Qrum Drihtne, and wg to ortreówe (-trýwe, MS. A. : -truwe, MS. C. ) syndan Godes mihta and his mildheortnesse, Wulfst. gi, 14. Hia æt níhstan wǽron ortriéwe
Linked entry: or-trýwe
or-treówness
Want of faith or confidence, mistrust
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Want of faith or confidence, mistrust Ortreownes diffidentia, desperantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 18. Hé æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáflullum mannum, forðon ðe hé nolde ðæt ǽnig ortrýwnes wǽre embe his ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 91, 3
Linked entry: treówness
or-þanc
[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought
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[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought Nǽnig man scile oft orþances (heedlessly) át ábrédan wǽpnes ecgge, Salm. Kmbl. 329 ; Sal. 164
or-þanc
Cunning, skilful
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Cunning, skilful Ceastra beóþ feorran gesýne, orþanc enta geweorc, wrǽtlíc weallstána geweorc. Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2. Orþonc ǽrsceaft. Exon. Th. 477, 1 ; Ruin. 16. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23;
or-trúwung
Despair
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Despair Se ðe forgyfenysse be synne ortrúwaþ swýðor be ortrúwunge ðænne be synne áfealþ. Ortrúwung geýcþ synne qui veniam de peccato desperat plus de desperatione quam de peccat cadit. Desperatio auget peccatum, Scint. 34
Linked entry: or-trúwian
ge-ond-weardian
to present
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to present, Blickl. Homl. 181, 2: Rtl. 4, 28, 30
of-þ-ryccedness
Distress, trouble
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Distress, trouble Biþ mycel ofþriccednys (pressura) ofer eorþan, Lk. Skt. 21, 23: Homl. Th. i. 608, 24. Fram ofþriccednysse (a refuge) from trouble Blickl. Gl
ge-ond-weardan
To answer
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To answer, Blickl. Homl. 21, 21: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 15: 8, 8
ge-brycgian
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to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream
Linked entry: brycgian
declínian
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To decline (in grammar) Mæg man on ǽgðrum ende hine ( a compound noun ) declínian, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 6. Wé habbað nú declínod þá eahta frumcennedan pronomina, 100, 6
ge-meargian
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To fill with marrow; medullare Onsægd-nessa gemeargode (medullata) ic offrige þé, Ps. L. 65, 15
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ge-smittian
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To smudge, smear with dirt, befoul Gesmittad cacabatus, An. Ox. 7, 323 : 8, 282
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ge-stedigian
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To bring to a standstill Férde se hálga wer . . . þá gehýrde hé feorran fǽrlíce hreám wépendre meniu, and hé wearð þá gestedegod befrínende geome hwæt ꝥ fǽrlices ware, Hml. S. 31, 242
Linked entry: stedigian
ge-wealcian
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To curl with a curling-iron Gewalcudum calamistratis, An. Ox. 26, 69