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ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.
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Hié námon treówu and slógon on óþerne ende monige scearpe ísene næglas, Ors. 4, l; S. 158, 5. Hwæt ylst þú ús on smiþþan þínre búton ísene fýrspearcan (ferreas scintillas), Coll. M. 31,5. Add: —

ælmes-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-lic, adj.

of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitabledepending upon alms, poor

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of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable Hié hígon gefeormien and hígon ús mid heora godcundum gódum swǽ gemynen swǽ ús árlic and him ælmeslic siǽ, Cht. Th. 476, 34.

Linked entry: elmestlic

ofer-méde

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, es; n.: -médu; f. [the plural form is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méttu]

Pridesuperbia, elatio, animositas

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Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14. Se ðe on ofermédum leofaþ, Exon. Th. 317, 33; Mód. 75

spærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spærlíce, adv.

Sparinglysparelyparcefrugalitersparingly

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Ic sperlícor mid wordum sægde ðonne hié dǽdum gedón wǽrun solere me parcius loqui quam gesta sint omnia, Nar. 2, 24

Linked entry: sperlíce

á-hón

(v.)
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hié ðǽr áhón hét, Chr. 897; P. 91, 17. His stíward hét se cyng on róde áhón, 1096; P. 232, 23. Hí hiene hét áhón in crucem suspendit, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 33. Sié áhóen crucifigatur, Mt. L. 27, 22: Lk. L. 23, 23

þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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Ðá ðe him ondrǽdað ðæt hié men for hira scyldum ðreágen corripere culpas metuunt, Past. 91, 9: 195, 25.

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Hí gecýðaþ ðonne hié endiaþ ðæt hié náwðer ne bióþ, 16, 3; Fox 56, 27. Ða þing ða ðe náuðer ne sint, ne getréwe tó habbenne ne eác éðe tó forlǽtanne, 7, 2; Fox 18, 15.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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Hié hié selfe nídaþ (Cott. MSS. niédaþ) tó healdonne swígean, Past. 38, 1; Swt. 271, 16. Se páps nédde Adrianus ðæt hé biscopháde onfénge, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 6. Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs and nídde (Cott.

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Hie efndon unrihtdóm they executed unrighteousness. Cd. 181; Th. 227, 7; Dan. 183. Hie ðat efnedon sóna they performed that soon, Elen. Kmbl. 1423; El. 713. Efn elne ðis perform this boldly, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 18; Fä. 8

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Gif hié (seó menigo ðínra monna) yfele sint ðonne sint hié ðé pleólícran and geswincfulran gehæfd ðonne genæfd si vitiosi moribus sunt, perniciosa domus sarcina, Bt. 14, 1 ; Fox 42, 22.

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Cf. fandian Þæt hié mósten gefandian hweðer hié heora medsélða oferswíþan mehte, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 28. to experience, taste.

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Þæt hié mehton ǽgðer ge þone cyning ge þá cuéne him tó gewildum gedón, 3, 11; S. 148, 9.

súþ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-gemǽre, es; n.
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A southern boundary Hiera súþgemǽro licgeaþ tó ðam Reádan Sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 34

wiþ-æftan

Grammar
wiþ-æftan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Sceoldon hiera senatus rídan on crætwǽnum wiðaeftan þǽm consulum, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 28. Add

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

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

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Ðá tawedan hié eft ða ǽrendracan mid ðæm mǽstan bismere, swá hié ða óþre ǽr dydon, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 154, 7-13. Ðæt hié hié mósten tawian mid ðære mǽstan bismrunge, 3, 3; Swt. 102, 21

Linked entry: ge-tawian

mód-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-hwæt, adj.

Strong of soulcourageousbrave

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Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124. Ða módhwatan the courageous ones, 191; Th. 238, 20; Dan. 357

níþ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-hete, es; m.

rancoroushateenmityafflictiongrievous troublemalicewickedness

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Th. 219, 2; Dan. 48. affliction, grievous trouble Ðe hié generede wið ðam níþhete ( the fiery furnace ), 233, 22; Dan. 279. malice, wickedness Æfter níþhete wiðmétednyssa heora secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. T. 27, 5.

Linked entry: -hete

þǽr-big

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-big, adv.
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., by the wife ) gestriéne, ðonne cenne hé ðæt ðam gefarenan bréðer ðe hié ǽr ǽhte, Past. 5; Swt. 43, 14

Linked entry: be

folc-gestealla

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cf. fyrd-gestealla) Bigstandað mé strange geneátas, þá ne willað mé æt þám stríðe geswícan . . . hié habbað mé tó hearran gecorene . . . mid swilcum mæg man rǽd geþencean, fón mid swilcum folcgesteallan (= -um ?)

forþ-here

Grammar
forþ-here, -herge.
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Dele <b>-herge,</b> and substitute: A host that marches forth Hié getealdon on ðám forðherge féðan twelfe ... on ánra gehwám ... fíftig cista, hæfde cista gehwilc gárberendra týn hund ( the passage corresponds with Exodus12, 37: Profecti