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un-fracodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fracodlíce, adv.

Not dishonourablyhonourablyvirtuously

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Not dishonourably, honourably, virtuously Ic wilnode andweorces tó ðam weorce ðe beboden wæs tó wyrcanne, ðæt wæs, ðæt is unfracoðlíce and gerisenlíce mihte steóran and reccan ðone anweald ðe befæst wæs materiam gerendis rebus optavimus, quo ne

be-helan

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Þý lǽs ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. From þǽm uncystum ðe beholen synt ab occultis delictis meis, Ps. Th. 18, II. Add

a-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfortconsoleconsolari

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He mec þurh engel oft afréfreþ he through his angel oft comforteth me, 37 a; Th. 121, 10; Gú. 286. We weorþaþ afréfrede facti sumus sicut consolati, Ps. Th. 125, 1: 118, 52; Andr. Kmbl. 1275; An. 638

Linked entry: a-froefred

bi-fón

(v.)
Grammar
bi-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen.

to comprehend, grasp, seize, take hold of, attach, catch, ensnarecomprehendere, apprehendere, reprehendere, deprehendere, capereto surround, encompass, encircle, envelop, contain, invest, clothe, case, receive, conceivecircumdare, amplecti, capere, cingeretegere, operire, accipere, concipere

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to comprehend, grasp, seize, take hold of, attach, catch, ensnare; comprehendere, apprehendere, reprehendere, deprehendere, capere Folm mec mæg bifón the hand may grasp me, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 6; Rä. 41, 52. to surround, encompass, encircle, envelop

þríst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
þríst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To become boldto darepresume

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MS.) admonendi sunt, ne contra eos audaciores fiant, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 5. Be ðære árfæstan Godes cennestran mildheortnysse þrýstlǽcende, ic me of ðære stówe ástyrede, ðe ic ðis gebæd, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 457

wearg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-treów, es; n.

The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross

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Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte hongen o waritreo, A. R. 122, 8. Let heom don adun of þe waritreo, Misc. 51, 491

Linked entries: treów wearg-ród

a-ceósung

(n.)
Grammar
a-ceósung, [MS. aceócung], e; f.

A considerationruminatio

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A consideration; ruminatio, Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

Linked entry: a-ceócung

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Gif gé habbaþ geleúfan and ne twýniaþ (tweóniaþ, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 21. Hwí twýnedest (tweónedest, MS. A.) ðú quare dubitasti?, 14, 31.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

gebed-rǽden

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Ge*-*munað on eówre gebedrǽdenne remember me in your prayers, 332, 13. Ðæt hié on heora gebeddrédenne hæbben, C. D. v. 333, 9.

Linked entry: béd-rǽden

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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.: þona, Lind. inde ) eode, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 21. Þanon h-e com on Iudéisce endas inde exsurgens uenit in fines Iudaeae, Mk. Skt. 10, 1. Hé wand up þanon, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Hé fór þanun (þanon, MS. A.: ðonan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 11, 1.

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Fox 7, 47; Met. 7, 24 = swá ðæt mennisce mód biþ áweged of his stede, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17: and Gif heora módsefa meahte weorþan staþolfæst gereaht, 11, 195; Met. 11, 98 = gif heora mód wǽre gestaþelod. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 40.]

ceawl

(n.)
Grammar
ceawl, ceaul

a basketcophinus

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a basket; cophinus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 14, 20: Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 43

ceol

(n.)

a basketsporta

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a basket; sporta, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 37: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 20

eów

(int.)
Grammar
eów, interj.

Wo! alas! væ! heu! — Eów me!heu mihi!

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— Eów me! heu mihi! Ps. Spl. T. 119, 5

Linked entry: euwá

ge-léfan

(v.)

to allowpermit

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to allow, permit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 10 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 16

yfel-sacian

(v.)
Grammar
yfel-sacian, p. ode
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To calumniate Ðe læs hé yfelsacode wið God, Blickl. Homl. 189, 24

Linked entry: eoful-sæc

efen-þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þeówen, e; f.
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A female fellow-servant Ætfæste hé míne efenþeówene, Hml. A. 203, 256

Linked entry: þeówen

cúþ-lic

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Hé cýð gecýðnysse swíþe cúðlice be , Nap. 77. (Cf. cúþ; II.) Add

be-dyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyppan, p. -dypte, pl. -dypton; pp. -dypped ; v. trans.

To dipimmersemergereintingeretingere

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To dip, immerse; mergere, intingere, tingere Se ðe bedypþ on disce mid me his hand qui intingit mecum manum in paropside, Mt. Bos. 26, 23. Se ðe ic rǽce bedyppedne hláf is cui ego intinctum panem porrexero, Jn. Bos. 13, 26.

Linked entries: be-dipped be-dípan

ge-lícian

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

to pleasedelightplacereacquiesceredelectareit pleasesplacet

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On ðé ic gelícode in te complacui, Mk. Bos. 1, 11. impers. it pleases; placet Me gelícaþ placet mihi, Ælfc. Gr. 3, 3; Som. 37. 17