ofer-fylgan
To pursue, persecute, attack
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Ðonne ða iersigendan menn óðrum monnum oferfylgeaþ tó ðon suíðe ðæt hit mon forberan ne mæg cum ita iracundi alios impetunt, ut declinari non possint, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 10.
a-fýran
To castrate ⬩ castrare
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Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1
Linked entries: afýrida be-lisnian
aldor-wísa
A chief ruler ⬩ chief ⬩ principalis dux ⬩ princeps
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A chief ruler, chief; principalis dux, princeps Æðelinga aldor-wísa the chief ruler of men, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 9; Gen. 1237
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bædling
A delicate fellow ⬩ tenderling ⬩ one who lies much in bed ⬩ homo delicatus
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A delicate fellow, tenderling, one who lies much in bed; homo delicatus Bædlingas effeminate men; μaλaκoí, Cot. 71: 1 Cot. 6, 9
Linked entry: bedling
Cantwara mægþ
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The county of Kent, men of Kent; Cantianorum provincia On Cantwara mægþe in the county of Kent, Bd. pref; S. 471, 26
carl-man
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A male, man; masculus, homo Ðá námen hí carlmen and wimmen then took they men and women, Chr. 1137; Ing. 366, 7
dol-scipe
Foolishness, folly, error ⬩ stultĭtia, error
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Foolishness, folly, error ; stultĭtia, error Giongra monna dolscipe hí ofslihþ the folly of young men kills them, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS
eorl-werod
A band of men, warrior band ⬩ vĭrōrum turma
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A band of men, warrior band; vĭrōrum turma Ðǽr ðæt eorlwerod sæt the warrior band sat there, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2893
here-mæcg
A man of war ⬩ warrior ⬩ man
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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483
mis-gemynd
Evil memory or memorial
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Evil memory or memorial Ýweþ him earmra manna misgemynda shews him the evil memories of wretched men, Salm. Kmbl. 987; Sal. 495
níten-líc
Animal ⬩ after the manner of a brute
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MS.) men O! terrena animalia, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 35
un-gesínelíc
Invisible
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Flǽsclíce men ða ungesýnelícan ne magon angytan, Wulfst. 2, 4
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ge-sweostor
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Ealle hálige men beóð his gebróðru and gesweostru, Hml. Th. i. 260, 34.. Add: —
leórend-ness
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Passing away, departure from this world Manige men hí gesomnodon tó swá háligre sáwle leórendnesse of þysum middanearde, Gr. D. 291, 14
teón
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Wrec ðé gemetlíce, and eác swá gebǽr, ðý lǽs ðé men leásunga teó, ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe, Prov. K. 46. Add
firwitgeorn-ness
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Sélre bið men þæt hé swelte, þonne hé his líchoman fyrwetgyrnessum gewenige melius est mori quam fornicari, Verc. Först. 130, 11
wamb-seóc
Diseased in the stomach
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Diseased in the stomach Ða wambseócan men þrowiaþ on ðam bæcþearme and on ðam niþerran hrife. Lchdm. ii. 232, 12: 164, 10
cneów-sib
A race ⬩ generation ⬩ generatio
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A race, generation; generatio Cende cneówsibbe cénra manna he begot a race of brave men Cd. 161; Th. 200, 13; Exod. 356
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CWÁNIAN
To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn ⬩ plorare, deplorare, queri, lugere
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Weras cwánedon the men lamented, Andr. Kmbl. 3071; An. 1538
Linked entry: mód-c-wánig
gilp-georn
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Cf. lof-georn Men beóð ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna and tó manege weorðaþ tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines cupidi, elati, superbi ; men shall be covetous, boasters, proud (2 Tim. 3, 2), Wlfst. 81, 15.