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ǽ-melle

(adj.)
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ǽ-melle, adj.

Insipid

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Insipid Insipidun, quod saporem non habet, hoc est unmeagle sive ǽmelle, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 37

Linked entry: -melle

gyfen

(n.)
Grammar
gyfen, es; n.

Ocean

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Ocean Ne on gyfenes grund not in ocean's bed [ground], Beo. Th. 2792, note; B. 1394

gearo-wita

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Orþanclic wíse and ná gearawite (gearewyta, v.l.) argumentum non apparentium, Gr. D. 269, 14

ofer-gitolness

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Nales in ende ofergetelnes bið þearfena non in finem oblivio erit pauperum, Ps. Vos. 9, 19. Add

spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Ne spildic ł ne losade non perdidi, Lind. 18, 9. Eal ðæt God spilde God destroyed it all, Cd. Th. 154, 22; Gen. 2559. Sumne man tó Lundene lǽdde, and ðǽr spilde, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 9. Ðætte ne ic losige ł ic ne spillo ut non perdam, Jn. Skt.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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Ðæt hé ne háding ne háleging ne dó not to ordain nor consecrate, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 4

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Add: to abstain from, not to use, go without, not to take Hé cuæð ðæt hit wǽre good ðæt mon foreóde flǽsc and wín bonum est non manducare carnem neque bibere uinum, Past. 319, 4. Hé eft ett þæt hé ǽr mid forhefednysse foreóde, Hml. Th. i. 180, 9.

Linked entry: for-gangan

ge-arnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-arnung, e; f. [earnung an earning]

Meritrewardmĕrĭtum

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Merit, reward; mĕrĭtum Nǽnig efenlíc ðam, ǽr ne siððan, in worlde gewearþ, wífes gearnung no woman's reward in the world was equal to that, before nor after, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 23; Cri. 40

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [for-, specan, sprecan to speak]

To speak in vainspeak negativelydenyfrustra dīcĕrenĕgāre

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Ne sý forspecen ne forswígod let it not be denied nor concealed, L. Ath. v. § 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 15

un-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-berende, adj.

not bearingbarrensterileunbearable

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not bearing, barren, sterile Elizabeth wæs unberende (-berend, Lind. sterilis ), Lk. Skt. 1, 7. Unbeorendu ( sterilis ) cende monige, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 17. Ne biþ mid eów nán þing unberendes ne on mannum ne on nytenum, Deut. 7, 14.

of-þrycness

(n.)
Grammar
of-þrycness, e; f.

Oppression, repression

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Seó Súþ-Seaxna mǽgþ for ðære grimman feónda ofþrycnesse ágenne biscop habban ne mihte the people of Sussex on account of the cruel oppression of their foes could not have a bishop of their own, Bd. 4, 13 tit.; S. 581, 38

a-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-týnan, p. -týnde; pp. -týned, -týnd ; v. a.

to shut outexcludeexcludereto un-shutopenaperire

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[a away, out ; týnan to inclose, shun] to shut out, exclude; excludere Ne beóþ út fram ðe atýnde ut non excludantur, Ps. Th. 67, 27. [a = on, un un, týnan] to un-shut, open; aperire Ná ic atýnde múþ mínne non aperui os meum, Ps. Spl. 38, 13.

Linked entry: æ-týnan

druncen-georn

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Ne sceal mon beón druncengeorn ne oferǽte ( non vinolentus, non multum edax ), R. Ben. 17, 15. Nǽfre druncengeorne ( ebriosi ) nágon Godes ríce, Hml. A. 145, 39. Besceáwigen ðá druncengeornan ꝥ hí synt micele mǽttran ðonne nýtenu, 26.

bergan

(v.)

to tastegustare

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to taste; gustare Ða ðe ne bersaþ deáþ qui non gustabunt mortem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 28

Linked entries: birgan berian

for-gitelnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gitelnes, -ness, e; f.

Forgetfulnessa forgettingoblīvio

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Forgetfulness, a forgetting; oblīvio Ne forgitelnes byþ ðæs þearfan non oblīvio ĕrit paupĕris, Ps. Lamb. 9, 19

ge-andswarian

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

To answerrespondēre

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To answer; respondēre Ðá ne geandswarode he hyre qui non respondit ei verbum, Mt. Bos. 15, 23

niht-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
niht-egesa, an; m.

Terror by night

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Terror by night Ne ðú ðé nihtegsan ondrǽdest non timebis a timore nocturno, Ps. Th. 90, 5

un-álífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-álífedlíce, adv.

Unlawfully

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Unlawfully Ne sceal mon unálýfedlíce gelustfullian non concupiscere, R. Ben. 16, 19. Unálýfedlíce illicite, Dial. 2, 2

ge-þrýþfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrýþfullian, p. ode
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To exalt, elevate Ná geþrýdfullud synd eágan míne non elati suat oculi mei, Ps. Rdr. 130, 1

Linked entry: -þrýþfullian

hlúd-clipol

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Hé ná beó hlútclipol on stefne non sit clamostis in voice, R. Ben. I. 35, II. Add