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hwirfan

(v.)
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Hié heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wiþ Bryttas, Bd. I. 15 ; Sch. 40, 8

mǽg-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-lufu, an; f.

Love

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Love Heó sagaþ ðæt heó mǽglufan mínre ne gýme she (Juliana) says that she cares not for my (Heliseus', who wished to marry Juliana) love, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 31; Jul. 70

on-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
on-slápan, p. -slép

To sleep, fall asleep

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To sleep, fall asleep Heó hwón onslép, forðon ðe heó wæs on ðære sǽ swíðe geswenced, Shrn. 60, 17. Andreas ásette his heáfod ofer ǽnne his discipula and hé onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13

Linked entry: on-slǽpan

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Ne gerísaþ heom príta, ne micele ofermétta, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. Heora eáþmétto ne mihton náuht forstandan, ne húru heora ofermétta, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 1.

sundor-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-weorþung, e; f.
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Heó (St. Michael's church) nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, ac on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Sundorweorðunge prerogativam, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: synder-weorðtmynt

weorold-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wísdóm, es; m.
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Secular knowledge, science, learning Ða dohtor befæste se fæder tó láre, ðæt heó on woruldwýsdóme wǽre getogen æfter Grécisre úðwýtegunge and Lǽdenre getingnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 20.

efen-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-weorþ, <b>efen-weorþ,</b> -wirþe; adj.
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Hé ꝥ bysceopsetl efenwyrðum (efenwyrðe, v. l.) dǽdum his hádes heóld episcopalem cathedram condignis gradu actibus seruat, 5, 12; Sch. 632, 3

be-ceápian

(v.)

to sell ⬩ to buy ⬩ purchase

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Hí mid heora feore þæt heofenlice ríce beceápodon, 476, 15. Ne beceápige hé mid his sáwle ðæs líchaman gesundfulnysse, 474, 26. Hæfde Zacheus beceápod heofonan ríce mid healfum dǽle his ǽhta, 582, 7

innian

(v.)
Grammar
innian, p. ode

To get within ⬩ put in ⬩ bring in ⬩ put up ⬩ lodge

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Ðá hí ðider cómon ðá woldon hí innian hí ðær heom sylfan gelícode when they came thither then they wanted to put themselves up, where it pleased themselves, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177. 35

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.
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Tó smeágenne wið his witan hwet heom eallum rǽdlícost þúhte, Chr. 1006; Erl. 141, 4

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen

To shove ⬩ push ⬩ thrust ⬩ trudere ⬩ praecipitare ⬩ to shove ⬩ push ⬩ try to move something ⬩ to shove ⬩ thrust ⬩ cause to move with violence ⬩ to thrust into prison, out of a place, etc. ⬩ to shove ⬩ push ⬩ cause to move ⬩ to push a person's cause ⬩ advance ⬩ forward ⬩ to urge ⬩ prompt a thought or action ⬩ to push on or forward ⬩ to move

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Hý (Adam and Eve) scofene wurdon on gewinworuld, 153, 20; Gú. 828. to shove, push, cause to move (without notion of violence) Hí scufon út heora scipu and gewendon heom begeondan sǽ, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 15: Beo.

neáh-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-tíd, e; f.

A time close at hand

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A time close at hand Ðæt heó tó ðon ðider com ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáhtíde hire geleórnesse quod ipsa ei tempus suae transmigrationis in proximum nunciare venisset, Bd. 4. 9; S. 577, 33

west-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
west-rodor, es; m.
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The western heavens Fram upgange sunnan óð ðæt heó wende on westrodur a solis ortu usque ad occasum Ps. Th. 112, 3. Heó gewíteþ on westrodur, 106, 3. Westrodor, Exon. Th. 350, 24; Sch. 68

myrten

(adj.)
Grammar
myrten, adj.

That has died by disease

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Grécas myrten flǽsc nǽnigum men ne lýfaþ ac ða hýda ðæra myrtenra neáta hý heom dóþ tó scón Graeci carnem morticinam nulli permittunt, de pellibus tamen morticinorum animalium calceamenta sibi faciunt, Th. ii. 166, 29-31

smeálíce

(adv.)
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Add Hé heom getǽhte swýðe smealíce (subtiliter) on gehwilcum stówum hwæt hí þǽr timbrian sceoldon, Gr. D. 148, 18.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. ⬩ of the movement of water ⬩ trans. ⬩ of other movement ⬩ literal ⬩ metaph. ⬩ of action ⬩ of thought, ⬩ trans. To turn over in the mind ⬩ to revolve, consider ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ intrans. ⬩ to turn over, deal with

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Wé witon ðæt iunge clericas ðás þing ne cunnon, þeáh ða scolieras ðisra þinga gýmon and gelómlíce heom betwux wealcun, Anglia viii. 335, 44. Hí nellaþ on heora móde wealcan ðæs Hǽlendes beboda, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 53.

Linked entry: wealcian

fercung

(n.)
Grammar
fercung, e; f.

Provisions ⬩ food

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Provisions, food Heó nolde his sanda brúcan . . .: ac heó hæfde gebróht on hire þínene fǽtelse hire fercunge non potero manducare ex his quae mihi praecipis tribui . . .; ex his autem quae mihi detuli manducabo, Hml. A. 110, 272

Linked entry: fercian

ge-brosnung

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L. 15, 10. in a moral sense Heó bútan gebrosnunga wæs geeácnod, and on þǽm cnihtge-beorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode, Bl. H. 3, 17

un-gewitt

Grammar
un-gewitt, <b>. I.</b>
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Heó út eóde mid swá hálum and gesundum andgyte, swylce heó nǽfre ǽnig ungewit oððe unhǽle hire heáfodes næfde ita sanato sensu egressa est, ac si eam numquam insania capitis ulla tenuisset, Gr. D. 176, 25. Add

Linked entry: un-gewitness

mægen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-leás, adj.

Without strength ⬩ powerless ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Seó sáwul, gif heó næfþ ða hálgan láre, heó biþ ðonne weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33. Icel. megin-lauss.]