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ge-bétan

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gebétte balaníða hord mid eáðméde higeþance, Ps. C. 151. Gif hwæt gesyngodon . . . ꝥ hit eft mid hreówsunge gebéton, Bt. 41, 3 ; F. 248, 14. Hyra unlustas sceolan gebétan sylfwylles on þyssum lífe, Hml.

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 onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13

Linked entry: on-slǽpan

hnígan

to bendto bend

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Ásitte þonne úplang, hníge þonne forð, Lch. iii. 2, 12. to bend in reverence, make obeisance: Heó hnáh ádúne tó Sebastianes fótum, Hml. S. 5, 92. Tó ðám æðelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240.

ord

Grammar
ord, <b>I a.</b>
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Add bið heora deáðes ord eorum mortis auctor fit, Chrd. 92, 23

æðel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-cund, adj.

Of noble kind or originnoblenobilis originis

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Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 18; . 1

eáster-niht

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-niht, e; f.

Easter-nightnox paschālis

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Easter-night; nox paschālis In ðære eáster-niht in the easter-night, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 10; . 15

streng-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
streng-líc, adj.
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Strong, flrm him strenglícran stól geworhte, heáhran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 18, 14; Gen. 273. Cf. strang-líc

un-sýferlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýferlíc, adj.

Impureuncleanly

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Impure, uncleanly Sume synna beóþ swíþe unsýferlíce, ðæt se man wandaþ ðæt ǽfre ásecgge, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17

tintregung

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hét his cwelleras swíðor wítnian þone hálgan wer, ac áteórodon on þǽre tintregunge, Hml. S. 37, 126. Add

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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his gebróðru ne geunrótsige, R. Ben. 54, 13, 14. líðelíce ólehte ðá ðá geunrótsod hæfde tristem blanditiis delinivit, Past. 415, 30. Sárnys ðé hrepode, and ðú eart geunrótsod ( conturbatus es ), Hml.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

níþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

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Grievous destruction generede from níþ-cwale, and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Exon. Th. 77, 18; Cri. 1258

fleardian

(v.)
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Ábroðene and fleardigende folgiað fracedum lífe hos solutos atque oberrantes sola turpis uita complectit, Chrd. 77, 36. Add

here-láf

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Se cynincg féng tó friðe wið . . . cyrde ðá hámwerd mid his hereláfe, Hml. S. 25, 592. Add

eft-gecígan

(v.)
Grammar
eft-gecígan, eft-gecígean

To recall, call back re-vocāre

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To recall, call back; re-vocāre Sende he ðone biscop to sóþfæstnysse geleáfan eft-gecígean he sent the bishop to call them again to the belief of the truth, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 10

éþnes

(n.)
Grammar
éþnes, -ness, e; f.

Easiness, facility, favour facĭlĭtas

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Easiness, facility, favour; facĭlĭtas He gemunde ðara éþnessa and ðara ealdrihta ðe under ðám Cáserum hæfdon he remembered the favours and the ancient rights which they had under the Cæsars, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 16

Linked entries: eád-nes eáþnes

wræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wræclíce, adv.

abroadto foreign partsstrangelywonderfully

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abroad, to foreign parts férde wræclíce (peregre) on feorlen ríce, Lk. Skt. 15, 13. strangely, wonderfully Wræclíce mirabiliter, Ps. Th. 75, 4. Gemunaþ mænig wundor worhte wræclíce, 104, 5 : 105, 7: 148, 5

scippend

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Add: a creator Nú cwǽdon gedwolmen þæt deófol gesceópe sume gesceafta, ac leógað; ne mæg náne gesceafta gescyppan for ðan ðe nis ná scyppend, Hml. Th. i. 16, 21. v. frum-, ge-scippend

sweord

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Míne witan habbað ætre[ht] Ecgferðe ealle his áre þurh ꝥ swyrd þe him on hype hangode ðá ádranc, Cht. Th. 208, 22.

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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' Hml.

sáwan

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H. 133, 33