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dafenlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
dafenlícnes, -nys, -nyss,e ; f.

A fit time, opportunity opportunitas

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A fit time, opportunity; opportunitas Ðú forsihst on dafenlícnyssum gedréfednysse despicis in opportunitatibus in tribulatione, Ps. Spl. C. second 9, 1

ed-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-wítan, p.-wát , pl. -witon ; pp. -witen

To reproach, blame, upbraid exprobrāre

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To reproach, blame, upbraid; exprobrāre Hosp edwítendre ðé hruron ofer me opprobria exprobrantium tĭbi cecĭdērunt sŭper me, Ps. Spl. 68, 12

untíd-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-weorc, es; n.

Unseasonable workwork done at a wrong time

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Unseasonable work, work done at a wrong time Geswícan untídweorces ( work done on Sunday ), Wulfst. 209, 27. Geswícan untídweorca, 221, 19

a-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fested

To fastjejunare

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To fast; jejunare He afæste to ǽfenes he fasted till evening, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 32 : 3, 27; S. 559, 13

an-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
an-forht, adj.

Fearfultimidtimidus

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Fearful, timid; timidus Ne þearf ðonne ǽnig anforht [MS. unforht] wesan no one then need be fearful, Rood Kmbl. 232; Kr. 117

Linked entry: on-forht

breáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
breáþ, adj.

Brittle

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Brittle Se wyrttruma byð breáþ and tídre þonne hé gedríged byð, and þonne hé tóbrocen byþ hé rýcþ, Lch. i. 260, 7

Linked entry: bríþel

fyrht

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrht, adj.

Timidtĭmĭdus

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Timid; tĭmĭdus On his sóþfæstnesse swylce démeþ on folce fyrhte þearfan in sua justĭtia jūdĭcābit paupĕres hujus pŏpŭli, Ps. Th. 71, 4

þurh-dreógan

(v.)

to carry throughperformpass time

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to carry through, perform, pass time Árísende óþre þurhdreógan surgentes cetera peragant, Anglia xiii. 423, 825. Nihte þurhdreógan noctem peragere, 394, 420

Linked entry: dreógan

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Æfter nóht langre tíde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 10. Ic nóht ðon ǽr ðære ærninge blon, 5, 6; S. 619, 15

andian

(v.)
Grammar
andian, -igan; part. -igende; ic andie, andige, ðú andast, he andaþ, andgaþ, pl. andiaþ; p. ode; pp. od [anda envy]

To envyinvidere

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To envy; invidere Ic andige on ðé invideo tibi, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 58: 26; Som. 29, 3. Andgaþ invidet, Prov. 28

Linked entry: andigende

sige-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
sige-hwíl, e ; f.
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A time of victory, the hour of victory Wedra helm feónd gefylde . . . Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síðes sigehwíl, Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710

morgen-gebedtíd

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gebedtíd, e; f.
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Morning prayer-time; in pl. matins: — Ðá hé þá his morgengebedtída wolde Gode gefyllan cum matutinas laudes Domino impenderet, Guth. Gr. 135, 272

Linked entry: gebed-tíd

big

(prep.)
Grammar
big, prep. dat.

Of, about, concerningde, quoad

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Of, about, concerning; de, quoad Big ðam ðe ic ðé ǽr sægde de qua tibi ante dixi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 35

un-weorclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorclíc, adj.

Unsuitable for work

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Unsuitable for work Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa ... seó feórðe is intempestivum, ðæt ys mid niht oððe unworclíc tíma, Anglia viii. 319, 30

Linked entry: weorc-líc

for-lǽtende

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lǽtende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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To be relaxed or remitted Tiro and Sidone forlétendre bið þonne eów Tyro et Sidone remissius erit quam vobis, Mt. R. ii. 22

Linked entry: -lǽtende

ge-meldian

(v.)
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Ǽne ic God spræcan gehýrde, and þæt treówe ongeat tídum gemeldad semel locutus est Deus, duo haec audivi, Ps. Th. 61, ii. Add

sittan

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Þá þá seó mætetíd cóm and eallinga seó læteste tíd þæs dæges on sæt cum tempus refectionis incumberet atque dies hora tardior excrevisset, 277, 25.

í-síðes

(adv.)
Grammar
í-síðes, adv.

At that timeat oncedirectly

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At that time, at once, directly Man ísíðes sóna ðǽræfter swytelaþ it is immediately thereafter manifested, L. I. P. 24; Th. ii. 338, 11

Linked entry: í-dæges

betogenes

(n.)
Grammar
betogenes, -ness, -niss, e; f.

An accusationaccusatio

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In. 37, titl; Th. i. 124, note 50

ge-sélig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sélig, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Happy; fēlix Gebed dón geséligran tíman getácnaþ to be repeating prayers betokens a happier time, Lchdm. iii. 208, 23. Similar entries v, ge-sǽlig