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un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Homl. i. 103, 28.] not ready, not in a fit state for use Ðý læs sió earc sí ungearo tó beranne ut ad portandum arcam nulla mora praepediat, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 11. Ðý læs hine ǽnig wuht gǽlde ungearowes (-ewes, Cott.

for-ligenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligenes, -lignes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātio

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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio Ne wæs acenned of unrihthǽmede ne þurh dyrne forligenysse non de adultĕrio vel fornĭcātiōne nātus fuĕrat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 21.

á-sécan

to seek outsearch forto search throughexplore

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Ðæt seó sáwel dysi forbúge and wísdóm áséce, Hex. 40, 1. to search through, explore Hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásóhte, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2 note

Linked entry: on-sécan

for-hradian

(v.)

hurryto anticipate

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Ðæt hié tó unwærlíce ne onetten, ðý lǽs hié forhradien ðone betestan tíman ne dum bonorum tempus incaute festinando praeveniunt, Past. 281, 21: R. Ben. 61, 13. Hé wénde þæt hí woldon his cynedóm forseón and wolde ðá forhradian, Hml. Th. i. 480, 2.

Linked entry: fore-hradian

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.

An advantage;commodum

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An advantage; commodum Ac geþenc ðæt ðú hym forwyrndest ǽlcra getésa ðá git becgen on líchaman wǽron and ðú hæfdest ǽlc good and he hefde ǽlc yfel ne mót he ðé nú ðý máre dón to getǽsan ðe ðú ðá hym woldest but remember that thou didst refuse him every

Linked entries: ge-tǽsu ge-tése

symblan

(v.)
Grammar
symblan, ede ;and symblian; ode

To feast

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Mid ðý hí lange symbledon cum diutius epulis vacarent, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 30. Utan simblian epulemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 62. Symblendra swég sonus epulantis, Ps. Th. 41, 4

Linked entry: symblian

ge-licgan

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D. iii. 350, 6. to be overcome with fear Mið ðý ðóhte gelegeno (gelegne, R.) woeron dum mente consternatae essent, Lk. L. 24, 4

ge-seccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seccan, = ge-sécean[?]or ge-feccan[?]
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Ides sceal dyrne cræfte hire freónd geseccan gif heó nelle on folce geþeán ðæt hí man beágum gebycge a woman must by secret art get herself a friend if she do not wish publicly to succeed in being bought with rings, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44

þreápung

(n.)
Grammar
þreápung, e; f.

Rebukereproof

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MSS.) oferfylgð suíður ðonne mon ðyrfe correpti mens repente ad odium proruit, si hanc immoderata increpatio, plus quam debuit, affligit, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 14

un-þingod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þingod, adj.

Unatonedunsettled

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Unatoned, unsettled Swá eác se ðe óðrum bismer cwið, oððe déð, ðeáh hé geswíce, and hit nǽfre eft ne dó, ðeáh hit bið gedón, ðæt hé dyde, and unðingad, gif hé hit ne bét neque qui contumelias irrogat, si solummodo tacuerit, satisfecit, Past. 54; Swt.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 48; Swt. 365, 12.

ge-maca

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Wolde gé nú ðæt gé næfden nánne gemacan on ðys gemǽnan middan-gearde habere in communi mundo consortes minime potestis ?, Past. 331, 2.

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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Ðæt hie út geferedon dýre máþmas that they might convey out the precious treasures, 6252; B. 3130. Godes gást wæs geferod ofer wæteru spīrĭtus Dei fĕrēbātur sŭper ăquas, Gen. 1, 2 : Boutr. Scrd. 19, 2 : Nicod. 31; Thw. 18, 10.

portian

(v.)
Grammar
portian, p. ode
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To pound, bray in a mortar Ðeáh ðú portige ðone dysegan on pílan swá mon corn ðéþ mid piilstæfe ne meaht ðú his dysi him from ádrífan si contuderis stultum in pila, quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus, Past. 37, 2

Linked entries: pyrtan ge-portian

sáwlian

(v.)
Grammar
sáwlian, ode

To give up the ghost, expire

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Sóna swá hé ðyder com swá sáwlode ðæt mǽden, 22, 101: Homl. As. 59, 202.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ode
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To remain, continue, live Ic cýðe eów, ðæt ic wylle ðæt Giso bisceop weryge on his lande æt Chyw ælswó hys foregenga ætforen him ǽr dyde sciatis me uelle quod Giso episcopus possideat terram suam apud Chyw sicut fecerunt praedecessores sui, Cod.

án-dagian

(v.)
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt hé wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hé hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and hé swá dyde, and hé gelǽdde ðá tó ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá tó ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add

brýd-hlóp

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-hlóp, -lóp, es; pl. -hlópa; n.
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Sé ðe dyde brýdlópa ( nubtias ), 22, 2

Linked entries: brýd-lóp -hlóp

consul

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Hiene mon tó consule dyde, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 8. Agustus þone consul . . . wearþ ǽlc ofslagen búton þǽm consule ánum, 5, 15; S. 250, 9-11. On þára twégea consula dæge, 3, 6; S. 108, 22: p. 4, 10. Consula béc fastorum libri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 40. Add

deorfan

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II. to be in peril :-- On frecednesse he dyrfð periculo periclitat, Lch. iii. 151, 10, 15. Manega for éhtum durfon multi propter opes periclitauerunt, Scint. 215, 13