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fór-settan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-settan, p. -sette. pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set beforepropōnĕre

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Hig ne fórsetton God tofóran ansýne heora non propŏsuērunt Deum ante conspectum suum, Ps. Lamb. 53. 5

mis-lǽran

(v.)

to teach wronglyto persuade a person to do what is wrong

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to teach wrongly, to persuade a person to do what is wrong Ðá ongunnon heora mágas behreówsian ðæt hí ǽfre ða martyras mislǽran woldon, Homl. Skt. 5, 119. [Luþer men ðat hine mislerede, Laym. 4311.]

Linked entry: lǽran

un-mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-mǽþ, e; f.

Transgressionwrong

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Ða discipulas wǽron on heora módgeþance swíðlíce áfyrhte and gedréfde, swá hit nǽnig fyren wæs (unmǽþ næs, MS. F. i.e. it was perfectly right that they should be troubled ), Homl. Ass. 162, 234

for-maneg

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Heora formænig foremǽre wearþ, R. Ben. 138, 26: 139, 19. Wénde þæs formonig man ... þæt ..., By. 239. Hí þone Hǽlend wrégdon formanegum yfelum dǽdum, and hé ne wearþ nǽfre náne wyrcende, Nic. 1, 18. Add

for-molsnian

(v.)
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Seó anlícnys tófeól tó heora fótum formolsnod, 2, 374. Add:

ge-ealgian

(v.)
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Hé úres Drihtnes heorde gealgað (ealgað, v.l. ) R. Ben. 122, 2. Ðá stówe þe se fearr geealgode, Hml. Th. i. 502, 33. Þæt hé óþerne mid ǽnigum anginne geealgige (defendere ], R. Ben. 129, 6. Add

heán-líce

(adv.)
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Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft heánlíce mid heardum bendum and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 17. Sume hí man heánlice hættode, Chr. 1036; Th. i. 294, 7, col. 2. Add

Wealh-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-færeld, es; n.

A 'Welsh' expedition a term applied to forces defending the Welsh Marches(?)

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Liberabo monasterium ( Blockley, Worcestershire ) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos Saxonice nominamus Walhfæreld and heora fæsting, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 60, 29

on-sundrian

(v.)

to separate, take apart

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to separate, take apart Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundrad cwæþ none of them said that anything they owned was his separate property, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15 note

ge-tácniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tácniendlíc, -tácnigendlíc; adj.

Bearing a signsignificativetypicalsignĭfĭcātīvus

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Th. ii. 278, 14] lamb wæs geoffrod æt heora Eáster-tíde the typical lamb was offered at their Easter-tide, Homl. Pasc. Lisle 11, 18

hóh-sinu

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-sinu, we; f.

Hough-sinew, ham-string, heel-sinew

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Heora horsa hóhsina ðú ofcirfst equos eorum subnervabis, Jos. 11, 6

Linked entry: seonu

ge-bæcu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæcu, pl. n.

Back partshinder partspostĕriōra

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He slóh heora fýnd on gebæcum percussit inĭmīci suos in postĕriōra, 77, 66

Linked entry: bæce

léfung

(n.)
Grammar
léfung, e; f.

Weakeninglaminglamenessparalysis

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Weakening, laming, lameness, paralysis Ðí læs ðe hí ðás léfunge on heora limum gebrohton lest they should bring this paralysis [want of power to speak, walk and see] upon their limbs, Homl. Th. ii. 486, 18

lyft-helm

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-helm, es; m.

The airatmospherecloud

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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60

miltsiend

(n.)
Grammar
miltsiend, mildsiend, es; m.

One who takes pity

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One who takes pity Ðú nǽre miltsiend ofer heora cild, Blickl. Homl. 249, 6. Mildheort and mildsiend miserator et misericors, Ps. Spl. 102, 8. Mildsiend miserator, Ps. Lamb. 85, 15. Milsend, Rtl. 69, 7: 170, 9

Linked entry: miltsian

þegnung-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel used in the service of the kitchen Ðære kycenan wicþénas ... heora þéningfata clǽne and hále ðam hordere betǽcen; se hordere eft ðære tóweardan wucan wicþénum ða ylcan þéningfata betǽce, R. Ben. 59, 6-12

or-leahtre

(adj.)
Grammar
or-leahtre, adj.

Blameless, faultless

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Ǽghwylc mennisc leahter on ðǽm eádigan Sancte Iohanne cennendum gestilled wæs, and hié on eallum heora lífe orleahtre gestódan, Blickl. Homl. 163, 17

Linked entry: leahtre

gearcung

(n.)
Grammar
gearcung, e; f.

A preparationpreparingpræpărātioappărātus

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A preparation, preparing; præpărātio, appărātus Gearcunge heortan heora gehýrde eáre ðín præpărātiōnem cordis eōrum audīvit auris tua, Ps. Spl. second 9, 20 : 32, 14. Gearcung appărātus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 44; Wrt. Voc. 50, 26

tǽlness

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Heora lár bið eall tó tǽlnesse geþeóded, Verc. Först. 118, 9. Forlǽtan wé tǽlnessa nnd twysprǽcnessa, 94, 3: Ll. Th. ii. 262, 26. Add

wæter-búc

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-búc, es; m.

A pitcher

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Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16