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norþe-weard

(adj.)
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norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Northward, north Norþeweard, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre the northern part of Norway, where it was narrowest, might be three miles broad to the mountains, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 31.

Linked entry: norþ-weard

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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Ne mihte ic of þan kinge habben scipinge; ich spende mine ahte þa wile þa heo ilaste, Laym. 13656.] state, condition, dignity, office Hæbbe ic mínes cynescipes gerihta swá mín fæder hæfde, and míne þegnas hæbben heora scipe (cf. se déma ðe óðrum wóh

sicetung

(n.)
Grammar
sicetung, sicettung, siccetung, siccettung, e; f.
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Hé angsumlíce siccetunga teáh swá ðæt hé ear*-*foþlíce orðian mihte he drew his breath painfully and heavily, so that he could hardly breathe, Homl. Th. i. 86, 8.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
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God smeáde hú hé mihte his and ealles mancynnes gemiltsian, Hml. Th. i. 18, 35. the object a thing, to pardon, be lenient to sin Ðú gemildsast synne mínre pro-pitiaberis peccato meo, Ps.

or-sorg

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</b> with gen. of that which might cause anxiety :-- Gif hé gebicgan mihte . .. ꝥ Ðæt hié swá micle ryhtlecor ðá hefonlican bebodo healden swá hié orsorgran bióð ðisses middangeardes ymbhogena ut praeceptis coelestibus eo rectius serviant, quo eos

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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Hé nǽfre ne mihte of his reste árísan ꝥ hé upp ásǽte. Gr.

sceanca

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Hí tyrndon mid bodege gebígedum sceancum, and heora fótwylmas áwendan ne mihton, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 20

nemnan

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nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Gíf þú swá gewlǽtne mon métst . . . ne miht ðú hine ná mid rihte nemnan man, ac neát (hominem aestimare non possis), Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 13. add: to mention a subject (person or thing) Þonne ðú gehýrst nemnan þone Fæder, þonne understenst ðú þæt hé hæfð

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Ðú miht æt Gode ábiddan ðæt ðú wilt wið ðæs drýg onginne, Blickl. Homl. 187, 19. Onginnum incoeptis, Hpt. Gl. 515, 15. action, proceeding Gesticulatio angin jocus ł actus, 473, 61. Wrætlíc þúhte stánes ongin ( the stone spoke ), Andr.

bor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bor-líce, adv.

Eminentlyexcellentlywell

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Wolde ic ꝥ þá æþelan clericas ásceócon fram heora andgites orðance ǽlce sleacnysse, ꝥ hig þe borlícor mihton gecýðan þǽra epactena gesceád, 315, 5

riht-ryne

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Ne mihton hí þone streám of his rihtryne ábýgan fluvius a proprio alveo deflecti non potuit, Gr. D. 192, 23. Hé sǽde ꝥ Pad seó eá wǽre of hire rihtryne on þǽre cyrican yrðland úp yrnende . . .

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

an actionsuitcause

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Se cyng sealde his lande swá deóre tó mále swá heó deórost mihte made as hard terms as ever he could, 1086; Erl. 220, 8

drencan

(v.)
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Th. 106, 17. of water, to drown Hí ne mihte fýr bærnan ne wæter dræncean, Shrn. 66, 17. intrans. To sink in water, drown Þú Petre ðǽm drencende hond girahtest Petro mergenti manum porrexisti, Rtl. 101, 42

for-ildan

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Ꝥ hé ǽnig þára góda forylde þe hé þý dæge gedón mihte, Bl. H. 213, 24. dat.

Linked entry: for-yldan

ná-hwæþer

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Hé wæs mid þám sáre geswenced þæt hé náðer þára ne gesittan ne standan mihte ( ut sedere out stare nequivisset ), Guth. 153. 14

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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supposition, doubtful thought, doubt Se Godes man ne sceolde be ðan morgendæge þencean, ðý læs ðæt wǽre, ðæt hé þurh ðæt ǽnig ðara góda forylde, ðe hé ðonne ðý dæge gedón mihte, and (þurh) ða wéninge hweðer hé eft ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste the man

bed-reda

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Hé læg bæddryda sume nigon geár and of þám bedde ne mihte, búton hine man bǽre, 21, 339. Beddryda, 24, 84. Gemétte hé ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama.

deópnes

(n.)
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deópnes, diópnes,deóp-ness, deóp-nys, deóp-nyss,deóp-niss,e ; f.

DEEPNESS, depth, an abyss prŏfundum, altitūdo, ăbyssus = άβυσσos, vŏrāgo

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Ǽnig ne wát ða deópnesse Drihtnes mihta no one knows the depth of the Lord's might, Hy. 3, 33; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 33. Is neowelnes oððe deópnes swá swá scrúd oððe hrægl gegyrlu oððe wǽfels his est abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus, Ps.

Linked entry: diópnys

for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEARabstainrefrainrestrainbear withenduresufferabstĭnēresustĭnērecomprĭmĕrereprĭmĕretŏlĕrārepătiferre

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To FORBEAR, abstain, refrain, restrain, bear with, endure, suffer; abstĭnēre, sustĭnēre, comprĭmĕre, reprĭmĕre, tŏlĕrāre, păti, ferre Ðæt he ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte that he might not restrain the fervour of his breast. Beo.

huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntaþ, huntoþ, es; m.

Huntinggamevenatio

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Bring mé of ðínum huntoþe. affer mihi de venatione tua, 27,7; Homl. Th. ii. 576, 34 Huntaþ dón gestreón getácnaþ to hunt betokens gain Lchdm. iii. 212, 2.