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glæs-fæt

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hóf upp glæsene leóhtfatu . . . þá feóll án of his handum, ꝥ hit wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 49, 18

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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Sume wyrcaþ heora wógerum drencas, ðæt tó wífe habbon; ac ðyllíce sceandas sceolan síðian tó helle, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 159

Linked entry: sceond

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Heó onfunden wæs men were aware of her presence, Beo. Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4

rówan

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Cómon tó sǽ and þǽr gemétton scip standan, and on ꝥ eódon and mid him reówan ( they went on board and sailed in it ), Hml. S. 30, 165. Sume scypmen reówan on þǽre tyreniscan sǽ, Hml. S. 31, 1135.

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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ðam deófle wærlícast magan wiðstandan, Wulfst. 80, 3. in a way that guards against an ill result, safely Námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt sumne dǽl heora londes wurðes æthæfdon they came to the conclusion, that it would be safer

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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H. 41, 23. Þan hýréde tó áre and hire sáwle to reste, Cht. Th. 203, 31. Gif næfð ðá áre ðe on beón mæge si hunc manus misericordiae non commendat, Past. 137, 6. Bidde him Godes áre veniam a Deo petat, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 35 : Bl. H. 107, 21.

ge-þencan

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L. 11, 53: 12, 10. to think a thought Secge mé, gif god sý, hwæt hér sí geþóht oþþe gecweden oþþe gedón, Bl. H. 179, 34. Þonne déþ ꝥ geþóht hafaþ, þonne gecýþe ic ꝥ ic wát ǽr hwæt þenceþ, 181, 9. <b>II a.

ge-háwian

(v.)
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Add: to notice, observe an object Ǽlc man ðára þe æágan heft ǽrest háwað þæs ðe geseón wolde oð ðone first þe hyt geháwað Þonne hyt geháwad heaft, ðonne gesyhð hit, Solil. H. 27, 7. Þæt ic þé geháwian mæge ut aspiciam te, 11, 18.

potian

(v.)
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Ða deóflu potedon and þoddetton ða earman sáwle and héton út faran raðe of ðam líchaman swíðe heardlíce, Wulfst. 235, 15

á-bifian

(v.)
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Ðæt hús ábifode ( contremuit ), Gr. D. 182, 21. Ðonne his síðfæt gemunde, ðonne áblácode eall and ábifode, Shrn. 52, 2. Ðæt forscildgode wíf eallum limum ábifode, Ap. Th. 26, 17. Add

Linked entry: á-beofian

emetig

(adj.)
Grammar
emetig, adj.

Empty, vacant văcuus, văcans

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Empty, vacant; văcuus, văcans He geméteþ hit [hús] emetig invēnit eam [dŏmum] văcantem. Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 44

ge-sundfullian

(v.)
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Mislimp gesundfullige tearte casus secundet asperos, Hy. S. 16, 5. Gesundfullod hiht secunda spes, 28, 5. Add: —

leás-ferhþness

(n.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþness, e; f.

Inconstancyfalsenessfolly

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Inconstancy, falseness, folly micel leóhtmódnes and leásferþnes quanta mentis levitas, Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 10

písian

(v.)
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to weigh Geþænce ǽlc man swíðe man pinsaþ (pysæþ, MS. H.) ða sáwle, Wulfst. 239, 26. (?)

bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8

in-timbrian

(v.)
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Trymede mid his láre and mid his manunge heora heortan intimbrede, Guth. 64, 19. Add

wuldor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-líc, adj.

gloriousorthodoxus

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wuldorlíc (admirabile) ðín nama ys, Ps. Th. 8, 9 : Ps. Spl. 8, 1. wítgode be ðære wuldorlícan ácennednesse Cristes, Ps. Th. 8, arg. Be his ðære wuldorlícan ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 117, 3. Þurh wuldorlícne martyrdóm, Shrn. 30, 32.

scilling

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Se Godes wer þá sealde þám biddere and cwæð ꝥ ágeáfe his maniendum þá .xii. and þone ǽnne hǽfde himhis ágenre nytte (In the story as told in Hml.

fyrst

Grammar
fyrst, adj.

first, foremost in positionforemost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence

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Exod. 399' substitute: first, foremost in position wæs mid þǽm fyrstum mannum on þǽm lande he was among the first men in the country, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 13. foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence se láreów sceal beón on his weorcum

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Ne meahte æt his hige findan þæt Gode wolde þeówian Gen. 266. uneáðe mihte on his móde findan ꝥ swá leófne freónd fram him lǽtan sceolde, Hml.