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on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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Ðonne máge wé ðurh Godes fultum ástígan ðone sticolan weg, ðe ús gelǽt tó ðam écan lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 23-35. Se weg is rúm and forðheald, ðe tó deáðe lǽt; se is neara and sticol, ðe tó lífe lǽt, R. Ben. 5, 21: Shrn. 12, 19.

Linked entry: sticel

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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Ðonne onginþ hé tó murcnienne, and þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum. Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

á-cwician

(v.)
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D. 90, 7. to come to life Ealle deáde menn mannes bearnes stefne gehýrað, and hí ealle ácuciað, Hml. S. 23, 385. On niht hé forþférde, ac on dagunge hé eft ácwicode, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 13. trans. To make lively; vivificare, Ps. Th. 118, 159

deóre

Grammar
deóre, diére, dýre.
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Ic bidde þé þæt ðú lǽte húru ðé ðín líf þonne ðíne sceós I pray thee at any rate set thy life higher than thy shoes, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 18. Ðá fatu sint fægran and diérran þonne ǽnegu óþru, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 5 : Bt. 14, 2 ; S. 32, 16.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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Ðá geseah hé dæs sácerdes mód byrnan and æfæstigian wiþ his lífe, Gr. D. 119, 6. Similar entries v. ge-aelig;f(e)stigian

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Ðara ðe lífes gást fæðmum þeahte of those who covered in their breasts the spirit of life, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 28; Gen. 1282.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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Ic ne mæg leng helan be ðam lífes treó I cannot longer conceal concerning the tree of life, Elen. Kmbl. 1408; El. 706

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Lytel is se fyrst ðyses lífes and lyðre is few and evil are the days of this life, Wulfst. 109, 2. Hú lǽne and hú lyðre ðis líf is on tó getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Nis mé nán þing ꝥ mé on mínum lífe getímode, Hml. S. 37, 107. Þeáh ús ungelimp on ǽhtum getíme (-tímie, -tímige, v. ll. ), 13, 287.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere to have and to give during life and at death, Chart. Th. 208, 3.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

bile-witness

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Wǽron hí wundriende þá bilehwitnesse (bylwyt-, bilwit-, bylywyt-, v. ll.) þæs lífes, 1, 26; Sch. 57, 16. Ðǽre culfran biliwitnesse (bil-, v. l.) ... ðǽre nǽdran wærscipe, Past. 237, 22.

eádig-ness

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Ne onsace ic náuht ꝥ þá gesǽlþa and þeó eádignes sié þæt héhste gód þises andweardan lífes quibus omnibus solam beatitudinem desiderare liquet ... Sed summum bonum beatitudinem esse definivimus, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 9-15: 34, 6; F. 142, 7.

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Cf. fandian Sé ðe ús oferdrencð mid ðæs écan lífes liðe, hé gefandode geallan biternesse ðá hine ðyrstte aeterna nos dulcedine inebrians in siti sua fellis amaritudinem accepit, Past. 261, 15.

sweltan

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.), be no longer conscious or under the action of something Hí beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes and ne magon sweltan þæs écan wítes deáðes, Gr. D. 264, 11

ge-myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Wæs heó þearle gemyndig, hú heó ðone atolan eáðost mihte ealdre benǽman she was very mindful how she might easiest deprive the fell one of life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74: Ps. Th. 73, 21: 82, 4.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, þridian; p. ode.

to deliberatetake thoughtto deliberatehesitate

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Ne þreodode hé fore þrymme ðeódcyninges ǽniges on eorðan, ac him éce geceás líf he did not hesitate before the glory of any king on earth, but (at once) chose life eternal, Apstls. Kmbl. 35; Ap. 18

fracoþ

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., þeáh hé ǽlc unriht dreóge on his lífe, Wlfst. 34, 6. Gif preóst mid fúlum dǽdum hine fracodne gedéð, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 22. ꝥ fracode wíf ( Jezebel ), Hml. S. 18, 160.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
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On ðisum wræcfullum lífe wé sceolon ðá ungeðwǽran gesibbian, Hml.

hǽmed-þing

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Add: with no sense of criminality Þes bisceop sǽde... ꝥ hé nǽfre on his lífe ne cóme neáh wífe þurh hǽmedþing, ac heóld his clǽnnysse, Hml. S. 3, 204.