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and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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An ANSWER ; responsum Andswaru líðe a soft answer, Scint. 77. Grim andswaru a fierce answer, Beo. Th. 5713; B. 2860. Hí aféngon andsware illi acceperunt responsum, Mt. Bos. 2, 12. Andsware bídan wolde would await an answer, Beo.

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

be-limp

(n.)
Grammar
be-limp, es; n.
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On goldes belimpu in auri casus, Scint. III, 3

ge-heán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heán, ge-hín, ge-hýn, ge-hién, ge-hígan (?); pp. ge-heád, ge-hýd, ge-híged.
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Swá micelum swá ǽnig má woruldlices wyrðscypes wyrðnysse byð gehýd ( sublimatur ), Scint. 181, 16. Geuferod, gehýd þurh láréwlicum basincge fretus, i. functus magistri melote An. Ox. 1470

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Knbl. 10, 22: Scint. 90, 2: Blickl. Homl. 21, 36. Se ðe óð ende þurhwunaþ ( sustenuerit ), Mk. Skt. 13, 13. Ná ongynnendum méd ys beháten ac þurhwunigendum ( perseverantibus ) ys geseald, Scint. 91, 3, 1.

andian

(v.)
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Add to be envious; in a good sense, to be zealous, jealous, absolute Sóð lufu ná andað caritas non emulatur, Scint. 75, 7. Angað invidet, Kent. Gl. 1050. Andigen liuescant, An. Ox. 5372. Andigende invidendo, Scint. 75, 19.

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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Tó hwylcum sýn ende forestihtude (predestinati), Scint. 227, 7. Forestihtode, Gr. D. 54, 17: Hml. S. 30, 134. Substitute:

onettan

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onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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Þyder gást rǽdendes ónyt (tendit), Scint. 219, 4. Mænige tó dǽdbóte gehwyrfan ónyttað (contendant), 115, 4. Cyning forð ónette the king pressed on, Hö. 41 : Vald. 2, 10.

cræftiga

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D. 251, 13. v. rím-, scín-, stán-, tungol-cræftiga

wiþer-rǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽdness, e; f.

Contrarietyoppositionhostilityill-willunfavourablenessdisadvantageoppositeness of nature

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fýrhýses hlýwing[e] winterlíces cyles and ungetemprunge wiþerrǽdnes sí gelýht caumene refugio hybernalis algoris et intemperei adversitas leuigetur, Anglia xiii. 397, 462. oppositeness of nature, v. wiþer-rǽde, On wiþerǽdnysse went in contrarium uertit, Scint

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ge-brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brosnian, p. ode; pp. od
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H. 113, 26. in a moral sense Þ énas þá on nánre flǽscbesmitennyse beóð gebrosnude ministros qui in nullo carnis contagio corrumpantur, Scint. 69, 11. v. un-ge*-*brosnod

stræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stræclíce, adv.
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violently, forcibly Swá swá deáð streclíce ásyndraþ sáwle fram lícham*-*an ealswá lufu Godes streclíce ásyndraþ mann fram middaneardenre lufe sicut mors uiolenter separat animam a corpore, ita dilectio Dei uiolenter segregat hominem a mundano amore, Scint

ge-dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirfan, pp. ed.
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Betere ys þæt for manegra hǽlþe án beó genyþerud, þænne þurh ánes leáfe manega beóð gedyrfede ( periclitentur ), Scint. 115, 20. Scypu beóð gedyrfed (per[i] clitautur) on wídsǽ, Archiv cxx. 297, 19

ge-fremming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fremming, e ; f.
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Þæt hé ne geortrúwige on bénum gefremmincge ut non desperet precious effectum, Scint. 33, 9. <b>II a.</b> accomplishment, fulfilment of a dream :-- Swefen næfð gefremincge, Lch. iii. 184, 15. Gefremminge, 186, 4. Gefrem-inge, 12

út-ácumen

(adj.)
Grammar
út-ácumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Strangeralienforeign

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Eallum and mágum and útácymenum omnibus et propinquis et extraneis, Scint. 3, 14. Útácymene and ǽlþeódige aduenas et peregrinos, 137, 16. Útácymene peregrinos, Lev. 23, 22. Wræccan ł útácumenan aduenas, Ps. Lamb. 145, 9

á-seóþan

to clear from impurityto clear impurity from somethingto tryexamine

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Ox. 4, 5. to clear impurity from something Leahtras áséð ádl uitia exquoquit languor, Scint. 165, 6. Þæt eall ꝥ se ofen þǽre costunge of ásude (excogueret ), Bd. 4, 9;Sch. 393, 16. to try, examine Ásude examinasti, probasti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 57.

Linked entry: á-seódan

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Beón forbogen uitari, Scint. 234, I. to abstain from an action, practice, &c. Barbarismum hig on heora gesetnyssa forbúgað, Angl. viii. 313, 18. Swá ꝥ heó (the soul) leahtras forbúge, Hml. S. l, 154, 237.

þurstig

(adj.)
Grammar
þurstig, adj.

Thirsty

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Þurstig wyll bibulus fons, Scint. 13, 12. Swá swylgþ seó gítsung ða dreósendan welan, for ðam hió hiora simle biþ ðurstegu, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 14. Swá hwá swá sylþ ceald wæter drincan ánum þurstigan menn, Homl.

Linked entry: þyrstig

án-wilnes

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Ánwilnysse contumaciae, Scint. 104, 7: obstinationis, 122, 10. Anwielnesse (-wil-, v. l. ), Past. 47, 16. For nánre anwielnesse (pertinacia), 12. Mid ánwilnesse procaciter, R. Ben. 15, 13. Gyt git þurhwuniað on incre ánwilnesse. Bl. H. 187, 33.

eádgian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>eádgian,</b> eádigian, eádigan; p. ode. to make happy Hand unhál wíf seó þe ná eádigað wer hyre manus debilis mulier quae nan beatificat uirum suum, Scint. 224, 4. to bless, enrich with something (gen. ) Sé þe eádgað ús siges

eardung-stów

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Háligum werum on þisum middanearde eardungstów ( tabernaculum ) nys, Scint. 62, 9. Betwix deádum mannum bið þín eardingstów, Nar. 50, 28. Uton gebeorgan ús wið swilce eardungstówe ( hell ), Wlfst. 141, 27: 147, 10. Eardungstówe tabernaculum, Ps.