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un-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽlþ, e; f.

Unhappinessmisfortunemisery

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Him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ ðæt, ðæt se fyrst wǽre óþ dómes dæg licentiam infelicissimam, si esset eterna, 38, 4; Fox 204, 16. Hwelc mug him máre unsǽlð becuman quid eorum mente infelicius? Past. 45; Swt. 340, 4.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlþ un-gesǽlþ

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse he asked if he had had an easy night, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319. Eft he frægn hwæt seó þeód nemned wǽre rursus interrŏgāvit quod esset vocābŭlum illīus gentis, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 16; 2, 12; S. 513, 37, 38.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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wǽre genyrwed meteléste angeretur (i. stringeretur) cibi inopia, An. Ox. 4851. Genierwed on his móde anxie afflictus corde, Past. 231, 21.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

efen-lǽcung

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Þá Judéiscan wǽron ytele ðurh euenlǽcunge, ná ðurh gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 226, 35. Add

for-hogd

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogd, adj. (ptcpl. v. for-hycgan).

Despicablecontemptible

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Þá burhware him wǽron for heora ungeleáfan swíþe forhogde and ungecorene, Bl. H. 77, 28

líxan

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Gemétte hé .xii. mancessas, and þá wǽron swá líxende (scínende, v. l. fidgentes) Add: —

reccing

(n.)
Grammar
reccing, e; f.
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Narration, tale, story Hí sylfe nyston ꝥ hí wǽron gebróþra búton þurh þá reccinge þe se yldra bróþor rehte þám gingran, Hml. S. 30, 375

weald-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
weald-swaþu, e; f.

A forest-track

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A forest-track Lástas wǽron æfter waldswaþum wíde gesýne the steps were to be seen far along the forest-tracks, Beo. Th. 2810; B. 1403

ceorf-æx

(n.)
Grammar
ceorf-æx, e; f.

A cutting axe, executioner's axesecuris

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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7

Linked entry: æx

mid-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ness, e; f.

Middlemidst

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Middle, midst In midnesse ðæs mynstres ... wit wǽron on midnesse miccles eges; ðá genámon wit on midnysse ðæs eówdes twegen buccan, Shrn. 41, 20-27

strang-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-mód, adj.
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Of strong mind, confident, resolute God ða unstrangan ðyses middangeardes geceás, ðæt ða strangmódan, ðe on ágenum mihtum truwiaþ, gescende wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 28

teóne

(n.)
Grammar
teóne, an; f.
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Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and tó yfele gehwam ungemet scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 6

for-giten

(adj.)
Grammar
for-giten, adj.

Forgetful

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Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389

Linked entry: for-gitan

swellan

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Add: p. sweoll (v. á-swellan) His fét wǽron swellende and áþundene for þý wǽtan þǽre fótádle pedes podagrae humore tumescentes, Gr. D. 302, 7

of-slítan

(v.)

to wound by the bite

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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9

hón

(n.)

tendrils of a vine [?]

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Ðá geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne and ða twígo his hongodon geond ða columnan. ða wundrode ic ðæs swíðe. wǽron in ðæm wíngearde gyldenu leáf and his hón and his wæstmas wǽron cristallum and smaragdus eác ðæt gimcyn mid ðæm cristallum

ge-corenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-corenes, -corennes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [corenes an election]

An electionchoicechoicenessgoodnesselectioelectusprobĭtas

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Ðe gelýfedre yldo wǽron oððe on gecorenesse heora þeáwa máran and beteran wǽron quæ vel ætāe provectæ vel probĭtāte ĕrant mōrum insigniōres, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 33 : Mk. Skt. p. 2, 1

ge-sóm

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sóm, adj.

Unanimousunitedpeaceableconcorspācĭfĭcus

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Unanimous, united, peaceable; concors, pācĭfĭcus Wǽron gesóme ða ðe swegl búan those that inhabit the firmament were unanimous, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 1; Gen. 82. Wit wǽron gesóme we two were united, Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 27; Rä. 85, 21: Gen. 45, 24.

éhtere

(n.)
Grammar
éhtere, éhtre, es; m.

A persecutorpersĕcūtor

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Sanctus Albanus cýðde ðám éhterum Godes geleáfan ðæt he cristen wǽre Saint Alban told the persecutors of God's truth that he was a christian, 1, 7; S. 477, 22. Gebiddaþ for eówre éhteras pray for your persecutors, Mt. Bos. 5, 44: Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37

Linked entry: éhtre

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 21. Cf. Se ðe hine nédes ofslóge oððe unwillum oððe ungewealdes, 13; Th. i. 46, 22