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mittan

(v.)
Grammar
mittan, p. te

To meet withfind

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To meet with, find Ne meahton ceastre weg cúðne mittan viam civitatis non invenerunt, Ps. Th. 106, 3

ge-háthyrt

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-háthyrt, adj.

Irritatedangry

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Irritated, angry Ðá wearþ se hálga wer geháthyrt the holy man was irritated, Homl. Th. ii. 176, 18

ge-módod

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Gezabel wæs hetelíce gemódod (bloody-minded) ; seó tihte hyre wer tó ǽlcere wælhreównysse, Hml. S. 18, 50. Add

ofer-þencan

(v.)
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to think over, consider Gif hit byð wel ásmeád and oferþóht si bene perpenditur, Gr. D. 316, 20

Linked entry: þencan

yfel-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-libbende, adj.
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Cf. wel-libbende

endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
endebyrdlíce, <b>; I.</b>
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Wel and endebyrdlíce bene atque ornate, 57, 9. Add

sáwel-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-þearf, e; f.
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What is necessary or beneficial for the soul Ic wes smeágende ymb míne sáulþearfe, Chart. Th. 474, 18

for-delfan

(v.)

to dig up

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, to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33

Linked entry: delfan

ge-deáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-deáw, adj.
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Bedewed, wet with dew On morgenne þonne sió wyrt gedeáw sié, Lch. ii. 92, 15. Wildre rúdan gedeáwre, 26, 10

meaht-loc

(n.)
Grammar
meaht-loc, es; n.
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A bolt of might Ne wáciað þás geweorc, ac hí wel healdað, stondað stídlíce bestryþed fæste miclum meahtlocum, Sch. 88

tintregung

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Hé hét his cwelleras swíðor wítnian þone hálgan wer, ac hí áteórodon on þǽre tintregunge, Hml. S. 37, 126. Add

on-unwísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
on-unwísdóm, es; m.

Folly, ignorance

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Ac ðú Drihten onunwísdómes ne wes ðú gemyndig, Blickl. Homl. 89, 10

Linked entries: un-wísdóm on-unwís

níþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-full, adj.

Enviousmalicious

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Se níþfulla wer ... se gesibsuma wer the malicious man ... the man that loves peace, Basil admn. 6; Norm. 46, 20, 22, 30. Feóndes níþfulles fácne hostis invidi dolum, Hymn. Surt. 3, 21. Ðeós costung is of ðam níþfullan deófle, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 10.

be-ǽwnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od

To join in marriagemarrywedlegitime despondere

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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38

for-hæfedesta

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-hæfedesta, m. sup.

Most continentcontĭnentissĭmus

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Most continent; contĭnentissĭmus Se hálgesta wer and se forhæfedesta vir sanctissĭmus et contĭnentissĭmus. Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41;

ge-æhtung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-æhtung, e; f.

Deliberationcounselconsĭlium

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Deliberation, counsel; consĭlium Ná hí wel syððan his geæhtunge áhwǽr heóldan non sustĭnuērunt consĭlium ejus, Ps. Th. 105, 11

tǽlleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽlleáslíce, adv.

Blamelessly

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Blamelessly Ðonne stæpþ se sacerd suíðe tǽlleáslíce on ðone weg tunc sacerdos irreprehensibiliter graditur, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 19

þunring

(n.)
Grammar
þunring, e; f.

Thunderingthunder

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Thundering, thunder Swá stór þunring and lǽgt wes, swá ðæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 22

un-eáðmilte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðmilte, adj.

Not easily digestedindigestible

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Not easily digested, indigestible Sió melt mete wel, swíþost ða ðe hearde beóð and uneáðmylte, Lchdm. ii. 220, 23

castenere

(n.)
Grammar
castenere, es; m.
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A cabinet, chest Ic geann eallum mínum hírédwífmannum tó gemánum ánes gódes casteneres wel gerénodes, Cht. Th. 537, 7