nemnan
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Þú nemst bys naman Hǽlend, Mt. 1, 21. add Þ héhste gód þe wé nemnaþ God, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 220, 31. Þone swylcne seócne lǽcas nemniað gewitleásne, Gr. D. 247, 14. Hér wé magon gehiéran, ðá hé be ðǽm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde, ðæt hé hine nemde se áworpna
mán-deorf
Labouring to do evil ⬩ wicked
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Labouring to do evil, wicked Ne mæg se yfela preóst mid his yfelnysse, ðeáh hé mándeorf sý and mánful on dǽdum, ne mæg hé nǽfre Godes þénunge gefílan, náðer ne ðæt fulluht, ne ða mæssan, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 12
un-dearninga
Without secrecy or concealment ⬩ openly
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Gekýþe hé ðæt hé ðæt feoh, undeornunga his cúðan ceápe in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10
on-hǽle
Secret, hidden
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Gif mec onhǽle án onfindeþ, ðǽr ic wíc búge (cf. gif ic mǽgburge mót míne gelǽdan on dégolne weg, 397, 15-17), 396, 19; Rä. 16, 7. Wíd is ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, eardas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, 121, 7; Gú. 268: 123, 13; Gú. 322.
strídan
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[Wiche strides he makede dunward and eft uppard, ꝥ seið Salomon . . . 'Ecce uenit saliens in montibus et transiliens colles' 'here he cumeð stridende fro dune to dune, and ouerstrit þe cnolles,' O. E. Hml. ii. 111, 34.]
tó-brýsan
To crush, ⬩ break in pieces
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Tobrusede brake in pieces, Wick. (2 Kings 18, 4)
swancor
Bending easily. ⬩ of a horse ⬩ slender, slim, active and graceful in movement ⬩ pliant, supple ⬩ flexible, slim ⬩ a bend ⬩ pliable, flexible ⬩ without firmness, feeble, weak
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Bending easily. of a horse (cf.Icel. svangr in the same connection), slender, slim, active and graceful in movement þrió wicg swancor and sadolbeorhte, Beo. 4356; B. 2175.
wamm-sceaþa
An evil-doer ⬩ a sinner ⬩ criminal
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Womsceaþan ( the wicked, at the day of judgement ), 75, 23 ; Cri. 1226: 96, 7 ; Cri. 1570. Áwyrgede womsceaðan, leáse leódhatan. árleásra sceolu, Elen. Kmbl. 2595 ; El. 1299
candel-wyrt
a candle ⬩ a herb, plant ⬩ CANDLE-WORT, hedge-taper, mullein, a plant useful for wicks 'of lamps ⬩ lucernaria, phlomos ⬩ verbacum; thapsus
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[ Similar entries candel a candle, Similar entries wyrt a herb, plant] CANDLE-WORT, hedge-taper, mullein, a plant useful for wicks 'of lamps; lucernaria, phlomos = φλόμος verbacum; thapsus, Lin.
fór-standan
To stand before or against ⬩ withstand ⬩ oppose ⬩ hinder ⬩ resistĕre ⬩ impĕdīre
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Ne mágon gé him ða wíc fórstondan to him ye may not hinder the dwellings, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 7; Gú. 674. Ic him ðæt fórstonde I hinder them from that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 15; Rä. 17, 8.
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hálsian
To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet
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To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise Ic hálsige and bidde ðone gelǽredan ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte I beseech and beg the learned not to blame us for it, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 2, 10: Blickl. Homl. 57, 33. Ic hálsige ðé þurh ðone lifiendan
ár-leás
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Add: dishonourable, shameful Hé swealt mid árleáse deáðe, Shrn. 120, 14. wicked Árleás impius, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 68. Fordón þá rihtwísan mid þám árleásan ( impio ), Gen. 18, 23. Ic and mín folc sind árleáse ( injusti ), Ex. 9, 27. [O. H.
a-firran
To remove ⬩ take away ⬩ put away ⬩ expel ⬩ elongare ⬩ amovere ⬩ auferre
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To remove, take away, put away, expel; elongare, amovere, auferre Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he put away from him wicked thoughts. Cd. 219; Th, 282, 9; Sat. 284. Crist heó afirde Christ expelled them, 214; Th. 269, 3; Sat. 67: Ps. Spl.
wóh-full
Wicked ⬩ evil
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Wicked, evil Wóhgfull nequam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 15. Suno sindon yfelwyrcende ł wohfulra (nequam), 13, 38. Mid unrehtuísum ł wóhfullum iniquis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 28. From gástum wóhfullum ł yflum ł unrehtwísum (malignis), Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 2.
wlite-beorht
Of splendid beauty ⬩ beautiful
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Hí him wíc curon, ðǽr him wlitebeorhte wongas geþúhton. Cd. Th. 108, 10; Gen. 1804. Eorþan cyningas monegum and mislícum wǽdum wlitebeorhtum scínaþ, golde gegerede and gimcynnum reges purpura claros nitente, Met. 25, 4. Wlitebeorhte wæstmas, Cd.
ég-streám
A water-stream, a river, the sea ⬩ aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre
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Here wícode égstreáme neáh the host encamped near the river, Elen. Kmbl. 132; El. 66: Beo. Th. 1158; B. 577
boga-net
A BOW-NET; weal, wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish ⬩ nassa
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A BOW-NET; weal, wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish; nassa Æwul vel boganet nassa, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 85; Wrt. Voc. 56, 9. Bogenet vel leáp nassa, 84; Som. 73, 90; Wrt. Voc. 48, 28. Bogenet nassa, 105; Som. 78, 41; Wrt.
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for-scyldigod
Guilty ⬩ wicked ⬩ infamous
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Guilty, wicked, infamous Fǽrlíce gewítt hé of ðissere worulde, nacod and forscyldigod, Hml. Th. i. 66, 13. Ðæt forscildgode wíf, Ap. Th. 26, 17. Sege, þú forscyldeguda, Hml. S. 2, 201. God gewrecð his forsewennysse on forscyldegodum mannum, Hml.
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mán-dǽde
Doing evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ flagitious
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Doing evil, wicked, flagitious Hé sceal mándǽde men þreágean þearle he must sharply rebuke evil-doers. Wulfst. 266, 24: L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 18.
be-rídan
to surround ⬩ invest ⬩ to seize ⬩ arrest
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Harold king lét berídan Sand*-*wíc of Xpes cyrcean him sylfan to handa and hæfde hit twelf mónað, 338, 30