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swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, v. swǽr, <b>V b</b> Wé feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce wé on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239

Linked entry: swárlíce

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Ðeáh ðú fela unwærlícra worda gesprǽce, Exon. Th. 254, 6; Jul. 193

á-fǽran

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Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add

land-bygen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
land-bygen, This form in the following passage seems an error, as the law, in the title of which it occurs, deals with the sale of a fellow-countryman
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Be landbygene (= landleóda[n] bebygene?), Ll. Th. i. 110, note I

cwician

(v.)
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S. 31, 504. to make alive Se fæder ðá deádo cuicað ( vivificat ), Jn. L. 5, 21. Þǽre sáwle mægen cwicaþ þone líchoman, Gr. D. 268, 18

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Hæfde hé miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre hé tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt hé munuclífe

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

of-lícian

(v.)

to displease, be displeasing

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Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R. Ben. 9, 19. Ðá oflícode mé þearle ðæt ic eft tó ðam líchaman sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 354, 10.

Linked entry: lícian

on-timber

(n.)
Grammar
on-timber, es; n.

materialreason, occasionmateria

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Nis hit nán wúndor ðeáh mon swilc ontimber gewirce, Shrn. 164, 1. metaph. reason, occasion; materia Swilce him gerýmed sý and antimber geseald, ðæt hé God bereáfige, Lchdm, iii. 444, 1.

Linked entry: an-timber

weá-spell

(n.)
Grammar
weá-spell, es; n.

A tale of woe

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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315

á-forhtian

(v.)
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Deáð áforhtigende mortem pavescens , Hy. S. 139, 21. to be afraid of doing something Ic áforhtige tó secgenne hwæt mé becom, Hml. A. 206, 357. to become amazed at Áforhtiende obstupescens (tanta prodigia ), An. Ox. 2, 388

Linked entry: on-forhtian

a-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sundrian, -syndrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, sundrian to sunder]

To put asunderto sunderseparatedisjoinseverseparare

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To put asunder, to sunder, separate, disjoin, sever; separare Se deáþ asundraþ líc and sáwle death separates body and soul, Exon. 98 a ; Th. 367, 7 ; Seel. 4 : 50 a ; Th. 172, 27; Gú. 1150. Asundrod fram synnum separated from sins, Elen.

Linked entry: a-syndran

níþ-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwealm, es; m.

Violent deathdestruction

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Violent death, destruction Heora neát niþ-cwealm forswealh jumenta eorum in morte conclusit, Ps. Th. 77, 50

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hǽle, ; adj.
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál

borg-gylda

(n.)
Grammar
borg-gylda, -gilda, -gelda.

A debtor

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A debtor Deáðes borggeldum mortis debitoribus, Ps. Srt. ii. 203, 29. Borhgeldum, Hy. S. 33, 1. Add:

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, es; m. [lege = leg, lagu law]

Life-lawfatedeathvītæ lexfātummors

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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458.

Linked entries: fróde -lege

bergan

(v.)

to tastegustare

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to taste; gustare Ða ðe ne bersaþ deáþ qui non gustabunt mortem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 28

Linked entries: birgan berian

ge-fremednes

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Cýþde ꝥ þá word sóþe wǽron seó gefre-mednes (effectus) Stephanes deáðes, Gr. D. 318, 15. Add

wæl-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fǽhþ, e; f.

Deadly feudhostility that leads to slaying

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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying Hé wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028

orlæg-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
orlæg-gífre, adj.

Eager to cause death

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Eager to cause death (?) Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287