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unriht-déma

(n.)
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unriht-déma, an; m.

An unjust judge

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An unjust judge Ða unrihtdéman, ðe démaþ ǽfre be ðám sceattum and swá wendaþ wrang tó rihte, Wulfst. 203, 25: 298, 19

corte

(n.)
Grammar
corte, an; f.
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Andlanges ðǽr eá tó ðáre wíc; fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan; and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7. ?

ge-cóplíce

(adv.)
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Hí ná seó hand and ꝥ gewrit þæs wrítendan swá gecóplíce (cóplíce, v.l., apte ) ne onféngce, Gr. D. 9, 19. ꝥ Add

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Scyttisc

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Hé wel cúþe Scyttysc, and Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde swá hraþe þágít, Hml. S. 26, 67. Add

and-weard

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Add: -wurd, -wyrd. local Hé is ǽghwǽr andweard . . . hé is on ǽlcere stówe, Hml. Th. i. 158, 4. Ic wæs and*-*weard sumum bréðer, Gr. D. 267, 24. Him biþ beforan andweard engla cynn, Bl. H. 83, 11. Swá swá hé hyre andweardre tó sprǽce, Bd. 4, 8; S. 575

for-gifen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gifen, adj. (ptcpl.).

forgiven ⬩ pardoned ⬩ mild ⬩ gentle ⬩ indulgent

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forgiven, pardoned Þé georne tó Gode bide and tó his hálgum, wið þám ðe þíne synna þæs ðe forgifenron beón, Wlfst. 290, 10. mild; remissus. of persons, gentle, indulgent Hé wæs Rómánum swá forgiefen and swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm Tiberius

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godspell-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bodung, e; f. Gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b>
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Seó ealde ǽ and wítegan wǽron oð Ióhannes tócyme; siððan ongann godspelbodung ( lex et prophetae usque ad Iohannem; ex eo regnum Dei euangelizatur, Lk. 16, 16), Hml. Th. i. 354, 16. Æt him ongann seó godspellbodung, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 16. Iúdas Machabéus

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwards ⬩ up. ⬩ up ⬩ upward ⬩ backward

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Upwards, up. of motion, from a lower to a higher point Ðá gewende eal se sang upweard tó heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. (? v. preceding word) up into a country. Swegen wende intó Humbran múðan, and swá uppweard andlang Tréntan

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ǽs

food ⬩ a bait

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Add: food Áwyrpað his líc fugelum tó ǽse and hundum tó mete, Hml. S. 37, 235. Næs se here swá strang ðæt on Angelcynne ǽs him gefetede, Chr. 975; P. 121, 12. a bait Ðá getímode ðám deófle swá swá déð ðám grǽdigan fisce, ðe gesihð ðæt ǽs, and ne gesihð

trum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
trum-líc, adj.

firm ⬩ strong ⬩ stable ⬩ of material things ⬩ hortatory ⬩ of exhortation

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firm, strong, stable, of material things, lit. or fig. Tǽceþ ús se torhta trumlícne hám, burhweallas beorhte scínaþ, Cd. Th. 282, 30; Sat. 294. Ða geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne vineam solidam auro miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28. Columnan

for-dyttan

(v.)
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for-dyttan, part. -dyttende; p. -dytte; pp. -dytted, -dytt, -dyt

To close or shut entirely up ⬩ stop up ⬩ oppīlāre ⬩ claudĕre ⬩ obstruĕre

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To close or shut entirely up, stop up; oppīlāre, claudĕre, obstruĕre Swá swá næddran deáfre, and fordyttendre hire eáran sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Lamb. 57, 5. Ǽlc unrihtwísnes fordyt múþ hire omnis inīquĭtas oppīlābit os suum

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forþ-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steppan, -stæppan; part. -stæppende: p. -stepede = -stepte? pp. -steped = -stept?

To step or go forth ⬩ proceed ⬩ progrĕdi ⬩ prōdīre ⬩ procēdĕre

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To step or go forth, proceed; progrĕdi, prōdīre, procēdĕre Of ansýne ðínre dóm mín forþsteppe de vultu tuo judĭcium meum prōdeat, Ps. Lamb. 16, 2. He is swá swá brýdguma forþstæppende of brýdbúre his ipse est tamquam sponsus procēdens de thălămo suo,

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beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
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Substitute: Grace before meat Be ðám ðe tó late tó beódferse cumað (ad mensam veniunt), R. Ben. 67, 19. Sé þe tó his beódferse ne cume ad mensam qui ante versum ne occurrerit, 69, 9. Hé tó Furtunates mýsan becom, ǽr þám þe hé his beódfers sunge (Gode

folc-mægen

a people ⬩ tribe

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The forces of a people, a people, tribe Folcmægen fór æfter óðrum tribe followed tribe (of the twelve tribes passing through the Red Sea), Exod. 347. Hǽðne þeóde . . . efnedon unrihtdóm, swá hyra aldor dyde . . . fremde folcmægen (the people of Babylon

pistol

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Add: an epistle, letter Hieronimus áwrát ǽnne pistol be forðsíðe þǽre eádigan Marian tó sumum hálgan mǽdene . . . Hé dihte þisne pistol tó Paulam, Hml. Th. i. 436, 6-21. Wið útsihte; þysne pistol se ængel bróhte tó Róme þá hý wǽran mid útsihte micclum

racent-teáh

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Hé geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge hé gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . . 'Gif þú sý Godes þeówa, ne binde þé seó ísene racetæáh (racenteág

wæter-flód

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flód, es; m. n.

A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b

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A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b Swilce óðer wæterflód swá fleów heora blód. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan

ǽl

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Él anguila, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 39. Æl, ii. 7, 1: i. 77, 65. Smæl ǽl anguilla, 66, 6. Ǽl murænula, 5: 281, 66: ii. 55, 76: 56, 21. Eil, 114, 25. Ǽl mula, sǽǽl murenula, 57, 73-4. Ðonne ðú fisc habban wylle . . . Ǽles tácen is . . . swá swá mon ǽl déð ðonne

snáw-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
snáw-gebland, es; n.

A snow-storm

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A snow-storm Fór Hanníbal ofer Bardan ðone beorg, þéh ðe ymb ðone tiéman wǽren swá micel snáwgebland swá ðætte ǽgðer ge ðara horsa fela forwurdon ge ða elpendas ealle búton ánum ge ða men selfe uneáðe ðone ciele genǽson Annibal, cum in Etruriam transiret

on-hagian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Beód mé þæt þæt þú wylle, ic hyt ongynne, gyf mé onhagað impera quaevis dura, quae tamen in mea potestate sint, per quae me quo desidero perventurum esse non dubitem, Solil. H. 46, 5. Dó gehwá georne on Godes ést, be þám þe hine fyrmest