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ofer-síman

(v.)

to overload, oppress

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Warniaþ ðæt eówere heortan ne sýn ofersýmede mid oferfylle, R. Ben. 64, 1: 138, 11. Ðæt ða unstrangan ofersýmede heora þeówdóm ne forfleón, 121, 23

towettan

(v.)
Grammar
towettan, p. te

To associate with

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To associate with Riht is ðæt mynecena ne towettan woruldmannum ne ǽnige sundorcýððe tó heorn habban ealles to swíðe (the other reading is nǽfre wið worldmen ǽnige gemánan worldlícre cýððe habban tó swíðe), L. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 322, 33

cerfe

shall separatesecabit

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shall separate; secabit Ne cerfe non secabit, Lev. 1, 17

swiftu

(n.)
Grammar
swiftu, (-o); indecl. f.
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Swiftness Hwá unlǽrdra ne wundrige rodres swifto? Met. 28, 3

on-þeón

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Wit þæ̂re beadwe bêgen ne onþungan, Rä. 85, 23. Add

æceren

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Æceren ne bóc glandes uel fagina, Chrd. 15, 10. Add

bindan

Grammar
bindan, (4 a)
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Ne binde þé seó racetæáh, Gr. D. 214, 11. Add

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Líg fýres on ceafa yrnende æthabban ys uneáþelíc flammam ignis in paleas currentem retinere est impossibile, Scint. 57, 7. difficult to bear, grievous, troublesome Ne heó ( a sin ) nǽfre ne þince eów tó ðan hefig ne tó ðan uneáðelíc ne tó ðam fracodlíc

be-lǽfan

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, to leave, be survived by Hé bearn ne belǽfð, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 20. to leave unconsumed, un-done, to spare Hé ne belǽfde náne láte cuce non dimiserunt ullas reliquias, Jos. 10, 28. Nán hǽðengyld se hagol ne belǽfde, Hml.

ge-fadung

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Se hláford sceal beón líðe þám goodum and egefull þám dysegum ... elles ne bið his gefadung ne fæst ne langsum, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 15.

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, <b>. I.</b>
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, Angl. vii. 8, 76, to name (with the name as complement) Mercuries sunu þe hí Óðon namiað, Wlfst. 107, 11. with cognate object Ne þú þínes Drihtnes naman ne namie on ídel, Wlfst. 66, 15. Hé ne gecneów þára namena nán ðing þe hé þǽr namode, Hml.

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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Th. 62, 8. without cause Ne flít ðú on ídel ne contendas (contra dominem)frustra, Kent. Gl. 57. Ne nemn þú Drihtnes naman on ýdel ( in vanum); ne byð unscyldig sé þe his naman on ýdel (frustra ), nemð, Ex. 20, 7.

ge-sparian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sparian, p. ede

To spare

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To spare Ne gisperede non pepercit, Rtl. 22, 17

Linked entry: sparian

hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæðere, hwæðre, hwæððre, hweðre; adv.

Yethowevernevertheless

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Ne ðú hweðere on móde milde weorþest eallum non miseraris omnibus, Ps. Th. 58, 5. hweðere reste fand did not find rest however, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 30; Gen. 1456.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðere

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, heldan; p. de; trans.and intrans.

To bendinclineheeltilt

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Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ut non declines cor meum, Ps. Th. 140, 5. Ic hyldan mé ne dorste I dare not bow myself [the Ruthwell cross hashælda ik ni darstæ], Rood Kmbl. 90; Kr. 45.

Linked entries: heldan hylde hyldere

in-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
in-cund, adj.

Internalinwardintimate

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Internal, inward, intimate Ða óðre werod brúcaþ ðære incundan embwlátunge his godcundnysse swá ðæt hí náteshwón fram his andweardnysse ásende ne gewítaþ the other hosts enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, so that on no account do they depart

bold

a dwellinga town

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For ðám þá æftercyningas him bold (uillam) worhton on ðám lande þe Loides hátte, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 173, 14-22. ꝥ se líg náht þǽre burge boldes ne gehrínan ne dorste ut flamma contingere quidquam aedificii non auderet, Gr. D. 48, 11.

gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
gilpan, gielpan, gylpan, ic gilpe, gielpe, gylpe, ðú gilpst, gielpst, gylpst, he gilpþ, gielpþ, pl. gilpaþ, gielpaþ, gylpaþ; p. gealp, pl. gulpon; pp. golpen

To gloryboastdesire earnestlygloriari

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Ðæt hí ne gulpan ðæs that they may not boast of it. Ps. Th. 74, 4

Linked entries: gielpan gelpan

in-here

(n.)
Grammar
in-here, es ; m.

A native armyhome-force

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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to

on-bæc

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L. 18, 6. in return to a point previously occupied Ne áwoendað onbæcc non redeant retro, Lk. L. 17, 31. Ne eft gecerres onbæcg non reuertatur retro, Mk. L. 13, 16. of looking Ne eft-lócca onbæc non respicere retro, Lk. p. 6, 14. Onbæcg, Lk.