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hræd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hræd-líce, adv.

Quicklyhastilyspeedilyimmediatelyat onceforthwith

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Gif ðú wille mildheortnesse ús dón sæge ús ðæt hrædlíce if thou wilt do us kindness, tell us so at once, Blickl. Homl. 233, 19.

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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of God ought not to think of the morrow, lest it should come to pass, that through it he should put off any of the good that he might do then on the day, and through the doubt whether he may live to see the morrow Blickl.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Beó á seó mildheortnys wyldre ðonne se rihta dóm semper superexaltet misericordiam judicium R. Ben. 118, 27. Ðæt ðæt gesceád beó wylldre ðonne seó yfele gewilnung, Basil admn. 3; Norm. 40, 3.

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll awayroll backroll torevolvereadvolvereto move violentlyvexafflictvexare

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To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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Ðý lǽs hié himselfum fordíkigen ðone weg ðǽre bóte ne viam sibi meliorationis abscidant, 383, 23. Substitute:

mægen-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cyning, es; m.

A chiefmighty or powerful king

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Kmbl. 2493; El. 1248: Exon. 116b; Th. 448, 21; Dóm. 57: (Christ), 21a; Th. 57, 11; Cri. 917. Mægencyninga meotod the lord of mighty kings, 21b; Th. 58, 29; Cri. 943: 116a; Th. 445, 12; Dóm. 6

lǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrend, es; m. One who teaches, instigates, &c. v. lǽran
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Wiste hé ꝥ hé on his godcundre mihte hæfde ǽghwæðer ge ðone lǽwend ge ðone lǽrend, Hml. A. 154, 71

Linked entry: lǽfend

hwirfel

(n.)
Grammar
hwirfel, es; m.

A whirl-pool

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On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8

niþer-bogen

(adj.; part.)

down-bent

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down-bent Tó ðære niþerbogenan ác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 1

rǽd-wita

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wita, an; m.
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A counsellor, one wise in counsel Ríce rǽdwitan, Dom. L. 18, 298

wurpol

(adj.)
Grammar
wurpol, (-ul); adj.

That throws down

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That throws down Wurpul ster[n]ax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 42

ge-þerscan

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Ðone geðuurscon hunc caedentes, Lk. L. 20, 11. Geðorscen caesum, 10. Add

heofon-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-setl, es; n.
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The heavenly dwelling In heofonsetle heán in sede polorum, Dóm. L. 276

þreápian

(v.)
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Se ancra angan þreápian swíðe ðone deófol, Sal. K. 84, 4. Add

æl-tǽwlíce

(adv.)
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Ðone mon ðú meaht gelácnian æltǽwlíce, Lch. ii. 348, 16, 22. Add

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

be-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrítan, bi-wrítan; p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write down, inscribeinscribere

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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

scrippa

(n.)
Grammar
scrippa, an; m.
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Of dære díc on ðone midmestan scrippan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 27. ?

dúniend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dúniend-lic, (?); adj.
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Falling down, tottering Dunondlice (dúniendlice?) ł tealniende (tealtriende?) nutantes, Ps. L. 108, 10