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un-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-soden, adj.

Unsoddenunboiled

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Sceápes hóhscancan unsodenne, ii. 38, 8. Genim ða ylcan wyrte unsodene, i. 198, 15: Exon. Th. 488, 18; Rä. 76, 8

gǽst-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-cwalu, e; f.

Torment of soulănĭmæ tormentum

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Torment of soul; ănĭmæ tormentum Ðǽr eów is hám sceapen, grim gǽstcwalu there a home is made for you, bitter torment of soul, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 28; Gú. 651

Linked entry: gást-cwalu

múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160

losian

(v.)
Grammar
losian, p. ode

To perishbe loststrayescape

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Ne sceal hé for ðám læssan losian he shall not be lost for the lesser sins, ii. 336, 22. Swá swá seó beó sceal losian, ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 26.

Linked entry: lorian

mis-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair improperly

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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

tord-wifel

(n.)
Grammar
tord-wifel, es; m.
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Cf. scearn-wifel

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bearursineursinus

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Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37

be-fóran

(adv.)

Beforeat handopenlyanteantea præin conspectu, in conspectum

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Before, at hand, openly; ante, antea, præ, in conspectu, in conspectum He sceal befóran féran he shall advance before Bt. Met. Fox 4, 35; Met. 4, 18. Wundor on eorþan he befórancýþde he revealed miracles on earth openly Andr. Kmbl. 1212; An. 606.

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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Ne man ne sceal drincan, oððe dollíce etan binnan Godes húse nor may any one drink, nor foolishly eat within God's house, L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 10: Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 b, 4

drig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
drig-nes, dryg-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

DRYNESSsiccĭtas

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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9.

Linked entry: dryg-nes

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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Fast-tide or time; jējūnii tempus Man sceal freólstídum [MS. -tidan] and fæstentídum [MS. -tidan] geornlícost beorgan one ought most earnestly to take care at festival-times and fast-times, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17.

FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind fetters of frost, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76. Ic módsefan mínne sceolde feterum sǽlan I must bind my thought in fetters, 76b; Th. 287, 29; Wand. 21: Salm. Kmbl. 141; Sal. 70

Linked entries: feoter fetor

land-mann

(n.)
Grammar
land-mann, es; m.
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A native of a country Náh náðer tó farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land ne Ænglisc on Wylisc ðé má bútan gesettan landmen se hine sceal æt stæðe underfón and eft ðǽr bútan fácne gebringan.

medumung

(n.)
Grammar
medumung, e; f.

the fixing of the measure of anything

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the fixing of the measure of anything Á sceal dóm æfter dǽde and medemung be mǽðe ever shall doom be according to deed, and fine be fixed with fair measure, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 5: L. E. B. 10; Th. ii. 242, 11. ?

grǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
grǽdan, p. de
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Hine mon sceal swíðe hlúde hátan grǽdan oððe singan he must be bidden to cry out or sing very loud, L. M. 2, 5; Lchdm. ii. 182, 26

Linked entry: han-grǽd

wan-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.
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Ne sceal wita nó tó hátheort, ne tó hrædwyrde, ne tó wác wiga, ne tó wanhýdig, 290, 19. Ne mid swíðran his nele brýsan wanhýdig gemód Wealdend engla, ne ðone wlacan smocan wáces flǽsces wætere gedwæscan, Dóm. L. 50.

bén

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. ¶ as a technical term. v. bén-ríp, -irþ (-yrþ) :-- Hé sceal erian .iii. æceras tó béne arabit .iii. acras precum, Ll. Th. i. 434, 16

ge-sígan

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Heán sceal gehnígan, ádl gesigan, Gn. Ex. 118. [O.H.Ger. ge-sígan to sink, fall.]

wilsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilsumlíce, adv.

willinglyvoluntarilyspontaneouslydevoutlydevotedly

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Se ðe ne wyle cyricean duru wilsumlíce (sponte) geeádmóded in*-*gangan, se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón, 5, 14; S. 634, 19. Wilsumlíce (voluntarie) ic onsecg[e] ðé, Ps.

on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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Similar entries and-git. ) Ðeós ongitenys (þes ongitenysse, MS. ) mínre untrumnysse ys ðæt of ðisum líchaman sceal beón se gást álǽded the meaning of my illness is, that the spirit shall be taken away from the body, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 22

Linked entry: -gitenness