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sǽtnian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtnian, ode

To lie in wait for

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To lie in wait for (with gen. ) Ðá wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode, ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34

Linked entries: sǽtian sǽtnere

míl

(n.)
Grammar
míl, e; míle(?), an; f.

A mile

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A mile Álecgaþ hit on ánre míle ðone mǽstan dǽl fram ðæm túne, ðonne óðerne ... óð ðe hyt eall áled biþ on ðære ánre míle, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 30-32: Blickl. Homl. 129, 4. Leóuue, míle milliarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 7. Twelf míla, Blickl.

geán

(prep.)
Grammar
geán, prep.

Againstover againston the opposite sidecontra

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On ðæm clife on ðæm is geán bearwum on the cliff which is over against the woods, Blickl. Homl. 209, 35

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, e; f.
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A pillar, column Sc̃s Arculfus sagaþ ðæt hé gesáwe on Hierusalem áne sýle . . . ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle ðonne nafaþ seó sýl nǽnige sceade . . . and swá ða dagas forð on sceortiaþ, swá byþ ðære sýle sceade lengra.

un-geþyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþyld, e; f.: es; n. [
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Impatience

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For ðæm unwrence ðære ungeðylde ... for ðæm unðeáwe ðære ungeðylde per vitium impatientiae, 33; Swt. 214, 20, 23: Swt. 224, 2. Mid ungeðylde (-geðylðe, Hatt. MS.), 43; Swt. 310, 15.

birhtu

(n.)
Grammar
birhtu, (-o).
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.; bierhto, l. 24) ðæs sóðan leóhtes, Past. 69, 14. Ðæs dæges bierhto and ðǽre sunnan, 387, 15. Birhtu, Bt. 34, 8; F. 146, 2: claritatem. Ps. Srt. ii. p. 159, 21. In birhtum in splendoribus, Ps. Srt. 109, 3. Add

Linked entry: beorhtu

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui Saxŏnes

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Be norþan Þyringum syndon Eald-Seaxan and be norþan westan him syndon Frysan, and be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the north of the Thuringians are the Old-Saxons, and to the north-west of them are the Friesians, and to the west

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe eallunga ne ádwǽsceþ ðæt fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 14.

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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with difficulty Mid ðý wit ðæt unéþelíce ðurhtugan ðætðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter impetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 17.

snelness

(n.)
Grammar
snelness, e; f.

Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3

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Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt hé wiste ðæt hé næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan Ap. Th. 13, 7

síde

(n.)
Grammar
síde, an ; f.
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Ǽfre byþ on sumre sídan ðære eorþan dæg, and ǽfre on sumre sídan niht, Lchdm. iii. 234, 27: Anglia viii. 319, 39. of descent, cf. on the father's, mother's side Hig wǽron ácennede of Constantines sídan, ðæt ys of gestreónde, Shrn. 97, 6

þegen-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-weorod, es; n.
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A host of thanes Ðæt wé tó ðam hýhstan hróf gestígan, dǽr is geþungen þegnweorud, Exon. Th. 47, 6; Cri. 751

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeetunfitunworthy

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Gestíran ðære wilnunge ðǽm unmedemum, ðæt hiera nán ne durre grípan on ðæt ríce ne imperfecti culmen arripere regiminis audeant, 4; Swt. 41, 5. Ða ðe hé unmedume gemétte ðes Godes geleáfan, Anglia x. 141, 18

Linked entry: medume

un-sýferness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sýferness, e; f.

Impurityuncleanness

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Ða unséfernessa ðe ðǽr beóþ sió lifer áwyrpþ út and ðæt clǽne blód gesomnaþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 5

Linked entry: sýferness

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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</b> consisting of two parts, containing two elements :-- Ðæt twiefalde (twyfealde, Cott. MSS.) gesuinc. . . ðæt is ðæt hié ondrǽdaþ ðæt hí mon tǽlan wille . . . ; óðer is ðara gesuinca ðæt hí séceaþ endeleáse ládunga. Past. 35; Swt. 239, 4-8.

ge-hrýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hrýne, e; n.

A mysterysacramentmystērium

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A mystery, sacrament; mystērium Ðǽr Godes nama gelóme gecýged biþ, and ðæt [MS. ða] hálige gehrýne on mæssesange geoffrod, nis nǽnig tweó ðæt ðǽr biþ Godes engla andweardnes where God's name is frequently invoked, and the holy mystery offered in the

wil-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-weg, es; m.

A pleasant waya desirable way

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Ðæt hí ðé heóldan, ðæt ðú wilwega wealdan móstest ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis, Ps. Th. 90, 11

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Oð Ordstánes díc; ðæt andlang díc; of ðǽre díc ... to ðǽre díc ðǽre se æðeling mearcode, ðæt andlang díc ... to ðǽre lytlan díce ende ... andlang ðǽre ealdan díc ... to ðǽre díce byge, v. 297, 36 — 298, 13.

on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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Ðæs ða byre siððan grimme onguldon gafulrǽdenne, 161, 15; Gú. 959. Sceal wearh ongildan, ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde he shall pay the penalty for previous wrong-doing, Menol. Fox 573; Gn. C. 56. Sceolde hé ða dǽd ongyldan, Cd. Th. 19, 23; Gen. 295.

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Hé wirþ swá earm ðæt hé næfþ furþum ða neódþearfe áne ( fit ut necessariis egeat ), ðæt is wist and wǽda; wilnaþ ðonne ðære neádþearfe, næs ðæs anwealdes, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 15-18.