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mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Gif æt ðissa misdǽda hwelcere se hund losige ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 3-6. Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16.

for-leósan

to loseto destroy

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Hwæt wille ic ðisum forlorenum wiðersacan geandwyrdan, Hml. Th. i. 378, 11

heáh-setl

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Add: a seat of honour 'Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum scræfum þonne ðú on healle heálic biscop sitte.' Ðá cwæð hé þæt hé wurðe nǽre ðæs heáhsetles, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 30. an official seat, of a king, a throne On héghseðel Godes in throno Dei, Mt.

lustfullung

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Add: in a not unfavourable sense Gehwilce untrume and forsewenlice on ðissum middanearde swá miccle hraðor Godes stemne gehýrað, swá micclun. swá hí lytle lustfullunge on ðisum lífe habbað, Hml. Th. ii. 376, 6.

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Hí woldon ðý máran anweald habban, ðæt hý mihton ðý orsorglícor ðissa woruldlusta brúcan, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 15. Sió nafu færþ micle fæstlícor and orsorglícor ðonne ða felgan, 39, 7 ; Fox 220, 30

a-rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽran, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a, rǽran to rear, raise]

To rear upraise uplift upexaltset upbuild upcreateestablisherigereexcitareresuscitareextollereædificarecreare

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Ic arǽre ðis tempel binnan þrím dagum excitabo hoc templum in tribus diebus, Jn. Bos. 2, 19, 20. Ic hine arǽre on ðam ýtemestan dæge ego resuscitabo eum in novissimo die, 6, 44, 54. Weá wæs arǽred woe was raised up, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 26; Gen. 987.

CÝÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÝÞ, cýþþ,e; f.

knowledge notitia, cognitio, scientia relation, relationship, KITHfamiliaritas, munusa known land, native country, region, situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio

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S. 72; Th. i. 414, 17. a known land, native country, region, place; situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio Ðis is mín ágen cýþ this is my own country, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 98; Met. 24, 49.

Linked entry: cýððu

frinan

(v.)
Grammar
frinan, part. frinnende; ic frine, ðú frinest, he frineþ, pl. frinaþ; p. ic, he fran, ðú frune, pl. frunon, frunnon; impert. frin, pl. frinaþ; subj. pres. frine, pl. frinen; p. frune, pl. frunen; pp. frunen

To askinquireconsultinterrŏgāresciscĭtāriconsŭlĕre

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Mid ðý hine frunnon his geferan, for hwon he ðis dyde cum interrŏgārētur a suis, quāre hoc făcĕret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 16. Ne frin ðú æfter sǽlum ask thou not after happiness, Beo. Th. 2648; B. 1322. Frine me interrŏga me, Ps. Th. 138, 20.

Linked entry: FRIGNAN

GANGAN

(v.)
Grammar
GANGAN, gongan, gancgan; part. gangende, gongende; ic gange, gonge, ðú gangest, gongest, he gangeþ, gongeþ, pl. gangaþ, gongaþ; p. geóng, gióng, giéng, géng, pl. geóngon, gióngon, giéngon, géngon; imp. gang, gong; pp. gangen, gongen

To gowalkturn outīremeārevādĕreambŭlāreingrĕditendĕreevĕnīre

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Ic ongitan mihte hu ðis gewinn wolde gangan I should be able to know how this labour would turn out, Ps. Th. 72, 13 : 88, 3

Linked entries: gongan GÁN gancgan

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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Ic wæs hér unscildig on pytt beworpen I was thrown here innocent into a dungeon, Gen. 40, 15. to cast about or over, cover over, surround; conjicere, supertegere, cingere Hláford, lǽt hine [fíctreów] gyt ðis geár, óþ ic hine bedelfe, and ic hine beweorpe

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Add: in a local sense, on high Pilatus ásette ðis gewrit to ðǽre róde bufon Crístes heáfde heálíce, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 27. Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr hé heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372.

Linked entry: heá-lic

wrítan

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

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Hér sindan da naman ðere monna ðe ðis (the charter) wreotan and festnedan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 47, 10. to convey by charter Wé him wrítaþ ða mǽdue æt Pirigforda. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 23.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Swá mycele swá se mann biþ weligra on ðisse worlde, swá him se uplíca Déma tó sécþ Blickl. Homl. 95, 32. Weolegrum ditiori, Kent. Gl. 834. Weliogran (= wiolegran) ditiores 377.

Linked entry: wealig

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Agustínus ðá mid his geférum ðæt synd gerehte feówertig ðe férdon be Gregories hǽse, óððæt hí becómon gesundfullíce to ðisum íglande Gregory sent messengers to this island....

ós

(n.)
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Ðis Ðis ðé tó bóte ésa gescotes, &c. . . . But though on the comparison of other forms, a nom. pl. és might be inferred for Ís, the change of vowel would not occur in the genitive, which should be ósa.

Linked entry: ésa

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Paulus sceáwode ða weófoda, óþ ðæt hé funde án weófod ðe ðis gewrit on stód: Deo ignoto, ðæt is on Englisc, 'Uncúðum gode is ðis weófod hálig,' Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 21. Hig ðǽr gedydon twá weófedu, Blickl. Homl. 205, 15.

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Ðú hí on ðisse worulde gemengest thou unitest them in this world, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 24. He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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Ðæt se man geunrótsige ongeán God for ungelimpum ðises andweardan lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 57. On ungelimpum ... on gesǽlðum, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 348.

sécan

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Add Hit is smeálíce and geornlíce tó séccanne (séceanne, v. l.) sunt subtiliter occulta perscrutanda, Past. 151, 11. 4 a. with prep, to enquire about Of ðisse gé soecas bitwih iów de hoc quaeritis inter uos, Jn. R. L. 16, 19. 5.

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreterone who serves as a medium between speakers of different languagesan interpreter of written language a translatoran interpreter of a subject, an expoundera mediator the word occurs as a proper name

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Th. ii. 128, 19. an interpreter of written language, a translator Ælfréd kuning wæs wealhstod ðisse béc, Bt. proem.; Fox viii. 1. Ðæra hundseofontigra wealhstoda gesetnyssa, Anglia viii. 336, 4.

Linked entry: -stod