nefne
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only, nothing but Dó tó drence nǽdran geworhte swá lǽcas cunnon, and þonne hié ǽlcra drincan willen, drincan hié nemne wæter, Lch. ii. 202, 18
riht-handdǽda
The actual perpetrator of a crime
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The actual perpetrator of a crime Gif hwá wrace dó on ǽnigum óðrum bútan on ðam rihthanddǽdan, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 12
Linked entry: hand-dǽda
ge-efenlǽcan
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Ben. 138, 27. the object the conduct of a person, to do what another has done Hé Crístes gebysnunge árfæstlíce geefenlǽhte, Hml. Th. ii. 34, 16. Ne ðú ne geefenléc nec imiteris (vias ejus ), Kent. Gl. 59.
á-belgan
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Ðý lǽs hé ábelge mid ðǽre su;ígean ðone dóm ðæs Sceáweres ne spectatoris judicium ex silentio offendat. Past. 93, 5.
Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan
ge-tilian
to strive after ⬩ to get by striving ⬩ to obtain ⬩ procure ⬩ acquire ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ to treat a patient; ⬩ curāre
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to strive after, to get by striving, to obtain, procure, acquire; acquīrĕre Ne ic máran getilige to haldænne nor do I strive to have more, Shrn. 183, 3.
Linked entry: ge-teolod
a-giltan
To sin ⬩ fail ⬩ do wrong ⬩ delinquere ⬩ peccare
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To sin, fail, do wrong; delinquere, peccare Ic agilte wið eówerne Drihten peccavi in Dominum vestrum, Ex. 10, 16: Hy. 7, 103; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 103
fóre-specen
Fore-spoken ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus
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Fore-spoken, aforesaid; præfātus, prædictus Dó ðæt [MS. ðæs] leán to ðám fórespecenan gódum add that reward to the aforesaid goods, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2
óþ-wyrcan
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to do harm to (?) Ic þence ðis feoh tó witanne næs tó óþwyrceanne I intend to keep this cattle not to harm it (?), Lchdm. i. 384, 5
wearr
A cup, bowl
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A cup, bowl Clǽfran seáwes .ii. lytle bollan fulle mid lytle hunige gemengde, dó wear fulne gehǽttes wínes tó, sele drincan þrý dagas, Lchdm. ii. 214, 12
ful-wyrcan
To do fully ⬩ accomplish ⬩ commit ⬩ perfĭcĕre
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To do fully, accomplish, commit; perfĭcĕre Gif hwá griþbryce fulwyrce if anyone commit a breach of the peace, L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 22
Linked entry: full-wyrcan
ge-laured
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Substitute: Mixed with the juice or blossom of laurel Dó spátl tó and gelauredne ele, ꝥ is laures seáw oððe blóstman gemenged, Lch. ii. 226, 2
eáþe
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add: (2 a) that may be easily moved to do something Munuc eáþe and hræd on hlehtre ( facilis ac promptus in risu ), R. Ben. 30, 9
reád
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Rósena reáde heápas, Dóm. L. 18, 286. Mid reádum rósum cum purpureis rosis, Hpt. Gl. 511, 4. of gold Reád gold aurum obrizum, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 33 : Met. 19, 6 : Cd. Th. 219, 24; Dan. 59. of fire, sky Reád líg, Dóm. L. 10, 149, 152 : Exon.
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lǽstan
to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last
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Him se líchoma lǽstan nolde the body would not do him service [of Grendel powerless in the grasp of Beowulf], Beo.
un-myndlinga
undesignedly ⬩ without meaning to do something ⬩ unexpectedly
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where an act is not intended or expected by the doer of it, undesignedly, without meaning to do something Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ðæt swylces hwæt unmyndlinga gebyrige, þonne hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ nec mirum, si quid ordinis
Linked entry: myndlinga
bealo-ful
BALEFUL ⬩ dire ⬩ cursed ⬩ wicked ⬩ pestiferus ⬩ facinorosus ⬩ scelestus ⬩ malitiosus
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Heó ðone bealofullan aléde mannan she laid down the odious man, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 2 ; Jud. 100. Biter bealofullum bitter to the baleful, Exon. 21 a ; Th. 56, 31; Cri. 909
þancweorþlíce
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Skt. 6, 11 þancwurðlíce dón translates gratias agere
blíþe-mód
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Add:, of gladsome mind Þú blíðmód bidde, ꝥ hí (the saints) þé þingian tó þeódne, Dóm. L. 36, 23. of kindly mind, kindly disposed Hí cwǽdon ꝥ hí ealle him swíðe blíðemóde wǽron . . .
dæg-tíd
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For 'On dægtídum in the day-time' substitute: Dægtídum at times, some days; and add Ðonne beóð ealra gesweotol*-*ude dígle geþancas on þǽre dægtíde ( doomsday ), Dóm. L. 135. Unbecweden and unforboden wið ǽlcne man tó þǽre dægtíde, Cht. Th. 209, 2.
ge-wépan
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, Dóm. L. 176