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sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceandlíce, adv.

disgracefully, shamefully, infamouslyopprobriously, reproachfully, insultingly

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Hí ðá, æfter ðæm ðe ða wíf hié swáscondlíce gerǽht hæfdon, gewendan eft ongeán ðone cyning, Ors. 1, 12 ; Swt. 54, 5. Gif man mannan bismærwordum scandlíce gréte if one man insult another by abusive words, L. H. E. 11 ; Th. i. 32, 5.

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Hé (petra oleum) is gód tó drincanne on wintres dæge, for ðon ðe hé hæfð swíðe micle hǽte; for ðý hine mon sceal drincan on wintra, Lchdm. ii. 288, 16. Beámas gréne stondaþ wintres and sumeres, Exon. Th. 200, 7; Ph. 37.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Ic hæfde ǽr on óðre wísan awriten ymbe mín yrfe and hæfde monegum mannum ða gewritu óðfæst I had previously written in another way about my inheritance and had entrusted the writings to many men, Chart. Th. 490, 29: 541, 22

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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hæfdon wlite and weorðmynt, Cd. Th. 274, 10; Sat. 152. Him God sealde weorðmynda dǽl, Beo. Th. 3509 ; B. 1752. Hé wæs for weorulde wís, weorðmynþa georn, Met. 1, 51.

Linked entry: wirþu

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Ox. 3479. in a spiritual sense: Sé þe mé forsyhð ... hé hæfð hwá him déman sceal. Mín word sceal hine fordéman (judicabit, Jn. 12, 48), Hml. A. 9, 219. Se fordémda þrowað on þám ýttrum þeóstrum, Hml. Th. i. 530, 24.

hand

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Gyrnde se cyng ealra þára þegna þe þá eorlas hæfdon, and hí létan hí ealle him tó handa, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 30. Belandod of þám þe se eorl him tó handa gelǽten hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 21. Tó handan, 4.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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Ðone cyning ðe hie ǽr mid unrihte gewunnen hæfde the king that had before unjustly conquered them, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 22. On ágenum hwílum mid earfeþum gewunnen laboriously gained in their own time, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 55.

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Hæfde God sunnan síðfæt swegle ofertolden, swá ða mæstrápas men ne cúðon, ne ða seglróde geseón meahton, 182, 26 ; Exod. 81. Fyrd geseah, hú ðǽr hlifedon hálige seglas, 183, 10 ; Exod. 89. a veil, curtain Ðæs temples segl, Exon.

un-gelimp

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

Misfortunemishap

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Hé ( Job ) ða ungelimp geáxod hæfde, Homl. Th. ii. 450, 30

wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wynsumness, e; f.

pleasantnessagreeablenessdelightpleasantnessfairnessbeautypleasantnessjoyousnessexultationdevotion

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Hæfde hé mé gebunden mid ðære wynnsumnesse his sanges me carminis dulcedo defixerat, Bt. 22, 1: Fox 76, 6. Hé on wynsumnesse lifde, Blickl. Homl. 113, 7.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Aaron hæfde bereáfod (spoliaverat) ꝥ folc æt hira golde, Ex. 32, 25. with acc. of spoil and on with person ꝥ hé him ágeáfe þæt hé ǽr on him bereáfode (ge-, v. l. ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 30

fremming

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Þurh ðæs Hálgan Gástes fremminge wearð Críst ácenned on dǽre menniscnysse, i. 198, 31. the doing of an action Se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22: 306, 8: Hml.

ge-fadian

(v.)
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Hé gefadod hæfde eall his werod swá his þeáw wæs, Hml. S. 30, 305. (1 a) to ornament, adorn :-- Ðis weorc wæs gefadod mid deórwurðum stánum and reádum golde, Hml.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Hé gewilnode ꝥ hé hæfde herenesse þæs clænan lífes, ac hé nolde in him habban ꝥ hergendlic (heriend-, v. l.) líf (laudabilem vitam), Gr.

nese

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Hé cwæð be him sylfum tó þám cýpemannum: 'Syllíce is mé ánum gelumpen . . . man mid wítum ofgán willað æt mé ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde.'

and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep. dat. acc.

WithcumAgainstbeforeonintocontraapudin

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Ymb twentig and fíf nihtum after twenty with five nights, i. e. after twenty-five nights, 373; Men. 188. with the accusative; cum accusativo Against, before, on, into; contra, apud, in; κάτα Hæfdon dreám and heora ordfruman had joy before their creator

weorold-sǽlþa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sǽlþa, pl. f.
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Nis ðé náuht swíþor ðonne ðæt ðú forloren hæfst ða woruldsǽlþa ðe ðú ǽr hæfdest ( fortunae prioris affectu tabescis ). Ic ongite ðæt ða woruldsǽlþa óleccaþ ðǽm módum ðe hí willaþ beswícan, 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 8-12 : 8 ; Fox 26, 5, 8.

Linked entry: weorold-gesǽlþa

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Ðá lytlan yflu gé fleóð, Past. 439, 26. what is hurtful or grievous Þonne hí mǽst tó yfele gedón hæfdon, Chr. 1011; P. 141, 19. Hwá is þæt þe eall ðá yfel þe hí dónde wǽron ásecgean mæge?, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, 16.

spearca

(n.)
Grammar
spearca, an; m.

A spark

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Gif ða scyldigan ǽnigne spearcan wísdómes hæfdon, 38, 7; Fox 210, 9. Word spearcum fleáh áttre gelícost, Cd. Th. 274, 32; Sat. 162

Linked entry: spærca

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Healthwelfaresafetyprosperitysuccessadvantageprofitbenefitsānĭtassospĭtassălusprospĕrĭtas

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Ðe on eallum þingum máron gesynto hæfdon qui măgis prospĕrantur in omnĭbus, 2, 13; S. 516, 8. Geunne me mínra gesynta grant me my health, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 34; Jud. 90: Exon. 37 a; Th. 122, 9; Gú. 303.

Linked entries: -synto -synto