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sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
sláw, slǽw, sleáw; adj.
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Ðá sláwan ( pigri ) sint to manianne ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman ðe hié tiola on dón mǽgen, 39, l ; Swt. 281, 19. Sláwera desidiosorum, Wtr. Voc. ii. 28, 12

Linked entries: slǽw sleáw

wóhness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhness, e; f.

crookednesswrongdoinginiquilyperversitydepravitywickedness

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Gif hie on ǽnigum dǽle wólíce libban heora líf, sýn hié from heora wónessum onwende, and fram heora unrihtum oncyrran. Blickl. Homl. 109, 20

Linked entry: wóness

burg-waru

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Hié þá burgware ( here? or under preceding word ?), Beneuentius and Sepontanus hátton þá twá leóde, hié þá ongunnon ánwigges biddan (cf. Neapolite cwǽdon gefeoht tógeánes þǽre burhware Sepontiniscre ceastre and tógeánes Beneuentanos, Hml.

cwilman

(v.)
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Se lég hié cwylmde, Bl. H. 203, 16. Ðæt hié cwaelmen ( trucident ) ðá rehtheortan, Ps. Srt. 36, 14. His híréd wæs gestanden mid cwylmendre ádle and wǽron deáda ǽgðer ge his þeówas ge þeówena, Hml. S. 30, 142. Cwylmed on róde crucified, Dóm. L. 54.

Linked entry: cwelman

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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Hláfordas ic lǽrde ꝥ hié getreówlíce Gode hýrdon swá heora hláfordum, Bl. H. 185, 28. confidently Getreówlíce fidenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 66. Getrióulíce confidenter (ambulat ), Kent. Gl. 326

sceár

(n.)
Grammar
sceár, e ; f.

A pair of shears or scissors;

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Hí ne scoldon hira loccas lǽtan weaxan ac hié scoldon hié efsigean mid sceárum non comam nutrient, sed tondentes attondent capita sua. Past. 18, 7 ; Swt. 139, 14. Ne hé his loccas mid sceárum wanode. Shrn. 93, 9.

ǽg-hwǽr

Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, Dele á-hwǽr, and add: -hwár, -wern.

in every place,to every place, in every directionin every casein every respect

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Hié sendon ǽgwern æfter fultume, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 22. in every case Bið andgit ǽghwǽr sélest, B. 1059: Gú. 573. in every respect Ǽghwáre usquequaque, R. Ben. I. 36, 10

hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
hálgian, p. ode; pp. od

To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctifyconsecrare

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To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctify Hweðer hie ða ciricean hálgian dorston on óðre wísan whether they durst consecrate the church otherwise, Blickl. Homl. 205, 21, 24.

ge-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lífedlíce, adv.
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With confidence in a person, trustfully, in good faith Mardonius hiene wæs georne lǽrende þæt hé hámweard fóre . . .

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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Siððan ic hie ða geliornod hæfde, swá swá ic hie forstód, and swá ic hie andgitfullícost areccean meahte, ic hie on Englisc awende, and to ǽlcum Biscep-stóle on mínum Ríce wille áne onsendan, and on ǽlcre biþ án Æstel, se biþ on fíftegum Mancessan.

rǽd-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wægn, es; m.
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A vehicle, chariot Hé hiene hét iernan beforan his rǽdwǽne ante vehiculum ejus, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 13. Cf. Icel. reið-skjótr, but see also hræd-wægn

feoh-gehát

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gehát, es; n.
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A promise of money Cantware him feoh gehéton (behéton, v. l.). . . and under þám feohgeháte (-beháte, v. l.) se here hiene úp bestæl, Chr. 865; P. 68, 10

Linked entries: ge-hát feoh-behát

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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hié ealle geniédde ðæt hié áþas swóran, ðæt hié ealle ætgædere wolden oððe on heora earde licggean, oððe on heora earde libban, 4, 9; Swt. 190, 27. Hé cwæþ 'Ðú eart ðæs lifigendan Godes sunu.'

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Ða lástas á onwalge beóþ and on ðære ilcan onsýne ðe hié on forman on ða eorþan bestapene wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 127, 20. metaph. Heó onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade regnat incolumis, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 23. Wæs hyre mægdenhád onwalg, Exon.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

ge-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded [bǽdan to compel]

To compelconstrainforceimpelurgeoppresscompellĕrecōgĕrepersuādēreimpellĕreurgēreprĕmĕre

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Hie gecwǽdon ðæt ne hie to ðam gebéde he mihte gebǽdan they said that he could not force them to that prayer, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 15; Dan. 202.

Linked entry: ge-béded

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trusthopeconfideresperareto make a treatysancire

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Ðǽm he getrúwode ðæt hie his giongorscipe fulgán wolden of whom he expected that they would perform his service, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 25; Gen. 248.

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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Cf. set-gang, setl. of men, a place where people remain, of an army, a camp, entrenchment, cf. to sit down before a place Ne com se here oftor eall úte of ðǽm setum ðonne tuwwa, óðre síþe ðá hié ǽrest tó londe cómon . . . óðre síþe ðá hié of ðǽm setum

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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Hié hæfdon gecweden ðæt hié ealle emlíce on Latine tengden they had agreed that they all in unbroken order would proceed to the attack of the Latins, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 9

Linked entry: sam-tinges

un-weorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþlíce, adv.

unworthilyin an unsuitable mannerwith indignitywith contemptignominiouslywith indignation

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unworthily, in an unsuitable manner Him is micel ðearf ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen ðæt hié tó unweorþlíce ne dǽlen ðæt him befæsð bið necesse est, ut sollicite perpendant, ne commissa indigne distribuant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 14. Unwurðlíce, Cd.

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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Hié sindon suá micle wætlícor tó oferbúgánne suá mon ongiet ðæt hié on máran ungewitte beóð tanto caute declinandi sunt, quanto et insane rapiuntur, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 22. Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feólle ...