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ge-unþwǽrian

(v.)
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Áht þæs þe geunþwǽrige fram þæs incundan regoles smeáðancolnesse quidquid ab aeternae regulae subtilitate discordat, Gr. D. 336, 27. Add

wǽpned-hád

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fram þǽre costnunge wearð swá fremde swilce hé þone wǽpnedhád on his líchaman næfde ( ac si sextum non haberet in corpore), Gr. D. 26, 30. Add

slincend

(n.)
Grammar
slincend, es; m. n.

A crawling thing, a reptile

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Fram ðám slincendum óþ ða fugelas Gen. 6, 7

tó-geþeód

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-geþeód, tó-geþeódd, adj. (ptcpl.)

Adjacent, contiguous, connected, adjoined

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Adjacent, contiguous, connected, adjoined Ðæt eálond tósceadeþ Wantsumo streám fram ðam tógeþeóddan lande insula, quam a continents terra secernit fluvius Vantsumu, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 20

arhlíce

(adv.)

disgracefullybasely

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disgracefully, basely Eádwine eorl wearþ ofslagen arhlíce fram his ágenum mannum earl Eadwine was basely slain by his own men, Chr. 1071; Erl. 210, 14; Th. 347, 12

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

bealo-hycgende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bealo-hycgende, part.

Intending evilperniciem moliens

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Intending evil; perniciem moliens Ǽghwæðrum wæs bealo-hycgendra bróga fram óðrum to either of them, intending evil, was a fear of the other, Beo. Th. 5123; B. 2565

Linked entry: -hycgende

ge-swinclic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swinclic, adj.
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That requires labour, laborious, hard (of work) Bebeád Drihten eów þæt gé healdan þone Sunnandæg fram ǽlcum geswinclicum worce (non facies omne opus in eo), Wlfst. 294, 18

sweord-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-tyge, sweord-tige, es; m.
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Drawing the sword, fighting with the sword Fýnd áteórodun fram sweordtige (mid sweorde, Ps. Vos., Srt.: of sweorde, Ps. Rdr., Spl.) inimici defecerunt frameae, Ps. L. 9, 7

Linked entry: tyge

middæg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middæg-líc, adj.

Middaymeridian

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Fram deófle middæglícum ab daemonio meridiano, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 6

bi-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-dǽlan, p. -dǽlde; pp. -dǽled

To deprive, bereave of anything, to deliver, releaseprivare, sejungere, expertem reddere

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To deprive, bereave of anything, to deliver, release, free from anything; privare, sejungere, expertem reddere Duguþum bidǽled bereft of honours, Exon. 16 a; Th. 35, 24; Cri. 563

dreór-lic

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dreórig, Manige wǽron gewende fram þám dreórlican ( = deór- ?) móde multi a bestiali mente mutati sunt, Gr. D. 100, 12

hæfe

Grammar
hæfe, leaven, l. hæf,
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Wærniait fram hæfe (fermenlo) sundorhálgena. Scint. 75, 3

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

a-pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-pǽcan, p. -pǽhte; pp. -pǽht

To seducemisleadseducere

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To seduce, mislead; seducere Gif hwá óðres mannes folgere fram him apǽce si quis alius hominis pedisequam ab eo seducat, L. M. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 270, 31

hætsan

(v.)

to drive, urge, impel

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Hwílum mec mín freá hætst on enge sometimes my lord drives me into a narrow place, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 3; Rä. 4, 5

gafol-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-freó, adj.

Free from taxtribute

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Free from tax or tribute Ic habbe gifen ... ðat cotlíf ðé ic wæs boren inne ... and áne hýde ... scotfré and gafolfré, C. D. iv. 215, 33. Gauelfré, 191, 18

á-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2.

frum-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
frum-hrægl, es; n.

A first garmentprīmus vestītus

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A first garment; prīmus vestītus Hét heora sceome þeccan Freá frumhrægle the Lord bade them conceal their nakedness with the first garment, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 8; Gen. 943

ge-galan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-galan, p. -gól; pp. -galen, -gælen
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Beóþ gegalene fram wísum, Ps. Spl. 57, 5