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fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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Grn. 2, 24. of other living creatures Sió fealwe fægernes fulva venustas (pavonis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 62. of things Hwæt belimpþ þé heora (sun, moon and stars) fægernesse? hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 22.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Hit fǽringa fýre byrneð, Ph. 531. by chance; forte Man slǽtte ǽnne fearr fǽringa (fér-, v. l.) þǽrúte, Hml. S. 12, 72. Gif heora hwylc fǽringa (forte) tóðint, R. Ben. 46, 16. Fǽrunga, R. Ben. I. 16, 13: 54, 6: 87, 3.

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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In the last passage for 452 read 482, and add: to run, go hastily or with violence, rush Hí gebundon þone bysceop be þám fótum on sumne fearr, and þone gegremedon ꝥ hé hleóp on unsméðe eorðan, Shrn. 152, l.

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Hé wæs heáfde becorfen for scondfulles gebeórscypes hleahtre he [John the Baptist] had his head cut off for the amusement of a shameful feast, Shrn. 123, 8. Be hleahtre ðe of milte cymþ of laughter that cometh from the spleen, L.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Ic wát ðætte wile woruldmen tweógan geond foldan sceát búton feá áne (cf. went nú ful neáh eall moncyn on tweónunga, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 18), Met. 4, 52. a man employed, or interested, in worldly affairs; a man of the world Se Hǽlend befrán hú woruldmenn be

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Feáwa synt þe synt gehǽlede (saluantur), Lk. 13, 23. <b>II a.</b> to save from something :-- Gehǽl mé of ðisse tíde saluifica me ex hora hac, Jn. 12, 27. Mé wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle de viris sanguinum salva me, Ps.

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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Hé ne wiðerode ongeán, ne ne feaht, 40, 17. Hí wiðerodon ongeán Cristes láre, 224, 30. Gif preóst ongeán biscopes gerǽdnesse wiðerige, L. N. P. L. 45; Th. ii. 296, 18. Se ðe sóðlíce God lufaþ, nele hé wiðerian ongeán his bebodum, Homl.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Ys hyra múðes scyld mánworda feala, ða hí mid welerum wráðe ásprǽcan delicta oris eorum sermo labiorum ipsorum, 58, 12 : Elen.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Scæb ꝥ heáfod feaxe bereáfað, Lch. i. 322, 18. Hí hine wǽdon bereáfoden, Hml. Th. i. 430, 2 : 428, 5. Wæs hé lande bereáfod, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 4: Hml. S. 23 b, 207 : B. 2746: An. 1316, Wé sind bereáfod úrum gódum aporiamur bonis nostris, Wrt.

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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Hé brǽd hine on feala bleóna, Bl. H. 175; 5. Se líchama ongan swǽtan and mislic híw brédan, Wlfst. 141, 3. Grammar bregdan, (cf.

eardian

(v.)
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On þǽm mórum eardiað Finnas (cf. the word used for less permanent dwelling On feáwum stówum styccemǽlum wíciað Finnas, 17, 5), Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 28. On þǽm landum eardodon Engle ǽr hí hider on land cóman, 19, 29.

ge-reordan

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Add: absolute, to take food for refreshment, take refreshment, eat, feast Hí sǽton ꝥ híg gemǽnelíce gereordodan, Hml. S. 23, 243. Gehriordig epulare, Lk. 12, 19.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to misworkdo wrongsinmăle ăgĕredelinquĕrepeccāreto do fordestroyruinconvictcondemnperdĕredestruĕrelabefactārecondemnāreto forfeitamittĕre

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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16.

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Micel ríp ys, and feáwa wyrhtena (operarii pauci), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 37. Áhýrian wyrhtan on his wíngeard, 20, 1. a maker, producer, author, creator, fabricator Wróhtes wyrhtan, fyrnsynna fruman (the devil), Exon. Th. 263. 7; Jul. 346.

Linked entry: werta

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 10. to regard with fear Ondrédeþ ł onscynaþ formidet, Jn. Skt. Lind. 14, 27: metuit Rtl. 125, 25. Onscyniaþ opriant(=aporiant ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 16. Onscunode exorruit, 33, 14.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Except Nemne feáum ánum, Beo. Th. 2167; B. 1081

Linked entries: nemne nymne

geár

(n.)
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Ymb xiii geár, Gen. 2302. of indefinite periods of time Hé feala geára lifde, Bl. H. 219, 2 : Bt. 18, 3; F. 66, 18. Wintra fela . . . geára mengeo. Gen. 1726. Geára gongum in the course of time Cri. 1036: Jul. 693. Æfter feáwum geárum, Bl.

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Nis me ðæs deáþes sorg there is no fear of death to me, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350: 40 a; Th. 133, 25; Gú. 495: Cd. 25; Th. 31, 28; Gen. 492: Elen. Kmbl. 1165; El. 584: Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6.

Linked entry: deóþ

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ða apostoli hlógon ðæra deófla leásunga and se ealdorman cwæþ mé stent ege ðysse andsware and ge hlihaþ the apostles laughed at the devils' lying words, and the general said 'Fear comes upon me at this answer, and you laugh,' Homl. Th. ii. 482, 25.