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blind-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blind-líce, adv.

In a blind manner, BLINDLY, rashlytemere

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In a blind manner, BLINDLY, rashly; temere blindlíce monige sprecaþ how blindly [rashly] many speak, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 17

be-scínan

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Godes beorhtnys besceán, Hml. Th. i. 30, 16. Warna þú ꝥ; ná sunne ne bescíne, Lch. i. 318, 15. Add:

fisc-cynn

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Saga mé, fela is fisccynna on wætere? Ic ðé secge vi and xx, Sal. K. p. 190, 20: 204, 9. Add

on-drǽdan

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, Hml. Th. ii. 342, 18. Þonne mihte wé onðrǽdan ús deádes rihtlíce, Hml. S. 34, 139. with clause Ðá ondrǽdde him wurdon þám cynge leófran ðonne , Lch. iii. 424, 19. him ondrǽdan sceal ðæt unmedome sié, Past. 73, 21.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Æfter hit áboden hǽfde, hié heálsade ðæt hié nánuht ðára ǽrenda ne underfénge . . . Ásǽdon his geféran heora ǽrenda ábeád, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 10-22. Earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (ǽrendo ábeódan, v. l.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20.

Linked entry: ǽrend

smeaþancollíce

(adv.)
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embe þæt heofonlice líf geornlíce smeádon swýðe smeáþancollíce, Hml. S. 3, 509. Add

són

(n.)
Grammar
són, es; m.

A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental

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Gif hit mycel geférǽden is sýn (the psalms) mid antefene gesungene, gif seó geférǽden lytel is, sýn forðrihte bútan sóne gesungene si major congregatio fuerit cum antiphonis, si vero minor in directum psallantur R. Ben. 41, 9.

Linked entry: be-sóne

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Gl. 436, 59. of immaterial things, frail, not lasting, fleeting lytel (fame) biþ, lǽne, tédre and bedǽled ǽlces gódes quam sit exilis et totius vacua ponderis, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 29.

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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manega ádla how many diseases? Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 29: Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 6. Laman legeres ádl the palsy

Linked entries: ádel ádle

lofian

(v.)
Grammar
lofian, p. ode

To praisevalue

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gehýrde God lofodon and heredon, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 36. Lofa lauda, Ps. Lamb. 147, 1. Ðec mihtig God gástas lofige, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 21; Dan. 373. Lofigen, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 2; Az. 100.

ge-lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácnian, -lácnigan; p. ode; pp. od

To healcuresānāremĕdēri

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Gelácna ðú heal thou them, Hy. 1, 5; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 5. He wæs gelácnod he was cured, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44. Mon geseah hine laman gelácnian people saw him healing the lame, Blickl. Homl. 177, 16. Hine gelácnode curam ejus egit, Lk.

Linked entries: lácnian ge-lécnian

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.
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(or uncertain) hié hindan ofrídan ne meahte, ǽr hié on ðám fæstenne wǽron, Chr. 877; P. 74, 18. cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5.

Linked entry: ǽr

be-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fealdan, bi-fealdan ; p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden, -falden

To foldinfoldclaspinvolvesurroundinwrapcoveroverwhelmimplicareinvolvereamplecticircumdare

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Ðá he ða bóc befeóld cum plicuisset librum, Lk. Bos. 4, 20. He befeóld his handa mid ðæra tyccena fellum pelliculas hædorum circumdedit manibus, Gen. 27, 16. Mec -gedryht befeóld a body of domestics surrounded me. Exon. 94b; Th. 353, 32; Reim. 21

Linked entries: be-feóld bi-fealdan

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Ðín heáhsetl is heáh and mǽre, fæger and wurðlíc, Hy. 7, 40. Wé ðé þanciaþ ðínes weorðlícan wuldordreámes, 8, 10. mid weorðlícan weorode and wynsaman dreáme hine feredan, Chr. 1023; Erl. 163, 26.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc. Gold and seolfor sind góde, gif ðú wel notast : gif ðú sylf yfel bist, ne miht ðú wel notian, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 8-9.

ge-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cunnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To tryenquireexperienceprobareexplorareexperiri

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To try, enquire, experience; probare, explorare, experiri Ðæt hi móstan gecunnian hwylc heora swiftost hors hæfde that they should try which of them had the swiftest horse, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 42 : Nar. 25, 29.

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
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Sé þe tó his beódferse ne cume ad mensam qui ante versum ne occurrerit, 69, 9. tó Furtunates mýsan becom, ǽr þám þe his beódfers sunge (Gode þone lofsang ásægde, swá swá sume men gewuniaþ, ꝥ singað. . . ǽr etan, v. l. ), Gr. D. 62, 9

neoþera

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Ox. 593) lífes inferioris uitae, Hpt. Gl. 420, 34. Ne onscunige ic nó þæs neoþeran and þæs unclǽnan stówe, Bt. 5, I; F. 10, 15. nearwe and ænge wǽron ealle ðá neoðerran gesceafta, Gr. D. 174, 16.

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Ðá oferhogode ðæt áðer dyde, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 21: Beo. Th. 4679; B. 2345. Hié ealle worlde weán oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 16, 20. Oferhoga , and ádríf fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8.

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

ge-þafian

(v.)
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him ne geðafað ðæt . . . 419, 3:4. him geþafiaþ þæt bióþ heora hláfordas. Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 20. his suna geþafode þæt læg mid Lucrettie, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 30. ꝥ with infin. and dat.