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mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

Linked entry: limpan

on-búgan

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Hé wæs ꝥ folc cwielmende tó ðon þæt hié him anbugen, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 19. nellað onbúgan ðám leahtrum . . . ac winnað him tógeánes, Hml. S. 17, 62.

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gyf mon ðone hláford teó, nime him fíf þegnas tó, and beó him sylf syxta, and ládie hine ðæs [by his own oath and the oaths of five compurgators clear himself of that charge], L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 4-6, 13.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

be-sárgian

(v.)
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gesáwon ꝥ him næs álýfed unálýfedlic þing tó dónne, and besárgodon ꝥ sceoldon hyra gewunan forlǽtan. Gr. D. 104, 18. Hý ná ne ceorien, ne mid móde besárgien non murmurarent, R. Ben. 65, 9.

Linked entry: sárgian

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 20. Álífed*-*lícur expedius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 42

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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, and næfre his banan folgian noldon they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, and they would never follow [ = serve] his murderer, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 20.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

ge-biddan

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Ðús gebiddende, 245, 3. (1 a) reflexive, to say one's prayers :-- Hé hine gebæd, Bl. H. 217, 26. Maria hié gebæd to þǽm gebede þe se engel hire tó cwæþ, 145, 23. Heó gebæd hig tó þám pápan, Shrn. 150, 4.

swát-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
swát-cláþ, es; m.
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A handkerchief, towel, napkin; sudarium Se apostol him ásende his swatcláð . . . Hé wearð álýsed swá hraðe swá se swátcláð hine hrepode, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 21-25

Linked entry: swát-lín

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge fromto clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hé hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

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cniht-leás

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H. 113 b' substitute Hé for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395

meaht-leás

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wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse gedóne. Hml. S. 37, 54. non-physical Hé bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dear, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6

fǽred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

Sudden

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emperor and his thanes were sorry for his sudden departure, Hml.

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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mængdon eced and geallan togædere and hit, on his bismer, Criste gebudon they mingled vinegar and gall together, and offered it to Christ, in mockery of him, L. Edg. C. 39; Th. ii. 252, 17.

cynd

(n.)
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.: es; n. nature Nis nán gesceaft ðe hé tiohhige ꝥ hió scyle winnan wiþ hire Scippendes willan, gif hió hire cynd (gecynd v. l.) healdan wile nihil est quod naturam servans Deo contraire conetur, Bt. 35, 4; F. 160, 23.

ge-bǽran

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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽran þonne mon hine underþeóde his flǽsce, 31, 1 ; F. 114, 23. Add: —

á-borgian

(v.)
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., and áborgian his frýnd ðæt, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 7. Weddige sebrýdguma ðæs, and hit áborgian hís frýnd, 2; Th. i. 254, 9. to borrow Hit gelamp ðæt hire fæder áborgude .xxx. punda æt Godan, Ch. Th. 201, 15

Linked entry: on-borgian

rǽd-bora

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Ne nimð se hláford his ðeówan him tó rǽdboran, ac nimð his holdan frýnd, and him geopenað his willan, Hml. Th. ii. 522, 32. Add

un-geþwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrness, e; f.

discorddissensiondisagreementdivisionquarreltroubledisquiet

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Ða hwíle ðe hé ǽnige ungeþwǽrnysse hæbbe on his heortan wið his ðone néhstan quamdiu simultatem ullam in corde suo cum proximo suo habet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 27; Th. ii. 192, 28. Bilewite cild ne hylt langsume ungeþwǽrnysse tó ðam ðe him derode, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrnes

freó-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
freó-bróðor, m.

An own brothergermānus frāter

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An own brother; germānus frāter Him frumbearnes riht freóbróðor óþ-þah his own brother took from him his firstborn's right, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 14; Exod. 338