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ge-þeówrǽden

(n.)
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fellowship, association Ne sceal hé habban náne geþeówrǽden (-þeódrædenę?: ge-þeóde, v. l.) nádor ne wið ꝥ mynster ne wið þá geférrǽdene non debet sociari corpori monasterii, R. Ben. 108, 18. (?)

fore-déman

(v.)

to pre-judge

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to pre-judge Ne hé ne foredéme nec prejudicet, R. Ben. I. 105, 6

Linked entry: déman

leás-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþ, leás-fyrhþ; adj.
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Næs hé ofermód ne níðig ne leásferhþ (-fyrhþ, v. l. ), Nap. 41

Linked entry: ferhþ

fela-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-wyrde, adj.

talkative

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Of many words, talkative Ne beón gé tó felawyrde ne ealles tó hlagole, Wlfst. 40, 18

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, <b>; II 2.</b>
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Þæt hí ne forhtgean þæs gewinnes ne þæs síþfætes, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 50, 3. Add

ofer-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽte, adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Given to excess in eating, gluttonous Ne sceal mon beón druncengeorn, ne oferǽte, R. Ben. 17,15

ge-þencan

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Gé ne geþenceað þǽra fíf hláfa non recordamini quinque panum, Mt. 16, 9. with acc. Nis nán swá eald man þe þíne mágas nú mage geþencan, Hml. S. 23, 709. Wé ne magon swá þeáh ealle naman áwrítan ne furþor geþencan, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 74. <b>IX a.

ge-staþelfæstan

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III. of non-material objects, to make effectual :-- Geðaeht ðæt hié ne maehtun gesteaðulfestian (-staþolfæston, Spl.) con-silia quae non potuerunt stabilire, Ps. Srt. 20, 12

hafen-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hafen-leást, e; f.

Lack of means, indigence ⬩ inopia

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Sind eác óðre þearfan ná þurh hafenleáste ac on gáste many are poor from want of wealth, and not in spirit. There are also other poor, not from want of wealth, but in spirit, 550, 3-5, 11, 12, 17.

býsnian

(v.)
Grammar
býsnian, bísnian, býsnigan, býsenian; p. ode; pp. od

an example ⬩ To give or set an example ⬩ exemplum dare

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Ne bísnode ðé nán man, forðamðe nán ǽr ðé næs no man set thee an example, for no one was before thee, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 20. Ða bísnodon hiora æfter-gengum they set an example to their successors, 39, 11; Fox 230, 2.

hæpse

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte ; ne forda músfellan, ne, ꝥ git lǽsse is, to hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9, Hæpsan, loca eluslilla (arcarum reserantur), An. Ox. 4003. Add

mis-fadian

(v.)
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Se abbod nán þing ne misfadige (miss-, v.l.) ne unrihtlíce ne geendebyrde, swylce hé freólíce dón móte þæt, þæt him lícige nic abbas quasi libera utens potestate injuste disponat aliquid, R. Ben. 113, 25. Add

hleahtor-bǽre

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Productive of laughter: Ne sceal hé fela sprecan, ne ídele word ne hleahtorbǽre (leahtor-, v. l.) multum loqui non amare, verba vana aut risui apta non loqui R. Ben. 18, 8. Substitute:

fǽringa

unexpectedly ⬩ of a sudden ⬩ all at once ⬩ soon ⬩ at once ⬩ early ⬩ by chance ⬩ forte

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Begýmað þæt [ne] fǽrunga beón gehefegude heortan eówre adtendite ne forte grauentur corda uestra, Scint. 105, 1

ge-rídan

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Se king . . . swór ꝥ hit nǽfre næs ná his rǽd ná his dǽd ꝥ man sceolde Sandwíc dón fit of ipes cyrð, 57, 9-17

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode

To dress

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Ne secge ic ná máre embe ða sceandlícan tyslunge búton ðæt ús secgaþ béc ðæt se beó ámánsumod ðe hǽðenra manna þeáwas hylt on his lífe and his ágen cynn unwurþaþ mid ðam I tell you, brother Edward, that you do wrong to forsake the English customs that

Linked entry: tyslung

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es; in sing. generally masc., in pl. neut.

a journey ⬩ expedition ⬩ a path ⬩ course ⬩ way ⬩ road ⬩ a way ⬩ path ⬩ course ⬩ course of time

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Nú ðú ædre const síþfæt mínne. Ic sceal sárigferþ hweorfan . . . now thou shalt speedily know my course. Mournful must I wander . . ., Exon. Th. 184, 30; Gú. 1352.

Linked entry: fæt

þrǽsting

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽsting, e; f.

Torment ⬩ affliction

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Torment, affliction Swá hé sceal etan ðætte hiene sió gewilnung ðære gífernesse of his módes fæstrǽdnesse ne gebrenge, ne eft sió ðrǽsting (ðrǽsðing, Hatt.

ofer-druncen

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-druncen, es; n.

Drunkenness, inebriety ⬩ ebrietas, crapula

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N. P. L. 41; Th. ii. 296, 11

Linked entry: ge-drinc

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a person ⬩ to marry ⬩ to share with another ⬩ to communicate

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to have the companionship of a person, to marry Ne hiá mǽnsumiaþ (mǽnsumigaþ, Rush.) ne hiá biþon gemǽnsumad (i. ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána ne wíf hæfis ceorles) neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt.