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á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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sceal áðreótan tó ásecgenne taedet referre, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 12. personal. Dele the meanings given

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

a-temian

(v.)
Grammar
a-temian, p. ede; pp. ed [a intensive, temian to tame]

To tame thoroughlymake very tame or gentleto subduetameedomare

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Sum sceal wildne fugel atemian one shall tame the wild bird, Exon. 88 b ; Th. 332, 15; Vy. 85: 89 b; Th. 336, 11; Gn. Ex. 46: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 38; Met. 13, 19: 13, 71; Met. 13, 36

CWÁNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWÁNIAN, part. cwániende; p. ode, ede ; pp. od , ed

To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn plorare, deplorare, queri, lugere

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To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn ; plorare, deplorare, queri, lugere . v. trans Sum sceal, leómena leás, sár cwánian one, void of light, shall bewail his pain, Exon. 87b; Th. 328, 18; Vy. 19: 73b; Th. 274, 23; Jul. 537. v. intrans Cwániendra cirm the

Linked entry: mód-c-wánig

ge-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sárgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [sárgian to afflict]

To afflict, trouble, damageof afflīgĕre, trībŭlāre

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Ne sceal nán mon siócne monnan gesárgodne swencan no one ought to afflict a sick troubled person, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 20. Wǽron hie gesárgode they were damaged, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 8

ge-scamian

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

To be ashamed, to blusherŭbescĕreTo shame, cause or bring shame topŭdēre

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To shame, cause or bring shame to; pŭdēre Sceal gescamian ða unrihtwísan it shall shame the wicked; erŭbescant impii, Ps. Th. 30, 20. Gescamige hí, let it shame them; erŭbescant, Ps. Spl. 82, 16

scild-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wyrhta, an ; m.
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Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld; and gif hé hit dó, gilde .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 9-11.

under-licgan

(v.)

to be subjectsubmityield

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Ða under-ðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt hí him eáðmódlíce underlicgen subditiadmonendi sunt ut humiliter subjaceant, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 20

elcra

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
elcra, adj.
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Gif hié cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweðan hý mon sceal lytlian.

leógere

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(cf. that wicked Simon had misinformed, 2 Macc. 3, 11)) Hé sceal leogeras and líceteras hatian, Wlfst. 266, 28. one who makes a false pretence, a hypocrite Lá légere hypocrita, Lk. L. 6, 42. Ðú légere ł gié légeras, Mt. L. 15, 7.

nyttian

(v.)
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Eald man sceal þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum . . . and hý sculan nyttian lytlum metum (they must use these remedies very moderately), Lch. ii. 30, 30. Add

rád

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</b> a ride on horseback :-- Sceal hé (an old man ) þá eágon weccan mid gongum, mid rádum oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige, Lch. ii. 30, 29

up-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
up-cyme, es; m.

Up-comingrisingup-springing

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Ic monnum sceal ýcan upcyme eádignesse for men I shall increase the upspringing of happiness, Exon. Th. 413, 3; Rä. 31, 9

wær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-líc, adj.

Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect

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Wísdómes beþearf, worda wærlícra, and witan snyttro, se ðære æðelan sceal andwyrde gifan, Elen. Kmbl. 1083; El. 544

hnítan

(v.)
Grammar
hnítan, p. hnát, pl. hniton; pp. hniten

To strike, thrust, push, come against with a shock

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Ðonne ic hnítan sceal hearde wið heardum when I shall batter hard on the hard, Exon. 129 b; Th. 497, 21; Rä. 87, 4

Linked entries: ge-hnǽst hnátan

bearn-eácen

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Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal, 6. Bearneácnum, ii. 330, 6. Wíf þe bearneácne (-ene, v. l.) (praegnantes) wǽron, Past. 366, 3. Ðá bearneácnan wíf, 367, 14. Add

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Á = ǽfre: Nú, sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2. Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod now, there shall ever [always] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 32, 11; 33, 4, col. 1.

Linked entry: ÁWA

afor

(adj.)
Grammar
afor, adj.

Vehementdirehatefulroughausterevehemensatroxodiosusasperausterusacerbus

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Ðæt [sǽd] byþ þreóhyrne, and hyt byþ afor and sweart the scent is three-cornered, and it is rough and swarthy, Herb. 181, 1; Lchdm, i. 316, 11

earh-faru

(n.)
Grammar
earh-faru, e; f. [earh an arrow; faru a going, journey, passage]

A flight of arrows sagittārum vŏlātus

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A flight of arrows; sagittārum vŏlātus Habbaþ scearp speru, atole earhfare they have sharp spears, a terrible flight of arrows, Salm. Kmbl. 259; Sal. 129. Mid earhfare with a flight of arrows, Andr. Kmbl. 2097; An. 1050.

Linked entry: earg-faru

ende-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dæg, gen. -dæges ; pl. nom. acc. -dagas; gen. -daga; dat. -dagum; m.

The last day, the day of one's death dies suprémus, dies mortis

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Ic sceal endedæg mínne gebídan I shall await my last day. Beo. Th. 1279; B. 637. Án endedæg one ending day, Apstls. Kmbl. 157: Ap. 79

húsel-disc

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-disc, es; m.

Housel-dishthe paten

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Ðis mon sceal wrítan on húsldisce and on ðone drenc mid háligwætere þweán and singan on this is to be written on a paten and washed into the drink and sung over, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 136, 3

Linked entry: offrung-disc