trahtnian
To expound ⬩ explain ⬩ to give as explanation of (be) something ⬩ to treat of
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Mid were ǽwfæstum trahtna (tracta) be hálignysse, Scint. 200, 14. Nú wille wé be ðyssere freólstíde trahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 104, 9. Wé woldon gefyrn trahtnian be ðam lambe, ii. 278, 11
wrǽtlíce
wondrously ⬩ curiously ⬩ wondrously ⬩ excellently ⬩ beautifully ⬩ elegantly ⬩ nobly
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Mé on gescyldrum scínan mótan ful wrǽtlíce wundtie loccas, 428, 6; Rä. 41, 104. Ða ðe wrǽtlícost wyrcan cúðon stángefógum, Elen. Kmbl. 2037; 1020
ge-medemian
To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble
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Gemedemud temperatus, Scint. 12
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unriht-hǽmed
Unlawful cohabitation ⬩ illicit intercourse ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornication
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Forligr flǽsces unrihthǽmed is fornicatio carnis, adulterium est, Scint. 87, 14. Unrihthǽmed wífes fornicatio mulieris, 86, 15: Met. 9, 6. Mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes (-hǽmdes, Cott. MSS.) luxuriae mucrone, Past. 43; Swt. 313, 9.
Linked entry: riht-hǽmed
grénnes
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wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe ná wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe, Scint
á-wegan
to carry off ⬩ to put away ⬩ renounce ⬩ to weigh. ⬩ to put in a balance ⬩ to estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ to be equal in weight to
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Áwegen perpensa, librata, Germ. 394, 307. to estimate, consider Mǽgenu hé áwyhð vires pensat, Scint. 10, 15. Áweget appendit (corda ), Kent. Gl. 768. Hig ǽrest ápinsiað wærlicum móde þá naman and þá bínaman ...
frymþ
A beginning ⬩ foundation ⬩ origin ⬩ first-fruits ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ constĭtūtio ⬩ ŏrigo ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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Frymþas prīmĭtiæ, Scint. Lye. Gefreoða úsic, frymþa Scyppend protect us, Creator of beginnings! Exon. 65 a; Th. 239, 32; Ph. 630: 44 b; Th. 151, 9; Gú. 792: Elen. Kmbl. 1002; El. 502
swǽslíce
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veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. v. swǽs, Ða nán lust yfel swǽslíce gewemþ eos nulla voluptas mala blande corrumpit Scint
tigele
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Se ðe lǽrþ stuntne swylce se ðe belíme tigelan (testam) whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together (Eccl. 22, 7), Scint. 96, 19. Tigelan lateres, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 41. Tigelena gemet a tale of bricks, Ex. 5, 14.
tyhting
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Mid welwyllendre tihtincga myngiende benevola intentione hortando, 448, 1179: Scint. 34, 1. Se ðe his bróðor hataþ ðurh ðæs deófles tihtinge. Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 17. Tihtinga incitamenta, Hpt. Gl. 520, 35. Tychtingum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 3.
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þeów-racu
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Mid þíwracum minis, Scint. 63, 8. Þeówwracan minas, Wülck. Gl. 252, 19. Hí him ne ondrédon hǽðenra cyninga þeówracan, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 12. Ic forseó ðíne þeówracan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 524. Ic gehýre hyra egeslícan þíwracan, 3, 432
á-sceacan
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L. 9, 5. figurative Gif hé his fram áscæcð yfelu si sua discusserit mala, Scint. 164, 2. Hé his sáwle him from ásceóc animam ejus excuteret, Gr. D. 136, 2.
Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan
deád-lic
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Mann deádlicne hominem moriturum, Scint. 17, 8. Cf. deáþ-lic
full-fremed
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Geþyld weorc folfremed hæbbe, þæt gé sýn fulfremede ( perfecti ) and ansunde on nánum áteorigende, Scint. 8, 8. Tó gódum fremmingum fulfremedra dǽda, Hml. A 48, 581. Ne métte ic nó ðín weorc fullfremed ( plena ) beforan mínum Gode, Past. 445, 21.
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ge-þrǽstan
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S. 23 b, 537. the mind Gif þú gesihst éhtere þínne þearle wédende, wite þú þæt fram átendendum his deófle byþ geþrǽst ( ab accensore suo demone (p)urguetur ), Scint. 208, 4. to constrain, bind, confine Geþrǽst artatur, i. constringitur, An.
up-stige
ascension ⬩ mounting ⬩ the ascension ⬩ an ascent ⬩ a way of ascending
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Uppstige on heofonas, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 23. an ascent, a way of ascending Uppstige sandfull ascensus arenosus, Scint. 223, 13. Se seteþ wolcan upstige his qui ponit nubem ascensum suum, Ps. Surt. Lamb. 103, 3
tó-þindan
To swell ⬩ grow big ⬩ to swell with pride ⬩ be puffed up ⬩ be arrogant
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Tóþundenne and ástrehtne hneccan tumentem et erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 17
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scríðan
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Ðenden him ðeós woruld scríðende scínan móte, Exon. Th. 97, 3; Cri. 1585. Mín feorh ende geséceþ dæg scríðende, ðonne dógor beóþ mín forþ scriðen, 164, 10 -16; Gú. 1011
yfemest
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Ǽresð alra glengea and ymesð scolde scínan gold on his hrægle in sacerdotis habitu ante omnia aurum fulget, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 2
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freó-dóm
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. 229, 11. freedom to do, liberty of action On þyssum lífe for án hreówsunge geopenað freóhdóm in hoc vita tantum penitentie patet libertas, Scint. 48, 15. freedom in expenditure, liberality Freódóme oððe cystignesse liberalitate Wrt.