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ge-dwǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽlan, p. -dwǽlde

To seduce ⬩ lead astray

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To seduce, lead astray Ðæt is hefig dysig, ðæt ða earman men mid ealle gedwǽleþ of ðæm rihtan wege that is a grievous folly that altogether seduces the miserable men from the right way, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 6; Met. 19, 3

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es; n.

Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ futility ⬩ frivolity

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóstas ðǽr ne geþafian ne ídele spǽce ne ídele dǽde ne ǽnig ídel we enjoin that priests do not permit there [in the church] idle talk or action or any frivolity, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 27.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Heó mid ðæm healfan dǽle beforan ðæm cyninge farende wæs swelce heó fleónde wǽre with half the army she was going before the king as if she were fleeing, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 27.

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Ðæt hé swá stiére ðǽm ungeþyldegum irsunga swá hé ðone hnescan þafettere on récceléste ne gebrenge sic ab impatientibus extinguatur ira, ut remissis ac lenibus non crescat negligentia, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 25

hyrne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrne, an; f.

A horn ⬩ corner ⬩ angle

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Ðæt wæter ðe man ða bán mid áþwoh binnan ðære cyrcan wearþ ágoten on ánre hyrnan the water that the bones were washed with in the church was poured away in a corner, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 162. Tó ðæs hegges hyrnan to the corner of the hedge, Cod.

Linked entry: hyrnan

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doing ⬩ suffering which is painful ⬩ a painful symptom ⬩ suffering that is undergone for the sake of religion ⬩ suffering of persecution, cross ⬩ suffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdom ⬩ the anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Him (the verb) gelimpþ siginficatio, ðæt ys getácnung, hwæt ðæt word getácnige, dǽde oððe þrowunge oððe náðor, 19; Zup. 119, 14. suffering which is painful Ic geteorode on ðære þrowunga, Ps. Th. 38, 11.

un-gemódness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemódness, e; f.

Contentiousness ⬩ indisposition to agree

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Contentiousness, indisposition to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié nó on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and

þearl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-líc, adj.

Severe, ⬩ hard to bear

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Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót (a meeting that will be a severe ordeal for all) Exon. Th. 447, 9; Dóm. 36. Deáþes cwealm, þearlíc wíte, 240, 25; Ph. 644. Þurh þearlíc þreá, 283, 20; Jul. 678

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to along ⬩ athwart ⬩ transversely ⬩ crosswise as opposed to lengthways ⬩ on the flank ⬩ perversely ⬩ wrongly

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Binnan ðam díce ðe wé gemynegodon ðæt Severus hét ðwyrs ofer ðæt eálond gedícian intra vallum quod Severum trans insulam fecisse commemoravimus, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 19.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Hwá is ðæs wyrðe, ðæt ástíge on Godes munt quis ascendet in montem Domini? Ps. Th. 23, 3. Ne eom ic ðæs wyrþe, ðæt ic swá on róde gefæstnod beó, Blickl. Homl. 191, 7.

stániht

(adj.)
Grammar
stániht, stǽniht, adj.
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Stony, rocky Wæs seó eorþe tó ðæs heard and tó ðæs stánihte erat tellus durissima et saxosa, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 27. Tó ðære stánehtan dæne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 179, 24. On stánehtan ford, iii. 389, 1. On ðone stánihtan ford, 168, 31.

Linked entries: stǽniht ǽniht

for-lor

(n.)
Grammar
for-lor, n. (not m.).
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Ðone látteówdóm ðæs forlores ducatum perditionis, Past. 33, 9. Ðæt forlor hira frecennesse perditionis suae discrimina, 403, 13. Forlor amisionem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 10. Add

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es; m.

A plain where victory is won ⬩ a glorious plain ⬩ a place in which evil is overcome

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A plain where victory is won, a glorious plain. where actual fighting has taken place Se mǽsta dǽl ðæs heriges læg on ðam sigewonge, Judth.

hwem

(n.)
Grammar
hwem, hwemm, es; m.

A corner ⬩ angle

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A corner, angle Hwæt fremaþ ðære burhware ðeáh ðe ðæt port beo trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǽr biþ án hwem open forlǽten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe what does it avail the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side

Linked entry: hwæm

un-sceþþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþende, adj.

Innocent ⬩ harmless

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Ða bilehwitnysse ðæs unscæþþendan ( innocentis ) lífes, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 40. Ðæt hé ðære unsceþþendan ( innocuae ) ylde cilda ne árede, 2, 20; S. 521, 25. Ðone mildheortan and ðone unsceþþendan Crist, Blickl. Homl. 3, 11.

tin

(n.)
Grammar
tin, es; n.

Tin

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Ðæt tin, ðonne hit mon mid sumum cræfte gemengþ and tó tine gewyrcþ, ðonne biþ hit swiðe leáslíce on siolufres hiewe. Suá hwá ðonne suá lícet on ðære swingellan, hé biþ ðæm tine gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 2-5. Tinnes stagni, Hpt.

serc

(n.)
Grammar
serc, syrc, syric, es; m.: serce, syrce, an; f.

A shirt ⬩ shift ⬩ smock ⬩ tunic ⬩ sark

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Ðæt hé hæbbe syric (tunicam), R. Ben. 89, 10. Genóh is munuce ðæt hé hæbbe twegen syricas (tunicas), for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, 91, 3. Syrcan, gúþgewǽdo shirts of mail Beo. Th. 458; B. 226: 673; B. 334

Linked entry: syrc

ge-wunian

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

to dwell ⬩ inhabit ⬩ to remain ⬩ stay ⬩ abide ⬩ continue ⬩ To stop, live, associate with ⬩ continue in or with ⬩ to be accustomed, wont

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Nǽfre gewurþe ðæt ðǽr on gewunige áwiht lifigendes non sit qui inhabitet, Ps. Th. 108, 7. Ðú in ðære stówe stille gewunadest in that place didst thou dwell quietly, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 7; Hö. 100.

circul

(n.)
Grammar
circul, es; m.

A circle, the zodiac ⬩ circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός

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A circle, the zodiac; circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός Ðǽr ðæs emnihtes circul is geteald where the circle of the equinox is reckoned, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 18; Lchdm. iii. 238, 23.

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understanding ⬩ the intellect ⬩ intellectus ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio ⬩ agnitio ⬩ sense ⬩ meaning ⬩ one of the senses ⬩ sensus

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Þurh ðæt andgit, seó sáwul understent through the understanding, the soul comprehends [understands ], 288, 28. Ðǽr ðæt gemynd biþ, ðǽr biþ ðæt andgit and se willa where the memory is, there is the understanding and the will, 288, 26.