un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse his unðances, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36. Þeáh him ðæt word ofscute his unnþances licet verbum illud improviso exprimerit, 1055; Erl. 189, 6.
Linked entry: un-þances
be-sorg
Anxious ⬩ careful
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Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne hira Drihten Christo omnino nihil preponant, 132, 9.
þearlwíslíce
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Severely, strictly Ðreáge hé hine selfne ðearlwíslíce on his geðóhte se districta animadversione corrigant, Past. 64; Swt. 461, 20. Hié ða scyldigan þearlwíslíce démaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 20.
hwíl-wende
Temporary
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Hé hí mǽrsaþ on ðære écan worulde for heora hwílwendum geswince ðises sceortan lífes, 562, 5. Ðæt hí gelýfon tó geágenne ða écan welan, ða ðe for his naman ða hwílwendan spéda forhogiaþ, i. 64, 20
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weorold-wísdóm
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His fæder and his frýnd hine befæstan tó láre tó woruldwísdóme, 3, 5. Ða ðe woldon woruldwísdóm gecneordlíce leornian, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27.
ge-ascian
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Th. 6, 8. to find out by asking, seek out, discover, a material object Se cásere áxode hine embe his wíf and his suna, hú hé hí geáxode, Hml. S. 30, 398. Ǽlcne þára þe hió geácsian myhte . . . hió tó hyre gespón, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 30.
hwettan
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Óðer gást hine tyhteð . . . ýweð him earmra manna misgemynda and þurh þæt his mód hweteð, Sal. 495.
ymb-þeahtian
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To deliberate, consider Ða ðe longe ǽr ymbðeahtigeaþ, and hit ðonne on lásð ðurhtióð qui consulto peccant Past. 56; Swt. 429, 31. Ða ðe ǽr ðenceaþ tó syngianne and ymbðeahtiaþ ǽr hí hit ðurhtión qui in culpa ex consilio ligantur 433, 32.
ge-méde
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Add: of persons Hí óðer twéga oððe wíf habbað him gemæc, oððe him geméde nabbað, Bt.
un-eáþe
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earfeðlíce hí hit gemǽnað, Or. 3, 9 ; S. 136, 18
Linked entry: un-ýþe
brýcian
use ⬩ To be of use, profit, benefit, do good ⬩ prodesse, proficuum esse
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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32.
Linked entries: brícsian ge-brýcgan ge-brýcsian brícsian brýtian
on-scunian
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Siþþan hé þat geleornod hæbbe þæt his eágan nánwyht þæt fýr ne onscyniað, 45, 11. Ðý lǽs hié herigen hiera gódan weorc, and onscunigen ðæt hié selfe suá dón ne bona laudent, et agere recusent, Past. 231, 13.
Ecg-bryht
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Hér, A.D. 800, Ecgbryht féng to Wesseaxna ríce here, A.D. 800, Egbert succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 4. Hér, A.D. 837 [MS. 836], Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, se rícsode xxxvii wintra and vii mónþas here, A.D. 837, king Egbert
eald-cýþþ
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Add: old (native) country Conon gelende tó Ahténa þǽre byrig, his ealdcýþþe, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 24. old acquaintance Þá bǽdon ðá cwelleras for heora ealdcýððe ꝥ hí móston him beran unforboden flǽsc, Hml. S. 25, 90
be-secgan
To defend ⬩ defendere
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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11
hilfe
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wið-hæfde ꝥ slege. Hml. S. 31, 154. Take here helfe; m. n. (?) ( l.n.) in Dict. and add
ge-sécan
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Gesécæn hí him sǽmend, Ll. Th. i. 30, 18. Sceal fǽmne hire freónd gesécean, Gn. C. 44. Gié nællað gesoeca hwæd gié geete, Lk. L.
fæger
beauty
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Dele bracket, and add: beauty Gif hit fæger is, ꝥ is of heora ágnum gecynde, næs of ðínum; heora fæger hit is, næs þín. Hwæt fægnast þú þonne heora fægeres? hwæt belimpþ his tó þe?, Bt. 14, 2; F. 42, 32-36.
feohtan
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Hió self fieht (fiht, v. l.) wið hié selfe, Past. 277, 25. Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3. Feaht (feht, fæht, v. ll.) him on seó hǽþene ðeód Myrcna inpugnatus ab pagana gente Merciorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 252, 16.
mǽst
most ⬩ chiefly ⬩ especially ⬩ almost ⬩ nearly
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Ðæt him sealde mæst eal his sunu almost all of which his son gave him, Chart. Th. 271, 33. Wígheard and mǽst ealle (omnes pene) his geféran, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 25. Hié mǽst ealle ofslægene wurdon. Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 22.