un-ásecgendlíc
beyond the powers of language to describe ⬩ unspeakable ⬩ indescribable ⬩ ineffable ⬩ not proper to tell ⬩ not to be told
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Homl. 87, 21. Mid unásecgendlícre wurðmynte, Ap. Th. 10, 21. Hé hæfde fulneáh unásecgendlícne sige, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 1: Homl. Th. i. 532, 1, 2. Hí námon unásecgendlíce herehúðe, Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 1.
cwelman
To torture, torment, destroy, kill ⬩ trucidare, cruciare
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He wæs ðæt folc cwilmende he tortured the people, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 36, 25. He eorþ-cyningas yrmde and cwelmde he oppressed and slew the kings of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94; Met. 9, 47.
hætera
Garments ⬩ rent clothe ⬩ scrutum, pannucia ⬩ pannis, mastrugis ⬩ rag, clout
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Garments Hé hæfde ne hǽlþe ne hætera he had neither health nor garments, Homl. Th. i. 330, 14. Se hund tótær his hæteru sticmǽlnm of his bæce the dog tore his garments to pieces off his back, 374, 8.
cyric-sang
A church-song ⬩ ecclesiasticum carmen
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A church-song; ecclesiasticum carmen He ða cyricsangas lǽrde, ðe hí ǽr ne cúðan quæ illi non noverant, carmina ecclesiastica doceret, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 8.
ge-bridlian
To bridle ⬩ restrain ⬩ frēnāre
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To bridle, restrain; frēnāre He ða gesceafta nú gebridlod [MS. gebridlode] hæfþ he has now bridled the creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32. Ðæt hí hira mód gebridligen that they bridle their mind, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 7; Hat. MS. 41 a, 8
ge-litlian
To diminish ⬩ lessen ⬩ mĭnōrāre
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To diminish, lessen; mĭnōrāre Nýtenu heora he ne gelitlode oððe he ne gewanode jūtmenta eōrum non mĭnōrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 106, 38. Ic beóde mínum erfeweardum ðæt heo nǽfre ðis feoh gelitlian I enjoin my heirs that they never diminish this money, Th.
blíþe
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H. 9, 35. Gif wé blíþe and rúmmódlíce hí dǽlan willaþ earmum mannum, Bl. H. 51, 10. Þæt hé blíþe þæs earman líchoman gefylle, 37, 29. Ꝥ hí blission blíþe mid Xp̃e, Chr. 1036; P. 158, 29. Add
cyne-setl
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Ne cóm hé ( Christ ) tó ðý þæt hé wǽre on mǽrlicum cynesetle áhafen, Hml. Th. i. 82, 24. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitu swá swá of cynesætle, Hml. S. 1, 196. Add
spendan
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Hí námon æt heora mágon sceattas genóge and þá eáwunga and dearnunga ealle spendon and dǽldon hafenleásum mannum, Hml. S. 23, 200. Þám spédigum gedafenað þæt hé spende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml.
swǽtan
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add: — Úre líchama is eorðe, and hé oft ðeáh swǽt, Hex. 22, 24. add Se stán cymð of eorðan, and hé swǽt swáþeáh, Hex. 22, 22. Hí gangende gemétton ꝥ stánclif swætende and wǽtende qui euntes rupem montis sudantem invenerunt, Gr. D. 113, 9
costian
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Hí costodon ł costnodon mé temptauerunt me, Ps. L. 34, 16. Ðára ácorenra mód hé wile costian, Past. 465, 11. Costtad conprobatur, Am. Ox. 12, 7. Add
wilde-deór
A wild beast
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A wild beast Weorpan hí an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 31. Hé wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13
Linked entry: deór
forþ-ferednes
A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ ŏbĭtus ⬩ transmigrātio
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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus,transmigrātio Ongeáton hí on ðon, ðæt heó to ðon ðider com, ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáh-tíde hire forþferednesse ex quo intellexēre quod ipsa ei tempus suæ transmigrātiōnis in proxĭmum nunciāre vēnisset, Bd. 4, 9
Linked entry: feredness
egesung
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Send hé him tó swá fela eóroda þe mihton gebígan ꝥ mennisc him tó, oþþe mid egsunge þæt hig bugon tó sibbe, oþþe mid wíge ꝥ hí wurdon gewylde, Jud. Thw. 161, 37. Hé ondrǽde [þæs wítegan] egesunge metuat prophete comminationem, R. Ben. I. 58, 13. Add
brægden
Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus
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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.
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scrífan
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His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá hé on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ . . . Gyf hwá tó ðam ( making peace ) cyrran nylle, ðonne ne mæg hé ðam scrífan, L. E. I. 36; Th. ii. 432, 37-434, 4. to care for, regard [cf. O.
Linked entry: be-scrifen
swefen
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Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654.
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on-winnan
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to attack, assail Sum hǽðen mann þe him swýðost onwann áwédde ðǽrríhte, Hml. S. 22, 131. Þæt gé eówerne eard bewerian mid wǽpnum wið onwinnendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 18: Hml. S. 25, 818. Hí weredon hí cénlíce wið þone onwinnendan here, 589: 719.
hogian
To employ the mind, ⬩ to think, ⬩ mind, ⬩ consider, ⬩ know, ⬩ understand, ⬩ care, ⬩ be solicitous or anxious, ⬩ to purpose, ⬩ strive, ⬩ intend, ⬩ be intent on, ⬩ resolve
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Hé on heortan hogode georne hú hé mid searuwe swylce ácwealde he diligently considered in his heart how with cunning he might kill such, Ps. Th. 108, 16: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 92.
nefne
Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except
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Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne sealdon, ðæt hí woldan him sylfe niman, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 37.