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ánfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in the singular Hé ne cwæþ menifealdlíce 'tó úrum anlícnissum,' ac andfealdlíce 'tó úre anlícnisse,' Ælfc. Gen.

médren-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
médren-cynn, es; n.

Maternal kinkin by the mother's side

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Ðæt wé ðín médrencynn mótan cunnan, wé áreccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn, Exon. 11 b; Th. 15, 34; Cri. 246

trahtnian

(v.)
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Add Swá swá wé sceortlíce trahtnodon, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 11, 7. Þæt hí ðǽra bóca andgit him trahtnodon, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 28. Wé ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16

óleccung

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Add Ðæt hé náuðer ne nánum men ne ólicce, ne hé nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce, Past. 383, 12

géna

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Ne ðá geána (ne gyt, W. S.) nondum, Mt. L. 16, 9. Wið geána usque modo, 24, 21. Wið ðá geána usque athuc, Jn. L. 2, 10

un-nytwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðlíce, adv.

Uselesslyvainlyto no purposeunprofitably

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Uselessly, vainly, to no purpose, unprofitably Ðæra wiðercorenra wíte tiht oft heora mód unnytwurðlíce tó lufe, Homl. Th. i. 332, 29. Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe hí unnytwurðlíce begáð, ii. 220, 31.

wiþer-bróga

(n.)
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wiþer-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused to an adversary

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sind duguþum bidǽled deófla cempan; ne meahtan wiþerbrógan, wíge spówan (they could not succeed in being terrible to their adversaries, could not succeed in war ), siþþan wuldres cyning hilde gefremede wiþ his ealdfeóndum, Exon.

Linked entry: bróga

medumlíce

(adv.)
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Manige wé sceáwiað , and swá þeáh gýt wé hí full medomlíce (perfecte) oncnáwaþ, Gr. D. 331, 13. Hweln úre mæg áreccan medemlíce úres Sceppendes willan?, Bt. 34, 10; F. 150, 11. Bútan hé hit medomlíce gebǽte ǽr his ænde, C. D. vi. 35, 2

ge-rádlic

(adj.)
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ge-rádlic, adj.
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wé sprǽce habbað ymbe þ <b>bissextuni,</b> hyt byð gerádlic wé ápinsiun his síð, 305, 46. habbe wé be dǽle gehrépod ymbe his síð, þingð ús Ꝥ hyt sý swýðe gerádlic Ꝥ wé gecýðon . . . . 307, I

nídinga

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ðæt ðæt hié lyst hí sculon néde[n]ga forlǽtan, and ðeáh ðæt hí nédenga forlǽtað him bið eft tó wíte gehealden nunc, quod libet, invitis subtrahitur, et tunc, quod dolet, invitis in supplicium reservatur, 441, 22-24.

on-sǽge

(adj.)
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on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Ne dohte hit lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wulfst. 159, 7: 128, 14: 243, 2. Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076

Linked entry: -sǽge

frægning

(n.)
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frægning, e; f.
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Asking, enquiry, questioning Mé náht tó láfe ne wunað þǽre frægninge and ácsunge be þám wísum, in þám ic wæs tweógende ǽr de his in quibus dubius fui nihil mihi quaestionis remansit, Gr. D. 323, 23. Mid fraignung interrogando, Mk. p. 4, 19

hlǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
hlǽne, adj.

Lean, meagre;macer

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wé sind hlǽne anima nostra arida est, Num. 11, 6: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 25

(adv.)
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má, ; adv.
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Þá menn magon geseón heora freónd, and ne magon heom þeáh náne góde ne beón, ne hí hym þe má, Solil. H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?

ofer-gán

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Add Swá ꝥ heora nán óþres mearce ne ofereóde, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 128, 32. <b>III b.</b> to overreach :-- Nán man ne ofergá ne ne beswíce (supergrediatur neque circumueniat) on mangunge his níhstan, Chrd, 110, 34.

helian

(v.)
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helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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To hide, conceal, cover Mín unriht ic ne helede wið ðé injustitias meas non operui, Ps. Th. 31, 5. Heó helode hire nebb ðæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan she had covered her face that he might not know her, Gen. 38, 15.

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

un-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geára, adv.

not long agolatelybefore longsoon

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of past time, not long ago, lately Ic wæs ungeára on niht ábysgod on wæccum nuper occupatus noctu vigiliis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 39. Ðæt wæs ungeára, ðæt ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, Beo.

hefe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-líc, adj.

Weightyheavygrievousseriousgravetediouswearisome

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bidde ic ða ðe hit cunnon and ðis rǽdon ðæt hit him hefelíc ne beó now I beg that my explanation may not be tedious to those who know the subject and read this, Lchdm. iii. 280, l0

ge-hwearfness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwearfness, ge-hwerfness, e; f.
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Conversion S Paules gehwerf-nes tó Críste, Shrn. 58, 26.

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complainmurmurare, queri

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To murmur, complain; murmurare, queri Ne underféhþ nán ceorigende sáwul Godes ríce, ne nán ceorian ne mæg, se ðe to ðam becymþ no murmuring soul receives God's kingdom, nor may any one murmur who comes to it, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 11.