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gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Prudently, wisely, clearly, well Forþam ðe he gleáwlíce dyde quia prudenter fecisset. Lk Bos. 16, 8. Gleáwlíce astute, Blickl. Gloss. Gleóulíce clare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 25.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, m.

an adulteress

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Heó næs dyrne forligr, Hml. S. 12, 227. ꝥ þú ne beó forliger (-ligr, -lír, v. ll.), ne þín ǽwe ne brece, Hml. A. 6, 155. Forligeres prostitutae, An. Ox. 5292. Forligre, 8, 363. Forligras cwylmiað mid forligrum, Hml. Th. i. 132, 22.

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Ðá oferhogode hé ðæt hé áðer dyde, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 21: Beo. Th. 4679; B. 2345. Hié ealle worlde weán oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 16, 20. Oferhoga hí, and ádríf hí fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8.

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

symbel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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Com ðyder mycel menigo for ðon symbeldæge, Blickl. Homl. 99, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 242, 21: Ps. Th. 117, 25. Se biscop sæt sume symbeldæge on ðære cierecan, Shrn. 78, 26. Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10.

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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Medmycel ǽrende wé ðyder habbaþ, Blickl. Homl. 233, 11. Ða gód ðe ic ǽfre dyde wǽron swíðe feáwe and medmicle ( nimium pauca et modica ), Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 38. Ne mágon we búton ðǽm medmyclum synnum beón, Blickl. Homl. 37, 10.

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Ðys eówde stýran and rihtan, Blickl. Homl. 191, 28

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Wæs corn swá dýre, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde corn was so dear, as no man before remembered it Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21; Homl. Th. ii. 68, 17.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 6. separated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good Ðys is synderlíc lǽce*-*dóm wið eágena dymnysse, Lchdm. i. 178, 8. Synderlícere singulari, speciali, Hpt. Gl. 431, 23

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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His hand mid ðý earme ðe of his líchoman áslegen wæs hé hét tó áhón, 3, 12; S. 537, 34.

Linked entry: mið

ge-sprecan

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R. 24, 14. of public speaking Mið ðý gespræc, Lk. L. 11, 37.

hú-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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Of what sort; qualis Hé áhsode hwæt alexander se cyning dyde and húlíc mon hé wǽre and in hwylcere yldo he asked what king Alexander was doing, and what sort of man he was, and of what age, Nar. 18, 12.

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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A neighbour; proximus Se ðe his neáhstan yfeles nán þing ne dyde, and se ðe hosp on his neáhstan ne sette, R. Ben. 3, 20-22. Ne girn ðú ðínes neáhstan wífes ( uxorem proximi tui ), Deut. 5, 21. Gif ðú wed nime æt ðínum nǽhstan, Ex. 22, 26.

Linked entry: neáhsta

rǽpling

(n.)
Grammar
rǽpling, rǽping, es; m.
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Paul) wæs ðyder (to Rome ) rǽpling gelǽded, Blickl. Homl. 173, 7. Rǽplinga damnatorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 54. Se wæs gebunden mid ðám rǽplingum qui cum seditiosis erat vinctus, Mk. Skt. 15, 7.

ge-macian

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

To make, cause

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Ðæt landfolc gemacodon ðæt he náht ne dyde the folk of the country prevented him from doing anything, 1075; Erl. 213, 20 : Exod. 5, 21. He lét castelas gemakian he had castles built, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 8.

Linked entry: MACIAN

þæslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þæslíce, adv.
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Hé ne dyde þæslíce ǽlcere þeóde non fecit taliter omni nationi, Ps. Lamb. 47, 20 : Blickl. Gl.

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, þridian; p. ode.

to deliberatetake thoughtto deliberatehesitate

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Hé þreodode and smeáde on his móde, hwæt hé embe ðæt dyde, Homl. Ass. 124, 242. Ic fród þrágum þreodude, Elen. Kmbl. 2475; El. 1239. Weras þeahtedon, þrydedon and þóhton, 1094; El. 549. to deliberate, hesitate Þrydaþ hesitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 35.

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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A counter-charge, cross-action Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre ðe wolde óðres yrfe tó borge settan for wiðertihtlan, ðæt hé gecýðe mid áðe, ðæt hé hit for nánum fácne ne dyde, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 5, and see note.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 442, 15. to ally, confederate those who are not acting together Críst for ðí ástáh of heofenum tó ðisum middanearde þæt hé wolde mancynn gesibbian and geðwǽrlǽcan tó þám heofenlicum werode, swá swá Paulus cwæð: 'Sé is úre sib, sé ðe dyde ǽgðer

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Not; non, ne Ic ne dyde non feci, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Nis hit swá hit nys non, non, 40, 23. Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1.

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folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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Gesealde wǽpna geweald ofercom mid ðý feónda folcriht he gave him power of weapons with which he overcame the folkright [liberty] of enemies, Cd. 143; Th. 179, 1; Exod. 22

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht