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rómian

(v.)
Grammar
rómian, p. ode;

with gen. To strive after

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Ic eom ríces leás as marking the inability for further striving on the part of Lucifer, 24, 3; Gen. 372), Cd. Th. 23, 15; Gen. 350

un-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wlitig, adj.

Not beautiful ⬩ ugly ⬩ foul

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Hú fægerne and hú wlitigne monnan ic hæbbe átǽfred, swá unwlitig wrítere swá swá ic eom pulchrum depinxi hominem pictor foedus, Past. 65; Swt. 467, 19. Ðes and ðeós unwlitige hic et haec dedecor; Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 15.

Linked entry: un-gewlitig

bi-leóran

(v.)
Grammar
bi-leóran, p. de, -ade; pp. ed

To pass by or over ⬩ transire, præterire

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To pass by or over; transire, præterire Gif bileórade fram [MS. from] him seó [MS. ðio] tíd si transiret ab eo hora, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 35, 36. Se bileórde qui præterivit, Ps. Surt. 89, 4

Linked entry: be-leóran

æt

(prep.)
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Ic eów cleopode tó mé, ac gé mé noldon æt cuman, 247, 21. motion from Eówerne gefeán eów nán mon æt ne genimð. Past. 187, 22.

lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healing ⬩ cure ⬩ remedy ⬩ medicine

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Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui cura indigebant sanabat, Lk. Skt. 9, 11. Gebéte wið hine ða wunde and begyte him ða lácnunge componset ei vulnus, et sanationem ei comparet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25

Linked entry: lǽcnung

be-scerian

(v.)
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Ic eom bescyred fraudor, 18. Bescered, 37, 58. Bescyred depeculatus, i. vastatus, depraedatus, depopulatus, 138, 78. [O. L. Ger. bi-scerian frustrare: O. H. Ger. pi-scerien privare, fraudare.] Add:

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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Eom ic ðara twelfa sum ðe hé gelufade, Exon. Th. 144, 20; Gú. 681. Hé wæs án ðara twelfa (án of ðǽm twelfum, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 6, 71. Án of eów twelfum (ðǽm twelfum, Lind.), Mk. Skt. 14, 20. Hé ætýwde him twelfum (ðǽm tuoelfum, Lind.), 16, 14.

Linked entry: endleofan

eáþ-cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-cnǽwe, -cnáwe; adj.
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.), for ðan ðe ǽlc ðára worda þe geendað on eo, and se óðer hád on es, ys þǽre óðre geðeódnysse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 8

egeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
egeleáslíce, adv.
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Without fear, unconcernedly Ðý lǽs hié siððangeearnigen swá micle hefigre wíte suá hié nú egeleáslícor and unnytlícor brúceð Godes giefe eo postmodum supplicia graviora mereantur, quo nunc largioribus bonis Dei male uti non metuunt, Past. 247, 10

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hwí séce gé ymbútan eów ða gesǽlþa ðe gé oninnan eów habbaþ geset? quid extra petitis intra vos positam felicitatem ? Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 4. Onginne hé sécan oninnan him selfum ðæt hé ǽr ymbúton hine sóhte, 35, 1; Fox 154, 22 : Met. 22, 7.

Linked entry: emb-útan

lícian

(v.)
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Hú eów lícaþ (placet) þeós spǽc ?, Coll. M. 32, 7. Þæt ic gearewe Gode lícode ut placeam coram Deo, Ps. Th. 55, 11. Hwí tie sceolde me lícian fæger land?, Bt. 14, l; F. 40, 17.

þende

(adj.; con.)
Grammar
þende, conj.
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While Ðendi hé ðæt þóhte engel Drihtnes æteáwde him haec eo cogitante angelus Domini apparuit ei, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 1, 20. Þende hé ðá gespræc adhuc eo loquente, 17, 5. Ðende wæs hé sprecende ł ða hwíle hé spræc adhuc ipso loquente, Lind. 26, 47.

un-gewís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewís, adj.

Uncertain ⬩ unknown

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q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ðú, Drihten, bysmrast hí tu, Domine, deridebis eos, Ps. Spl. 58, 9. Us fýnd bysmriaþ enemies deride us, Ps. Th. 79, 6. Ealle bysmrodon me omnes deriserunt me, Ps. Spl. 21, 6. Hí bysmeredon hí on ðone reádan sǽ irritaverunt eos in rubrum mare, Ps.

Linked entries: bysmorian bysmrian bysmrigan beosmriende bismærian bismerian bismiriende bismrian

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium

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Iosep hí nam of ðæs fæder bearme Ioseph eos tulit de gremio patris, Gen. 48, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 12; Sat. 153. Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137.

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

eaxl-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
eaxl-gestealla, an; m.

A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comrade ⬩ cŏmes qui est a lătĕre, sŏcius intĭmus, commīlĭto

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Ic eom æðelinges eaxlgestealla I am a noble's bosom friend. Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 2; Rä. 78, l. Heremód breát eaxlgesteallan Heremod destroyed his bosom friends, Beo. Th. 3432; B. 1714

scín-

(prefix)
Grammar
scín-, scinn-hiw, es;
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Ne eom ic ná scinnhiw ( phantasma ), swá swá gé wénaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 26. Scínhiowes faniasiae , Ps. Surt. ii. p. 190, 11. Scínhiwe[s] phan*-*tasmate , Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 5. Scínhiwe, 34, 1. Wiccecræftas, scínhiw prestigias , 66, 25

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Josep áxode hig hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál oððe hwæðer hé lyfode ille interrogavit eos dicens: Salvusne est pater vester? adhuc vivit? 43, 27.

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sprout ⬩ spring ⬩ germinate ⬩ To put forth a shoot ⬩ bring forth fruit ⬩ to incite

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R. 86, 15.] trans, To put forth a shoot, bring forth fruit Seó eorðe spryt hyre wæstmas eów, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 159. Ðes wíngeard sprytte Godes gecorenan, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 4: i. 614, 10.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

ǽg-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, á-hwiér; adv. [á + ge + hwǽr].

everywhere ⬩ ubique ⬩ in every respect ⬩ in every way ⬩ omnino

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Fox 10, 116; Met. 10, 58. in every respect, in every way; omnino Eofore eom áéghwǽr cénra I am in every respect bolder than a wild boar. Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41,18: Ps. Th. 102,14

Linked entries: ǽg-hwár ág-hwǽr ǽg-wern

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