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tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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A charge, accusation Gif hit ánfeald tyh[t]le sý, dúfe seó hand æfter ðam stáne óð ða wriste, and gif hit þryfeald sý, óð ðæne elbogan, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 16. Gif hit tihtle (tihtla, MS.

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weorold-wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wlencu, (-o); indecl.: -wlenc; e; f.
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Syððan hý hit habbaþ, hí glencgaþ heora wíf mid ðam ðe hí weofoda sceoldan, and maciaþ eall heom sylfum tó woruldwlence, 19 ; Th. ii. 328, 9.

rǽd-þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtere, es; m.
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Ðara twentigra monna ðe hé him tó fultume hæfde ácoren, ðæt his rǽdþeahteras wǽron viginti viros sibi consilii causa legerat, 6, 2; Swt. 256, 3

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewray ⬩ accuse ⬩ denounce ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to denounce

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Ass. 96, 148. to accuse a person of something Of ðam ðe gé hine wrégaþ ex his in quibus eum accusatis. Lk. Skt. 23, 14. Lóca hú mycelum hí ðé wrégeaþ nide in quantis te accusani, Mk. Skt. 15, 4.

ícan

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Nimen hié him bisene on hira gódan weorcum, and ícen (iécen, v. l.) hié simle mid hira ágenum proximorum facta imitando multiplicent, 229, 16

cynd

(n.)
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.: es; n. nature Nis nán gesceaft ðe hé tiohhige ꝥ hió scyle winnan wiþ hire Scippendes willan, gif hió hire cynd (gecynd v. l.) healdan wile nihil est quod naturam servans Deo contraire conetur, Bt. 35, 4; F. 160, 23.

ge-bǽran

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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽran þonne mon hine underþeóde his flǽsce, 31, 1 ; F. 114, 23. Add: —

CÓL

(adj.)
Grammar
CÓL, comp. ra; sup. ost; adj.

COOL ⬩ cold ⬩ frigidus

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Wyrc him leage of ellenahsan, þweah his heáfod mid cólre make him a ley of elder ashes, wash his head with this cold 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 26. Ða cearwylmas cólran wurþaþ. the anxious emotions become cooler Beo. Th. 570; B. 282;4139; B. 2066

be-witan

watch over

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Hé ealle his gemót bewiste, Chr. 1099; P 235, 1. ꝥegn þe his ælmyssan bewiste his almoner, Hml. S. 26, 91. Se munuc þe þæs mynstres geat bewiste, 23 b, 66. Hé ungeorne bewiste hwæt he dyde he managed his business carelessly. Bl. H. 183, 23.

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un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

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.

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ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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S. 16, 5. to dispose a person to act Críst gelógode his apostolas and ealle his gecorenan, þæt hí férdon sylfwilles, Hml. Th. ii. 526, 13

meaht-leás

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Hí wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse gedóne. Hml. S. 37, 54. non-physical Hé bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dear, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6

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.

æig

(n.)
Grammar
æig, es; n.

An egg ⬩ ovum

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An egg; ovum Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 20. Álífed*-*lícur expedius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 42

ed-wít

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Hí edwít on þé hæfdon exprobaveruntrunt tibi, Ps. Th. 78, 13. Hí hine hysptun, sprǽcon him edwít, Cri. 1122. Þurh edwít in scorn (?)

hatung

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Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ Hé him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12. Hine se kyning hider and þider áflýmde, and hé his éhtnysse and his hatunge fleáh, Guth. 76, 15

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ imagination ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation

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Gif ðæt ondgit ongiett ðæt hit self dysig sié, ðonne gegrípð hit ðurh ðone wénan ðæt andgit ðære incundan byrhto 11; Swt. 69, 21.

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sweord-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bora, an; m.

one who bears a sword for his own use, a swordsman ⬩ one who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer

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Voc. ii. 76, 46. one who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer Swá swá Eádmundes sweordbora hit reahte Æþelstáne cyninge, Swt. A. S. Prim. 83, 7. Totila ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 12

fǽred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

Sudden

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emperor and his thanes were sorry for his sudden departure, Hml.