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ymb-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sirwan, p. -sirwde, -sirede.
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For ðæm sint tó manianne ða ðe lange ymbsieriaþ ðæt ongieten micel wíte sculun habban beforan ðǽm óðrum hoc ergo praecipitatione lapsis per consilium pereuntes differunt, quod, cum hi a statu justitiae peccando concidunt, plerumque simul et in

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Þéh hié hit ǽr swíþe him betweónum diernden, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 1. Noldan heora synna dyrnan, Ps. Th. 77, 4.

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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H. 139, 1. Ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ðá gefeán (laeta) ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 187, 16. Þéh þe úte wǽre belocen fram neorcxnawanges gefeán (gaudiis), gemunde þá ylcan gefeán, for þon þe ǽr heora breác, Gr. D. 261, 3-6.

hund-nigontig

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wæs nigon and hundnigontic geára nonaginta et novem erat annorum, Gen. 17, 24. Ofer nigon and hundnigontigum (hundneántig, L. hund*-*niontig, R.) rihtwísra super nonaginta nouem iustis, Lk. 15, 7.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Sealdon him bysne monige, him wǽpen wyrcean sceoldan praebent instituendorum exemplaria armorum, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 34, 9. example, parallel case, precedent má cégde ... wé sceolan beón gelǽrede mid þysse bysene, Bl. H. 19, 14.

ge-dál

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Ðý lǽs hié for ðǽm gedále ðæs feós wilnigen ðisses lǽnan lífes . . . Ðonne his ælmessan dǽlð, Past. 323, 12. Gif ǽr ðǽm gedále cann gemetgian hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, 341, 12. ðá láre him forgeaf þæt dǽldon eallum ðeódum.

an-weald

(n.)
Grammar
an-weald, m. f. n.
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wile reáfian ðone ðe hié him sealde his anwaldes jus dantis invadit, Past. 371, 25. On ǽlcum ende mínes anwealdes, Ll. Th. i. 274, 2. Assael hine unwærlíce mid anwealde ðreátode hunc cum Assael vi incautae praecipitationis impeteret.

a-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leógan, p. -leág, -leáh, -léh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [a, leógan to lie, lig]

To lietell liesbeliedeceivementiriconfutarenon præstare

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To lie, tell lies, belie, deceive; mentiri, confutare, non præstare He aleág he belied, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 78; Met. 1, 39. Heó hyre gehát aleáh she belied her vow, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7. He beót ne aléh he belied not his promise, Beo. Th. 160; B. 80.

Linked entries: a-leáh a-léh a-logen

un-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tela, adv. (but in some cases it seems a noun?)

Not wellillbadly

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Þeáh hine hwá áhsode, for hwí swá dyde, ðonne ne mihte hit ná gereccan, ne geþafa beón nolde, ðæt untela dyde requiretur delictum ejus, nec invenietur, Ps. Th. 9, 35.

freóls-dæg

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on freólsdagum ( in sanctorum natalitiis ) seó nihtlice wæcce tó healdenne sý ... sealmas sýn gesungene þe tó þám freólsdæge belimpað, R. Ben. 39, 4-9. Add

ge-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwísan, p. de
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To crush Sumes þegnes cniht feóll fǽrlíce of his horse ... and swíðe wearð gecwýsed, ꝥ wéndon ꝥ þǽrrihte sceolde sweltan, Hml. S. 21, 325

Linked entry: cwísan

wód-lic

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He funde fíf mǽdena, wlitige and rance, . . . and hét áwendon mid heora wódlican plegan his geþanc fram Críste, Hml. S. jis, 53 : 65. Add

tó-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weccan, p. -wehte

To wake upstir uparouse

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.), stir up, arouse ða folc mid him fǽhþe tówehton how they stirred up strife amongst themselves, Beo. Th. 5889; B. 2948

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

ge-gearcian

(v.)
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Þá cyrican þe him gegearcod hæfdon, hét hálgian, Chr. 995; P. 128, 37

Hring-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Hring-Dene, pl.
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Gár-Dene) hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon, B. 116: 1279. Ic Hring-Dena weóld, 1769

wær

(n.)

the sea

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ðú wǽgflotan, wære bestémdan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, 974; An. 487

wíg-príst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-príst, adj.

Bold in battledaring

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Bold in battle, daring Ðú mé saga ðú wurde þus wígþríst, ðæt ðú mec þus fæste fetrum gebunde. Exon. Th. 268, 14; Jul. 432

winnan

Grammar
winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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add: to be ill winneð, and eft in þǽre untrumnise se mon swelteð, Archiv cxxix. 34, 25. winneð (hine ádl gestandeð, v.l. ), 30. <b>I c.

slíþen

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþen, adj.

Cruel, hard, evil

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slíþen biþ sorg tó geféran how cruel is care as a comrade Exon. Th. 288, 12; Wand. 30. him feorgbona þurh slíþen searo weorþeþ a destroyer of life through cruel craft to him he becomes 362, 25; Wal. 42.

Linked entry: slíþe