un-forht
Not frightened ⬩ not afraid ⬩ fearless ⬩ intrepid
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Ðæt hí ðý baldran and ðý unforhtran wǽron (ðæt heora compweorodes mód ðý unforhtre beón sceolde, col. 2) sperantes minus animos militum trepidare, 3, 18; S. 546, 24
un-wísdóm
folly ⬩ stupidity ⬩ ignorance
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Sóna swá hí heora mód áwendaþ from Gode, swá weorþaþ hí áblende mid unwísdóme ubi oculos a summae luce veritatis ad inferiora dejecerint, mox inscitiae nube caligant, Bt. 40, 7.; Fox 242, 31.
Linked entry: wís-dóm
ofer-winnan
to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdue ⬩ expugnare, superare, devincere
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Se mon hafaþ weán oferwunnen, Exon. Th. 475, 5; Bo. 43. Synd ða fýnd oferwunnene, Gen. 14, 20. Oferwunnenum feóndum devictis hostibus, Prud. 4 a
morþ
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Add Heora yfel is egeslic and endeleáslic morð, Hml. S. 17, 154. add: a very evil deed, mortal wrong Heora nán ne mihte ꝥ morð gefremman, Hml. S. 32, 209.
lagu-cræftig
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Skilled in matters connected with the sea Lagu-cræftig mon, Beo. Th. 423; B. 209
ge-sǽl-líc
Happy ⬩ fēlix
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Happy; fēlix Gesǽllíc mon a happy man, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17
ge-eahtian
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Geahtige mon ðone ceáp, syle þone teóþan pænig for Gode, Lch. iii. 56, 12. Add
ge-eglan
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Hý mon band on wilde fearras and ðá hyre ne geegledon, Shrn. 133, 12. Add
sǽ-deór
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Hý mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáð and þá hyre ne sceðedon, Shrn. 133, 11. Add
un-þeáw
A bad habit ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault
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Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman, ne nán unþeáw ne mæg eallunga áteón of his móde ða rihtwísnesse ... ðeáh sió swǽrnes ðæs líchoman and ða unþeáwas oft ábisegien ðæt mód mid ofergiotulnesse, 35, 1; Fox 154, 29.
full-gán
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Þæt hié his giongorscipe fulgán (fyligan, MS.) wolden, Gen. 249. to give effect to, carry out Sé þe ne hwyrfð his mód æfter ídlum geþóhtum, and him mid weorcum fulgǽð, þeáh hí him on mód cumen, Ps.
grund
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Gl. 262. the solid base or foundation on which a structure is raised Ðý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon áer geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge, Past. 308, 3.
burh-weall
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Brecan ðone burgweal to break through the city-wall, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 28; Mod. 38: 22a; Th. 61, 1; Cri. 978
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be-þringan
To throng or press around, encompass, surround ⬩ undique urgere, circumvenire, circumdare
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Se sceal wesan wyrmum beþrungen he shall be surrounded with worms, Exon. 84 a: Th. 316, 30; Mód. 56. Fénix biþ on middum þreátum biþrungen the phœnix is in the midst surrounded by multitudes, 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341
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ge-screncan
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.), cause to fall, throw down Hé ðurh ealle uncysta ðá mód gescrencð per universa vitia animum supplantat, Past. 73, 2. Gescrenctes (supplantasti), Ps. Srt. 17, 40. Gescrenc hié supplanta eos, 16, 14. Ðá ðóhtun gescrencan gongas míne, 139, 5.
þurh-wund
Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through
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Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through Gif mon biþ on hrif wund, geselle him mon .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múðe .xx. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf.
hwettan
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Þonne wín hweteð beornes breóstsefan, Mód. 18. Óðer gást hine tyhteð . . . ýweð him earmra manna misgemynda and þurh þæt his mód hweteð, Sal. 495.
þeáw
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Th. 252, 2; Dan. 572. referring to inanimate things Ðæt mennisce mód hæfþ wætres ðeáw ( aquae more ), Past. 38; Swt. 277, 6. Ǽlces mannes mód hæfþ scipes ðeáw ( more navis ), 58; Swt. 445, 10. Nú ðú wást hwelce þeáwas ða woruldsǽlþa habbaþ ...
stód-hors
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A stud-horse Gyf mon mǽte ðæt hé feola stód*-*horsa habbe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 5
Sarmondisc
Sarmatian
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Sarmatian Néh ðæm gársecge ðe mon háteþSarmondisc Sarmatico aversi oceano, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 16