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MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Sweriaþ mé ðæt gé dón wið mé swilce mildheortnisse, swá ic macode wið eów, Jos. 2, 12. Ðá befrán heó ðæt cild hú hit macode on eallum ðam fyrste then she asked the child what it had been doing in all the time, Homl. Th. i. 566, 20.

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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Ðon gelícost ðe ðær sum mon gestóde just as if a man had stood there, Blickl. Homl. 203, 35. Emne ðon gelícost ðe he ne cúðe just as if he didn't know, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 28; Gen. 1943. Efne ðæm gelícost swylce just as if, Blickl. Homl. 221, 14

hinder

(adv.)
Grammar
hinder, adv.

Back, on the further side, behind, down

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Back, on the further side, behind, down Morðor món sceal under eorþan befeolan hinder under hrusan murder must be buried under earth, down under ground, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 24; Gn. Ex. 116.

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, máran; p. de

To make knowncelebratedeclareproclaim

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Ne hit ǽnig mon ðære ferde ðon má út máran móste, ðý læs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron, Nar. 32, 22

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un-brosnigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brosnigendlíc, adj.

Incorruptibleimperishable

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Ðú unscrýddest ðé ðone brosnigendlícan mann and ðé gescrýddest ðone unbrosnigendlícan mann, 30, 114: Homl. Ass. 45, 521. On ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste beóð úre líchaman geedcennede tó unbrosnigendlícum líchaman, Homl. Th. i. 394, 33

sweoloþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweoloþ, swoloþ (swóloþ?), es; m.
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Hét Hildeburh æt Hnæfes áde hire selfre suna sweoloðe befæstan, bánfatu bærnan and on bǽl dón, Beo. Th. 2235; B. 1115. v. swelan, and next word

Linked entries: swaloíð swoloþ

un-fæstrǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽd, un-fæstrǽde, -rád; adj.

Infirm of purposeinconstantunstableweak

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Ðá ongon hé ǽresð herigean on him ðæt ðæt hé fæsðrǽdes wiste and sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierd[d]e ða ðe hé unfæsðráde (unfæstrǽdes, Cott.

un-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-síþ, es; m.

an evilill-advised expeditiona mishapmisfortune

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Th. ii. 148, 16. a mishap, misfortune Heó ðurh wódnysse micclum wæs gedreht .. beó ǽr ðon eáwfæst leofode, ðeáh ðe se unsíð hire swá gelumpe, Homl. Th. ii. 142, 12

be-nemnan

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L. 9, 9, to appoint, settle On þám mónðe hý bleóton á; ꝥ is þæt hý betǽhton and benemdon (-nemn-don, v.l.) hyra deófolgyldum þá neát þá þe hý woldon syllan, Mart. H. 198, II.

fágung

a diversity

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Substitute: variety of colour Pund blóstmes, of ðon is fágung égena pondus floris, inde est varietas oculorum, Rtl. 192, 19.

hæt

(n.)
Grammar
hæt, hætt, es; m.

A hat, covering for the headpileus, mitra, tiaraa hood, cowlhat

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Terrentius bær hæt on his heáfde, for ðon Rómáné hæfdon gesett ðæt ða ðe hæt beran móston móston ǽgþer habban ge feorh ge freódóm Terentius pileatus, quod indultæ sibi libertatis insigne fuit, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 25-29

Linked entry: hætt

fór-hradian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-hradian, -hradigan; p. ode; pp. od

To hasten beforeanticipatepreventprævĕnīrepræoccŭpāre

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Ðonne hie fórhradigaþ ðone tíman gódes weorces when they anticipate the time of a good work, Past. 39, 3

Linked entry: fór-radian

lyge

(adj.)
Grammar
lyge, lycce; adj.

Lyingmendaciousfalse

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Lying, mendacious, false Sóhtun lyge gewitnisse wið ðone hǽlend ... ðonne monige lyge [leáse ł lycce, Lind.] gewitu cwómun ætnǽhste ðá cwóman twægen lyge [leáso ł liycce, Lind.] gewitu quærebant falsum testimonium contra Jesum ... cum multi falsi testes

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl. Homl. 189, 34. Be manslege. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá gylde hine mid xxx pundum, oððon mon ðone handdǽdan ágyfe, L.

Linked entry: slege

þurh-geótan

(v.)

to pour overcover by pouringto fillsaturateto fillimbueinspire

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Ic mid ða líffæstan ýþe ðurhgoten wæs vitali unda perfusus sum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 620, 18. to fill, saturate Ðonne se sacerd gehálgodne tapor in ðæt wæter déð, ðone wyrð ðæt wæter mid ðam hálgan gáste ðurhgoten, Wulfst. 36, 6. to fill, imbue, inspire : -

fæstrǽdnes

constancyunchangeableness

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Add: constancy of mind Mon forlǽt ðone ege and ðá fæsðrǽdnesse ðe hé mid ryhte on him innan habban scolde a timoris intimi soliditate vacuatur, Past. 37, 17.

freoðo-wong

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-wong, es; m.

A peaceful plainpācis campus

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A peaceful plain; pācis campus Freoðowong ðone ofereódon they went over the peaceful plain, Beo. Th. 5910; B. 2959

manig-brǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
manig-brǽde, (?); adj.

Consisting of many things

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Consisting of many things Mænibrǽde dóm satura lex (lanx?), Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 111; Wrt. Voc. 20, 49

níþ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-hete, es; m.

A malignant foe

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A malignant foe Léton ðone hálgan bídan burh-wealle néh, his níþhetum, nihtlangne fyrst, Andr. Kmbl. 1667; An. 836

ge-bonnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bonnan, pp. bonnen

To summoncall together

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To summon, call together Folc biþ gebonnen mankind shall be summoned, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 8; Dóm. 100