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þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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add: (i) the object a person Ne ðreáð ús nán monn, ne furðum áne worde ne tǽlð ne verbi quidem ab aliquo invectione laceramiur, Past. 117, 21. Ðonne ðá ealdermenn ðreágeað ðá scyldgan cum delinquentes subditos praepositi corrigtint, 12.

hyge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-leás, adj.

Thoughtlesscarelessfoolish

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Thoughtless, careless, foolish Ne geríseþ biscopum ne æt hám ne on síðe tó higeleás [iuncglíc, MS.

nirwan

(v.)
Grammar
nirwan, nirwian; p. de, ode

To constrainrepressblamethreaten

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Ne ne on ðínum yrre ne nyrwa ðú mé neque in ira tua corripias me, Ps. Spl. 37. 1

swǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrness, (swár-), e; f.
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Num. 11, 11.

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte, ne forða músfellan, Angl. ix. 265, 7. to neglect to do (dat. infin.)

of-munan

(v.)

to recall to mind, recollect

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Ne ofman hé nǽfre nánwuht forðæm nǽfre náuht hé ne forgeat he never recalls anything, for he never forgot anything Bt. 42; Fox 356, 30.

híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.

Familiar, well known

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Ic ne eom him suá híwcúþ familiaritatis ejus notitiam non habemus, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 5; Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 13. Se ðe hine selfne híwcúþne ne ongiet Gode qui familiarem se ejus gratiæ esse nescit, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 8.

Linked entry: híred-leóf

á-wácian

(v.)
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Sé bið gesǽlig þe þonne ne áwácaþꝥ þú mé ne, Wlfst. 85, 14. On heora nǽnigum se hiht ne áwácode, Guth. 66, 14. Áwácyge þǽra stapela ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð, Wlfst. 267, 17. Hý willan þurh deófles láre áwácian, II, 14. Áwácian for wítum, Hml.

Linked entry: wácian

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf getǽlan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo. Th. 5983; B. 2995. Cf. æt-wítan

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Git ðú on hwilcum men ongitst ðæt hé byþ gítsere and reáfere, ne scealt ðú hine hátan man, ac wulf, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 15. Ne sǽde ðæt godspel ðæt se ríca ( Dives in the parable ) reáfere wǽre, ac wæs uncystig, Homl. Th. i. 328, 18.

ge-sceþþan

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Heó gúðrinc geféng . . . þý ǽr in gescód h álan líce; hring útan ymbbearh þæt heó þone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte she clutched the warrior . . . none the more did she do hurt within to his body; the mail without protected, so that she might not pierce

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

willian

(v.)
Grammar
willian, p. ode.

to willto desire,with a genitivewith infinitivewith gerundial infin.with a clauseabsolute

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Ongit hú unmihtige ða yfelan men beóþ, ne magon cuman þider ðider ða ungewittigan gesceafta williaþ (wilniaþ, v. l.) tó tó cumenne vide quanta vitiosorum hominum pateat infrmitas, qui ne ad hoc quidem pervenire queunt, ad quod eos naturalis ducit

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Cyning ne wyrneþ wordlofes, wísan mǽneþ míne for mengo, Exon. Th. 401, 13; Rä. 21, 11. Hí swenga ne wyrnaþ, deórra dynta, Salm. Kmbl. 244; Sal. 121. Hé swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

fót-cops

(n.)
Grammar
fót-cops, -cosp, es; m.

A fettershackle for the feetpĕdĭcacompes

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Hine ne mihte nán man mid fótcopsum gehæftan no man could confine him with fetters, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 27: Mk. 5, 4. To gewríðenne cyningas heora on fótcopsum ad allĭgandos rēges eōrum in compĕdĭbus, Ps. Spl. 149, 8

Linked entry: fót-cosp

un-gemódness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemódness, e; f.

Contentiousnessindisposition to agree

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Contentiousness, indisposition to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and

ge-stæððignes

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Mid gestæþignesse and mid higeleáste, 68, 2

neoþera

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Ne onscunige ic þæs neoþeran and þæs unclǽnan stówe, Bt. 5, I; F. 10, 15. Hú nearwe and hú ænge wǽron ealle ðá neoðerran gesceafta, Gr. D. 174, 16.

racent-teáh

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'Gif þú sý Godes þeówa, ne binde þé seó ísene racetæáh (racenteág, v. l. ), ac þé nime Crístes racenteáh,' Gr. D. 214, 5-12. Hraccentégum gebinda catenis ligare, Mk. L. 5, 3. Mið hracentégum gebunden catenis uinctus, 4. Add

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [for-, specan, sprecan to speak]

To speak in vainspeak negativelydenyfrustra dīcĕrenĕgāre

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Ne sý forspecen ne forswígod let it not be denied nor concealed, L. Ath. v. § 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 15