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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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Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð ðæt yfe tó forlǽtanne, Past. 36; Swt. 251, 12. Ðis folc ðe úre unþances faran wyllaþ, Ex. 14, 5. Hí heora unðances hié begeáton, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 27. Unþances, 5, 13; Swt. 244, 25, Unþances, Jud. 11, 33

Linked entry: un-þances

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious

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Sió wlitige stów (heaven), Met. 20, 279. Wlitig, wuldorfost, Exon. Th. 151, 2; Gú. 789: Cd. Th. 277, 33; Sat. 214. Him is engel mid, ne mæg him bryne sceþþan wlitigne wuldorhoman, Exon.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt

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Th. 272, 30; Jul. 507. a quarrel, strife Wearð micel ungeþwǽrnes, . . . swá nán mon nyste hwonon sió wróht com, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 21. Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan, wróht wæs ásprungen, Cd. Th. 6, 4; Gen. 83 : 114, 12; Gen. 1903.

bót

mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance

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H. 201, 23. as a legal term Gif hwá óðres god-sunu sleá . . . weaxe sió bót be þám were, Ll. Th. i. 150, 14. Ne sý þǽr nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod, 282, 1. Nán óðer bót búton ꝥ man ceorfe him handa of, 394, 9.

hwanan

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I. 2 e :-- Nán mon nyste hwonon sió wróht cóm, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 19. Gif ðú witan wilt hwonan hý cumaþ, þonne miht þú ongitan ꝥ hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 14.

innan

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Sió sunne ne mæg ealle gesceafta innan geondscínan, Bt. 41, l ; F. 244, 9. Ufan hit is enge and hit is innan hát, Dóm. 22 : 6. 2412. Heó is innan mid éce mægene geweorþod. Bl.

múþ

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silence Ðeáh hié ðæs líchoman múð belúcen, Past. 271, 23. to put words in another's mouth, tell him what to say Sete mín word on his múð, and ic beó on þínum múðe and on his múðe, Ex. 4, 15. to seek in a person's mouth, seek to be told by a person Sió

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rend ⬩ to tear a garment ⬩ rend ⬩ to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide ⬩ to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, ⬩ to tear, bite ⬩ irritate ⬩ to tear ⬩ to destroy, waste, consume ⬩ to carp at, back-bite ⬩ to tear ⬩ attero ⬩ to tear, split ⬩ to tear, break ⬩ scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere ⬩ to slit, tear, break

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Nán cræft nis Gode deórwyrðra ðonne sió lufu ne eft ðæm deófle nán cræft leóftǽlra ðonne hié mon slíte nihil pretiosius est Deo virtute dilectionis, nil est desiderabilius diabolo extinctione caritatis Past. 47, 2; Swt. 359, 24.

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.

strong ⬩ producing a powerful effect ⬩ strong, violent (of wind, stream, etc.) ⬩ strong, not easily broken ⬩ right (hand, side, etc.) ⬩ the right hand, the right ⬩ strong, quick ⬩ quick, wise

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Gif ðú wolde ðæt sió sealf swíðre sié, Lchdm. ii. 84, 8. Wylle swíþre medo . . . Wyrc swíðran ( the draught ), gif hé wille, 270, 7, 16. strong, violent (of wind, stream, etc.) Swíþe hlimman torrens, Ps. Th. 125, 4.

ge-dréfan

in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid ⬩ to trouble, perturb, disturb the proper operation or condition of ⬩ to trouble, cause an unfavourable condition in. ⬩ to afflict, vex, annoy, treat ill ⬩ to cause sorrow, anxiety, fear c. in a person ⬩ affliction, hurtful action ⬩ an untoward circumstance, an event or act of doubtful import ⬩ fear, anxiety, sorrow, c.

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Sió wóde þrág þǽre wrǽnnesse gedréfþ (gedrǽfþ, Met. 25, 42) hiora mód libido versat avidis corda venenis, 37, 1; F. 186, 18. Þá mistas þe ꝥ mód gedréfaþ perturbationum caligo verum confundit intuitum, 5 ;F. 14, 17. Þín módgeþonc gedréfan.

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and ⬩ etiam, quoque, et ⬩ Nevertheless, however ⬩ nihilōmĭnus ⬩ So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ⬩ parimŏdo, tamquam ⬩ Quin et ⬩ So also, even so, likewise

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Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan and irsunge eác swá the reason ought to govern the will and the anger likewise, 20, 398; Met. 20, 199: 20, 384; Met. 20, 192

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose

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Sió swíðe gedrǽfþ sefan ingehygd monna gehwelces sorely does it trouble the thought of every man's mind, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 84; Met. 25, 42. God ingehýda drihten is Deus scientiarum dominus est, Cantic. An. 3

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines

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Cépeman oððe óðerne ðe sió ofer mearce cuman, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 32, 17: L. Wih. 8; Th, i. 38, 17. (Thorpe in the last two examples would take mearc to be the limit of an estate.)

eft

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H. 21, 30. reversal of order Agof is mín noma eft onhwyrfed, Rä. 24, 1. afterwards, in reference to the past Sió ǽ wæs ǽrest on Ebrisc geðióde funden, and eft Creácas wendon hié on hiora ágen geðióde, and eft Lædenware swǽ same, Past. 7, 1-3.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Gif hwá his hýde forwyrce, and cirican geierne, sié him sió swingelle forgifen, 104, 13-16. to run and obtain, obtain by running Gif forworht man friðstól geséce, and þurh ꝥ feorh geyrne, Ll. Th. i. 332, 17.

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ge-rýman

(v.)
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Hié út hiora éðel gerýmdon, Past. 3, 8. þonne sió wund sié clǽne, gerýme þyrel tó nearo ne sié, Lch. ii. 208, 24. to extend so as to include a greater space Hié woldon gerýman (dilatare) hiora landgemǽru, Past. 366, 4. to remove obstruction from so as

hyht

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Add: hope, expectation of something desired Ðæt sió manung hine tó hyhte gehwierfe ut admonitio eum ad&#39;spent reducat, Past. 265, 21. <b>la.</b> </b> in gen. Ne bið him wynne hyht, Ph. 480.

hwanne

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Him se reogolweord gebeóde foran tó hwonne sió tíd sié, Cht. E. 81, 13: Ll.

on-gitan

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Ðǽm ðe on giéfernesse ongietene beóð wile folgian fierenlust gulae deditos luxuria sequitur, 311, 4. to observe, consider Ðý sint tó manienne ðá ðe on ðisse worulde orsorglíce libbað, dæt hié geornlíce ongieten (solerter considerent) ðætte sió orsorgnes

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a woman ⬩ a female person ⬩ a being in the form of a woman ⬩ a married woman ⬩ a wife

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Gif bútwú deóflum geldaþ, sión hió healsfange scyldigo, L. Win. 12 ; Th. i. 40, 4. Gif hwá stalie swá his wíf nyte and his bearn, geselle . lx. Sciłł. tó wíte. Gif hé stalie on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes, gongen hié ealle on þeówot, L.

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