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heard-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
heard-sǽlþ, e; f.

A hard fate, ill fortune, misfortune, unhappiness, wickedness, misconduct

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Hit gebyrede þurh ða heardsǽlþa ðara wrítera ðæt hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for recceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron quam multos clarissimos suis temporibus viros scriptorum inops delevit oblivio

smítan

(v.)
Grammar
smítan, p. smát, pl. smiton; pp. smiten

to daub, smear, smudgeto defile, pollute to smear, anoint to cast linerestrike

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Genim ðæs hornes melo, meng wið wætere, smít on 72, 14. Mid feðere smít on 102, 8. Smíte mon ða sealfe ǽrest on ðæt heáfod iii. 14, 29. Smíte of ðam sylfan blóde on ðæs weofodes hyrnan Lev. 4, 18.

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Th. 185, 3; Exod. 117. to occupy a position for a time Ðá wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig ða hwíle ðe hié hiera corn gerypon, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 5. Hé wícode ðǽr ða hwíle ðe man ða burg worhte, 913; Erl. 102, 6.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan, ðæt hé hire þurh untreówa tácen iéwde, Cd. Th. 48, 10; Gen. 773

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; n.

sand, gravel sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore

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Hé behídde hyne on ðám sande (sabulo) Ex. 2, 12. Sume men secgen ðæt seó eá síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr néh síe eft flówende up of ðám sande, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 12, 20-23.

pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Dangerous, perilous, hurtful, hazardous Hit swýðe pleólíc is, ðæt man on ðám hálgum stówum áðer oððe ðæt dó oððe ðæt sprece ðæt ðǽm stówum ne gedafenaþ, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 27.

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Torment Ðǽr (in heaven) ne biþ nán besárgung ðæra mánfulra yrmðe, ac heora tintrega becymþ ðam gecorenum tó máran blisse, Homl. Th. i. 334, 11. Nis ðǽr ne caru ne hreóh tintrega (cf. hreóge tintrega, Wulfst. 139, 30), Dóm. L. 261.

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Th. 252, 33; Dan. 588. to intercede for a person (dat. or for with dat. or acc.) to or with another (tó, mid, wið ) Ðá spæc ic him fore and þingade him tó Ælfréde tinge, Ðá lýfde hé ðæt hé móste beón ryhtes wyrðe for mínre forspǽce, Chart.

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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Hí him ðæs gætíðodon wið swylcon gersumen swylce hí ðá sehtæ wǽron such as they were then agreed upon, 198, 16. Hí wurdon sehte on ða gerád ðæt . . ., Chr. 1093 ; Erl. 229, 25.

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
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Th. i. 432, 33. figurative Nú ðú miht gehýran, hú ðes dǽl ( the conjunction ) tígþ ða word tógædere, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 258, 10

ge-witennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witennes, se; f.

Departure

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Departure Ðá ðære tíde neálǽhte his gewitenesse propinquante hora sui decessus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 24. On ðone ylcan dæg byþ ðæs bisceopes gewytennys se wæs nemned scs Cassius on the same day is the bishop's departure who was named St.

on-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wille, adj.

Desired

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Desired 'Ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr gé hine sylfne genóman' ... Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon.

weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, ðæt ða tóweardan ðeónde beón, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 13. Áwrítan ðám tówerdum mannum to write for future generations, Homl.

Linked entry: tó-ward

in-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gangan, p. -géng

To entergo in

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Ðonne is óðer ingangendum ðam mónþe ðe wé agustus hátaþ se ǽresta mónan dæg the second day is at the beginning of the month that we call August, the first Monday, Lchdm. iii. 76, 16. Ðæt ða ingangendan leóht geseón ut intrantes videant lumen, Lk.

teóðung-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-sceatt, es; m.
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Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ, and hé him nele syllan his teóþungsceatta dǽl, ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig, Blickl. Homl. 53, 6.

lǽmen

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Gl. 404, 39), and add Se líchoma lǽmen is, for ðám þe hé of ðám geworht wæs, Verc, Först. 148, 21. Ðá ðæs æfter sexténe geárum forlét hé þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs menniscan líchoman, Shrn. 50, 33

un-gesǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽllíce, adv.

Unhappilymiserablywickedlyimprobe

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Unhappily, miserably, wickedly; improbe Hæfð se yfela gást ungifa ... and ðadǽlð ðám mannum ðe ungesǽlíce him gehýrsumiaþ, Wulfst. 52, 12

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
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Th. ii. 520, 5. wearisomeness, tediousness Ic ðóhte þæt hit wǽre lǽsse ǽðryt tó gehýrenne, gif man ðá áne bóc rǽt on ánes geáres ymbryne, and ðá óðre on ðám æftran geáre, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 11

timber

(n.)
Grammar
timber, es; n.

material for constructing a house, ship, etc.,timbermaterial of which anything is formeda structure,building,edificethe building of a house, ship, etc.

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., timber Æfter siextegum daga ðæs ðe ðæt timber (arbores) ácorfen wæs, ðǽr wǽron xxx and c scipa gearora, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 4. Ne sceal cyrcean timber (ligna ecclesiae) tó ǽnigum óðrum weorce, L. Ecg. P.

Linked entry: and-timber