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neáh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-þeód, e; f.

A neighbouring people

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A neighbouring people Europe ne Asia ne ealle ða neáhþeóda, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 28. Ǽgðer ge hié self wéndon ge ealle ða neáhþeóda ðæt hié ofer hié ealle mehte anwald habban, 3, 1; Swt. 96, 6

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost þám árwyrðan men, Wlfst. 247, II. Þing þe behéfuste synt tó witanne, Angl. viii. 321, 40

earfoþnes

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Manega earfoðnessa hié þé magon on gebringan, ah áræfne þú þá ealle, 237, 7. Add

á-dífan

(v.)

to render inaudible

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to render inaudible Se organ ealle ðá býman oferhleóðrað and ealle ðá óðre hé ádýfeð, Salm. K. 152, 13

Linked entry: dífan

ge-hýþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hýþelíce, ge-hýþlic; adv.
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Conveniently, suitably Æfter þám beó him gegearewod gehýðlíce eal mennislic fremfulnes post hec omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Gehýþlícor commodius, congruentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 3

Linked entry: -hýþelíce

stíþ-lic

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., hard, the reverse of luxurious Eal his reáf wæs áwefen of olfendes hǽrum, his bigleofa wæs stíðlic, Hml. Th. i. 352, 6

éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
éðe, comp. éðre; sup. éðost; adj.

Easy, ready, mild, soft ⬩ făcĭlis, mītis

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Eall ðú ðín yrre éðre gedydest mĭtĭgasti omnem ĭram tuam, Ps. Th. 84, 3: Mk. Bos. 2, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 2586; El. 1294

ful-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-strang, -strong, full-strong; adj.

Full strong ⬩ very severe or overwhelming ⬩ valde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus

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Full strong, very severe or overwhelming; valde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus Wæs him eall fulstrang it was all very severe to them, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 23; Sat. 226. Is ðeós þrag fulstrong this moment is very overwhelming, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 13; Jul. 464

Linked entry: full-strong

ge-hentan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hentan, p. te; pp. ed

To take ⬩ seize ⬩ căpĕre ⬩ prehendĕre

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Eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton all that they could seize, Chron. 905; Erl. 98, 17

Linked entry: hentan

wís-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
wís-bóc, e; f.

A book ⬩ a record

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A book in which the slate of things is described, a record Eágan ðíne gesáwon ðæt ic wæs unfrom on ferhþe; eall ðæt forþ heonan on ðínum wísbócum áwriten standeþ, imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libra tuo omnes scribentur, Ps. Th. 138, 14

á-íþan

(v.)
Grammar
á-íþan, p. de
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Hé wolde for wera synnum eall áǽðan þæt on eorðan wæs, Gen. 1280. Áiéðende exterminans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 53: 31, 27. Áíþende demolitus, 25, 41. [O. H. Ger. ar-óden vastare, devastare.]

be-smirwan

(v.)

to besmear

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Besmyra eall ꝥ scínende mid hunigteáre, Lch. iii. 292, 10. ꝥ se lǽce mihte hine be-smyrwian (v. be-bíwan), Gr. D. 318, 3. Bismiride (-æ, -a) interlitam, Txts. 71, 1095. Besmyred, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 51

Linked entry: be-smyred

cyne-stól

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Add: a throne Hé eall mid reádum golde his cynestól geworhte, H. R. 101, 2. a seat of government, capital Hierusalem, Iudéa cynestól, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 26.

sóþfæstness

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Hwæðer þé þince þæt hyt eall án sí . . . sóð and sóðfestnes (verum et veritas )? . . . Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe þæt sóð, þe seó sóðfestnes?, Solil. H. 50, 2-15. Add

stincan

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Add Þá líc weóllon eall maðon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 212

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.

Destruction ⬩ perdition

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Destruction, perdition Þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hé sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (-spildnyssum, -spilnisse, -spillednysse, v. ll.) ne ipse postmodum in immane praecipitium totus iret, Gr. D. 95, 24.

neód-full

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Nú bidde ic míne arceƀ and ealle míne leóƀ ꝥ hý ealle neódfulle beón ymbe Godes gerihta. Cht. E. 230, 14. Add

fóre-þonc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þonc, -þanc, es; m.

Fore-thought ⬩ providence ⬩ provĭdentia

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Se fóreþonc is sió godcunde gesceádwísnes, sió ðe eall fórewát providence is the divine intelligence, which foreknows all, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 26.

Linked entry: fóre-þanc

for-ligenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligenes, -lignes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio

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Ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa ic hit eall forlǽte I pass over all about their hateful adulteries, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 38

geap-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
geap-scipe, es; m.

Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ astūtia ⬩ fraus

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Craft, cunning, deceit, fraud; astūtia, fraus Eall heora geapscipe wearþ ameldod Israhéla bearnum all their deceit was made known to the children of Israel, Jos. 9, 16.