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ge-nípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nípan, p. -náp, pl. -nipon; pp. -nipen.

to darken, become darkcālīgāre, obnūbĭlārito rise as a cloud, to creep up or come suddenly upon one obrēpĕre, sŭpervĕnīre alĭcui

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to darken, become dark; cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri seó þrag gewát, genáp under niht-heltn, swá heó nó wǽre how the time has passed, has darkened under the veil of night, as if it had not been, Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 8; Wand. 96. to rise as a cloud, to creep

Linked entry: nípan

un-gestæððig

(adj.)
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un-gestæððig, adj.

Inconstantunstable

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Ða gesceaftas ðe wé embe sprecaþ, ðæt heó ús þince ungestæðþie, habbaþ sumne dǽl gestæþinesse, Shrn. 168, 30. Ða ungestæððegan and unfæsðrǽdan inconstantes, Past. 23; Swt. 177, 3.

ge-cwémlíce

(adv.)
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Gode gecwémlícost mihte lybban, Guth. 30, 15. so as to satisfy, satisfactorily Ús ꝥ gecwémelíce cýþað þǽre sóðfæstnesse word veritatis nobis verba satisfacerent, Gr.

smicer

(adj.)
Grammar
smicer, adj.

Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant elegans, delicatus

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Windan manigne smicerne wǽn and manig ǽnlic hús settan and fegerne tún timbrian Shrn. 163, 16. Hió bit ðæt findon twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern she asks them to provide two fair goblets for the refectory Ch. Th. 536, 7.

á-wirdness

corruption blemishinjuryannoyaffliction

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cwæð: ' becume gé tó ðǽre sáwle áwyrdnysse?', Hml. Th. i. 464, 1-4. Þonne bið geðúht swilce wé gehǽlon, ðonne wé geswícað ðǽra áwyrdnyssa ( Similar entries cf.gedreccednysse, l. 25), 462, 27

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Ǽr þám þe habban bóte águnnen, 324, 13. Godcunde bóte underfangen, 248, 24. From alre néweste geleáfulra sýn heó ásyndrade nymðe heó hit hér mid þingonge bóte gebéte (cf. nisi ante placita satisfactione emendaverit, 106, 9), C.

eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24

Linked entry: eald-geriht

meaht-leás

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wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse gedóne. Hml. S. 37, 54. non-physical bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece ꝥ his underþeóddan egesian ne dear, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6

ge-teágan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teágan, -tégan; p. -téde; pp. -teád

To makeprepare

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Ðone ilcan mete ðe he ǽror mid tame getéde the same food with which before he had made them tame [the prose has ða ilcan mettas ðe ǽr tame mid gewenedon, Fox 88, 18], Bt. Met. Fox 13, 87; Met. 13, 44

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Þonne his húso hleówes wilnian, Ps. Th. 108, 10. Tó ðæm heáhengle ðæt hié him fultomes wilnodan. Homl. 201, 28. Friðes wilnian, Andr. Kmbl. 2258; An. 1130. Willnian (wilnian, v. l.) ðæs ðe næfþ, Bt. 36, 3 ; Fox 176, 12.

Linked entry: willnian

á-rásian

(v.)
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Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hámhis cotan bringe and he árásod wurðe, 418, 18. Arásad interceptum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 79.

Linked entry: rásian

wíd-brád

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-brád, adj.
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Wide-spread, far-spreading, ample þeóda gehwam hefonríce forgeaf, wídbrádne welan (cf. hwó man himihíki gehalón skoldi, wídbrédan welon, Hél. 1841), Cd. Th. 40, 22; Gen. 643

milts

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Ðá ongann (Orpheus) biddan hiora (the Fates ) miltse; þá ongunnon wépan mid him, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 28. Milse veniam, An. Ox. 5, 43. Add

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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L. 23, 23. with a clause Ne forhogde (-hogode, v. l.), ðæt bé hit eft gecierde, Past. 99, 10. forhogde ðæt hit gehiérde audire contemsit, 295, 16. Ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ him geeáþmédon, Bl.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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forflugon woruldmanna gesihðe and herunge, i. 544, 29. Ná for ðí deáð forfluge, 82, 27. forfleón móston þǽra árleásra éhtnysse, Hml. A. 72, 174. with acc.

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.
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wearð áblicged . . . and forhtmód wafode . . . sæt áblicged, Ælfc. T. 17, 40-4. wearð þurh ðás bodunge áblicged . . . cwǽdon him tó, 'Hwæs ondrǽtst ðú ðé?', Hml. Th. ii. 342, 16.

LUFU

(n.)
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LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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For Godes ege and for his lufu, 302, 27. Ðǽr wé sib and lufu samod gemétaþ, Hy. 7, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 30. Lufena tó leáne, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 11; Hy. 4, 115.

Linked entry: lufe

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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He raðe aweg aþýwde he quickly drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28 : Ps. Th. 77, 57

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

máwan

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mǽwð (máweþ, v. l. ) gærs (heig, v. l.) fenum secat, Gr. D. 36, 2. Máwaþ tondent, An. Ox. 43, 15. stóp on þá mǽde, and þá geseah ealle meówan (meówan ꝥ heig, v. l. ) pratum ingressus, et omnes intuens fenum secantes, Gr. D. 36, 12.