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óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Hé nǽfre nǽnigum woruldrícum men þurh leáse ólecunga onbúgan nolde, Blickl. Homl. 223, 28. Ðonne hit hæfþ gewunnen ðæs folces ólecunga (favor popularis), Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 23. of things, charm, allurement Óliccung jocunda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 2.

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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Hit oft gebýraþ ðæt seó leáse wyrd ne mæg ðam men dón nǽnne dem it often happens that deceitful fortune can do no injury to a man, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 23.

Linked entry: demm

stig-weard

(n.)
Grammar
stig-weard, es ; m.
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Se ðe má manne in lǽde ðonne hé sceole búton ðæs stíwerdes leáfe and ðæra feormera, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 278, 20.

Linked entry: stí-weard

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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Wandrigende pucan uagantes demonas, Germ. 388, 37. figurative, to leave one's proper work Ðonne gǽð Dine út sceáwian ða elðiódigan wíf, ðonne hwelces monnes mód forlǽt his ǽgne tilunga, and sorgaþ ymb óðerra monna wísan, ðe him náuht tó ne limpð, and

beód

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Se leása freónd bið mannes geféra tó beóde, and ná tó neódþearfe, Sal. K. p. 206, 4. <b>Ib.</b> food eaten at table :-- Ic selle þis lond Agustines hígum intó hiora beóde, Cht.

ge-lǽtan

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Add: to leave, allow to have, grant Ic eaforan þínum spédum wille stépan and him sóðe tó módes wǽre míne gelǽtan, (gelæstan? v. 1542), Gen. 2366.

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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Héton út hræðe æþeling lǽdan they bade quickly lead out the noble one, Andr. Kmbl. 2545; An. 1274: 3039; An. 1522. Ðú ealne hræðe hefon ymbhwearfest rapido cælum turbine versas, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 6; Met. 4, 3.

Linked entry: hræde

elcor

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Voc. ii. 72, 20: 30, 63) gé ne habbaþ leán, Mt. R. 6, 1. Ne menn geótaþ wín neówe in wínbelgas alde; elcur ł elles ( alioquin ) tóbersteþ þá belgas ealde, 9, 17. Elcur nú, Lk.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Wé gehéraþ hwílum secgan ꝥ hit scyle eall swá geweorþan swá swá God æt fruman getiohhod hæfde, Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 17. to destine something for or to a person Ðá leán ðe him God getiohchod hæfð, Past. 387, 18.

gréne

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Foldweg tredan, gréne grundas, An. 777. (1 a) fig. of a path, pleasant :-- Gearwian ús tógénes gréne strǽte úp tó englum, Sat. 287. of a tree, in leaf Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold þæt reáde on grénum triówum?

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Ðonne hé sprcyþ leásunga, hé sprycþ of him sylfum, forðam ðe hé is leás. Gé ne gelýfaþ mé forðam ðe ic secge eów sóðfæstnysse, Jn. Skt. 8, 44, 45. Ðú settest on mínum múðe ðínre sóðfæstnysse word, Homl. Th. i. 74, 33.

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Th. 277, 23; Jul. 585. to dissolve, put an end to, dissipate, of concrete objects Ðysse wyrte leáf tólýsaþ gehwylce yfele springas and heardnyssa, Lchdm. i. 262, 9. Scadu sweþredon tólýsed under lyfte, Exon.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Kmbl. 31; Leás. 17. Swá beóþ gelíce ða leásan men ða ðe mid tungan treówa gehátaþ fægerum wordum such resemble false men who with the tongue promise fidelity in fair words, 48; Leás. 26: Ps. Th. 89, 17.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Hé hálsaþ ǽlcne þára ðe þás bóc rǽdan lyste, Bt. proem; F. viii. 11. to learn by perusal, find a statement recorded Rǽde hé on his bócum hwelce ungetína hié dreógende wǽron, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 17.

ge-hátan

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Hí treówa gehátað, Leás. 25. Þǽre láre þe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 12: 3, 4; F. 6, 19. Hé gehét Rómánum his freóndscipe, 1; F. 2, 8: Jul. 639.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Hróþgár grétte Beówulf Hrothgar took leave of Beowulf, Beo. Th. 1308; B. 652

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Oft ic leán teohhode hnáhran rince, Beo.

Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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D. 477, com [MS. cuom]] Ælle on Bretonlond, and his iii suna, Cymen, and Wlencing, and Cissa, mid iii scipum, on ða stówe ðe is nemned Cyménes óra, and ðǽr ofslógon monige Wealas, and sume on fleáme bedrifon on ðone wudu ðe is genemned Andredes leáge

Linked entry: Cymén

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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Hit is mín unna and mín fulle leáfe ðæt hé dihte privilegium, vi. 203, 23. Mid unnan Godes and his hálgena ... mit unnan hírédes, ii. 58, 23, 25.

Linked entry: unne

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Gif hwá hit bútan his leáfe gedyrstlǽce, 79, 19. Ne hý nán þing ne gedyrstlǽcen, ne nǽnne ontige on þám mynstre bútan þǽre mæssan ánre, 140, 9. with a clause Gif hwylc bróðor búton his abbodes hǽse gedyrstlǽcð ꝥ hé nime . . . R. Ben. 50, 10.