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on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Kmbl. 786; An. 393. metaph. to move, disturb, agitate Ðone, ungeþyldegan swíðe lytel scúr ðære costunga mæg onhréran (-hrǽran, Hatt. MS.), Past. 33; Swt. 224, 5. Ne mǽg hine ǽnig onhréran ( non commovebitur ), ðe eardfæst byþ on Hierusalem, Ps.

Linked entry: hréran

smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Of swínes smerwe Lchdm. ii. 66, 7. Ofer smere (unguento) Rtl. 115, 34. Cnucige wið eald smeoru (smera, MS. B. : smeru, MS. O.) Lchdm. i. 74, 21: 86, 7. Genim heortes smeoruw (smeruw, MS. H. : smeru, MS. B.) Genim góse smero 76, 9.

Linked entries: smera smeru

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Sume sceufon sume tugon and swíðe swǽtton óþ ðæt hig geteorode wǽron some shoved, some pulled and sweated exceedingly until they were exhausted, Shrn. 154, 27

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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(of things) Sum deófolgild ðe mid ðǽm hǽðenum mannum swíðe weorþ and mǽre wæs a certain idol that was held in high honour and esteem among the heathens, Blickl. Homl. 221, 7.

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Homl. 79, 23. with inst Ðá ongeáton hie ðæt se eádiga Michael him sylfa ðæt tácn ðæs siges gecýðde intó ðý swíðan slǽpe then they perceived that the blessed Michael had himself made known that token of victory in the deep sleep, 205, 4

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Ðú rǽswedest ( existimasti ) swíðe unryhte ðæt ic wǽre ðín gelíca, Ps. Th. 49, 22. Hé résade ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hé hæfde ðæs Cáseres ǽrendo sum tó Breotone cyningum ... Ðá hé ongeat ðæt hit swá ne wæs swá hé résade, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48-,565. 3.

Linked entry: résian

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wislíce, -wisslíce; adv.

Certainlyexactlytrulyespeciallybesidesvidelicetscilicetsaneutiqueporro

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Se wítegode be Criste swíðe gewislíce swilce he godspellere wǽre he prophesied about Christ with great exactness, as if he had been an evangelist, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 414. Gewislíce ic hæbbe certe habeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 7.

Linked entries: ge-wisslíce wisslíce

sicor

(adj.)
Grammar
sicor, adj. with gen.
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Ðeáh wé nú náuht yfeles ne dón on ðisse worulde, ne sculon wé ðeáh forðý bión tó orsorge, gif wé náuht tó góde ne dóþ; forðæmðe swíðe fela unáléfedes wé oft geþenceaþ.

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Th. 138, 21. occasioning offence (f), v. swice, swician, <b>IV,</b> swicol-líc, Sóð biþ swicolost (switolost?), Menol. Fox 479; Gn. C. 10

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un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteousunjustwickedwrongful

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Beó ðé swíðe ælfremed ǽlc unrihtlíc gestreón, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 18-21. For ðinum gódan willan ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 15. Þing unrihtlíc rem injustam, Ps. Spl. 100, 3.

æþel-boren

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Ealdorman æfter worulde swíðe æþelboren, Hml. S. 30, 3. For worulde æðelboren, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 10. Swýðe æþelboren on weorulde and ríce. Chr. 654; P. 29, 15. Of æðelborenre mǽgðe, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 6: 174, 6: Hml. S. 8, 41.

Linked entry: boren

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Gl. 49. sudden, quick in operation (of poison) Hé ðygde unlybban, ac hé ðá frecednysse ðæs færlican áttres (cf. ꝥ attor sóna hine swíðe þreáde forneán tó deáðe, Hml. S. 31, 198) áflígde, Hml.

ge-árian

(v.)
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Bið hé swíðe ryhtlíce mid ðǽm gehíned ðe mon wénð ðæt mid geárod sié unde nutrita pie creditur, inde justius damnatur, Past. 391, 8.

ge-þrǽstan

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Ic wæs swíðe geþrést for þyses wéstenes wæter wǽdlnesse, Hml.

gim

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Ne mæg hit steorra ne stán ne se steápa gim be-swícan, Sal. 284, Is seó eággebyrd híwe gelícast gladum gimme, þonne in goldfate smiða orþoncum biseted weorðeð Ph. 303. Ðá giemmas, Past. 135, 3, 4, 16. Gimmas, 7.

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Cf. ge-wunelic; Man þá béc rǽt on circan swíðe gewunelíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 1. On eallum limum ac gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml.

langsum

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C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif hí sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21. Nán mann on lífe on ðyssere langsuman worulde, Hex. 2, 11.

manig

Grammar
manig, <b>. I.</b>
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mid þám swíðe gedrehtan, Chr. 1096 ; P. 233, 7. Add Monigum monna (monigum monnum, manegum menu, v. ll.) tó hǽle nonnullis saluti, Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 450, 20

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Hýrde wé ðæt Jacob fore sacerdum swilt þrowode, Apstls. Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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Se dæg mé ætýwde swíðe micele wæfersýne, Shrn. 41, 15. Tó ðissum wæferseónum, Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: wlite-seón