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swinc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-leás, adj.

Without labour or toil

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Without labour or toil On ð æm écan lífe wé bútan geswince God heriaþ. Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9

land-hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
land-hæfen, e; f.
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Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8

Linked entry: hæfen

æt-déman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-déman, to give judgement adverse to a claimant (dat.)
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Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton hé his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan

cynelíce

(adv.)
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Hé wel cynelíce gefeaht he fought right royally, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 25. Se cyng him cynelíce gifode, Chr. 994; P. 129, 19. Add

ge-betron

(adj.)
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witon wel hwæt byð lamentum, Angl. viii. 313, 12

Linked entry: betera

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.

deceitful, false, treacherous, crafty ⬩ occasioning offence ⬩ subdolus ⬩ treacherous

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Ne sceole wé ná besettan úrne hiht on ðissum swicelum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 18. Geseoh gif ic on swiculne weg oððe on unrihte eode vide, si via iniquitatis in me est, Ps.

Linked entry: sweocol

god-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprec, es; n.
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An oracle We neáh stódan ðǽm godsprecum we stood near to the oracles, Nar. 28, 32

lícend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lícend-líce, adv.

Pleasingly

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Pleasingly Forðon mín gebed nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8

ge-restan

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Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, gereste him swíðe wel hleówe, and wearma gléda bere man gelóme inn, Lch. ii. 280, 11

be-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
be-þweán, ic -þweá; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen

To wet, bedew, wash ⬩ rigare

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To wet, bedew, wash; rigare Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce lacrimis nleis stratum meum rigabo, Ps. Lamb. 6, 7

blód-gíta

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gíta, an; m.

A shedder of blood ⬩ sanguinis effusor

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A shedder of blood; sanguinis effusor Ðæne wer, ðe is blódgíta, gehiscþ Drihten the Lord hates the man who is a blood-shedder, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8

loc-stán

(n.)
Grammar
loc-stán, es; m.
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A stone that closes the entrance to a cave Ðæs scræfes locstán hí wel fæste beclýsdon, Hml. S. 23, 345. Ðæs scræfes locstán hí út álynedon, 426

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
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Heora geféran æt hám fuhton unwærlíce. . . ofer lúdan leáfe . . . and wurdon ðá ofslagene wel fela manna, ðá ðá hí fuhton búton wísdóme, Hml. S. 25, 455. Add

ofer-libban

(v.)

to outlive, survive

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to outlive, survive Wes ðet lond becueden his bróðar, gif hé Cyneþrýðe oferlifde, Chart. Th. 465, 19. Láf oððe oferlibbende superstes, Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 7

ge-witfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-witfæst, adj.

Of sound mind

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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17

Linked entry: -witfæst

symbel-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-wérig, adj.

Weary with feasting

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Weary with feasting Wer (Noah ) wíne druncen swæf symbelwérig, Cd. Th. 94, 19; Gen. 1564. Him symbelwérig (Abimelech) synna brytta þurh slǽp oncwæð, 159, 26; Gen. 2640

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Gif hí hié gesamnian nellen, gielde sé þæs wǽpnes onláh þæs weres þriddan dǽl they may join together, if they like, to pay the 'wer'. If they do not like, let him who lent the weapon pay a third of the 'wer', Ll. Th. i. 74, 4-6

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august

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He made ys wey roume ynou, R. Glouc. 303, 28. Make this place rom, Chauc. Reeves T. 206

bí-swícol

(adj.)
Grammar
bí-swícol, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ dolosus

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[bí-swíc deceit; dolus] Deceitful; dolosus We sculon geþencean ðæt ðís líf, ðæt we nú onlibbaþ, is bíswícol eallum ðǽm ðe hit lufiaþ we ought to think that this life, in which we now live, is deceitful to all those who love it, L. E.

Linked entry: be-swicol