rípan
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To reap, cut corn; metaph. to derive advantage Ic rípe meto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 63. Ðú rípst ðíne æceras tui agros metis, 15; Som. 19, 46. Hláford ðú rípst ðǽr ðú ne seówe.... Ðú wistest ðæt ic rípe (hrippo, Lind.) ðǽr ic ne sáwe, Mt. Kmbl. 25
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ge-frignan
to ask ⬩ interrogare ⬩ to learn by asking ⬩ hear of
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to ask; interrogare Ðá Euan gefrægn ælmihtig God then almighty God asked Eve, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 34; Gen. 887. to learn by asking, hear of Ðá gefrægn Higeláces ðegn Grendles dǽda when Hygelac's thane heard of Grendel's deeds, Beo. Th. 390; B. 194 : 1155
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ge-samnung
A meeting, assembly, council, union, congregation, synagogue, church ⬩ conventus, conventio, concĭlium, congrĕgātio, sy̆năgōga, ecclēsia
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A meeting, assembly, council, union, congregation, synagogue, church; conventus, conventio, concĭlium, congrĕgātio, sy̆năgōga, ecclēsia Gesamnung conventus, conventio, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 48; Wrt. Voc. 50, 30. Se wæs ðære gesamnunge ealdor ipse princeps
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tǽl
Evil speaking, calumny, detraction
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Evil speaking, calumny, detraction Tǽl blasphemia, vituperatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 9: detractatio, vituperatio, 139, 44. 'Ælc tǽl sié ánumen fram eów.' ... Hit biþ unnyt ðæt mon tǽl útane forlǽte gif se yfela willa ðone onwald hæfþ ðæs íngeðonces 'omis
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þingung
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Intercession, intervention, mediation Þingunge interventu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 28: 48, 76. Hí on friþe wunedon þurh ðære cwéne þingunge, Homl. Ass. 101, 313. ¶ Especially intercession to the Deity :-- Ðæt ic mid eallum ðone wæstm árfæstre ðingunge geméte
un-wil
Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one's will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily
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Absence of good will, dislike, despite, repugnance, reluctance; against one's will, not willingly, without one's consent, without intention, involuntarily, is (almost) the only case used. Grammar un-wil, alone Gif hé hit dide unwilles
gleáwlíce
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Add: skilfully Eart þú gleáwlíce swá limwǽdum leóhte gegyrwed amictus lumine sicut vestimento, Ps. Th. 103, 2. Hú glǽwlíce hé þæt swefen rehte quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, Gen. 40, 16. with discernment, appropriately Hú þú gleáwlíce mid noman
ildan
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Add: to delay, with acc. Ne yllde (ylde, v. l. ) hé hit þá leng, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 152, 4. with clause Tó won yldest þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre?, Archiv cxxii. 257, 9. Ne yld þú ná ꝥ þú gecyrre . . . Sé þe yldeð ꝥ hé ne gecyrre. Ne yldon wé ná fram dæge
hwónlíce
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Add: for a little while Mín sylfes gást wæs hwónlíce ormód worden defecit paulisper spiritus meus Ps. Th. 76, 4. slightly, little. with adjectives Hwónlíce gelýfede menn men slightly endowed with belief Hml. Th. i. 566, 28. Hwón-lícor minus (compta
wyrd
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add: what is done, a deed, an action Gif hé ó wǽre gecnysseð mid mænniscre herenesse fram þám mægne þyssere wyrde in virtute facti (a miracle just performed) favore humano pulsatus, Gr. D. 59, 31. Hé gefealh his gebede for þone seócan man, and þá sóna
for-specan
to speak against ⬩ speak ill of ⬩ denounce ⬩ to misrepresent a case, ⬩ state wrongly ⬩ to lose that which is the subject of a suit ⬩ to speak to no purpose ⬩ waste one's words
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to speak against, speak ill of denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [ Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentisPs. 43, 17. ] to misrepresent a case, state
séman
to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute ⬩ to satisfy a person in a matter of doubt or difficulty ⬩ to settle a dispute ⬩ to arbitrate ⬩ bring about agreement
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . . Ðá wé hié sémdan then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement
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ge-wǽcan
To weaken ⬩ affect ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ oppress ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ affīgĕre
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To weaken, affect, trouble, vex, afflict, oppress; affĭcĕre, affīgĕre Heó nele ða andweardan myrhþe gewǽcan mid nánre care ðære toweardan ungesǽlþe it will not trouble the present joy with any care for the future unhappiness, Homl. Th. i. 408, 21. Beóton
bismer
infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy
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Add: m., f. infamy, shame, an infamous deed Bysmor, sceamu rubor, An. Ox. 2933. Hé gehýrde þæt bysmor mínra worda, Hml. S. 23 b, 366. Tóeácan þǽm bismrum þe hé dónde wæs, hé hét onbærnan Rómeburg, Ors. 6, 5; S. 260, 29. disgrace, ignominy, humiliation
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mis-híran
to pay no attention to a person speaking ⬩ to disobey
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to pay no attention to a person speaking, to disobey Se ðe eów gehýrþ, hé gehýrþ mé, and se ðe eów mishýrþ, hé mishýrþ mé, R. Ben. 19, 23. Mid ðám murcnerum ðe Gode mishýrdon, 21, 5. Mancynn Gode mishýrde, Wulfst. 104, 23. Mishýrdan, 13, 13. Úre bisceopas
prím
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Prím prima, undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-12. Onginnaþ heáfudcwido tó prím ( ad primam ), Rtl. 166, 17. Gibedd tó prím, 171, 27. On ðysum tídum wé herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on ǽfen, on
un-gerád
stupidity ⬩ folly ⬩ unreason ⬩ discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance
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stupidity, folly, unreason Fela dyslíce dǽda deriaþ mancynne oððe for ánwylnysse oððe for ungeráde; swá swá sume menn dóð, ðe dyslíce fæstaþ ofer heora mihte ... Nú gesettan ða hálgan fæderas ðæt wé fæston mid geráde, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 92. discord, disagreement
wistfullian
To feast
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To feast Ic wistfullige epulor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 146, 1. Tíma is ðæt ðú mid ðínum gebróðrum wistfullige on mínum gebeórscipe, Homl. Th. i. 74, 15. Utan wistfullian epulemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 62. Se apostol tǽhte ðæt wé sceoldon wistfullian ná on
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wit-word
A statement which bears witness ⬩ testament ⬩ covenant
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A statement which bears witness to anything, testament, covenant Witword and gewitnes, ðæt ðæt stande ðæt hit nán man ne áwende, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 1. Wé willaþ ðæt . . . witword and getrýwe gewitnes . . . fæste stande, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii
ymb-sittend
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One living on the borders of another's country, a neighbour Gif ic ðæt gefricge, ðæt ðec ymbsittend ( those that sit on thy borders ) egesan þýwaþ, Beo. Th. 3658; B. 1827. Him ǽghwylc ðara ymbsittendra hýran sceolde, 18; B. 9: Elen. Kmbl. 65; El. 33.