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fóre-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwung, fór-sceáwung, e; f.

A FORESHEWINGforeseeingforesightprovidenceprovĭdentia

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On ðara þinga foresceáwunge in rērum provĭdentia, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 7. Þurh godcundan fóresceáwunga through divine providence, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 6: fóresceáuung prudentia, Rtl. 108, 25

Linked entry: fór-sceáwung

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, p. -byrde; pp. byrded, -byrd

To set in orderarrangedisposeordĭnāredispōnĕre

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To set in order, arrange, dispose; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Manega þohton ðæra þinga race geendebyrdan multi cōnāti sunt ordĭnāre narrātiōnem rērum, Lk. Bos. 1, 1.

un-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sǽlig, adj.

unhappyunblestmiserableunhappybringing misery

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Kmbl. 1122; An. 561. of things, unhappy, bringing misery Æppel unsǽlga (cf. Milton: the fruit whose mortal taste brought death into the world, and all our woe), Cd. Th. 40, 10; Gen. 637

Linked entry: un-gesǽlig

án-wilnes

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Forlǽt þíne ánwylnysse, 8, 114: Hml. Th. i. 422, 31. in a good sense, persistence Godes ríce wunað on ánwylnysse þæs hálgan geleáfan. Guth. 2, 15

ge-dræg

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ge-dræg, ge-dreag.
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Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45

neáh-west

Grammar
neáh-west, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ic wolde þaet hý mínre neáwiste wilnedon and þíne forhogedon, Wlfst. 255, 17. Búton hit sy elles hwylc þe máran Godes ege habbe, þæt hit for his neáweste þe betere beó for Gode and for worolde, 269, 13

híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.

Familiar, well known

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Ða syndon heowcúþe ðe wé geseón ne mágon those things are familiar that we cannot see, Blickl. Homl. 97, 23. Híwcúþe, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 122;Met. 10, 61

Linked entry: híred-leóf

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horriblesavageaudaciouswickeddaringdangerousperilousdīrusasperaustērusatroxaudaxperīcŭlōsus

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To frécnum þingum for daring things, Lchdm. iii. 158, 16. Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he should banish from him wicked thoughts, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 10; Sat. 284. He frécnu gestreón funde he found dangerous wealth, Bt. Met.

eafoþ

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Nú is þínes mægnes blǽd; eft sóna biþ þæt þec ádl oððe ecg eafoðes getwǽfeð, 1763. Wé frécne genéðdon eafoð uncúðes; úðe ic þæt þú hine selfne geseón móste, 960. Hine God mægenes wynnum, eafedum stépte, 1717. Cf. afol. Add

oflǽt-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽt-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist Þá genam hé mid him twégen oflǽthláfas on beágwisan ábacene (cf. þis is hálig hláf . . . geoffra þysne hláf Gode for mé æt þínre mæssan, 23-28) duas secum oblationum coronas detulit, Gr. D. 343, 15

sóþfæstness

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Hwæðer þé þince þæt hyt eall án sí . . . sóð and sóðfestnes (verum et veritas )? . . . Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe þæt sóð, þe seó sóðfestnes?, Solil. H. 50, 2-15. Add

wác

(n.)
Grammar
wác, es; n.

A weakness

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A weakness Nyste ic on ðám þingum ðe ðú ymbe specst fúl ne fácn, ne wác ne wom tó ðære dæigtíde ðe ic hit ðé sealde, ac hit ǽgðer wæs ge hál ge clǽne búton ǽlcon fácne, L. O. 9; Th. 1. 182, 3

Linked entry: wund-wácu

ge-tídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídan, -týdan; p. de; pp. ed [tídan to betide]

To betidehappencontingere

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Ðé-læs ðe ðé on sumum þingum wyrs getíde ne deterius tibi ălĭquid contingat, Jn. Bos. 5, 14. Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

Linked entry: ge-týdan

ge-frédan

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Past. 139, 16-20. of the sense of easte Ðý lǽs hé ðá bieternesse ðǽre wyrte gefréde, Past. 303, 15. to be sensible of a state or condition Hé swilces nán þing ofer ꝥ on him sylfum ne gefrédde (ongæt, v.l. ), Gr. D. 102, 4.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Add: natural, native, that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things Gecynde riht jus naturale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 6. Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9.

ge-lǽran

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H. 19, 14. with acc. of person and acc. of thingþínra stíga stapas gelǽr, Ps.

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

helpassistancesuccouran aida thinga placea refugea cureremedy of disease

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Þú scealt leódum þínum tó helpe weorðan, B. 1709. a thing Heó cwæð ꝥ þæs geáres help (bigleofa, v. l. subsidium) hire forspilled wǽre, Gr. D. 68, 23. Nýd weorðeð oft niða barnum tó helpe, Rún. 10.

Linked entry: helpe

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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D. 69, 25. of things, to nourish, sustain. of material things Bere is swíðe earfoðe tó gearcigenne, and þeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann þonne hé gearo bið, Hml. Th. i. 188, 5. Saga mé ðás iiii wæteru ðe ðás eorðan fédað, Sal. K. p. 192, 4.

grówan

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Ex. 159. of things, to increase gradually Éce standeð Godes handgeweorc, gróweð swá þú héte, Hy. 9, 35.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Leáf féalewiað, feallað on eorðan, ... swá gefeallað þá þe firena lǽstað, Sal. 315. of things, to decline, decay, fail Mycel yfel weaxeþ on þínum ríce, gif þú lǽtest leng þysne drý ríxian, ... and þín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ, Bl. H. 181, 34.