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frécen

(n.)
Grammar
frécen, gen. frécnes; n.

Perildangerperīcŭlumdiscrīmen

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Peril, danger; perīcŭlum, discrīmen Frécnes ne wénaþ they think not of peril. Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 16; Wal. 20. Ðǽr is ealra frécna mǽste there is the greatest of all perils, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 21; Gen. 488

un-eáðlácn

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðlácn, un-eáðlácne?, -lǽcne; adj.

Not easily cured

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Not easily cured Biþ ðonne se milte uneáþlǽcne, ðonne ðæt blód áheardaþ on ðǽm ǽdrum, Lchdm. ii. 250, 5. Cyrnelu uneáðlácnu, 240, 21. Ða dolh beóþ uneáðlácnu, 242, 10. Uneáðlácno, 242, 3. Seó wǽte wyrcþ uneáþlácna áðla, 226, 15

un-seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
un-seldan, adv.

Not seldomfrequently

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Not seldom, frequently Ðone sang wé sungon unseldon mid heom, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 264. Oft and unseldan, L. E. G. proem.; Th. i. 166, 9: Btwk. 222, 2. Oft and unseldon, L. Pen. 2; Th. ii. 278, 5

Linked entry: seldan

un-hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hneáw, adj.

Not niggardlyliberalbounteousgiving liberallygiven liberallyabundant

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Not niggardly, liberal, bounteous, giving liberally Sumne hí gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 36; Víd. 139. Ælfwine hæfde heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles, 323, 3; Víd. 73. given liberally, abundant Geofum unhneáwum, 43, 10; Cri. 686.

sundor-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-boren, adj.
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Borne or born apart, not to be reckoned with others Su[n]derborene non . . . adnumerandas (sex alias nothas (the vowels ) non dicimus adnumerandas, i. e. the vowels are separated from the consonants, Ald. 257, 4), An. Ox. 26, 17

un-wriðen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wriðen, adj.

Not bound

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Not bound Ðæt hé mid ungemetlícre grimsunge his hiéremonna wunda tó suíðe ne slíte, ne eft for ungemetlícre mildheortnesse hé hié ne lǽte unwriðena ut neque multa asperitate exulcerentur subditi, neque nimia benignitate solvantur, Past. 17; Swt. 125,

Linked entry: un-wríþan

cniht-cild

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-cild, es; n.

A male childboypuer

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A male child, boy; puer Wæs on ðam ylcan mynstre cnihtcild sum, ne wæs yldre ðonne þrý-wintre there was in the same monastery a boy, he was not older than three years Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 27

from-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
from-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away fromdepart fromdiscēdĕre

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Ne syndon me fromgewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255

gæd

(n.)
Grammar
gæd, es; n.

A being togetherfellowshipunionsŏciĕtas

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A being together, fellowship, union; sŏciĕtas Nolde gæd geador in Godes ríce, eádiges engles and ðæs ofermódan there would not [be] any fellowship in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud together, Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449

Linked entry: ge-gæde

ge-cænnan

(v.)

to declareclearproveadvocarepurgaremanifestare

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to declare, clear, prove; advocare, purgare, manifestare Hine gecænne ðæt he ðane banan begeten ne mihte let him prove that he could not obtain the slayer, L. H. E. 2; Th. i. 28, 2 : 4; Th. i. 28, 8

Linked entry: ge-cennan

ge-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fadung, e; f.

A disposingarrangingdispŏsĭtio

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A disposing, arranging; dispŏsĭtio He nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre he would not be almighty if any arranging were difficult to him, Bd. de net. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 6; Lchdm. iii. 278, 14

ge-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screádian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To cut off trim, prunesarpere

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To cut off trim, prune; sarpere Gif se wíngeard ne biþ onriht gescreádod if the vineyard be not rightly pruned, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 14. Gescreáded wíngeard sarpta vinea, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 125; Wrt. Voc. 54, 65

stýfician

(v.)
Grammar
stýfician, p. ode
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Móna se ðridda weorca onginnan ná gedafanaþ bútan ðæt biþ geedcenned stífician the third day of the moon is not good to attempt works, except to root up what has grown up again

Linked entry: stífician

þwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
þwástrian, ( = ? hwástrian, q. v.)

to murmurspeak low

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to murmur, speak low Þis ic spece nú gyt mid swá miccle ege ðæt mé þinceþ ðæt mé sió tunge stomrige nis hit gyt forðun ðæt ic þwástrian durre I dare not yet even speak low, Shrn. 42, 35

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

efen-blíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-blíþe, adj.
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Rejoicing with another Ne wépað git mé ná swá ic deád sý, ac beóð mé efenblíðe weep not for me as if I were dead, but rejoice with me (rejoice as I do), Shrn. 56, 19. [ Icel. jafn-blíðr.]

handlung

(n.)
Grammar
handlung, e; f.

Touching, handling

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Touching, handling Ðone ðe se eádiga Benedictus ná handlunge ac on beseónde fram his bendum álýsde whom the blessed Benedict not by touching him, but by looking on him, had released from his bonds, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 4

Linked entry: handlinga

a-eargian

(v.)
Grammar
a-eargian, p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere]

To become slothfulsegnis fieri

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To become slothful; segnis fieri Hý ondrédan, gif hí hwílum ne wunnon, ðæt hý tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

æfte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
æfte-weard, adj. [ = æfter]

Afterbacklatelatterfullposterior

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Drihten ðé gesett ná on æfteweard the Lord will not set thee in the after-part, Deut. 28,13

áge

(n.)
Grammar
áge, an; f.

Propertypossessioproprium

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Property; possessio, proprium Ðe he to ágan nyle which he will not have for his property, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147. Ðe ðé gedafenode ágan to habbanne quem te conveniebat proprium habere, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 26

Linked entry: ágan

fór-wlencean

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wlencean, p. -wlencte; pp. -wlenced [wlenco pride]

To exaltfill with pridemake very proudexaltārearrŏgantia implēre

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To exalt, fill with pride, make very proud; exaltāre, arrŏgantia implēre Ðonne hine ne mágon ða wélan fórwlencean when the riches are not able to make him proud. Past. 26; Hat. MS. 35 b, 2. Forwlencte proud, Blickl. Homl. 199, 14