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mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Biþ seó síþre tíd sǽda gehwylces mǽtræ in mægne (inferior in virtue), Exon. 33a; Th. 105, 2; Gú. 17. Gif hió biþ gód drenc, biþ on peninge; gif mǽtra, biþ on óðrum healfum oððe on twám; and gif ifel þrím, ac ne mǽ, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 24.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Th. 44, 16: Ors. 6, 13 tit.; Swt. 6, 3. Heora bégra unwyllum, Shrn, 204, 6

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Ðonne seó tíd gewinnes and gefeohtes com ðonne hluton hí mid tánum tó ðám ealdormannum and swá hwylc heora swá him se tán ætýwde ðonne gecuron hí ðone him tó heretogan Satrapæ, ingruente belli articulo mittunt æqualtier sortes, et quemcumque sors ostenderit

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Búton þú elles wylle sin aliter tibi videtur, Num. 11, 15. Gif hé elles déð, Hml. Th. i. 266, 14: Hml. S. 27, 73. Gehwá dyde swá, and elles ne dorston, 23, 30. Saul elles ne meahte his wambe geclǽnsigan, búton hé tó feltúne eóde, Past. 197, 23.

late

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Hé ágeaf andsware æfter longre hwíle, swá hé late meahte oreðe gewealdan, Gú. 1198. after the proper or usual time, after delay, after a long time, at an advanced period or stage Hé wile áfeallan, ðeáh hit late sié non quidem repente, sed cadit Past.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Ben. 65, 14. marking a period of time On écnesse for ever, Blickl. Homl. 13, 30. On ðás lǽnan tíd in this life, Exon. Th. 364, 1; Wal. 64. On sumeres tíd, 212, 12; Ph. 209.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Tíd tó mildsiende his tempus miserendi ejus, Ps. Surt. 101, 14. Miltsigende ðín miserens tui, miltsigende his miserens illius, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 63. with a preposition

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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Eall ðás wundor geeódon in ussera tída tíman all these wonders happened in the period of our times, 43 b; Th. 147, 11; Gú. 725. to occupy, overcome, overrun, subdue; occupare, vincere, subigere Ðæt ðú hám on us [hus MS.] gegán wille that thou wilt occupy

Linked entry: ge-yde

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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H. 249, 20. referring to rapid passage of time Ǽlc fægernes tó ende efsteþ, Bl. H. 57, 28. Þes middangeard tó ende efsteþ, 59, 26. Ætwesan efestaþ tída adesse festinant tempora, Cant. M. ad. fil. 35.

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on þá tíd þe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Bl. H. 101, 19. Ðæs getreówan freóndes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 34. Ǽlc freó man hæbbe getreówne borh, Ll. Th. i. 280, 7.

hrínan

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Ne wæs ǽnig þára þæt mé þus þríste swá þú nú þá mid hondum hrínan dorste, Jul. 512. the agent non-personal Hé on þá tíd ðe hé inne bið ne bið hrinen (hríned, v. l.) mid þí storme ðæs wintres (hiemis tempestate non tangitur ), Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 25.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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Þonne flǽsc onginneð hrúsan ceósan tó gebeddan, Rún. 29. as suitable for cultivation, soil, land Rén, hagal and snáw hrúsan leccað (cf. leccaþ þá eorþan, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 16) on wintres tíd; or þǽm eorðe onféhð eallum sǽdum, gedéð ꝥ hí grówað, Met

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Ðæt mód sǽde ðæt hit wǽre ofseten (cf. ofþrycced, Fox 24, 14) mid ðæs láðes sâre, Bt. 8, tit.; Fox x. 19. to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) Ðæt sió oferflôwnes ðæra geþohta ne meahte ofsittan ðæs sacerdes heortan quatenus

Linked entry: of-setenness

cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
cearig, ceareg, ceari; adj. [cearu = care, sorrow]

Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, diresollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus

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Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire; sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus Hie bidon hwonne bearn Godes cwóme to cearigum they waited till the child of God should come to the sorrowful, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 6;

Linked entries: carig ceareg ceari

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, pl. f.

ClothingattireGEARadornmentarmsarmourvestītushăbĭtusarma

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Óþ-ðæt hie on Gúþmyrce gearwe bǽron till they bore their arms against the Æthiopians, 145; Th. 181, 11; Exod. 59 : 151; Th. 190, 3; Exod. 193

mis-dón

(v.)

to act wronglyoffendtransgress

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[Durste nán man misdón wið óðer on his tíme, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, 7.]

sige-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-leás, adj.
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without victory, unsuccessful in conflict, defeated Engle nú lange [wǽron] eal sigeleáse the English now for a long time have been deserted by victory, Wulfst. 162, 15. Hý sigeleáse (defeated) ðone grénan wong ofgiefan sceoldan, Exon.

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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Uton behealdan ða wundorlícan swyftnysse ðære sáwle; heó hæfþ swá mycele swvftnysse, ðæt heó on ánre tíde besceáwaþ heofonan and ofer sǽ flýhþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 123

Linked entry: swiftu

wód-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
wód-þrág, e; f.

A mad fittimemadnessfury

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A mad fit or time, madness, fury Weaxeþ ðære wrǽnnesse wódþrág (wód þrág? Similar entries v. þrág, II) micel, Met. 25, 41. Oft ða wÝdþrága ðæs ungewitfullan monnes se lǽce gestiíð and gehǽlð mid ðærn ðæt hé him ólecð æfter his ágnum willan . . .

ge-reordness

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On þá tide his gereordnysse ad horam refectionis illius, Gr. D. 118, 13 : 145, 14. Hé hí in gelaðode tó gereordnesse, 252, 12, 16. Hé bróhte mé hláf to gereordnesse, 347, 32. Wín tó his heortan gereordnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17.

Linked entry: -reordness