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un-nyt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nyt; adj.

Uselessvainidleunprofitable

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Heora hǽþenan gild wǽron ídelu and unnyt, Blickl. Homl. 223, 2. Áfyr fram ðé ða yfelan sǽlþa and ða unnettan, and eác ða unnettan ungesǽlþa, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 32. Ðonne ðæt mód bið on monig tódǽled, hit bið on ánes hwæm ðý unnyttre ...

Linked entry: un-net

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Ða hǽþenan féngon tó wurðienne mistlíce entas and strece woruldmen, ðe mihtige wurdan on woruldafelum, Wulfst. 105, 34. <b>II a.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Substitute: to hold improperly, withhold, keep back what should be paid On hǽþenum þeódum ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel þæs þe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge; and wé forhealdað ǽghwǽr Godes gerihta, Wlfst. 157, 12-14: 229, 19.

Linked entry: for-healden

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Ða hǽþenan ðrittigum síþa máre weorud hæfdon, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 22. Grammar þrítig, in combination with other numerals Þreó and þrítig geára, Cd. Th. 296, 16; Sat. 503. Eahta and þrittig (ðrittih, Lind.: ðrítig, Rush.) wintra, Jn. Skt. 5, 5.

efne

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Manige men . . . ge efne eác manige hǽþene men, 129, 24. lo, indeed, now Efne ecce, An. Ox. 40, 2, 36. Efene en, 9, 16. Efne ðá ðá se apostol sprecende wæs, Hml. Th. i. 66, 15: Hml. S. 15, 60: 22, 75. Efne þú eart gelǽred, 22, 16, 43.

wiþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-standan, p. -stód, pl. stódon; p. -standen.

to withstandresistto stand againstsucceed in opposingbe a match forrefuteto stand in the waybe a hindranceobstructpreventbe a preventiveto stand offkeep away,be absentto be hostile

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Ðá wiðstódan him ða hǽþenan men, Blickl. Homl. 221, 21. Wǽpen wyrcean and heora feóndum wiþstondan (resistere ), Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 14. Ðæm sloegende wiðstonda, Mt. Kmbl. p. 14, 18. From ðǽm wiðstondendum (resistentibus ) ðere swíðra ðínre, Ps.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Hwæðer þú on ǽngum gcþeahte swá twiorǽde sié ꝥ ðé helpe hwæþer hit gewyrþe þe hit nó ne gewyrþe, Bt. 41, 3; F. 25O. 9. reflex, to put forth needed effort on one's own behalf Þ heora hǽþenan gild náwðer ne him sylfum helpan ne mihton, ne nánum ðára ðe

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> to mark with a symbol :-- Mid þám háligan ele gé scylan þá hǽþenan cild mearcian on þám breóste . . . mid róde tácne, Ll.

ge-wuna

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., consuetudo ) ꝥ ic forgyfe eów ánne mann on eástron, Jn. 18, 39. custom in ceremonial, ritual Of hǽþenum gewunan apostatico ritu (turificare ), An. Ox. 4920. Man hine ðǽr gehádede efter þan ealdan gewunan, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 9.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Wǽran hí ǽr on hǽþenra hæfteclommum lange þrága, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 17, Þéh mín líchama lytle ðráge on niðerdǽlum eorðan wunige, Ps. Th. 138, 13. Swá is þrágum ( at times, sometimes ) winne, hwílum..., hwílum, Exon.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Þone yfemestan héton ða hǽþenan Saturnus . . . Se feórða is seó sunne . . . Se seofoþa is se móna, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 29-38, 41. Tungel ( Saturn ), Met. 24, 23. Tungol ( the sun ), Exon. Th. 350, 25; Sch. 69: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 14.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

lár

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Ealle ðá hǽþenan bisceopas swulton, þá ðe in þǽre láre wǽron, Shrn. 121, 5. speech intended to instruct or inform Lár paradigma (evangelicum the parable of the good seed), An. Ox. 1406. Háliges láre the story of St. Andrew An. 1480.

mǽg

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Of hǽþenum mágum ethnicis parentibus (oriundus) An. Ox. 2417. kindred involved legal responsibility of its members to one another. where one member was criminal, or subject to criminal prosecution Áð syllan ꝥ hý on heora mǽge náne þýfðe nyston, Ll.

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Þá hǽþenan clypodon mid heálicre stemne, Hml. S. 31, 1031. high in respect to worth, dignity, etc. Heálic héþ edita (pudi*-*citiae) proceritas, An. Ox. 1698. Heálic wyrþment, synderlic gifu prerogatiua, i. excellentia, 2572.

mann

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Th. 492, 13. v. ǽhte-, æsc-, ǽwda-, ambiht-, brim-, burh-, carl-, ceáp-, celmert-, ciépe-, ealdor-, eórod-, esne-, fæsting-, fáh-, féster-, féþe-, flot-, freó-, fyrn-, geneát-, geó- (iú-), gesíþ-, gleó-, gum-, hægsteald-, hǽþen-, hagosteald-, heáfod-,

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Geþogenne adultum, 3607. successful, prosperous Befæste hé his sunu tó láre ... for ðám þe on ðám dagum ne mihte nán man beón geþogen ( a man could not get on ), búton hé hǽþene béc hæfde geleornod and þá cræftas cúþe þe káseras þá lufodon, Hml.

ídel

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Heora hǽþenan gild wǽron ealle ídelu and unnyt, and ꝥ hié náwðer ne him sylfum helpan ne mihton, ne nánum ðára ðe tó him áre wilnodan, Bl. H. 223, 2. Ídle, orfeorme, unbiþyrfe, Jul. 217.

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Hwæt ða hǽþenan þá hine bestódon, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 104. Þá se bisceop dyde up ðone sanct, i. 21, 139. as adverbial connective, of time, when Þá hé út eode embe underntíde, hé geseah óðre ídele standan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 3 : 3, 7.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Wæs hé strang on gefeohte, swá ꝥ þá hǽþenan wǽron fram him swíðe gewylde, 30, 16. ¶ of the Harrowing of Hell :-- Se Álýsend cóm þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde and his gecorenan tó heofenan ríce gelǽdde, Hml.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Slóh ides ðone hǽþenan hund, ðæt him ðæt heáfod wand forþ on ðá flóre, Judth. Thw. 23, 8; Jud. 110. Bærst sum sagol intó ánes beáteres eágan swá ðæt his eáge wand út mid ðæm slæge, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 144.

Linked entry: winde