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eargian

(v.)
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Ne déð hé náht, eargie hé oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21. Eargian for woruldege, 310, 20.

for-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorpan, p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; subj. p. -wurpe, pl. -wurpen; pp. -worpen

To castcast awayrejectjăcĕreprojĭcĕrerepellĕre

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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóþ sprecan ðæt he gúþgewǽdu forwurpe he who will speak the truth can say that he cast away his armour [war-garments ], Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872. Hwí forwurpe ðú me oððe forhwí útaþýgdest ðú me quāre- repŭlisti me? Ps. Lamb. 42, 2

þiderweardes

(adv.)
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þiderweardes, adv.
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Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíþe feorran ymbúton, swilce hé ná þa sprǽce ne mǽnde, and tiohhode hit þeáh þiderweardes ( towards that point ), Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 12

ge-týdnes

(n.)
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ge-týdnes, -ness, e; f.

Learningknowledgeskillerŭdītiopĕrītia

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Learning, knowledge, skill; erŭdītio, pĕrītia Wæs Cúþberhte swá mycel getýdnes and gelǽrednes to sprecanne Cudbercto tanta ĕrat dīcendi pĕrītia, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 19.

luflíce

(adv.)
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Gr. 158, 9. of specen Mid þám þe luflíce sprecað tó heora nýhstum cum his qui loquuntur pacem cum proximo suo, Ps. Th. 27, 4. Ðá munecas hit mǽndon lufelíce ( complained in courteous terms) tó him, Chr. 1083; P. 214, 18

ge-lǽrednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽrednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Learningknowledgeskillerŭdītiopĕrītia

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Learning, knowledge, skill; erŭdītio, pĕrītia Wæs Cúþberhte swá mycel getýdnes and gelǽrednes to sprecanne Cudbercto tanta ĕrat dīcendi pĕrītia, Bd. 4, 27; S 604, 19.

efen-micel

(adj.)
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Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan . . . him is efnmicel niéd ðæt hé suá doo suá suá hé lǽrð qui loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, hac eadem necessitate compellitur summa monstrare, Past. 81, 7.

fiþer-féte

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fiþer-féte, -fóte.
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Fyþerféte sprecan feóndscipas cingas getácnað, Lch. iii. 210, 9, 11

Linked entry: feówer-féte

cweþan

Grammar
cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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.: sprecan; III c. Swá cwæð eardstapa ... winemǽga hryre, Wand. 6

un-deáþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deáþlíc, adj.

Immortal

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sprecaþ ymbe God, deáðlíce be undeáðlícum, 286, 8. Monna sáwla sint undeáþlíce (undeádlíca, Cott. MS.) and éce, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 33

Linked entry: un-deádlíc

treów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
treów-leás, adj.
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faithless; perfidus Wénstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan tó ðissum treówleásan men ( the sorcerer, Simon), Blickl. Homl. 183, 32. Simon cwæþ: 'Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum onwendan.'

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

ge-mirran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mirran, p. de.
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to hinder, obstruct the proper action or operation of. the object personal Synt gemyrde múðas ealle þá unriht sprecað obstructum est os loquentium iniqua, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-myrran

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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Betrothal, espousal Ðá cwæþ Pilatus tó ðam folce, ða ðe sǽdon ðæt hé of forligere wǽre ácenned : ' Ðeós sprǽc nys ná sóþ ðæt gé sprecaþ, for ðon seó weddung wæs beweddod, eal swá eówre ágene ðeóda secgaþ, ' Nicod. 7 ; Thw. 3, 31.

ge-dafenlic

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Wé willað ymbe þás emnihte sprecan on gedefenlicre stówe, Lch. iii. 240, 2. Hé wæs healdende swýðe gedafenlice ylde on his þeáwum, Gr. D. 95, l. Weorþiaþ God mid gedafenlicum þingum. Bl. H. 41, 9. Add

Linked entry: ge-défelic

ofer-hygd

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Hé þóhte on his oferhigdum hú hé sceolde him tó sprecan, 37, 21. Gif ǽnig sý uppáhófen and inbláwen on þá oferhýda þǽre deófles láre, Cht.

scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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Wé willaþ furðor swíðor sprecan, and wé secgaþ nú sceortlíce, Lchdm. iii. 240, 2

heorcnian

(v.)
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Cuæð hé, 'Hú meahte ic bú somod ge in heofon gehéran ge hér sprecan,' Shrn. 72, 24. Hié hyrcnodon háliges láre, An. 654. Hé wolde hyrcnigan hálges lára, mildes meðelcwida, Gú. 979. with dat. Hé heora wordum heorcnode, Hml.

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

hlystan

listento listen

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Ic sceal sprecan . . . hliste sé þe wille, Met. Einl. 10. of the regular attention of a learner Ðé gedafenað tó lérenne and mé tó hlistenne, Solil. H. 32, 16. to listen to speech or speaker. with gen.