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fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, sup. adv.

At firstmostvery wellbestprīmomaxĭmeoptĭme

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Swá he fyrmest meahte as much as ever he could, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 632; El. 316: Ps. Th. 72, 6: 106, 29: 121, 7. Swá forþ swá we fyrmest leornian mágon as far as ever we can learn, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 5: L. C. S. 11; Th. i. 382, 6: L.

æt-feallan

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S. 12, 216. fig to fall away, diminution Ætfealle sió bót þǽm godfæder swá ilce swá ꝥ wíte þám hláforde déð. Ll. Th. i. 150, 18. deterioration Ꝥ geleáfa swá earmlíce ætfeallan sceolde, Hml.

efen-hlytta

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Swá swá ðú underfénge ǽr his gód, swá ðú scealt beón his efenhlytta on his wítum, Hml, Th. ii. 344, 22

husc-lic

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Ne ðúhte him tó huxlic þæt hé mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynnine, 226, Næs on þǽre þeóde nán deáþ swá huxlic swá swa on ródehengenne, Hml. A. 76, 81

Linked entry: hux-lic

þys

(n.)
Grammar
þys, es; m.

A storm

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A storm Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá þæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 5 note

efen-scyldig

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Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele þá gýtseras lǽton efenscyldig (eal swá scyldigne, v. l.) and hit gewittig wǽre. Add

rýmþ

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Add: great extent Ǽghwár geond swá mycele hys ríces rýmþe ubique per tantam sui regni amplitudinem, Angl. xii. 366, 17

wæter-streám

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Críst wolde sylf swá hálgian úre fulluht mid his hálgan líchaman and ealle wæterstreámas mid his ingange, Nap. 67. Add

wegu

(n.)
Grammar
wegu, e; f.
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Carriage, vehicle Ne beþearf ná seó sáwul swá gerádre wege and færinge anima vehiculo non eget, Gr. D. 314, 25

upon

(adv.)
Grammar
upon, adv.

From above

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From above Swá fæger drops ðe on ðás eorðan upon dreópaþ sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram, Ps. Th. 71, 6

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Eal ðæt gehýddes lutige omne, quod clausum latet, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 153, 15. Nys hyt swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám for ege hláfordes mínes non est tam aspera hyems ut audeam latere domi prae timore domini mei, Coll. Monast.

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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a custom, use, manner, habit, practice Ðæt heó cóme tó him mid hire cynehelme, swá swá heora seodu wæs, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Micel sido mid Rómwarum wæs, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 96, 2.

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

un-ágǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-ágǽledlíce, adv.

Unremittedly

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Unremittedly Hié sceoldan mancynne bodian; swá ðæt cúþ gewearþ ðæt hié ðæt seoþþan dydon unágǽledlíce, Blickl. Homl. 121, 5

Linked entry: á-gǽledlíce

un-þyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þyldig, adj.

Inspatient

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Inspatient Hí bióþ swá unþyldige ðæt hí ne magon nán earfoþa geþyldelice áberan, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 2

weorold-prýt

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-prýt, -prýd, e; f.
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Worldly pride Næs heó, swá nú æðelborene men synt, mid oferméttum áfylled, ne mid woruldprýdum, Lchdm. iii. 428, 32

clemness

(n.)
Grammar
clemness, e; f.
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Pressure, pang, pain Fram swá miclum clæmnessum onlésed beón a tantis cruciatibus absolui, Bd. 4, 9; Sch. 396, 11

fering

(n.)
Grammar
fering, e; f.

Carriagevehicle

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Carriage, vehicle Ne beþearf seó sáwul swá gerádre wege and færinge anima vehiculo non eget, Gr. D. 314, 25

ge-edwyrpan

Grammar
ge-edwyrpan, l. ge-edwirpan,
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and add Sóna swá hý geedwyrpte (geedewyrpte, v. l.) beóð and gestrangode ubi meliorati fuerint, R. Ben. 61, 2

ród-stybb

(n.)
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cf. ród; Inn on ródstubban; swá of ródstybban, C. D. vi. 170, 37

un-árweorþlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árweorþlic, adj.
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Dishonourable, disgraceful Swá hit is eác unárwurðlic (inhonestus) and bysmerlic ꝥ hig óðres hádes reáf werian, Chrd. 63, 24