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ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Ne fornime nóder óðer ofer will let neither of you deprive the other against his or her will, Past. 51; Swt. 399. 34. gecýðaþ ðonne hié endiaþ ðæt hié náwðer ne bióþ, 16, 3; Fox 56, 27.

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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Ðá gesealde ða fǽmnan his leáserum, 154, 23. Ðá hét his leáseres hine lǽdan tó ðæm wuda, 83, 18

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

deóp-líce

(adv.)
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M. 33, 11. in other connexions Godes þeówas deóplíce griðe*-*dan they most effectually protected God's servants, Ll. Th. i. 334, 24. tó ðám écan lífe ðe deóplíce geearnode to the eternal life that he most thoroughly deserved, Hml.

ful

(adv.)
Grammar
ful, full; adv.

Fullperfectlyverywellplēneperfectevalde

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Full, perfectly, very, well; plēne, perfecte, valde Wyrd ne ful cúðe he knew not well her destiny, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 26; Jul. 33

ge-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reócan, to smoke (trans.),
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fumigate, steam Wyrc beþinge . . . hǽt stánas swíþe háte . . . sitte on stóle ofer þǽre beþinge ꝥ heó hine mæge tela gereócan, Lch. ii. 340, 8

mynster-timbrung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-timbrung, e; f.
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Building of a monastery þurh gesihðe gedihte þá mynstertimbrunge neáh Terracinense defabrica monasterii Terracinensis per visionem ab eo disposita Gr. D. 147, 11

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wín-fæt

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Of wfnfæte enoforo, uase uinario, Hpt. 31, 10, 207. Hét Constantium . . . ꝥ man ealle þá wínfatu (vini vascula) gegearwode, Gr. D. 57, 27. Add

gildan

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Th. i. 296, 5. to pay wergild for a slain person Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie, hine mon and ne gylde his hláforde. Gif hine mon ofsleá, ne gylde hine mon his mǽgum, Ll. Th. i. 118, 6-8.

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLDbraveconfidentof good couragevalidusstrenuusfortisconstansaudaxfidensbono animoliber

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Beald reordade, eádig on elne brave he spake, happy in courage, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 24; Gú. 998. He healdeþ Meotudes ǽ beald in breóstum bold in his breast he holds the law of the Creator, Exon. 62 b ; Th. 229, 20; Ph. 458.

Linked entry: bald

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán byþ tóbrýsed (confringetur); and tóbrýsþ (conteret) ðone ðe onuppan fylþ, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 44. Ðú ealle míne bán tóbrísdest, Nar. 45, 5. Ealle his bán heó tóbrýsde, 44, 15. Tóbrýsiende confringens, Ps. Lamb. 28, 5.

æt-hrínan

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Ic nǽfre ne æthrán hire leomum, Hml. A. 204, 304. Heó nolde were æthrínan, 135, 654. with acc. hig æthrán, Mt. 17, 7. Heó æthrán hys reáfes fnæd, 9, 20. case uncertain cwæð þæt hyre nǽfre ne æthrine, Hml. A. 135, 660.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Ealle Asiam genýddon ðæt him gafol guldon they compelled all Asia to pay them tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 28. He næs nó genéded he was not compelled, Blickl. Homl. 29, 15.

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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sculan ǽlce wucan wircen ðæt man háte bútan þrím, án tó middanwintra, óðera tó Eástran, þridde tó gangdagan, v. 147, 26. v. Seebohm's English Village Community, s

Linked entry: wice-weorc

ge-wild

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ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Siþþan þá burg hæfde him tó gewildum gedón, S. 134, 32. him Siuos and Iersomas tó gewildum gedyde Gessonas Sibosque oppressit, S. 134, 4. Þæt hié mehton ǽgðer ge þone cyning ge þá cuéne him tó gewildum gedón, 3, 11; S. 148, 9.

ge-cnáwan

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Add: to recognize, identify an object Mid ðám þe ꝥ mód wiþ his bewende, ðá gecneów hit swíþe sweotele his ágne módor, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. Eft hine gecneów óðer þínen, Mk. 14, 69. Beheóld and gecneów be hyre wlite, Hml. S. 30, 363.

beódan

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Beódende (búd-, Hpt. Gl. 424, 5) offerentes (frontem armatam), An. Ox. 755. to propose to grant Beád heom heora ágene dóm feós . . . budon heora mágon ꝥ heom gesunde fram eódon, Chr. 755; P. 49, 16-21.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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.; ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, ǽr hine ácýðan móte a young man must be taught, encouraged and incited ...; when a child he must not be rebuked, before he can shew his character, Gn. Ex. 49.

wítegian

(v.)
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wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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wítgode suá suá hit geweorðan sceolde, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11. Wítigan wítigodan, ðæt se wolde cuman, Blickl. Homl. 105, 9. Wítga (prophetiza) ús, huá is se ðe ðec ofslóg, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 68.

Linked entry: wítgian

lícham-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
lícham-, lícum-líce; adv.

Bodily

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Hié hine líchomlíce gesáwon they saw him with their bodily eyes, 135, 19. Ðeáh ðe lícumlíce æfward wære quamvis corporaliter absens, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, 6