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hirde-lic

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mæg se biscep brúcan ðǽre hierdelican are, Past. 132, 3. Hyrdelicere gýmene pastoralis cure. An. Ox. 5423. Hyrdelicere care sollertia pastorali, 2986. þá scylon gýmene hyrdelice Underfón, Scint. 121, 17. Add

tó-hwega

(n.)
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a little cóm geornlíce biddende ꝥ him sceolde beón seald tóhwega eles ( aliquantulum olei ), Gr. D. 159, 11. Ꝥ þone swétan mete húru geómriende hwæthugu (tóhwega, v.l. ) onbyrgdon, 170, 11

Linked entry: for-hwǽga

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, <b>. I.</b>
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Sume wilniað geðincðe þyssere worulde, sume gefyllað heora lustas, and ealle syððan sorhlíce wǽdliað Hml. Th. ii. 146, 26. gesealde wǽdligendum mannum ( captivis et indigentibus ), Gr. D. 179, 17. Add

stæl-hrán

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-hrán, es; m.

A decoy-reindeer

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A decoy-reindeer Ða deór hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas; ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, for ðæm fóþ ða wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 11

lǽfan

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Þæt feoh ꝥ ǽr lǽfdon ( had not spent before ) mid heom tó þám scræfe hæfdon, Hml. S. 23, 198-213.

ge-sib

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Þá cwæð se cásere ðæt wǽron gesibbe, and for ðí heó sprǽce þillice word him fore, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 9. Freóndum swǽsum and gesibbum, Gen. 1612.

GǼLAN

(v.)
Grammar
GǼLAN, p. de; pp. ed.

to hinderdelayimpedekeep in suspenseretardāremŏrāriimpĕdīreto hesitatedelaycunctāri

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Ðeáh hine singale gémen gǽle though perpetual care impede him, Bt. Met. Fox 7, l01; Met. 7, 51. He men gǽleþ ǽlces gódes he hinders men in respect to every good thing, Blickl.

Linked entry: hyge-gǽlsa

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Heó wæs stǽned óþ ðæt heó hire gást onsænde; ðá com þunerrád and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs folces ðe stǽnde, Shrn. 57, 34-36. Hig hine stǽndon, Jos. 7, 25. Stǽne hine man mid stánum, Lev. 20, 2. Ðá hét se déma hine stǽnan, Shrn. 48, 28.

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Not bold, not confident, irresolute Oft gebyreþ ðæm manðwǽran, ðonne wierð ríce ofer óðre men, ðæt for his manðwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierð tó unbald (-beald, Hatt.

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, adv.
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Wé habbað Godes hús inne and úte clǽne berýpte, Wlfst. 157, 18. Nán gesceaft swá cléne onwæg ne gewít, þæt æft ne cume, ne swá clǽne ne forwyrð, ꝥ tó hwan*-*hwugu ne weorðe, Shrn. 198, 17, 18.

ge-dyrstig

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Saga þú gedyrstig þurh deóp gehygd wurde þus wígþrłst ofer eall wífa cyn, þæt þú mec gebunde, Jul. 431. in an unfavourable sense, presumptuous audacious Gif tó þan gedyrstig wǽre ꝥ þæt ábrǽce, C. D 131, 18.

ofer-hygd

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

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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him cwyddedon . . .

ge-rihtlǽcan

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-laced. to make straight (lit. or fig. ) (John) Crístes wegas gerihtlǽhte mid wordum, Hml. S. 16, 96. Sceal gehwá gerihtlǽcan þæt þæt ǽr tó woge gebígde, Hml.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-sceád

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mihton georne tócnáwan, gif cúðon þæt gesceád.

elcian

(v.)
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ne sceal elcian þæt his synna gebéte, Hml.

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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gebende his bogan and mid geǽttrode flán (strǽle, Bl. H. 199, 18) ðone fearr ofsceótan wolde; ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán . . . Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30.

ears-ling

(adv.)
Grammar
ears-ling, adv. Only used adverbially with on, —

On the back, backwards retrorsum

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On the back, backwards; retrorsum Sýn gecyrde on earsling be thei turned awey bacward, Wyc; avertantur retrorsurn. Ps. Th. 34, 5. Gán on ears-ling avertantur retrorsum, 6, 8

Linked entries: bæcling -ling

eðða

(con.)
Grammar
eðða, conj.

Or aut

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Or; aut se cuma hátte,eðða se esne how the guest is called, or the servant, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 31; Rä. 44, 17: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 18

ge-cwémlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cwémlíce, adv.

Agreeablyacceptably

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Agreeably, acceptably fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémlíce drohtnodon how many prophets under the old law passed their life acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 33; 576, 4

Linked entry: cwém-líce