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bær

(adj.)
Grammar
bær, adj.
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Bare (nudam) róde bar (mudus) folgaþ, Scint. 218, 15. Hé læg on þǽre baran flóra, Hml. S. 31, 853. Wísdóm geseón bærne, Shrn. 186, 30. Hine lyst bet cyssan óðerne on bær líc þonne þér þǽr cláðas betweónan beóð, 185, 31: 186, 1.

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1

Linked entry: spendan

sundor-hálga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-hálga, an; m.
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Twegen men . . . án wæs sunderhálga, and óðer wæs openlíce synful, Bóceras and sunderhálgan, Scint. 203, 3. Ða Fariséiscan and sundorhálgan (scribes) hine tó deáðe fordémdon, H. R. 9, 28. Manega ðæra sunderhálgena (Pharisaeorum), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7.

Linked entry: hálga

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Unþæslíce míslára inportunas suggestiones, Scint. 33, 19

bold-getæl

a districtprovince

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Manige men of manigum boldgetalum (scírum, v. l.) multi ex diversis provinciis, 45, 23. Substitute:

ceorung

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Gif ǽnig ongeán sumne hæfð ceorunge ( querelam ), Scint. 24, 3. Add

cystig-ness

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Voc. ii. 50, 21. abundance Hé metta mid cystignysse wealð aescarum largitate feruescit, Scint. 56, 2

ge-emnettan

(v.)
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Z. 296, 2. to equal Þæt hé micelnysse synna mæge geemnyttan ( exaequare ) mid genihtsumnysse mægena, Scint. 43, 13. to adjust, square Him bið hefigtýme geðúht ðæt hí heora þeáwas be his regole geemnetton, Hml. Th. i. 524, 18. intrans.

út-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lendisc, adj.

Outlandishforeigna stranger

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Útlendiscum extraneo, Scint. 193, 16. Hig noldon ðæt útlendiscum þeódum wǽre ðes eard þurh ðæt ðe swíðor gerýmed ðe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 31. Hé útlændisce hider in tihte, 959; Erl. 121, 3

á-teorung

exhaustionfaintnesswearinesswasting awaydecayfailing

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Heó scínð búton ǽteorunge hire beorhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 444, 2. Getácnað se móna áteorunge úre deádlicnysse, 154, 29

scencan

(v.)
Grammar
scencan, te

To skink

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Þegn, se ðe on handa bær hroden ealowǽge, scencte scír wered, Beo. Th. 996; B. 496. Feónd byrlade ðære idese, and heó ( Eve ) hyre were scencte, Exon. Th. 161, 12; Gú. 957. Mé þyrste, and gé mé scencton (cf. drincan sealdon, l. 21) ...

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Ox. 4636- particular kind of food Of fódum de alimentis, Scint. 53 13. On fótum in alimentis, R. Ben. I. 68, 15. Mínre wylne ic sylle fódan (alimenta), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 101, 2. figurative Mid wordes fódan (pabulo) geþanc gereordian, Scint. 53, I.

Lyge

(n.)
Grammar
Lyge, an; f.
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Ða Deniscan tugon hira scipu up on Temese, and ðá up on Lygan, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 32. Se foresprecena here worhte geweorc be Lygan, 896; Erl. 93, 35. Lygean, 913; Erl. 102, 2

Linked entries: Lige lige

lysu

(n.)
Grammar
lysu, wes; n.
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Gif frí wíf leswæs hwæt gedéþ xxx scill. gebéte, 73; Th. i. 20, 7. Lot sceal mid lyswe, list mid gedéfum [v. list], Exon. 92 a; Th. 345. 16; Gn. Ex. 189

prýte

(n.)
Grammar
prýte, an; f.
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Prýte heáge út áwyr[p]þ elatio excelsos deiect, Scint. 46. Gelíce ðám dwæsan ðe for heora prýtan léwe (sáre, MS. C.), ( on account of the infirmity of pride in them ) nellaþ beorgan, Wulfst. 165, 9.

Linked entry: prýde

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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Ða scipu wurdon swíðe unéðelíce áseten the ships were stranded in a most inconvenient manner, 897; Erl. 95, 29

drǽdan

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Mann wís on eallum drǽtt homo sapiens in omnibus metuit, Scint. 67, 1. & wolde hine ofsleán & dreórd him ꝥ folc et volens illum occidere timuit populum, Mt. R. 14, 5.

notu

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Add Tó singenne sóðlíce notu unrótnysse heortan gefréfrað psallendi enim utilitas tristitiam cordis consolatur, Scint. 33, 7. Note utilitati, An.

singal

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add: of a person or action, assiduous, unremitting Micelum framaþ gebed rihtwíses singal ( assidua ), Scint. 30, 14. On bebodum his syngal (assiduns) beó þu, 66, 11. On hálgum spǽcum singal, 220, 2. Singalre crebra (lectionis assiduitate), An.

un-wita

(n.)
Grammar
un-wita, an; m.

A foolish, stupid, witless persona fool

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Gebíg fram unwitan (insensato) and ðú ná wiþerast on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188, 11. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó sinoðe gefædne man tó cnihte and nǽnigne unwitan ðe disig lufige, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14.