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mán-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-dǽde, adj.

Doing evilwickedflagitious

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Ealles tó ídele ǽlcere góddǽde and tó mándǽde far too deficient in every good deed and too ready to do evil, 14; Th. ii. 322, 14

méðian

(v.)

to grow weary

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to grow weary Wið miclum gonge ofer land ... mucgwyrt nime him on hand oððe on his scó ðý læs hé méðige for much walking over the country ... let him take mugwort into his hand, or put it into his shoe, lest he grow weary, L.

súr

(adj.)
Grammar
súr, adj.
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on súre flétan, 130, 12. Forgá súr and sealtes gehwæt, 56, 23. Genim súre cruman berenes hláfes, 134, 8. Wínberian súre geseón, iii. 212, 24

a-bútan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-bútan, -búton; adv.

ABOUTcirca

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ABOUT ; circa Besæt ðone castel abútan beset the castle about, Chr. 1088; Th. i. 357, 29. Besǽton ðone castel abúton they beset the castle about, Chr. 1090; Th. i. 358, 25

mǽr-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-þorn, es; m.

A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary

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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33

for-gǽgan

to go beyondexceedtransgressto pass byomit to doneglectto pass away

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L. 118, 119. of right not done, to pass by, omit to do, neglect Se cniht þe wát hwæt his hláfordes willa bið, and hé þæt forgǽgð seruus sciens uoluntatem domini sui et non faciens, Wlfst. 248, 12.

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Mótan ða hyrdas beón swíðe wacole, ðe wið ðone þeódscaðan folc sculon warian, Wulfst. 191, 13. used reflexively, to be on one's guard, guard against evil Forlǽaþ ðone ǽnne beám, wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm, Cd. Th. 15, 20; Gen. 236.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

ge-hruron

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hruron, -hroren

rushed downdestroyedwas desolate

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rushed down, destroyed, was desolate

-rúne

(suffix)
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Add: v. dolg-, hell-rúne

feld-land

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Ðone þriddan æcer feldlandes and healfne ðone wudu, 4, 10. Add:

hám

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hám, es; m.

Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, propertydomus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessioa villagea dwelling-placean abode, world, this worldhomedomus, domicilium, patria

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Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on hámon and on golde and seolfre and forbærndon Tegntún and eác fela óðra gódra háma ... and ðone hám æt Peonhó ... and ðone hám æt Wealthám and óðra cotlífa fela the king had given him many gifts oft vills and of gold and

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Ðæt dust ðysse wyrte ðone slǽp on gelǽdeþ, Lchdm. i. 286, 6: 158, 2. Næfþ hénánne slǽp, ii. 198, 25. Slép, i. 158, 2. Sió slǽwþ him giét on ðone slǽp, Past. 39; Swt. 283. 8. Ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp. Homl. Th. i. 602, 15. Slǽpa sluman. Exon.

Linked entry: sláp

fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profitdo goodbe good or expedientavailprofĭcĕreprōdesseexpĕdīrevălēre

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To profit, do good, be good or expedient, avail; profĭcĕre, prōdesse, expĕdīre, vălēre Ne mid seglinge ne mid równesse ówiht fremian nĕque vēlo nĕque remĭgio quicquam profĭcĕre, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 26.

drync

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Ðætte hié ðone hálwendan drync ðæs æðelan wínes ne gehwyrfen him selfum tó áttre quia saluberrimum vini potum in veneni sibi poculum vertunt, Past. 365, 9. Wyrc tó duste, hys dǽl on wínes drinc, Lch. i. 336, 16. Drync poculum, Ps. Srt. 22, 5.

for-corfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-corfen, pp. of for-ceorfan.

cut down

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cut down, Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

dúnian

(v.)
Grammar
dúnian, p. ode (?)
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To fall down. v. next word

ge-sníðan

(v.)
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to lie down. See preceding word

lácan

(v.)
Grammar
lácan, p. leólc, léc; pp. lácen.

to swingwave aboutto playfightto play

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to swing, wave about, move as a ship does on the waves, as a bird does in its flight, as flames do Ic láce mid winde I wave about with the wind, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 17; Rä. 31, 1.

Linked entries: leólc be-leólc

fliéte

(n.)
Grammar
fliéte, an; f.

Creamcurdsflos lactiscoagŭlum

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on ðæt fæt swá fela swá ðara fliétna ðǽron clifian mǽge put into the vessel as much of the curds as may cleave thereon, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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Ne ðú æfter heora ungeleáffulnesse, Blickl. Homl. 237, 9. Ungeleáfulnesse, 241, 34. For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20. Hé tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe hí ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14