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oxan-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-hirde, es; m.
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Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode, Coll. M. 20, 23-31. Be oxanhyrde.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Gif hwá his hýde forwyrce and cirican geierne síe him sió swingelle forgifen if any one be liable to flogging [lit. forfeit his hide] and escape into a church, let the scourging be forgiven him, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 15.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

mundbyrdan

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Add: to defend, protect Hit gelamp ꝥ se hálga wer mundbyrde his ágene þegnas (bewerede his gingran, v. l. discipulos defendit ), Gr. D. 43, 13

un-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-gyrdan, p. de

To ungird

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To ungird Se cyning ungyrde hine ðá his sweorde rex discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 35. Se cásere hét hine ungyrdan and bewǽpnian, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 409. Gif him þince ðæt hé sý ungyrd, broc ðæt biþ, Lchdm. iii. 172, 12

Linked entry: on-gyrdan

lemian

(v.)
Grammar
lemian, p. ede

To lamecrippleenfeeblestrike

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Hine sorhwylmas lemedon [MS. lemede] tó lange the waves of care had crippled him too long, Beo. Th. 1814; B. 905

un-gesǽliglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽliglíce, adv.

unhappilymiserablywickedly

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Similar entries v. un-gesǽllíce Swá ungesǽliglíce Iudas ðam láreówe deáð sǽtade, swá him eall his líf tó ungesǽlðum wearð, Homl. Ass. 161, 225

Linked entry: ge-sǽliglíce

bróþor-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
bróþor-wíf, es; n.
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Is bewered þæt mon hine ne menge wiþ his bróþorwífe ( cognata ) . . . ꝥ him álýfed ne waelig-acute;re ꝥ hé his bróþorwíf hæfde. Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 70, 7, 15. Steópmódrum and bróþorwífum nouercis et cognatis , Sch. 68, 18

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinderdelayletstopretardareimpedire

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To hinder, delay, let, stop; retardare, impedire hine mágon gelettan they may delay it, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 9. Hine seó eá lange gelette ðæs oferfæreldes the river long hindered him from passing over, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43. 45.

Linked entry: lettan

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1

smeortan

(v.)
Grammar
smeortan, p. smeart, pl. smurton; pp. smorten

To smart dolere

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To smart Gnættas cómon mid fýrsmeortendum bitum ignitos ciniphes Ors. i, 7; Swt. 36, 30. [ Þenne akeþ his heorte and smerteð O. E. Homl. ii. 207, 21. Hire ne oc, ne ne smeart 21, 27. Ðenne wile his heorte aken and smerten 207, 34.

Linked entries: smorcenne smeart

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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</b> of abusive speech :-- Hié wyrgdon ðone cásere and him yfel cwǽdon, Blickl.

Linked entries: efel eofel

giongor-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
giongor-scipe, es; m.

Youngershipservicejuvĕnīlis statusministĕrium

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Youngership, service; juvĕnīlis status, ministĕrium Ðæt hie his giongorscipe fyligan woldan that they would follow his service, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 26; Gen. 249

Linked entry: geongor-scipe

mǽl

(n.)
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Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318. Þonne etað tó ánes mǽles on dæg quando in die una refectio fuerit, Chrd. 15, 7. Be hyre ( St.

be-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reccan, -reccean; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht.

to relaterecountexplainnarrareexponereto explain one's conductjustify one's selfse excusarese purgareaccusatorum criminibus respondere

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Him wæs lýfnesse seald ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan [MS. B. bereccan] accepit locum se defendendi, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11, note

Linked entry: be-secgan

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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Similar entries v.bi-stelan in Dict. to go secretly, stealthily, to steal, with reflexive pronoun Hé árás, and bestæl hinehim and forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan occulte surrexit, et oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, Past. 197, 21.

micel

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Sellan fela ðám ðe hié lytel sceoldon, oððe lytel ðǽm ðe hié micel sceoldon. Past. 321, 17. Þet hió him néren máran ondeta þonne hit árǽded wæs on Æðelbaldes dæge, Cht. Th. 70, 25.

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateninglyboast-inglyvauntinglyarrogantly

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Hig swáþeáh áblende beótlíce ástigon. Num. 14, 44. Hé beótlíce mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde, Hml. Th. i. 380, 29. Gé beótlíce lǽtað, þæt gé máre magan, þonne hit gemet sý, Wlfst. 46, 15.

hatian

(v.)
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I. 1 β Ðá styriendan nétenu . . . hyrigaþ monnum, lufiaþ ꝥ lufiaþ and hatiaþ ꝥ hatiaþ, and flióð ꝥ hatiaþ and sécaþ ꝥ lufiaþ, Bt. 41, 5; F. 252, 24-28. cf. I. 1 γ ¶ Mýs hættende sorices insectanda, An. Ox. 8, 388

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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.; ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, ǽr hé 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.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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necessity, inevitableness Sum hit sceal geweorþan unáwendendlíce, ðæt biþ ðætte úre nýdþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott.