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deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony mortis dolor

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Ne geweóx he him to willan, ac to deáþcwalum Deniga leódum he waxed not for their benefit, but for a deadly plague to the Danes' people, Beo. Th. 3428; B. 1712

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fill, fyllu, fyllo, e; f.

The FILLfulnessplentyplēnĭtūdosatŭrĭtas

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Næs hie ðære fylle gefeán hæfdon they had no joy of that plenty, 1128; B. 562. Ic sylle heora hungrium hláf to fylle paupĕres ejus satŭrābo pānĭbus, Ps. Th. 131, 16

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á-cwencan

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Ðá fýr wǽron ádwǽscte and ácwencte, Nar. 23, 20. Brynas ácwencte faculas restinctas, An. Ox. 4391. of other things Gesihða yfele ácwencð ( extinguit ) hungor, Scint. 56, 14. Se crístendóm ne mihte beón þanonforð ácwænced nǽfre, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 20

be-wépan

Grammar
be-wépan, bewopen

woe-begone

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That he you nat biwopen thus ne finde, Ch. T. C. iv. 916):

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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Ne gemǽnde gé nan planxistis, ii. 17. Gemǽnde uapulabil, Lk. L. 12, 47. v. mǽnan to lament

mennisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mennisc, adj.
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Mennisce eágan hine ne mihton geseón, 598, 18. Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá, healfnacode paucos Indorum seminudos notavimus homines, Nar. 10, 16. ¶ used substantively :-- Ðú tíhst ðis mennisce tó ðǽre ýdelan láre, Hml. Th. i. 588, 5. Add

un-wita

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

A foolish, stupid, witless persona fool

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Gebíg fram unwitan (insensato) and ðú 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.

glíw-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
glíw-georn, adj.
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Eager for amusement, fond of jesting or minstrelsy Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ hí ne beón tó glíggeorne, ne hunda ne hafeca hédan tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 29

sprangettan

(v.)
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to quiver, palpitate Ne þás sáwla sprancetað under ússum slagum, ne hí bifigað ne forhtigað, E. S. 49, 354. Clæppette and sprangette palpitraret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 26

leáfnes-word

(n.)
Grammar
leáfnes-word, es; n.
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A pass-word Ne gé leáfnesword gúðfremmendra gearwe ne wisson, B. 245

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á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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Ne mæg þé nán man áttre áwyrdan, Lch. ii. 110, 11. Sáwel áwoerðedo animam afflictam, Rtl. 5, 24. Wé biðon áwoerdedo effligimur, 42, 27: 23, 32 (printed -woend-). Áwoerdeno (-do?)

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firen

(adj.)
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Hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode, ne yfel gewitnes ne wrégde, ne hié nǽnig leahter ne dréfde, Bl. H. 161, 33. Firena forgifnes, 163, 23.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Man ne sceal fandian Godes þá hwíle þe hé mæg mid ǽnigum gesceáde him sylfum gebeorgan.

ge-swinc

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Ic nátnyt ic beó, bútan þæt ic mín geswinc ámirre, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 26. ꝥ is sió án ræst eallra firra geswinca haec requies laborum, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 27.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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Gr. 28; Som. 32, 14 : Hé ús ne nét (Cott. MS. néd) tó ðam ðæt wé néde scylen gód dón, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 3. Hé nýt ( compellet ) eów ðæt gé faron út, Ex. 11, 1. Hié hié selfe nídaþ (Cott.

be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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Seó óðer præteritum geendað on ii, ac on ðǽre ne befeallað má worda, 166, 9. befeallen (æt) deprived (of) Hí wǽron æt hiora yldran befeallen(n)e, Lch. iii. 424, 13

a-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screncan, p. -screncte; pp. -screnct [a, screncan to supplant]

To supplant

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To supplant Ne eft sió þræsþing ðæs líchoman ðæt mód ne ascrence mid upahæfenesse ne aut istos afflicta caro ex elatione supplantet, Past. 43, 9; Hat. MS. 60b, 3

hwata

(n.)
Grammar
hwata, an; m.

An augurdiviner

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An augur, diviner Warna ðé ðæt ðú ne gíme drýcræfta ne swefena ne hwatena nec inveniatur in te, qui ariolos sciscitetur et observet somnia et auguria, Deut. 18, 10

hrínung

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Add: the sense of touch Mé þincð þæt þú ne trúwie þám uttram gewitte, náðer ne þám eágum . . . ne ðám hyrínunge respuis omne testimonium sensuum, Solil. H. 18, 13

ge-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽman, -twéman; p. de; pp. ed [twǽman]

to separateTo cut offseparatedividesepărāresejungĕredīvĭdĕre

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to separate To cut off; separate, divide; sepărāre, sejungĕre, dīvĭdĕre Ic hine ne mihte ganges getwǽman I could not cut him off from his course, Beo. Th. 1940; B. 968: L. N. P. L. 65; Th. ii. 300, 28.