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under-irnan

(v.)

to under-runrun beneathsuccurrere

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to under-run, run beneath underyrnþ ealle ða twelf tácna, Lchdm. iii. 248, 1. Ðonne seó sunne hæfð ealle underurnen, 246, 10. ¶ As a gloss of succurrere : -- Underiorn succurre, Rtl. 43, 17

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Heó geseah Decius wédde and brýmde dæges and nihtes ǽr ðon deád wǽre, Shrn. 139, 6. wédde on gewitte swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597. wéddon þearle and tðtǽron sylfe mid heora ágenum tóðum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 194.

Linked entry: a-wédan

freó

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hét unbindan ... ꝥ frige móston faran swá hwider swá woldon, Hml. S. 23, 191. free from obligation or restraint upon action (with gen.) Ðá ðe beóð mid synscipe gebundene ..., ðá ðe beóð frió ðára benda, Past. 177, 21. Freó, 393, 21.

Defena scír

(n.)
Grammar
Defena scír, Defna scír,e ; f. [Hunt. Deuenesire, Dauenescyre: Hovd. Daveneshire: Brom. Deveneschire: Kni. Devenchire, Devenschyre]

DEVONSHIRE Devōnia

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DEVONSHIRE; Devōnia He wæs on Defena scíre he was in Devonshire, Chr. 878; Th. 146, 33, col. 1: 851; Th. 120, 20, col. 1. ymbsǽton án geweorc on Defna scíre they besieged a fortress in Devonshire, 894; Th. 166, 28.

éstfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
éstfulnes, -ness,e ; f.

Fulness of liberality, devotion, zeal dēvōtio

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His éstfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass, on which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS

hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
hyscan, p. te

To mockderidetauntreproach

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Ðonne hyscte on ða godcundan láreówas, Wulfst. 235, 25. Hyhsan conviciari, Gl. Prud. 696. Hihsendes subsannantis, Hpt. Gl. 524

Linked entries: husc hyseþ hiscan

un-forhtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhtlíce, adv.

Fearlesslywithout fear

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unforhtlíce ða strǽle ðara áwerigdra gásta him fram ásceáf, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 24. Twá swalewan setton unforhtlíce on ða sculdra Gúðláces, 10; Gdwin. 52, 9: Homl. Th. i. 508, 1: ii. 558, 30.

Linked entry: forhtlíce

níw-cumen

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Add: newly come, just arrived Swilce nícumene sýn and swilce ealles dæges ǽr náhtes ne onbirigdon, Hml. A. 146, 68. one newly come to a religious house, a novice S nícumena mearce dó ille novitius signum faciat, R. Ben. I. 97, 17.

plantian

(v.)
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Búton of his hiéremonna móde ðá ðornas ðǽre ídlan lufan ǽr úp átuge, unnyt plantode on ðá word ðǽre hálgan láre, Past. 443, 1

un-stillness

Grammar
un-stillness, <b>. V.</b>
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Add Sé færð and fandað þissera fíf andgita, sé ðe þurh fyrwitnysse and unstilnysse áspent on unnyt, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 2.

hord-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hord-loca, an; m.

A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind

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A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind Ðeáh ðe feohgestreón under hordlocæn ǽhte though he had wealth in his coffer, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 11; Jul. 43.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Then let him know that God created, as a great angel, him who is now the devil; but God did not create him as the devil; but when he was wholly done for and guilty towards God, through his great haughtiness and enmity, then became he changed to the devil

Linked entry: deóful

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Onwreón ða duru ðæs geteldes, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 14. figurative, to make known, shew forth, reveal, discover Heó onwríhþ hire ǽwelm, donne heó geopenaþ hiore þeáwas, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 25. his miltse onwreáh, Blickl. Homl. 107, 20.

frum-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
frum-cenned, -cend; def. se -cenneda; part.

first-begottenfirstbornprimogĕnĭtusprimitiveprimĭtīvus

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synd sume primĭtīva, ðæt synd frumcennede some of them [pronouns] are primĭtīva, that is primitive, 15; Som. 17, 32, 33. Frumcynned primitivus, Hpt. Gl. 448

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Swá hraðe swá his sceadu hreopode as soon as his shadow touched them, 316, 16: 492, 25. Hrepede, 176, 6. Gif ic his reáfes gefnædu hreppe ... heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu ...

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeetunfitunworthy

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Unmeet, unfit, unworthy Se ðe him ondrǽdan sceal ðæt unmedome (-eme, Cott. MSS.) sié hoc indignus pertimescat, Past. 11; Swt. 73, 21. Him ðúhte selfum ðæt wǽre swíðe unmedeme parvulum se in suis oculis viderat, 17; Swt. 112, 11.

Linked entry: medume

ǽþm

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þæs fýres ǽþm, Hml.

tó-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽdan, p. de

To spread outextendexpandspread in different directions

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His holie lichame was tospred on þe holie rode, O. E. Homl. ii. 21, 29. Tosprad, 205, 33. He tospret touward ou his ermes, A. R. 402, 9. þe Brutones þat were tosprad here and þere, R. Glouc. 134, 15.

bæc

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Se hund tótær his hæteru of his bæce, Hml. Th. 374, 9. byrð byrðene on his bæce, 212, 5: 336, 16:Angl. xi. 112, 23. Him forburnon on þám bæce his reáf, Hml. S. 31, 865. hine scét bæftan his bæce, 18, 336.

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24.