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blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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Ꝥ deór wæs blæces heówes (atri coloris), Nar. 15, 17. Ðú ne miht wyrcan án hǽr hwít oððe blacc, Hml. Th. i. 482, 20. Blace berian flavia vel mori, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 67. Blaco pulla, 118, 46. Þá blacan, 87, 62.

Linked entries: blac blec

hreáw hreów

(v.)
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Næs þæt folc gewunod tó hreáwum flǽsce, þeáh ðe God him bebude ꝥ hí hit hreáw ne ǽton . . . Sé wile ðicgan Godes líchaman hreáwne . . ., Hml. Th. ii. 278, 29-32.

læð

(n.)
Grammar
læð, es; n.

Land

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Land Ðó swá ic lǽre beó ðé [Lchdm. ðú] be ðínum and lǽt mé be mínum ne gyrne ic ðínes ne lǽðes ne landes ne sace ne sócne ne ðú mínes ne þearft do as I advise; be thou with thine and leave me to mine; I desire nothing of. thine, neither lea nor land,

un-lǽred

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Add: imperfectly instructed Hé sealde bisene tó ðǽm ðæt ðá unlǽredan ne scoldon lǽran . . . hé ús wolde ðæt tó bisene dón ðætte ðá unlǽredan ne dorsten lǽran ut exemplum daret, ne imperfecti praedicare praesumerent . . . qua exemplo ostenditur, ne infirmus

syn-bót

(n.)
Grammar
syn-bót, e; f.

Amends for sin, penance

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Amends for sin, penance Bisceopum gebyreþ ðǽt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt synbóte, ne on ǽnige wísan on unriht ne strýnan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Ne ða óðre ongeán ðæt ne sacan (wiðcweðon, Wells Frag.) the others shall offer no opposition to the decision, 119,2. Dóm stande ðár þegenas sammǽle beón; gif hig sacan ( disagree ), stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ, L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 289, 3.

godcundnys

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Ne preóst ne forlǽte his godcundnesse, Ll. Th. ii. 354, 2. <b>III a.

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm and sinna forgifnes and ne biþ hádung unction is medicinal, and in it there is forgiveness of sins, but there is no ordination, L. Ælfc. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 32.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Eów nǽnig wiht ne deraþ ne ne swenceþ, Blickl. Homl. 239, 12. Suenceth defatiget, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 3. Defatiget, lassat, swenceþ, flagellat, 138, 16. Ða ðe mé swencaþ qui tribulant me, Ps. Th. 12, 5. Hwí swenctest ðú ( afflixisti ) ðínne þeów?

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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Th. 62, 8. without cause Ne flít ðú on ídel ne contendas (contra dominem)frustra, Kent. Gl. 57. Ne nemn þú Drihtnes naman on ýdel ( in vanum); ne byð unscyldig sé þe his naman on ýdel (frustra ), nemð, Ex. 20, 7.

ge-breówan

(v.)
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Ne bið ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen, Ors. 1. 1; S. 20, 19. Ne dranc hé wínes drenc, ne nánes gemencgedes wǽtan ne gebrowenes, Hml. Th. i. 352, 7

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ge-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-folgian, p. ode
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To reach, attain Ðonne hé him ǽr tíde tó tióððæt hí ne magon ne ne cunnon, ðonne is him tó ondrædanne ðæt him weorðe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton ne cum arripiunt intempestive quod non valent, perdant quod implere quandoque tempestive

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Add ꝥ ic eów tó ǽfen ǽr sǽde, ꝥ ilce ic eów segce, Hml. S. 23, 449. add: cf. I. 1 a ꝥ gé tó þýs húsle ne gangen. Rtl. 114, 21. cf. I. 4 i Swá hé dyde tó þís ilcan Ðeódríce, Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. 1.

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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Voc. ii. 127. 7. þeófum ðú ne ólæce, ne yfeldǽdum ne geþwǽrlǽce, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 361. Hé nolde ólæcan ænigum rícan mid geswǽsum wordum, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 13.

Linked entry: óliccan

prýt

(n.)
Grammar
prýt, e; f.
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Ne gerísaþ heom príta ne ídele rænca ne micele ofermétta, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 31. Riht is ðæt abbodas nǽfre ymbe woruldcara ne ídele prýda ne carian tó swýðe, 13; Th. ii. 320, 35

Linked entries: prít prýd

mis-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair improperly

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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

þweor-timbre

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-timbre, (?); adj.

Cross-grainedstubborn

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, stubborn Ic wát ðæt ic ǽr ne síð ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþohtes ne þweorhtimbran ( Grein suggests -tímran, v. next word ) mægþa cynnes, Exon. Th. 275, 15; Jul. 550

neoþor

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Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan swá gefæstned ꝥ heó nǽfre ne býhð náþor ne ufor ne nyðor (neoðor, nyþror, v.ll.), Lch. iii. 254, 18. Add

níd-nǽman

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Ne neádnǽmde, ne oðbrǽd non arripit, non eripit, Angl. xxxii. 505. Add

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Nán man nán þing ne bycge ofer feówer peninga weorþ ne libbende ne licgende, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 3. Hý hit be ðán libbendan habban let them have it during their lifetime, Chart. Th. 491, 25

Linked entries: lifian be-libban