lícettan
To feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simulate
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Ðæt is wísdóm ðæt wís man lícette dysig it is wisdom for a wise man to feign folly, Prov. Kmbl. 37. Ðeáh hé líccete untrymnesse, Ps. Th. 40, 9. Nelle wé mid leásungum ðyllíc líccetan we will not feign such things with falsehoods, Homl.
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bégan
to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ flectere ⬩ inflectere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ to bow to ⬩ to settle ⬩ inflectere ⬩ insistere
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Se Ælmihtiga bégþ ðider he wile mid his ánwealde the Almighty bends them whither he will by his power Bt. Met.
un-hlísa
Ill-fame ⬩ evil report ⬩ discredit ⬩ infamy
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Ða wíf ðe heora ǽwe healdaþ wið unhlísan, Homl. Ass. 39, 376: 108, 208
be-hogian
to be anxious ⬩ solicitous ⬩ wise ⬩ very careful ⬩ solicitum esse
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to be anxious, solicitous, wise, very careful; solicitum esse, C. R. Ben. 58
ge-beorgan
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Swá swá hé wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add
sweord-plega
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-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13
wundor-fæt
A wondrous vessel
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A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162
yfel-sacian
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To calumniate Ðe læs hé mé yfelsacode wið God, Blickl. Homl. 189, 24
Linked entry: eoful-sæc
ge-wilsǽlig
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Fortunate Ðone gewilsǽligan (-wif-, ? v. gewif-sǽlig) fortunatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 50
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híran
to exalt ⬩ worship
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to exalt, worship Hé þá hǽðengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorþian, Ap. 47
on-hycgan
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to consider, reflect on Onhicgað nú hálige mihte, wíse wundor Godes, Dan. 473
orþanc-lic
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Skilful, showing contrivance or design, ingenious Orþanclic wíse argumentum, Gr. D. 269, 14
sceamlíce
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Brúcð wíf healsmene, ac bið sceamlíce brocen (abutitur), Lch. i. lx. 4. Add
snotor-líc
Wise, prudent, philosophical
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Wise, prudent, philosophical On snoterlícum lárum in philosophicis dogmatibus Hpt. Gl. 459, 63
be-wendan
round
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ꝥ Mód wiþ his bewende, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. denoting purpose, to turn one's attention Iudas hine bewende and wan wið ðá hǽðenan. Hml. S. 25, 385
dyderung
An illusion, delusion, pretence ⬩ delūsio, simŭlātio
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He nys wís ðe mid dydrunge hyne sylfne beswícþ non est sapiens qui simulātiōne semet ipsum decĭpit, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 3
ge-wyrde
Speech ⬩ conversation ⬩ collection of words ⬩ sentence ⬩ rule[?]
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Wísra gewyrdum by the rules of wise men, Menol. Fox 132; Men. 66. Gewyrd verbositas, Hpt. Gl. 439
sib-ræden
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Affinity, relationship þes ilce Willelm hæfde ǽror numen ðes eorles dohter of Angeow tó wífe oc hí wǽron siððen tótweamde for sibréden. Chr. 1127; Erl. 255, 21. The king him let uor sibrede todele fram is wif, R. Glouc. 492, 9.
telgor
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Ðeós wyrt (wild gourd ) wið ða eorðan hyre telgra tóbrǽdeþ, Lchdm. i. 324, 3 note
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wulfes-camb
Wild teazle
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Wið eágena dymnesse nim wulfes-camb neoðeweardne, iii. 4, 19