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for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Freóriht fornumene, Wlfst. 158, 15. of death: Þæt hié deáð fornóme, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 26. to take from a person, defraud Ne fornime incer nóder óðer nolite fraudare invicem, Past. 399, 34. to seize and devour, consume Fornumen exesum vel commessum

Linked entry: for-nǽman

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Substitute: In 1. 22 for ǽfengife l. ǽfengifl, and add: the lower world, the abode of the dead. in Jewish and Christian use 'Leófe dohtor gif ǽnig andgyt sý on helle lǽt þú þæt cwicsúslene hús'.

dearnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
dearnunga, dearnenga, dearninga; adv. [dyrne secret, obscure]

Secretly, privately, clandestinelyclam, occulte, clandestīno

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Ðeáh heó dearnenga fordón wurde though she was secretly seduced, Cd. 30; Th. 39, 21; Gen. 629: 29; Th. 38, 5; Gen. 602. Hwæt he dearninga on hyge hogde what he secretly meditated in his mind, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 13; Gú. 1226

Linked entries: deornunga dern-unga

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Ðeáh hié wieten ðæt hié æltǽwe ne sín cum de imperfectione reprehendunt, 7. Hé ne nom náne ware húlice hié wǽron, for ðon hiera wæs má forcúþra ðonne æltǽwra, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 23. Hæfde ic ælteówe þénas nǽre ic ðus eáðelíce oferswíðed, Hml.

ge-þeódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeódnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [ge, þeódnes, -nys a joining] .

a joiningjuncturejointjunctiojuncturacompages

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Gr. 24; Som. 24, 19-23. a translation Ðeáh ða scearpþanclan witan ðisse engliscan geþeódnesse ne behófien though the acute wise men need not this English translation, Lchdm. iii. 440, 32

Linked entry: ge-fégincg

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Ðeáh ða woroldlecon lǽceas [Hat.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

láðettan

(v.)
Grammar
láðettan, p. te

odioushatefulbe hatedbe hostileto abominatehate

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Uncer láðette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hé hít óðrum ne sǽde each of us hated the other, though he did not say so to the other, Shrn. 39, 22.

be-smítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smítan, p. -smát, pl. -smiton; pp. -smiten; [be, smitta smut]

To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminatepolluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare

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Ðis synt ða þing ðe ðone mann besmítaþ; ne besmít ðone mann, ðeáh he unþwogenum handum etc hæc sunt quæ coinquinant hominem; non lotis autem manibus manducare, non coinquinat hominem, Mt. Bos. 15, 20: 15, 18 : Ps. Th. 54, 20.

Linked entry: smítan

teter

(n.)
Grammar
teter, tetr, es; m.
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Bútan tweón se teter bútan sáre hé ofergǽþ ðone líchoman, and suá ðeáh ðæt lim geunwlitegaþ, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 15-17: Scint. 99, 10, On tetere inpetigine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 27. Wið sceb and wið teter, Lchdm. i. 150, 5: 234, 10.

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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Hió is án lytel, and ðeáh ic mæg ðǽron libban, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 24. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, and áplanta þǽron ða sóþan lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 2. Segeþ þǽron ( in the book ), ðæt sum ríce man wǽre, Blickl.

Linked entry: on

á-cólian

(v.)
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Ðú ðíne fét léte in deáðe ácólian, Angl. xii. 508, 15. Gif wund on men ácólod sý, Lch. i. 194, 23. Of ðám swíðe ácólodan magan, oððe of ðám tó swíðe áhátodan, ii. 60, 18. fig. Manegra lufu ácólað [ refrigescet ), Mt. 24, 12.

ge-wirpan

(v.)
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Swelce hié lǽgen on longre mettrymnesse and hié ðeáh gewierpten similes iis quos irruens gravis languor a vita non subtrahit, Past. 228, 2. Wearð him ðá geðúht swilce heó gewurpan (áwyrpan, v. l. ) mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-wyrpan

brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Ðeáh hí me swá brégdon, ne dorston hí me gehrínan though they frightened me so, they durst not touch me, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 45. Ne beó ge brégede fram ðám ðe ðone líchaman ofsleáþ be ye not afraid of those who slay the body, Lk. Bos. 12, 4: 21, 9.

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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Ðeáh hí hine oferhogden, ne for-hogde hé hí nó, Swt. 405, 31. Ða lytegan sint tó manianne ðæt hí oferhycggen (-hycgen, Cote. MSS.) ðæt hié wieton, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7. Oferhige hí and ádríf hí fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8 note.

or-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
or-mód, adj.

Without courage, hopeless, despairing

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Ne beó ðú tó ormód ðeáh ðé sí on unriht gedémed be not too much discouraged, though judgement be given wrongfully against thee. Prov. Kmbl. 34.

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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deal on equal terms; the terms being that each side should return the captives, and then peace be maintained by each side), Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 16.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

a-dýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dýdan, -dýddan; p. -dýdde; pp. -dýded, -dýd; v. a. [a, dýdan to die]

To put to deathto destroykillmortifyperdereoccidere

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To put to death, to destroy, kill, mortify; perdere, occidere Wolde híg adýddan would destroy them, Ælfc. T. 22, 19.

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Sume menn drincað æt deádra manna líce ofer ealle þá niht and gremiað God mid heora gegafsprǽce, Hml. S. 21, 315. Hí willað wacian and wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and mid gegafsprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan, 13, 78.

hréðe

(adj.)
Grammar
hréðe, adj.

Fiercecruelsavagerough

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Deáþ neálǽcte strong and hréðe, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 18; Gú. 1113. Hroeðo suíðe sævi nimis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 28. In heágum mórum and hréðum in arduis asperisque montibus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 27.

niþer

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Betwix deádum mannum bið þín earding-stów niðer on eorðan, 50, 28. Wearþ hine niðer on þæt nióbedd, Gen. 343. Niðer under næssas, Sat. 31. Sé sceal heán wesan niðer gebíged, Mód. 55. Funde þreó róda under neólum niðer næsse gehýdde, El. 832. Add