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wóh-gestreón

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóhgestreón and mǽst falses lufað ; þý sculan Godes freónd . . . ná geþafian ꝥ ðurh fals and ðurh wóhgestreón men tó swýðe forwyrcean hí sylfe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27-32.

ribbe

(n.)
Grammar
ribbe, an; f.

The herb hounds-tonguecynoglossum officinale

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Ðás wyrte ðe man cynoglossam and óðrum naman ribbe nemneþ, and hý eác sume men linguam canis háteþ, Lchdm. i. 210, 16-19. Ribban seáw, ii. 40, 29. Genim ribban, 36, 23

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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[Or men wimman to louerd giue for wedding or for morgengiwe, Gen. and Ex. 1428.]

bróðor-sib

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-sib, -sibb, -syb, -sybb, e; f.

brotherhood, the relationship between brotherscognatio fraternalis, germanitasbrotherly lovefraternus amor

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brotherhood, the relationship between brothers; cognatio fraternalis, germanitas Syndon him on æðelum óðere twegen beornas, geborene bróðorsybbum [Kmbl. 1380, -sibbum] to him in his family are other twain men, born in brotherly-relationship, An. 690:

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Ðonne ðaes sellendan mód ne cann ðá wǽdelnesse geðolian cum dantis mens ferre inopiam nescit, Past. 325, 15. Þý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá ús on becóme, Bt. 10; F. 30, 12: 7, 2; F. 18, 25.

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Forsyngod þurh mænigfealde synna and þurh fela misdǽda, 163, 20: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 15: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 16.

castel

(n.)
Grammar
castel, (-ell), es; m.
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Hæfdon þá welisce menn gewroht ǽnne castel, 1048; P. 173, 16. Tó Eoferwíc fóron and þone castel tóbrǽcon, 1069; P. 204, 18. Hí þá castelas gewunnan, P. 203, 4. [From Norman-French. For native English usage, cf. ꝥ woerc castellum, Lk.

eorcnan-stán

(n.)

a jeweltopazpearl

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Gelíc is ríce heofunas menn ceápe sóhte góde ercnanstánas (margaritas). And gemoetend þá ǽnne ercnastán (margaritam) diórwyrðe, Mt. R. 13, 45, 46. Goldes and eorcnanstáne(-a?) micel gemet auri margaritarumque non paruam praedam, Nar. 6, 32.

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Th. i. 418, 5. carelessly, rashly Ðæt hiera nán ne durre grípan suá orsorglíce on ðæt ríce, Past. 4, 2 ; Swt. 41, 5. securely, safely Forðam ðe hit swá earfoðe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne hé geclǽnsod síe, hé mæg ðý orsorglícor (tutius) forbúgan

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, <b>.
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</b> add :-- Hé tiolode men forlǽran, Past. 233, 22. <b>VII 3.</b> add :-- Hé for þǽra æfweardra gemynde tilode, ꝥ hé gebǽde pro absentium memoria curavit exorare, Gr. D. 311, 4. Ðeáh hí self teladon ðæt hí óðre men ne dwellen.

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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Beornas Baðan nemnaþ men name Bath Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12; Edg. 5. Beornas geonge young men Cd. 184; Th. 230, 13; Dan. 232. Beorna sélost the best of men 162; Th. 203, 10; Exod. 401 : Bt. Met.

ildan

(v.)
Grammar
ildan, p. de

To delaytarrydeferput offpostponeprocrastinateconnive atdissimulate

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Tó hwon yldest ðú ðæt ðú raðost dó ðæt man ðás menn wítnige and cwelle why dost thou delay at once to cause these men to be punished and killed, 183, 1.

Linked entries: ældan ildian ilding

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Wénaþ sume menn ðæt nán pleoh ne sý on deórwurðum gyrlum, Homl. Th. i. 328, 25. Hé búton pleó tó his fixnoþe gecyrde, ii. 288, 26. Pleó periculo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 40.

Linked entry: pleón

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Sceonde fremman ylda bearnum to bring disgrace on men Cd. Th. 149, 3 ; Gen. 2469. a shameful, infamous, or abominable thing, what brings disgrace Ðonne is suíðe micel scand ignominiosum valde est, Past. 22, 2 ; Swt. 173, l.

sinc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-fæt, es ; n.
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Forsóc hé ðám syncfatum, beága mænigo, Vald. 1, 28. a receptacle for treasure, a casket, cf. hord-fæt Hé ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt. Beo. Th. 2404 ; B. 1200

mine

(n.)
Grammar
mine, es; m.

A minnow

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Mynas and ǽlepútan menas et capitones, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33

glof

(n.)
Grammar
glof, es; n.

A cliff

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A cliff Hafuc sceal on glofe wilde gewunian the hawk shall dwell wild on the cliff, Menol. Fox 494; Gn. C. 17

mód-leás

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Add: senseless; cf. mód; <b>I. a</b> : Þú druncena . . . þé módleás (sine mente) rest. Chrd. 74, 13

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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Árleás cyning cwealde cristne men the impious king slew christian men, Exon. 65 b; Th. 243, 3; Jul. 5

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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Twegen getrýwe men two true men, 30; Th. i. 392, 26: 394, 21. Ðam getrýwestan witan to the most faithful senator, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 7