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ge-hirstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hirstan, to fry.
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Haran sina gedrýgede and mid sealte gebrǽdde and gehyrste, i. 344, 13. figurative Hwæt is ðinga þe ðæs láreówes mód swíður gehierste and gegremige ðonne se anda ðe for ryhtwísnesse bið úp áhafen quid vere acrius doctoris mentem quam zelus Dei frigit

Linked entries: ge-hyrstan hirstan

neádian

(v.)
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Nán man ne móste neádian óðerne tó máran drænce þonne his mód wolde nec erat qui nolentes cogeret ad bibendum, Hml. A. 93, 24

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, <b>.
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</b> add :-- Nú swicað se deófol dígollíce embe ús hú hé þurh leahtras forlǽre ðá crístenan, and tó mislicum synnun heora mód áwende, Hml. S. 16, 220. Hwí woldest ðú swician on ðínum ágenum?

or-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
or-feorm, adj.

Unprovided, destitute, worthless

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Th. 316, 16; Mód. 49. Ða ( the heathen gods ) sind geásne góda gehwylces, idle, orfeorme, unbiþyrfe, 255, 20; Jul. 217.

spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Ðæt mód. . . ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd mens . . . sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, 58, 2; Swt. 441, 27. Ðurh deófles spild through the ruin caused by the devil, Elen. Kmbl. 2235; El. 1119

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main forcegreat power or mightmighty power

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Is ðæt mægencræft micel móda gehwylces ofer líchoman (cf. hit is micel cræft ðæs módes for ðone líchoman, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 10), Bt. Met. Fox 26, 209; Met. 26, 105. Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 765; B. 380.

sinnan

(v.)
Grammar
sinnan, p. sann, pl. sunnon ; pp. sunnen ;
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To care for, mind, heed Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne, Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290. Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.

þrafung

(n.)
Grammar
þrafung, e; f.

Reproofrebukecensure

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Ðæt is ðonne swelc mon mid forewearde orde stinge, ðæt mon openlíce and unforwandodlíce on óðerne rǽse mid tǽlinge and mid ðrafunga ex mucrone quippe percutere, est impetu apertae increpationis obviare, Past. 40; Swt. 297, 53.

Linked entry: þrafian

milte-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
milte-seóc, adj.

Splenetic

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Wið milteseócum men, him mon sceal sellan eced, L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm ii. 248, 9: 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 5

steórere

(n.)
Grammar
steórere, es; m.
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Ðæm stiórere biþ gelícost se mon ðe ongemong ðisses middan*-*geardes costungum hine ágímeleásaþ

stæþ-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ-swealwe, an; f.
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Gif mon fundige wið his feónd tó gefeohtanne, stæþswealwan briddas geseóþe on wíne, ete ðonne ǽr, Lchdm. ii. 154, 5

Linked entry: fiscere

þungenness

(n.)
Grammar
þungenness, e; f.

Excellencevirtue

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Excellence, virtue Mid hú monigum médum mín fæder and mín móder mé [wǽron] biddende, ðæt ic forléte míne (ge-?) þungenesse ( the speaker wished to become a monk ), Shrn. 36, 26

þurh-wlítan

(v.)

to look throughpenetrate with the sight

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to look through, penetrate with the sight Glæs ðæt mon mæg eall þurhwlítan, Exon. Th. 79, 2; Cri. 1284. Wé ne magun hygeþonces ferð eágum þurhwlítan, 82, 1; Cri. 1332

eorþ-wéla

Grammar
eorþ-wéla, l. -wela,
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Mon nóhtes wyrþe his sáule ne déþ ne his goldes ne his seolfres ne his eorþwelena (earthly wealth or (?) wealth derived from the earth), Bl. H. 195, 6. and add

fæst-rǽdnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-rǽdnes, -ness, e; f.

Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolutionfortĭtūdo

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Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolution; fortĭtūdo Mót ic nú cunnian hwón ðíne [MS. ðinne] fæstrǽdnesse may I now inquire a little concerning thy fortitude? Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 35

hláford-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swícung, e; f.
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Treachery to a lord Ús mon þanne nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ, þanne þæs saternesdeges weorces . . . búton manslihte and ciricbryca and hláfordswícunga, Wlfst. 225, 28. Uton forlǽtan . . . hláfordswícunga, Verc. Först. 167

ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

út-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
út-weardes, adv.

Outwardstowards the outside

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Outwards, towards the outside Suá bið sió costung ǽresd on ðæm móde, and ðonne féreþ útweardes tó ðære hýde, ód ðæt nió út ásciét on weorc, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5

ge-ærnan

Grammar
ge-ærnan, Add:

to reachby riding

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Gif hié fáh mon geierne oþþe geærne (reach it on foot or on horseback), Ll. Th. i. 64, 9

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Mon gerehte ðæt yrfe cinge the property was confiscated to the king, Th. Chart. 173, 1

Linked entry: ge-hræcan