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tallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tallíce, adv.

In a way that deserves blame, reprehensibly

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In a way that deserves blame, reprehensibly Tállíce reprehensibiliter, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 46. Ne forseó gé Godes ðearfan, ðeáh ðe hí tállíce hwæt gefremman, Homl. Th. i. 332, 13

þeóden-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-gedál, es, n.
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The separation from a lord by his death Ellen biþ sélast ðam ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, behycgan þeódengedál ... se wát his sincgiefan holdne biheledne, Exon. Th. 183, 8; Gú. 1324

þurh-wlítan

(v.)

to look throughpenetrate with the sight

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ne magun hygeþonces ferð eágum þurhwlítan, 82, 1; Cri. 1332

un-geleáfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfullíc, adj.

unbelievingincredulousunbelievableincredible

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unbelieving, incredulous Gif hwá ðises ne gelýfð hé ys ungeleáfulíc, Jud. 15, last line. unbelievable, incredible Ic wát ðæt hit wile ðincan swýðe ungeleáffullíc ungelǽredum mannum, Lchdm. iii. 270, 7

un-oferswíðed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðed, adj.

Unconquered

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Ðín geþyld cunnon unoferswýþed, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 19. Ðú unoferswýðda Alexander in gefeohtum invicte belli Alexander, Nar. 29, 9

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Care, anxiety Wiste úre se heofonlíca Fæder his ða leófan bearn on myclum ymbhygdum -acute;ron æfter him; ðá wolde hé se Hǽlend hié áfréfran, Blickl. Homl. 131, 28

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen, fægen

To rejoice

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To rejoice Swá mycle má feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, An. Ox. 1118 note. Þý lǽs on Þ fǽgon Þ ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 20

fore-scynian

(v.)
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to give way before evil, danger, &c. Yflo monigo forescyniga (for this form cf. scyniga, 7, 12: onscynað, Jn. L. 14, 27) mala plurima praecessura, Lk. p. 10, 14

Linked entry: fore-scunian

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

lár-bóc

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Hé áwearp his lárbóc he flung away the book he was learning from Hml. S. 4, 189. Paulus cwæð on his lárbócum ( in his epistles ), Hml. A. 77, 108. Add

mædere

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Mædere, wád sandix, i. iacinto, 2, 436. Wealhbasu ł mædre uermiculo, 35, 4. On længtene . . . mederan settan, línséd sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 10. Add

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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A cake of wax On weaxhláfes wísan on áléd, Lchdm. ii. 46, 2. Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

heáh-stefn

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-stefn, adj.

Having a high stem or prow

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Heáhstefn scipu high prowed ships, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 2; Wal. 13

Linked entries: -stæfn brand-stefn

crism-lýsing

(n.)
Grammar
crism-lýsing, -lísing, e; f.

A leaving off the baptismal vest chrismatis solutio

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A.] wæs æt Wedmor the leaving off his baptismal vest was at Wedmore Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 20

Linked entry: crysum-lýsing

on-þweán

(v.)

to wash, cleanse by washing

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to wash, cleanse by washing nǽron mid fulwihte hér on eorþan onþwægen, Shrn. 53, 21. Gif gé willaþ onþwegene beón si vultis ablui, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 16

Linked entry: þweán

ge-slit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-slit, es; n.

A bitetearing

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A bite, tearing Ðæra næddrena geslit wæs deádlíc the bite of those serpents was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 238, 30. Þurh deóra geslit by the tearing of beasts, 544, 2

Linked entry: slit

Eádweard

(n.)
Grammar
Eádweard, -ward, es; m. [eád happy, weard ward, guardian] .

Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066

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D. 1042, wæs Eádward gehálgod to cinge on Wincestre here Edward was consecrated king at Winchester, Chr. 1042; Erl. 168, 2. Hér, A. D. 1066, forþférde Eádward [MS.

án-forlǽtan

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Chr. 658; P. 32, 7. to give up what one has a claim to Gif ússe brýde ánforlǽtað if we give up those who ought to be our wives. Shrn. 86, 22

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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We sculon ðé sum bíspell reccan we will relate a story to thee, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 27: Bt. Met. Fox 23, 17; Met. 23, 9

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Ðǽr ic wíc báge, bold mid bearnum where I inhabit a dwelling, a house with children, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 23; Rä. 16, 9. Bold wæs betlíc the building was excellent [good-like], Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925.