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dyrst-lǽcan

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Ne dyrstlǽce ( presumat ) se gingra ꝥ hé mid þám yldran sitte, bútan hé hine háte, R. Ben. 116, 5: 128, 4. Ne dyrstlǽcen hí þæt hý út of mynstre etan non presumant foris manducare, 79, 16. Add

reðe-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
reðe-hygdig, adj.

Right-minded

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Right-minded Wel biþ ðam eorle ðe him oninnan hafaþ reðehygdig wer rúme heortan well will it be for that man who, being a mortal right-minded, hath a liberal heart within him, Exon. Th. 467, 15

sǽ-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wiht, e; f.

A sea-animal

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A sea-animal Ðeós eorþe is Berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta this land is productive of divers fowls and sea-animals (the Latin has insula ... avium ferax terra marique diversi generis), Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 15

healf-weard

(n.)
Grammar
healf-weard, es; m.

One who has a share of another's property or power

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One who has a share of another's property or power Hé sette hine on his húse to halfwearde ealra him his ǽhta anweald betǽhte constituit eum dominum domes suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ, Ps. Th. 104,17

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Usefuladvantageousprofitable

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Fleóþ ðonne ða nytwierðan (nyttwyrðan, Hatt. MS.) hiérsumnesse ðære láre, and nyllaþ ðæs þencean hú hié mǽgen nytwierðuste (nyttweorðuste, Hatt. MS.) bión hiera níhstum, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 44, 17-19.

ofer-sécan

(v.)

to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard

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Beowulf struck so hard that any sword would be broken, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 2686

hýrig-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hýrig-mann, es; m.
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A person hired to work Ðá gewearþ ðam hláforde and ðam hýrigmannum wið ánum peninge an agreement to work for a penny was made between the lord and the workmen he had hired, Th. An. 73, 30

searu-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
searu-wundor, es; n.
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The term is applied to Grendel's arm, which had been torn away by Beowulf) Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920

eáþ-cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-cnǽwe, -cnáwe; adj.
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.), for ðan ðe ǽlc ðára worda þe geendað on eo, and se óðer hád on es, ys þǽre óðre geðeódnysse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 8

ge-feógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feógan, p. ge-feóde
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To hate Gefiáð odit, Jn. L. 7, 7: 12, 25. Sé ðe mec gefíið fæder mín gefíið ł gefiáð, 15, 23. Geféð iówih middengeord, Jn. R. 15, 19. Gifiádun (gefiádon, L.) oderunt, 24. Gifióge odisse, 7, 7

Linked entry: feógan

salwian

(v.)

to make dark, to blacken

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to make dark, to blacken Heó (the dove) nolde ǽfre under salwed bord ( in the ark, which was dark-coloured from the pitch that had been smeared over it) syððan ætýwan, Cd. Th. 89, 15; Gen. 1481

ypping

(n.)
Grammar
ypping, e; f.
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, applied to the water of the Red Sea which had risen up on either side of the track followed by the Israelites. Cf. Holmweall ástáh, merestreám módig, Cd.

afor-feorsian

(v.)
Grammar
afor-feorsian, p. ode; pp. od

To deferdelayprolongprolongare

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Spl. 119, 5; Lambeth has, Eardbegengnes oððe elþeódignys mín afeorrad oððe gelængd is, Ps. 119, 5; my pilgrimaging is drawen along, Wyc

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

be-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽd, -léd; v. a.

To bringlead bymisleadleadseducereinferreinducereimpellere

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To bring, lead by, mislead, lead; seducere, inferre, inducere, impellere Ðú belǽddest us on grin thou hast mislead us into a snare ; induxisti nos in laqueum R. Ben. 7. Belǽd beón mid unþeáwum impelli vitiis R. Ben. 64

Linked entry: lǽdan

Indisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Indisc, adj.

Indian

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Indian Ðone gársecg mon hǽt Indisc e qua oceanus Indicus vocari incipit, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 8. On indisc sprecende indice loquentes. Nar. 25, 16. Indisce mýs mures indici, 16, 5. Indiscum wordum indico sermone, 29, 8

níd-niman

(v.)
Grammar
níd-niman, pp. -numen

To take by forceravish

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B.) weorðe, þolige ðæra ǽhta, búton heó fram ðam ceorle wille eft hám ongeán and nǽfre eft his ne weorðe, L. C. S. 74 Th. i. 416, 13

Linked entries: níd-nǽman niman

nostle

(n.)
Grammar
nostle, nosle, an; f.

A filletband

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Mid nostlum (noslum, Hatt. MS.) gebunden, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 86, 10

Linked entry: nosle

swic-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
swic-cræft, es; m.
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Deception, treachery, fraud Se þurh swiccræft ( by treachery; but the Latin has in seditione ) manslyht geworhte, Mk. Skt. 15, 7. Deóflíce dǽda on swiccræftan, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18

un-feormigende

(adj.)

inexpiable

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inexpiable Ðá onhrán mín mód hǽlo andgit mid mé sylfre þencende ðæt mé ðone ingang belucen ða onfeormeganda mínra misdǽda the inexpiable circumstances of my misdeeds had closed the entrance for me, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 426

Linked entries: on-feormeganda feormian