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hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

wrecan

Grammar
wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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</b> add :-- Eall his cynn mon ofslóg, þý lǽs hit monn uferan dógore wrǽcce (wrǽce, v.l.) cognati omnes supplicio traditi : ne quis eum ejusdem famliae umquam ulcisci meditaretur, Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 6.

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðý læs ðec Meotud oncunne, ðæt ðú sý wommes gewita, Exon. Th. 301, 13; Fä. 18. Ðæt ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem, Chart. Th. 163, 25. Oncunnen notatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 81.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Ðé læs hig on wege geteorian ne deficiant in via, Mt. Bos. 15, 32. Me is heorte geteorad defecit cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 21. He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295. Bysmeredon hie bútú ætgædere they reviled us both together, Rood Kmbl. 95; Kr. 48: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964.

sin-gal

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-gal, adj.
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Se singala ege ne lǽt nǽnne mon gesǽligne beón continuus timor non sinit esse felicem, Bt. 11, 2 ; Fox 34, 28 : 12 ; Fox 36, 28. Mid ðæm sin*-*galum geþohte ab hac cogitatione continua, Past. 11, 7 ; Swt. 72, 6. Geleáfan singalum fides jugis, Hymn.

Linked entry: -gal

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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Ðæne se geat-weard lǽt in whom the porter lets in, Jn. Skt. 10, 3. Hé áwearp ða scyllingas in on ðæt templ he cast the money into the temple, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 5.

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Ða gesetnessa sigora Wealdend lǽt geond ðas mǽran gesceaft mearce healden the Lord of victories permits these constitutions to keep their limits over this great creation, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 141; Met. l1, 75.

syn-lust

(n.)
Grammar
syn-lust, es; m.

Sinful pleasuredesire, lust

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Crist lǽrde, ðæt gehwá synnluste fæste wíðstóde; Antecrist lǽrþ, ðæt gehwá his luste georne fulgange, Wulfst. 55, 11. Ða hlíwðe ðe hé ǽer þurh synlust gefremode, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 284, 5: Exon. Th. 17, 12; Cri. 269.

ge-redian

(v.)
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Gif þá mon ne mæge eáþe geredian, þonne sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, Lch. ii. 210, 10. to carry out, efect, do Ne see ðú þurh hlytas hfi ii geweoráan scyle . . . ; eáðe gerædað God ðæt hé wile be ðé, ðeáh hé hit iíé ǽr ne secge, Prov.

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

be-sorg

Anxiouscareful

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Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne hira Drihten Christo omnino nihil preponant, 132, 9.

efen-micel

(adj.)
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Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan . . . him is efnmicel niéd ðæt hé suá doo suá suá hé lǽrð qui loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, hac eadem necessitate compellitur summa monstrare, Past. 81, 7.

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Hé ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8. Hí stódon swilce hí ástífode wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 375. Ástífode on stána gelícnysse, 1001. fig. to become incapable of action from fear, wonder Ástifedon (obriguerunt) ealle þá búendan, Ps.

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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Past. 53; Swt. 415, 19 — 23. to proceed without plan, follow an uncertain course Swá ða sélestan men swíþor ðás eorþlícan ðing forseóþ, swá hí læs réccaþ hú sió wyrd wandrige, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 25.

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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Ne yrne hé, ðe læs hé mid ðæs rynes éðgunge hwylcne wleáttan (wlǽttan, v. l. ) and sogeðan on his heortan ne ástyrige, R.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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MSS. ) heálic mægen sié, ðý lǽs hié wénen ðæt hit anlípe micellre geearnunge mægen sié. Past. 315, 9-11. Ǽnlípe solitaria, An. Ox. 1147: 2, 30. On ðone ánlípan beorh, C. D. ii. 317, 24.

byrþen

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Him læg onuppan fela byrðena eorðan, Hml. S. 12, 57. Heáwað incre byrðene gyrda, Hml. Th. i. 62, 34. Hé gesénode .ii. birþena gyrda, Shrn. 32, 20.

sǽd

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., from allum sédum, L.) lǽst simile grano sinapis . . . Quod minimum est omnibus seminibus, Mt. 13, 32. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Ne becóme hé nó tó ðǽm sǽde ðáre wróhte, Past. 358, 2.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Hí ne lǽt God on áne healfe þæs heofones bión, 39, 13; F. 234, 8. Þá twá ǽdran on twá healfa þára eágena, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 23. Hé gesette twá folc on twá healfa his, S. 174, 32.

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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Ðý-læs eów weges forwyrnen to wuldres byrig lest they prohibit you the way to glory's city. Exon. 75 b; Th. 282, 18; Jul. 665. Me hwílum biþ forwyrned willan mínes sometimes I am denied my will, 72 a; Th. 268, 32; Jul. 441