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for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Add: to give judgement against a person. in a general sense, to condemn, express disapproval of Hé (St. Martin) nǽnigne man unrihtlíce fordémde, ne nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele geald, Bl. H. 223, 32. in a civil case Þý lǽs ǽnig man cweðe þæt ic míne mǽgcild

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble Hiora heorte wæs heán on gewinnum humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum, Ps. Th. 106, 11. Ic heán gewearþ hé mé hraðe lýsde humiliatus sum et liberavit me, 114, 6. Nánig eft síðade heán hyhta leás none returned

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Add: that which is good. whatever is good in itself, or beneficial in its effect. what is right, virtuous, &c. Gód bið genge and wið God lenge, Gn. Ex. 121. God sceal wið yfele, Gu. C. 50. Ꝥ him ꝥ gód móte tó écum médum gegangan, ꝥ him his freónd

fulluht-ere

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-ere, fulwiht-ere, es; m. [ful, full; uht, wiht; ere; es; m.]

A baptizerthe Baptistbaptista

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A baptizer, the Baptist; baptista On ðám dagum com Iohannes se Fulluhtere in diēbus illis vēnit Joannes Baptista, Mt. Bos. 3, 1: 14, 2: Mk. Bos. 6, 14: Lk. Bos. 7, 20, 28, 33: Homl. Th. i. 356, 7: 358, 22: 478, 1, 30. Syle me on ánum disce Iohannes heáfod

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Something, somewhat, a little Sing mé hwæthwegu canta mihi aliquid, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12. Hwæthugu wundurlícre hálignesse aliquid miræ sanctitatis, 3, 9; S. 534, 1. Hwæthwegu seldcúþes something strange, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Hwæthwygo aliquid, Nar

níwian

(v.)
Grammar
níwian, p. ode

To renewrenovaterestore

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To renew, renovate, restore Nú mé Sethes bearn torn níwiaþ, Cd. Th. 76, 16; Gen. 1258. Hé níwade Cnutes lage (v. Freeman's Old English History, p. 241), Chr. 1064; Erl. 196, 2. Ne wrec ðú ða ǽrran yflu, búton hí mon eft níwige, Prov. Kmbl. 35. Swá ðæt

un-gedered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedered, (-od); adj.

Unhurtuninjured

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Unhurt, uninjured Ic bidde ðé, u ca peruica,... ðæt ðú mé gegearwie, ðæt ic sý ungedered fram áttrum and fram yrsunge te precor, uica peruica, ut ea mihi prestes, ut a uenenis et ab iracundia interus sim, Lchdm. i. 314, 10. Hé æfter ðam drence ansund

Linked entry: ge-derian

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Not lying, true Bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse ... oþþe óðres ungelygenes (-lig-, v. l. ) mannes, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 19. Ungeligenes, i. 12; Th. i. 206, 10 note. Ðæt hé hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse ... ðæt hé gelǽdde ungeligne gewitnesse, L. Ed.

un-wæstmbǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmbǽre, adj.

Unproductivebarrensterile

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Unproductive, barren, sterile Unwæstmbǽre elebeám oleaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 19. On ðisum dæge ácende seó unwæstmbǽre móder ðone mǽran wítegan, Homl. Th. i. 356, 4. Se ðe on gódnysse unwæstmbǽre bið, ii. 406, 19. Se ðe eard seteþ unwæstmbǽrre qui habitare

Linked entry: wæstm-bǽre

drohtnung

Grammar
drohtnung, Dele 'in great renown' l. 10,
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and add Þæt þú fare tó wéstene þǽr ðǽr nánes mannes drohtnung nis ( where nobody lives ), Hml. Th. i. 466, 32. Drohtnunge religionis, i. conversationis, An. Ox. 2567. Se gewuna þisse hálgan drohtnunge ( conversationis ), R. Ben. 5, 18. Angin gódre drohtnunge

holdlíce

(adv.)
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Add: graciously. Cf. hold; Hú holdlíce God spræc be his clǽnum þegenum, Hml. A. 22, 190. loyally. Cf. hold ; Befrán se cyning . . . ' Hwilce méde hæfde Mardochéus for þám ꝥ hé swá holdlíce hogode embe mé ?' Ail rex: ' Quid pro hoc fide praemii Mardochaeus

ribb

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Gif rib forbrocen weorð iii. sciłł. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 18, 15. Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14. Gif mon óðrum rib

un-cúþ

Grammar
un-cúþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Rómáne swiþost for þǽm besierede wǽron þe him ꝥ land uncúþre wæs þonne hit Somnitum wǽre, Ors. 3, 8; S. 120, 28. III. add: — Uncúð hú longe ðǽr swǽ gelǽrede biscepas sién, Past. 9, 3. Ne hopa ðú tó óðres monnes deáðe ; uncúð hwá lengest libbe, Prov. K

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Friendless. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, Exon. Th. 329, 11; Vy. 32. Wineleás wonsǽlig mon genimeþ him wulfas tó geféran, 342, 24; Gn. Ex. 147. Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma

ge-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýwan, -þýan, -þíwan, -þéwan, -þeón, -þeówan; p. -þýwde, -þýde; pp. -þýd

To pressimpelurgeforceimpressrebukeoppressprĕmĕretrūdĕreurgērecompellĕreimprĭmĕreincrĕpāreopprĭmĕre

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To press, impel, urge, force, impress, rebuke, oppress; prĕmĕre, trūdĕre, urgēre, compellĕre, imprĭmĕre, incrĕpāre, opprĭmĕre Se snáw geþýþ hý and geþreátaþ the snow presses and afflicts them, Salm. Kmbl. 607; Sal. 303. Ðú Reádne Sǽ ricene geþýwdest

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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v. intrans. To be afraid or frightened, tremble; păvēre, trĕmĕre, trĕpĭdāre, formīdāre Ongan he forhtian, and sárgian cæpit păvēre, et tædēre. Mk. Bos. 14, 33: Boutr. Scrd, 21, 22. Ongunnon hí forhtigan they began to be afraid, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 30.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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To GATHER, gather together, collect, store up; lĕgere, collĭgĕre, congrĕgāre Næs nán heáfodman ðæt fyrde gaderian wolde there was not a chief man who would gather together a force, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 10. Ðá án ongann folc gadorigean then one began

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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naked, bare; nudus Nacod exertum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 70. Næcad exerta, 107, 78. of persons, without clothing Nacod and ceald nuda, 61, 65. Nacod plegere gymnosophista, i. 17, 10. Ic eom nacod ( nudus ), Gen. 3, 10, 11. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum þearfa nacod, bæd

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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to turn, convert; vertere, convertere We sceolan ða wundor gecyrran on sóðfæstnesse geleáfan we must apply those wonders to the belief in the truth, Blickl. Homl. 17, 10. Ic gecyrre feónd mínne converto inimicum meum, Ps. Spl. 9, 3. Manega israhela bearna

dreórig

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Substitute: dreary, mournful, sad, sorrowful Dreórig maestus vel maerens, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 2: 83, 38. Se mann ðe bið dreórig, hé behófað sumes frófres, Hml. Th. ii. 370, 20: Wand. 25. Begann se wer dreórig wépan, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 13. Maria stód wið