be-stelan
to rob ⬩ to go secretly ⬩ stealthily ⬩ to steal
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Similar entries v.bi-stelan in Dict. to go secretly, stealthily, to steal, with reflexive pronoun Hé árás, and bestæl hine tó him and forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan occulte surrexit, et oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, Past. 197, 21.
ge-deorf
Labour ⬩ trouble ⬩ tribulation ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio
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For his micclum gedeorfum for his great labours, Homl. Th. ii. 522, 3 : 82, 33
lemian
To lame ⬩ cripple ⬩ enfeeble ⬩ strike
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Hine sorhwylmas lemedon [MS. lemede] tó lange the waves of care had crippled him too long, Beo. Th. 1814; B. 905
un-gesǽliglíce
unhappily ⬩ miserably ⬩ wickedly
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Similar entries v. un-gesǽllíce Swá ungesǽliglíce Iudas ðam láreówe deáð sǽtade, swá him eall his líf tó ungesǽlðum wearð, Homl. Ass. 161, 225
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bróþor-wíf
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Is bewered þæt mon hine ne menge wiþ his bróþorwífe ( cognata ) . . . ꝥ him álýfed ne waelig-acute;re ꝥ hé his bróþorwíf hæfde. Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 70, 7, 15. Steópmódrum and bróþorwífum nouercis et cognatis , Sch. 68, 18
for-cweþan
to reproach ⬩ upbraid ⬩ blame ⬩ reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to reprove ⬩ to refuse ⬩ decline ⬩ to excuse ⬩ to refuse ⬩ to receive ⬩ to reject ⬩ disapprove of
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.; ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, ǽr hé hine ácýðan móte a young man must be taught, encouraged and incited ...; when a child he must not be rebuked, before he can shew his character, Gn. Ex. 49.
un-gecyndelíc
unnatural ⬩ not in accordance with the nature of a thing ⬩ not natural ⬩ supernatural ⬩ unnatural ⬩ contrary to nature ⬩ monstrous
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, monstrous Hit is ungecyndelícu ofermódgung ðæt se monn wilnige ðæt hine his gelíca ondrǽde contra naturam superbire est, ab aequali velle timeri, Past. 17; Swt. 109, 11.
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dýgan
To do good, benefit ⬩ prodesse, vălēre
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To do good, benefit; prodesse, vălēre Ic secge ðæt sió fórespræc nedýge náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him fore þingaþ I say that the defence does no good either to the guilty or to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38; 7; Fox 210, 6.
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ǽr
before a certain time or circumstance ⬩ before the proper time ⬩ ago
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Ðæt nú ǽr þrím geárum geworden wæs quod ante triennium factum est, 4, 32; S. 611, 11. marking priority His bróþor ǽr him ríce hæfde, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 19. Gif hire forðsíð getímige ǽr him, Wlfst. 304, 23.
Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt
ge-ner
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Gif. . . hí manna ǽnig on genere heólde, 50.
ná-wiht
nothing ⬩ naught ⬩ a thing of no value ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ not
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Mon nóhtes wyrþe his sáule ne déþ ne his goldes ne his seolfres a man does not make his soul worthy of anything, of his gold or of his silver, Blickl. Homl. 195, 5. Næfdon heó nóht on hire, búton ðæt án ðæt heó hæfde mennisce onlícnesse, 147, 15.
on-bítan
To taste of, partake of
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Ne hit se mon drincan meahte, ne his ǽnig neát onbítan ne meahte, Nar. 8, 32. Nǽnigre wǽtan onbítan. Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 24
be-reccan
to relate ⬩ recount ⬩ explain ⬩ narrare ⬩ exponere ⬩ to explain one's conduct ⬩ justify one's self ⬩ se excusare ⬩ se purgare ⬩ accusatorum criminibus respondere
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Him wæs lýfnesse seald ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan [MS. B. bereccan] accepit locum se defendendi, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11, note
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morgen-gifu
The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage
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Hig ðone cincg bǽdon ðæt heó móste gesyllan hire morgengife intó Cristes cyrcean, 540, 18. Gif hió bearn ne gebyreþ fæderingmágas ágan morgengyfe, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 2. v. Grmm. R. A. 441
un-gyrdan
To ungird
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To ungird Se cyning ungyrde hine ðá his sweorde rex discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 35. Se cásere hét hine ungyrdan and bewǽpnian, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 409. Gif him þince ðæt hé sý ungyrd, broc ðæt biþ, Lchdm. iii. 172, 12
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hengen
hanging ⬩ that on which any one is hung ⬩ a gibbet ⬩ gallows ⬩ cross ⬩ prison ⬩ confinement ⬩ durance.
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hanging Eode and hí sylfe áheng ... Se deóful hí tó hire ágenre hengene gelǽrde she went and hung herself ... The devil persuaded her to her own hanging [to hang herself], Homl. Th, ii. 30, 24.
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wiþ-hindan
Behind
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Behind Hé feaht him wiðforan and his geféran wiðhindan, Jos. 8, 22
tácnung
Signification ⬩ an indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom ⬩ an indication, evidence, proof ⬩ an indication of what is future, a presage, prognostic ⬩ figurative representation, an emblem ⬩ direction, ordering
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for ðam se deáþ ne cymþ tó nánum óþrum þingum bútan ðæt hé ðæt líf áfyrre; swá eác ða woruldsǽlþa cumaþ tó ðam móde tó ðam ðæt hí hit beniman ðæs ðe him leófast biþ ðisse worulde, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6. direction, ordering Ðás feówer heáfodrícu sindon on
Linked entry: tǽcning
freónd
a relative ⬩ kinsman ⬩ a lover ⬩ one who wishes well to another ⬩ favours ⬩ supports ⬩ helps ⬩ an upholder of religion ⬩ a pious person ⬩ a true Christian ⬩ one who undertakes responsibility on behalf of another ⬩ anything helpful ⬩ one who is on good terms with another ⬩ not at variance ⬩ one who is on the same side or of the same party as another ⬩ an associate
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Add: where mutual affection is felt or professed Eálá þú freónd and mín mǽg (cf. his néhmága sum and his worldfreónda hine lufode, 9), Bl. H. 113, 22.
folc-néd
A people's need ⬩ pŏpŭli necessĭtas
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A people's need; pŏpŭli necessĭtas Him wísode wolcen unlytel daga ǽghwylce, swá hit Drihten hét; and him ealle niht, óðer beácen, fýres leórna, folcnéde heóld a large cloud directed them every day, as the Lord commanded it; and to them all night, another