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be-rídan

to surroundinvestto seizearrest

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Harold king lét berídan Sand*-*wíc of Xpes cyrcean him sylfan to handa and hæfde hit twelf mónað, 338, 30

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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M. 22, 15. where something is done or suffered under compulsion Ðonne mon byð tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 142, 1, 5. Bedrífe man hine tó swingum, 132, 10.

fúllnes

(n.)
Grammar
fúllnes, -ness, e; f.

Foulnessstenchfætor

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Foulness, stench; fætor Seó wundriende swétnes ðæs miclan swæcces sóna ealle ða fúllnessa ðæs þýstran ofnes on weg aflýmede omnem mox fætōrem tenebrōsæ fornācis effŭgāvit admīrandi hūjus suāvĭtas ŏdōris, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 21

un-ástyrod

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Þonne wuniað þá gesewenlican stánas ealle þára andweorca unástyrede (-onstyrede, v.l.) þá þe wǽron ǽr gesewene ꝥ hí wǽron onstyrede mox immobilia remanent cuncta quae moueri videbantur, visibilia corpora metallorum, Gr. D. 270, 9. Add

ǽ-fest

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fest, adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Fast or firm in the lawreligiousdevoutreligiosus

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Fast or firm in the law, religious, devout ; religiosus Wæs se mon swýðe ǽfest erat vir multum religiosus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 20. Ongunnon ǽfeste leóþ wyrcean religiosa poemata facere tentabant, id; S. 596, 38

and-giet

(n.)
Grammar
and-giet, es; n.

understandingintellectknowledgeintellectus

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understanding, intellect, knowledge; intellectus Ic ðec, mon, ǽrest geworhte, and ðé andgiet sealde I first wrought thee, O man, and gave thee understanding, Exon. 28a; Th. 84, 30; Cri. 1381: 117a; Th. 449, 16; Dóm. 72

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16

frǽcenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcenful, adj.

Dangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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Dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Móna se þreótteóða frǽcenful ys to angennene þing the thirteenth moon is perilous for beginning things, Obs. Lun. § 13; Lchdm. iii; 190, 11: 15; Lchdm. iii. 190, 30: 17; Lchdm. iii. 192, 14

un-ár

(n.)
Grammar
un-ár, e; f.

Dishonour

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Hé wépende mǽnde ða unáre ðe him mon búton gewyrhton dyde deplorans injurias suas, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 240, 9: Ps. Th. 68, 7

ben

Grammar
ben, benn.
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Þás galdor mon mæg singan on wunde, Lch. ii. 350, 30. v. bealu-, dolg-, sár-, seax-, seono-, wæl-ben(n). Add

leger-stów

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Ágefe mon tén hund peñd. inn mid líce mé wið legerstówe let ten hundred pence be given for me with my body in consideration of my being allowed burial there C. D. i. 310, 33. Add

ofer-lifa

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lifa, an; m.
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[Þe oferlifa on hete and on wete macað þene mon unhálne, 101, 27, ] Cf. big-leofa

Linked entry: -lifa

on-sín

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Add: — Ic mîne sâwle sette mid môde, swâ eorðan bið ansŷn wæteres I made my soul feel as want of water is for the ground; anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi, Ps. Th. 142, 6

under-creópan

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Swá hit þeáw is ꝥ þám móde þe biþ ábysgod in manigum þingum swíþe undercreópeð (-crýpð, v.l.) seó leáse ólehtung sicut moris est ut occupato in multis animo adulatio valde subrepat. Gr. D. 35, 14. Add

wín-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wín-hús, es; n.

A wine-house

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Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 8

Linked entry: wín-ærn

á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
miltsung, mildsung, e; f.

Mercypitycompassiona shewing mercypardonindulgence

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Mercy, pity, compassion, a shewing mercy, pardon, indulgence Hit is rihtre ðæt him mon mildsige ðæt is ðonne hiora mildsung ðæt mon wrece hiora unþeáwas it is more fitting that mercy be shewn them.

deáþ-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-gedál, es; n. [gedál a separation]

A deathly separation, separation of body and soul in deathletālis separātio

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A deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death; letālis separātio Næs egle [MS. engle] on móde deáþgedál the deathly separation was not oppressive to his soul, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 33; Gú. 936

ge-mǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽhþ, e; f.

Greediness

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Greediness Ic wolde witan hwæðer ðín ealde gýtsung and seó gemǽhþ eallunga of ðínum móde astýfcod wére I wanted to know whether thine old covetousness and greediness were altogether eradicated from thy mind, Shrn. 184, 2

Cent-land

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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add