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un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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Ðæt hié on swá micle néþinge and on swá micel ungewiss ǽgðer ge on sǽs fyrhto ge on wéstennum wildeóra ge on þeóda gereordum, ðæt hié hiene æfter friþe sóhton that they ventured upon so much that was hazardous and so much that was unknown in respect to

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wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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sǽde ge hwylce wiþerwardnesse (-wordnesse, Bd. M. 330, 10), ge eft hwylce frófre on ðám wiþerweardnessum (-wordnissum, Bd. M.) him becom, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 17. Geþyld on wiðerwerdnyssum, Scint. 12, 12.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Hine mon sǽde þæt heó hié wið forlǽge, Ors. 126, 26. Þæt hí hí forlǽgen, Past. 403, 33. to lie in the way of, to defend. Similar entries Cf. for-standan Gif hwá þeóf friðige oððe forena forlicge, Cht. E. 230, 33

ge-reord

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. ¶ æt gereorde (-um) at meat, at table :-- Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde, Chr. 1053 ; P. 182, 20. Hlengendes æt gereordum (ligendes æt geriordum, L. ) recumbentis. Mt.

hlystan

listento listen

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Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hira tale, Hml. S. 30, 321. to listen as a learner, be a regular auditor: Hé hine þǽr áfédde feówer geár. . . and hine sóhton þá crístenan and his láre hlyston, Hml.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to the barbarians drive us to sea, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609; B. 2808.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Se líchoma dǽm móde wiernð his unnyttan færelta, Past. 257, 9. referring to the Passover Pascha is on Léden transitus, and on Englisc færeld; for ðan on ðisum dæge férde Godes folc ofer ðá Reádan , Hml. Th. ii. 282, 15

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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disfavour, displeasure, anger, ill-will Oft ða unwaran láreówas for ege ne durron cleopian, ondrǽdaþ him sumra monna unðonc saepe rectores improvidi humanam amittere gratiam formidantes loqui pertimescunt, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 12.

Linked entry: un-þances

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Ná lǽfedum sǽde non relicto semine, Mk. Skt. 12, 20. Ðæt ða bán áne beón lǽfed so that the bones only are left, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 11; Lchdm. i. 340, 26. to remain, be left remaining Gif hwæt lǽfde if anything remained, Homl. Th. ii. 40, 14.

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LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, e; f.

LEAVEpermissionlicense

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sæt on ðam biscopríce ðe se cyng him ǽr geunnan hæfde be his fulre leáfe, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 27. Be ðæs cynges lǽfe and rǽda, 1043; Erl. 169, 25. Bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe and his witena, 901; Erl. 96, 28.

sweðrian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðrian, swiðrian, sweoðerian; p. ode (some instances of the cpd. ge*-*sweðrian, omitted under that word, are given here)
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swiðrode sǽs æt ende ( the sea no longer ebbed (?), it rolled back upon the Egyptians ), 207, 12; Exod. 465. Mere sweoðerade ( the sea subsided ), ýða ongin eft oncyrde, hreóh holmþracu, Andr. Kmbl. 930; An. 465.

ge-métan

(v.)
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(a α) to find that to which one is directed :-- Gang tó ðæs sǽs waroðe, and þú þǽr gemétst scip, Bl. H. 231, 30. Gangað . . . and gé þǽr gemétað fíctreów, 239, 6: 147, 30.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Þet hí gewiton on and wurdon tó hundum, An. Ox. 26, 61. Petrus eówode þǽm hundum þone hláf, and hié sóna onweg gewitan and náhwǽr ne æteówdon ( they fled at once and were seen no more ), Bl. H. 181, 23.

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðonne hit færþ súð ofer geond ðæt þeódland (on ða þeódland, 215, 18), and hit ðǽr forbærnþ ðæt mancyn, swá hit hér ǽr dyde, Wulfst. 205, 13

án-rǽd

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Th. ii. 336, 11. of things ꝥ man menn blód ne lǽte ǽr þám þe se móna and seó beón ánrǽde, Lch. iii. 154, 2. of one (unvarying) counsel, steadfast, constant, resolute Gestæþþig, ánrǽde constans, stabilis, Wrt.

eorþ-lic

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Gescóp se Ælmihtiga God and eorþan and ealle eorðlice spryttinga, Lch. iii. 234, 3. Similar entries cf. eorþe, II, 3 Eorðlic æðeling a prince of men, Dan. 525. Á þín dóm wunað eorðlic (on earth) mid ældum, Cri. 406.

ge-weorpan

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Ꝥte sé geworpen in proiciatur in mare, Lk. L. R. 17, 2. Ꝥ salt bið geworpen út mittatur foras, Mt. L. 5, 13. Geworpene iactari (in ardentes thermarum vapores), An.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Mid grimme wæle and herige saeva caede, 4, 15; S. 583, 26. Of wæle strage, occisione, Hpt. Gl. 427, 60. in other connections, destruction Com mycel wæl and monncwyld godcundlíce gesended supervenit clades divinitus missa, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 10.

ge-réfa

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Hé (Abraham ) clipode him tó his yldestan gerefan (serunm seniorem domus suae) þe ealle his þing bewiste, Gen. 24, 2. pa sǽde se wíngeardes hláford hys geréfan (giroefæ, L. geroefa, R. procurator!). Mt. 20, 8: Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 4.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Ðá forscranc ðæt sǽd, for ðan ðe hit næfde nǽnne wǽtan. Swá dóð sume menn . . . se wǽta ne fæstnode heora wyrtruman, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 30-35. Wǽte humor vel mador, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 44.

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