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gegninga

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Þæt hit gegnunga from Gode cóme, 683. directly to an end, without modification, completely, simply Þæt mæg secgan sé þe wyle sóð sprecan, þæt se mondryhten, sé eów geaf eóredgeatwe . . . génunga gúðgewǽdu forwurpe ( that he simply threw away the weapons

ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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Mæg se biscop þæs mannes syngrína þurh Godes þafunge þe swýðor geliðian þe þus wile georne helpan him sylfan, Wlfst. 155, 26. Seó hálige sáwl wæs álysed and geleoðod of þám líchaman sancta illa anima carne soluta est, Gr. D. 282, 17.

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

forþ-genge

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Cf. forþ, 1 b Hú mæg se geleáfa beón forðgenge, gif seó lár and ðá láreówas áteoriað?, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 8. Hé mid his bénum fylste þæt ðǽra bydela bodung forðgenge and Gode wæstmbǽre wurde, Hml.

ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ísen, n.
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Aðamans mon mid náne ísene ceorfan ne mæg, Past. 271, 3. Ðæt ísen ðæt hié men mid lácnian sculdon, 364, 10. Hé teáh ꝥ ísen (cf. þás hringan, 66) úp, Hml. S. 21, 69.

tweógan

Grammar
tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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Hit mæg beón tweód fram unstrangum módum hwæþer hí sýn þe ne sýn þǽr andwearde ab infirmis potest mentibus dubitari utrumne ..., 177, 8.

sceam-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-leás, adj.

Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton

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Ðone scamleásan mon mæg ðý bet gebétan ðe hine mon suíður þreáþ, Past. 31, 1; Swt. 205, 21-207, 5 . Ðú hine ongeáte swíðe sceamleásne búton ǽlcum gódum þeáwe, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 18. God ða sceamleásan ( the people of Sodom ) fordyde, Gen. 19, 24

up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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Chaucer's: Poure persoun dwellyng uppon land) wite his naman; mæg beón ðe glædre his heorte ðe hé sum þing hérof undergyte, Anglia viii. 317, 38. Ic wéne, lá, uplendisca preóst, ðæt ðú nyte hwæt beó atomos, 318, 14.

Linked entry: uppe-land

morgen-spell

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-spell, es; n.

A story or narrative told in the morning

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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970

þeód-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-stefn, es; m.
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A stock, people Betere is tó geblídanne ánne dæg mid ðé, ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsend mǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10. Cf, leód-stefn

un-sorh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sorh, adj.

Without carewithout anxietysecure

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Without care, without anxiety, secure Ðá ongeat hé þæt ðǽr wæs godcundlíc mægen ondweard, and hé ðære mildheortnesse unsorh ábád, Blickl. Homl. 217, 29

ofer-trúwian

(v.)
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to trust too much to Wá þám þe ofertrúwað mægne and mænege, and on God ne behiht, swá swá hé sceolde, Wlfst. 48, 7

yrab-sellan

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Þæs Héhstan mægen þé embseleþ virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi, Bl. H. 7, 23. þá embsealdon ealle þá apostolas þá hálgan Marian, 141, 28. Add

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Ðæt se yfela mǽge dón yfel ðeáh hé gód ne mǽge, and se deáda ne mǽge náuðer dón, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 182, 25. Hié náðer (náwðer, Cott. MS.) ne mágon, ne ðín helpan ne heora selfra, 14, 1; Fox 42, 9.

æðel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-cund, adj.

Of noble kind or originnoblenobilis originis

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Of noble kind or origin, noble; nobilis originis Æðelcunde mægþ the noblewoman. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 18; Hö. 1

folc-sweót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sweót, es; m. [sweót, m. a band]

A multitude of peoplemultitudepŏpŭli multĭtūdocaterva

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A multitude of people, multitude; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, caterva Folcsweóta mǽst greatest of multitudes, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 2; Exod. 577

Linked entry: sweót

for-hrædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hrædlíce, adv.

Very quicklysuddenly

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Very quickly, suddenly Wé hí forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1

Linked entry: hrædlíce

geréf-land

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Substitute: Land held by a reeve þa mǽde þa ge-byrað tó ðám geréflande, C. D. B. i. 544, 1

fágnys

(n.)
Grammar
fágnys, -nyss, e; f.

A scab, ulcer, eruptionscăbies, ulcus, eruptio

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Ðæt Crist úre sáwle fram synna fágnyssum gehǽlan mǽge that Christ may heal our soul from the ulcers of sins, 122, 25. Seó fágnys aweg gewát the eruption went away, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 15.

Linked entry: fáhness

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere, 30, 1; F. 108, 28. what is beautiful Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge, Bl. H. 21, 8

ge-tilian

(v.)
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Sceal se gesceádwísa lǽce lǽtan ǽr weaxan ðone lǽssan and tilian ðæs máran ... búton he bégra ætgæddre getilian mæge, Past. 457, 15. Getilian ðæs unryhthǽmdes, 24