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feorh-bana

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bana, -bona, feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervitæ interfectorhŏmĭcīda

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gesáwon feorhbanan fuglas slítan they saw birds tearing the murderers, 96; Th. 125, 32; Gen. 2088. He ne meahte on ðam feorhbonan fǽhþe gebétan he might not avenge the feud on the murderer, Beo. Th. 4921; B. 2465

Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona

á-hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwilfan, p. de
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fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Hml. S. 23, 424. Álege ł ahwelf hig depone eos, Ps. L. 58, 12.

Linked entries: á-hwylfan hwilfan

hám-cyme

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Þá þá hám ne cóm in ðá tíd þe him beboden wæs, Florentius þá wénde his hámcymes cum hora qua jussus fuerat non rediret, Florentius suspectus est redditus, Gr. D. 207, 2. mycelne gefeán hæfdon be his hámcyme, Hml. A. 125, 278.

þífþ

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cwæð: 'Ne willað gé nú leng þeófian ... geswícað fram ðám þweoran þǽre þýfðe (þeof(e)te v.l. furty) ... þá wæs swá geworden ... ꝥ æ fter þon cyrdon búton þeófte (þeófete, v.l. ),' Gr. D. 202, 1-16

á-styntan

(v.)

to bluntdullto checkstop

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Láreówas [] ástynte magistros confutat, i. vincit, An. Ox. 2102. Þæt ástente elideret, i. offenderet, Hpt. Gl. 471, 32. Ástyntende arewan retundens catapultas, An. Ox. 4235

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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Ealle ða þing ðe he dyde, he dyde be his dihte all the things which he did, he did by his [God's] command, Gen. 39. 3

Linked entry: dyht

pilece

(n.)
Grammar
pilece, an; f.
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Hwí worhte God pylcan Adame and Eve æfter ðam gylte? Ðæt geswutelode mid ðám deádum fellum ðæt wǽron ðá deádlíce, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 28

Linked entry: pylece

hlét

(n.)
Grammar
hlét, hliét, es; m.

A lot;sors

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Be hléte, sorte Hpt. Gl. 426, hæfþ oferstigene mid ðam hliéte his anwaldes quos sorte potestatis excesserit, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 16

Linked entries: efen-hleta hlot

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Add: to move a thing from its place ástirode his geteld movens tabemaculum suum. Gen. 13, 18. ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð tó Jordanen, Jos. 3, I. Fram ástere remove, Kent. Gl. 78. Ne bið ástered nou commovebitur, 340. Fram ðé ástyred, Hml.

Linked entry: á-styrung

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fellto strike or beat downto overturnsubvertlay lowabolishslaycædereoccidereprosterneredejiceredemoliricomprimereabrogare

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man mæg unlage afyllan how one may abolish unjust laws, L.C.S. 11; Th. i. 382, 8. Gif hwá óðres ryht afylle if any one suppress another's right, L. Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 16: L. Eth. vi. 8; Th. i. 316, 26.

bísgu

Grammar
bísgu, l. bisgu,

occupationtrouble

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and add: gen. u, e, a; an: occupation Þonne mid eorðlicum teolungum gebysgiað, þonne ne magon for ðǽre bysga smeágan embe þæs Hǽlendes menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 524, 16. Gif hwá for bisgan oftor ne mæge, Btwk. 194, 7.

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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. ¶ pres. part. used substantively :-- sceal grétan his ymbstandendan, and hig him sceolon andswarian, L. E. I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 23. to surround Mé ymbstódan strange manige circumdantes circumdederunt me, Ps. Th. 117, 11.

inweardlíce

(adv.)
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H. 34, 15. Add

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Terrible, dreadful Ús is tó geþencanne onþrislíc (-dryslíc : egeslíc, other MS.) hit on bócum gecweden is, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 196, 4. Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS.

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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egesfullíc he is in geþeahtingum ofer monna bearn quam terrĭbĭlis in consĭliis sŭper fīlios hŏmĭnum! Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 36.

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan, ðæt hire þurh untreówa tácen iéwde, Cd. Th. 48, 10; Gen. 773

a-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cræftan, p. de; pp. ed

To deviseplancontrive as a craftsmanexcogitare

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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19

flǽsc-ǽt

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The eating of flesh Flǽscǽt (carnium esus) þám untruman sý geðafod; sóna swá geedwyrpte beóð, þám flǽscǽte (a carnibus) forhæbben, R. Ben. 61, 1-3. Ealle fram flǽscǽte forhæbben carnium quadrupedum ab omnibus abstineatur commestio, 64, 6.

leóht-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-lic, of little weight.
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Add: of sin, venial Ðurh ðám streáwe and ðám ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlice synna, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14. deóp seó bóc ys on gástlicum andgite, þeáh þe heó mid leóhtlicum wordum áwriten sig, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 22

norþ-healf

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is bebyrged on ðá norðhealfe on Sc̃e Paulus postice, Chr. 976; P. 122, 14. gelógodon Sc̃e Ælfeáges líchaman on norðhealfe Xp̃e es weófodes, 1023; P. 156, 23. Add