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þyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
þyrstan, p. te

To thirst

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Ða ðe rihtwísnesse þyrstaþ (lǽt hig þyrstan, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 5, 6. Ðú ðe þyrstende wǽre monnes blódes, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 33. Hió ðyrstende wæs on symbel mannes blódes, 1, 2; Swt. 30, 27

hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
hwettan, p. te

To WHETsharpeninstigateurgeinciteexcite

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Se lǽce his seax hwæt the physician sharpens his knife, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 187, 5. Úsic lust hwætep desire urges us, Andr. Kmbl. 571; An. 286. Ðurh ðæt his mód hweteþ by that means excites his mind, Salm.

wirgness

(n.)
Grammar
wirgness, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Hé sceal lǽtan his wyrignesse and lufian his gebedu, Wulfst. 239, 19. His múð byð symle full wyrignessa cujus os maledictione plenum est, Ps. Th. 9, 27; 13, 6.

Linked entries: wirigness wyrgness

ge-lómlic

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Gelómlic lǽce frequens hyrudo, sanguisuga assidua, Hpt. 31, 12, 272. numerous, many Gelómlice (gelómelicere, Hpt. Gl. 458, 76) æxa creíri bipennes, An. Ox. 2, 70. Gelómlican frequentes, densos, multos, Wrt.

Linked entry: lóm-lic

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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[Icel. beita to bait, hunt with dogs] to beat, make way against the wind or current Good scipstióra ongit micelne wind on hreóre sǽ ǽr ǽr hit geweorðe, and hǽt fealdan ꝥ segl, anð eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst and lǽtan þá bǽtinge; gif hé ǽr þweores windes

líf

(adv.)
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(thi s) life Þis deáde líf, lǽne on londe, Scef. 65. Adam hæfde xxx and c lífes wintra on worulde, Gen. 1120: D. 197. Ende lǽnan lífes, 2845. Ende worolde lífes, 1387 : 2343: Gú. 904.

treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
treówsian, trýwsian; p. ode.
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Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 7: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 25. to prove one's self to be true, to clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct Gif hé hine trýwsian wylle, ðaet hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt hé mót, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 7 note

Linked entry: trýwsian

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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læg swá swá deád mon nemne ðynre éðunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wǽre quasi mortuus jacebat, halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Nymne, 1, 27; S. 493, 38. Nó hé fóddor þigeþ, nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge, Exon.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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Ðe læs sum weorðfulra (wurð-, v. l.) sig yn gelaðod fram hym ne honoratior te sit inuitatus ab eo, Lk. Skt. 14, 8. <b>II a.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Tó biddenne hire wódan dehter gesundfulnysse . . . seó dohtor on wódum dreáme læg dweligende, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 15-19: 50, 27. Fela wóde menn heora gewit underféngon, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 130. Hé wódum mannum gewitt forgeaf, Homl. Th. i. 480, 14.

be-ládian

(v.)
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Ðára scylda hié wilniað ðæt hié scylen hié beladian, Past. 241, 2. with (neg.) clause Hé mæg hine ðý lǽs beládian ðæt hé næbbe wíte geearnod. inexcusabiliter merebitur supplicium, 347, 19

for-þencan

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Þý lǽs hé hine for ðǽre wynsuman wyrde fortrúwige, oððe for ðǽre réðan forðence ne vos aut tristis fortuna opprimat, aut jucunda corrumpat, Bt. 40, 3; S. 138, 27.

ge-tǽlan

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Ðæt wæs getǽled ðurh ðone múð ðǽre Sóðfæstnesse quod ore Veritatis increpatur, Past. 439, 27. to contemn, despise, mock : — Ðý lǽs ðú gitéla ne despicias, Rtl. 43, 13. Getéled bið contempnatur, Mk. L. 9, 12: inludetur, Lk.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Hú se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte hé for ðære inneran ... ðý læs hé sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Th. 106, 28. to be silent from astonishment, be amazed Swigadun ł stylton ofer lǽre his stupebant super doctrina ejus, Mk. Skt.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Ðý lǽs wé áspringa ne deficiamus, Rtl. 18, 3. Áspringa deficere, 72, 20. Þá swétnesse þú him ne lǽtst nǽfre áspringan, Ps. Th. 30, 21. Mótan ealle weóda wyrtum áspringan may there be no weeds for the plants, Lch. iii. 36, 27.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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Gif hé þurh cúscne siodo lǽst mína lára if by modest conduct he carry out my instructions, Cd. Th. 39, 2 ; Gen. 618

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

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 sǽ beón ánrǽde, Lch. iii. 154, 2. of one (unvarying) counsel, steadfast, constant, resolute Gestæþþig, ánrǽde constans, stabilis, Wrt.

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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Shrn. 154, 28 : 74, 30. to bring a charge (braid in up-braid) Þe lǽs þé God up bréde þone godspellican cwide lest God bring up against you that saying of the gospel, Wlfst. 248, 9. to change Þá brǽd se sceocca hine sylfne tó menn, Hml. S. ii. 222.

ealdian

(v.)
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Þe lǽs þe hí þurh eorþlice dǽda á ealdodon (áealdodon ?: hí ne ealdodon nǽfre, v.l.) fram hyra módes níwnysse ne per humanos actus a novitate mentis veterascerent, Gr. D. 6, 32. Aldadon bán mín inveteraverunt ossa mea, Ps. Srt. 31, 3.