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for-myrþrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-myrþrian, p. ode; pp. od

To killmurderdestroy utterlyoccīdĕreenĕcāreperdĕre

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To kill, murder, destroy utterly; occīdĕre, enĕcāre, perdĕre Gif wíf hire cild formyrþrige innan hire si mŭlier infantem suum intra se perdidĕrit, L. M. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 268, 5

ís-mere

(n.)
Grammar
ís-mere, es ; m.
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A mere covered with ice Scíneþ sunne sóna ísmere weorþeþ tó wætre the sun shines, at once the icy lake turns to water, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 123; Met. 28, 62

ge-syndgian

(v.)
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to prosper (trans. ) þá ongeáton hí þæt heora síðfet wæs fram Gode gehradod and gesyndgad intelligentes a Domino suum iter esse prosperatum. Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 446, 2. See next word

Linked entry: -syndgian

ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

sweór

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Hiene ofslóg his ágen sweór fraude soceri sui interfectus est, Ors. 6, 29; S. 278, 18. Add

twi-fyrclian

(v.)
Grammar
twi-fyrclian, to fork off from,
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separate from another object Þeáh ǽlc leásung hæbbe sume gelícnysse þǽre sóðnysse, þeáh twyfyrclað and tódǽld seó árwyrðnys ( differt tamen dignitas ) þæs sóðan wísdómes fram lícetunge leásre láre, Chrd. 96, 37

Linked entry: -fyrclian

út-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
út-weardes, adv.

Outwardstowards the outside

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Outwards, towards the outside Suá bið sió costung ǽresd on ðæm móde, and ðonne féreþ útweardes tó ðære hýde, ód ðæt nió út ásciét on weorc, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

ge-unnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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To give, grant, allow, concede; concedere, indulgere, permittere, largiri Gif he us geunnan wile, ðæt we hine grétan móton if he will grant to us that we may greet him, Beo. Th. 698; B. 346: Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 25. Se cyning nolde him his feores geunnan

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Sum hér ofer eorþan ǽhta onlíhð, woruld-gestreóna, 295, 10; Crä. 31. Ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna ( cupidi, 2 Tim. 3, 2), Wulfst. 81, 14. Hé breác mondreáma hér, woruld-gestreóna. Cd. Th. 71, 27; Gen. 1177.

be-teón

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Sum wer wæs betogen ꝥ hé wǽre on stale, Hml. S. 21, 265

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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, to slip Þá slóh sum hǽþen man to þám hálgan were, ac mid þám swenge hæpte ꝥ swurd him of handum (the sword slipped out of his hand), and ne mihte man hit nǽfre syððan findan (cf. þæt wǽpen wand áweg mid þám siege of þæs réðan handum, Hml.

rust

(n.)
Grammar
rust, es; m. n. (?)

Rust

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Ǽrest ic wille beón gefremed in litlum weorce, ðæt ic mǽge sum rust (sinnrust (?)) on weg ádrifan of mínre tungan, Shrn. 35, 20. Similar entries v. syn-rust

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Ða ðe him biþ unwítnode eall hiora yfel on ðisse worulde habbaþ sum yfel hefigre ðonne ǽnig wíte sié, ðæt is, ðæt him biþ unwítnod hiora yfel improbi cum supplicio carent, inest eis aliquid ulterius mali, ipsa impunitas, 38, 3; Fox 200, 25-28.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

be-dydrian

(v.)

to deludeto conceal from (wið)

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Se swicola feónd hí swíðe bedydrode, swilce ðǽr sum hús sóðlíce forburne, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 15: 166, 9. Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316, 320. God sylf forbeád ꝥ wé swefnum ne folgion, þe lǽs ðe se deófol ús bedydrian (bedrian, Glostr.

Linked entry: bedrian

tó-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton

To rush in different directionsto dispersehurriedly,scatter

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Ðá tóscuton ða deóflu (cf. ðá wǽron tóstencte ða wiðerweardan gástas dispersi sunt spiritus infesti, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 7; it is this passage in Bede which Ælfric is quoting), Homl. Th. ii. 352, 4.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Sum weligman wæs homo quidam erat dives Lk. 16, l, 19. Sum weli (welig, MS. A.: wælig, Lind.) mann Mt. Kmbl. 27, 57. Hé wæs swíðe welig (weolig, Rush.) Lk. Skt. 18, 23.

Linked entry: wealig

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽrlíce, adv.

Magnificentlyexcellentlynoblysplendidlywith distinction

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Surt. 47, 32: Hy. 7, 19; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 19. Hé mǽrlíce weorhte magnifice fecit (he hath done excellent things, A. V.), Cant. Es. 5. Sum welig man . . dæghwamlíce mǽrlíce (splendide) leofode, Homl. Th. i. 328, 13.

regnian

(v.)
Grammar
regnian, p.ode

To set in order, arrange, dispose, regulate

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Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma ðonne him gumena weard háteþ máððum rénian one is a cunning workman in gold and gems, when a prince of men bids him set a jewel, Exon. Th. 296, 33;Crä. 60.

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weaksickillinfirm

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Untrum ic eom infirmus sum, Ps. Spl. 6, 2: Mt. Kmbl. 25, 36. Næs ðæra leóda ǽnig untrum non erat in tribubus eorum infirmus, Ps. Th. 104, 32. Þeówa untrum servus male habens, Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Se ðe ǽr untrum wæs qui languerat, 7, 10.