friclan
To desire ⬩ seek for ⬩ appĕtĕre
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To desire, seek for; appĕtĕre Ðæt we sceolden [MS. sceolde] fremena friclan that we might desire benefits, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 24; Gen. 1843. Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no time more to seek for friendship, Beo. Th. 5105; B. 2556
un-wreón
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Þeáh wé wáce sýn and þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 2. Wé nú magon behýdan and behelian úra dǽda, ac hié bióð þonne opena and unwrigena, Verc. Först. 101, 7. Add
ge-wemmodlíce
Corruptly ⬩ impurely
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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8
Élíg
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On ðǽm londe þe wé nemnað æt Élíe, Shrn. 94, 27. Add
for-sworcenlic
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21
ge-þyldmódness
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Patience Gegearwien wé úra sáula clǽnnesse mid lufan and geþyldmódnesse, Nap. 33
Linked entry: ge-þylmódness
heámol-scipe
Parsimony ⬩ miserliness ⬩ niggardliness
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Parsimony, miserliness, niggardliness Forlǽtan wé . . . níðas and nearoþancas and heámolscipas, Nap. 36
wácness
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Ne sceole wé forseón þearfena wácnysse. Hml. Th. I. 336, l. Add
freót-mann
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Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes ne freótmannes, E.S. 49, 344. Add
feoh-gescot
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a money-contribution Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes, E.S. 49, 341
Linked entry: ge-scot
ge-stincan
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We oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt wé mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon rem, quam oculis non cernimus, plerumque odore praevidemus, Past. 433, 20.
glædlíce
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Wé tódǽlað þá dagas þurh seofon, and swá glædlíce wé becumað tó þám andgite swá myceles gerénes, Angl. viii. 302, 39. of ready, willing action, cheerfully, with alacrity Ꝥ Crístes lofu neádwíse wé gelǽstan glædlíce ( alacriter ), Hy.
trahtnung
Exposition ⬩ explanation ⬩ comment
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Exposition, explanation, comment Uton nú fón on ðæs godspelles trahtnunge ðǽr wé hit forléton let its resume the exposition of the gospel, where we left it, Homl. Th. i. 114, 35: ii. 72, 22.
hopian
To hope, ⬩ have hope or confidence [in a person], ⬩ expect, ⬩ watch for [with gen.]
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Hit nys nó unnyt ðǽt wé hopien tó Gode forðæm hé ne went swá swá wé dóþ it is not vain for us to have hope in God; for he does not change as we do, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 20.
mægden-hád
Maidenhood ⬩ virginity
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Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 1
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tídan
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To betide, befall, happen Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip.
Linked entry: tídung
un-gímende
Careless ⬩ negligent
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Careless, negligent Ða ðing ðe se Dryhtnes wer geseah nales eallum monnum suongrum and heora liifes ungémendum [ungemyndum for(?) ungýmendum, Bd.
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æt-styntan
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Þat ufel wes atstunt. Lay. 31903.]
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ge-hyspan
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Ox. 1474. to reproach, upbraid Se wer þe wæs Gode gehálgod gehyspte Arrianum þone gedwolbiscop swá swá hit gebyrede ( exprobravit ut debuit ), Gr. D. 238, 15
un-leás
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Se unleásesta wer vir veracissimus, 193, 10