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ofer-wacian

(v.)

to keep watch, over, act as a guard

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to keep watch, over, act as a guard Julianus wýcode wið ða eá Eufraten, and him olerwacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271

of-habban

(v.)

to keep from, hold back, restrain

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to keep from, hold back, restrain Gif ðú ðæt (letting the people go) git dón nelt and ðæt folc ofhæfst (retines), Ex. 9, 2

Linked entry: of-healdan

costigend

(n.)
Grammar
costigend, costnigend, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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A tempter; tentator Se costigend eóde to him the tempter went to him Homl. Blick. 27, 4. Se costnigend tentator Mt. Bos. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnigend

tó-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To forbid,prohibit

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To forbid, prohibit Wé nellaþ secgan . . . for ðan ðe hyt tócwǽdon ða wísan láreówas, and . . . ða hálgan bóceras forbudon tó secgenne, Homl. Ass. 24,7

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Ne finde ic nánne intingan on ðysum men nihil invenio causæ in hoc homine, Lk. Skt. 23, 4, 14.

Linked entry: tinga

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Mann þwyr homo peruersus, 134, 11. Þwyr mód proteruus animus, 19. Hé wæs þwyr on dǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2. Seó híwrǽden is swíðe ðwyr domus exasperans est, ii. 530, 29. Decius se þweora heóld ríce, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 12. Eálá þwyre (þweóre, MS.

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Bad faith, faithlessness, perfidy, fraud Mé ðás woruldsǽlþa blindne on ðis dimme hol forlǽddon, and mé ðá berýpton rǽdes and frófre for heora untreówum, Met. 2, 13.

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19. Ðæne úre yldran for graman to deáþe gedémdon whom our elders for anger doomed to death, H. R. 9, 23.

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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Ne not ich none sunne þet ne mei beon iled to one of ham seouene oðer to hore streones, A.R. 208, 15. All follc wass þatt illke streon þatt Adam haffde strenedd, Orm. 27. Hiss stren shollde ben todrifenn, 16396. Þat holy streon, O.E. Misc. 153, 217.

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizardmagus, malĕfĭcus

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Petrus cwæþ to ðam drý Peter said to the sorcerer, i. 372, 6: 380, 21: Homl. Blick. 173, 2, 9, 33: 175, 25. Hí woldon forbærnan ðone drý they would burn the magician, Homl. Th. i. 372, 30: 374, 22: 376, 10: 380, 23: Homl.

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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Homl. 45, 22. Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5. Heora líf he hæfþ to gefeán gecyrred their life he hath turned to joy, Blickl.

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder,to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces,be rent asunderto break out in sores,to break out

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Homl. 189, 13. Án hridder tóbærst on emtwá, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16. Stánas tóburston petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51. Ða scittélsas tóburston, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 348. Tóborstenum bendum ruptis vinculis, Lk.

LEÁD

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁD, es; n.

Lead

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Beworhte mid leáde, Homl. Skt. 3, 532. Ðú herast ðone mancgere ðe begytt gold mid leáde, Homl. Th. i. 254, 26

nearu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

An art that confines or imprisons

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earl treasures ... few words he spake : Hold thou now, earth, the possessions of earls, Beo.

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, -gefulwad; adj.

Unbaptized

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Homl. 217, 18-23

Linked entries: ge-fullian ge-fullian

un-steaððigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-steaððigness, e; f.

unsteadinessinstabilityinconstancywant of sedatenesslevitywantonness

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Ðá wearð se hálga wer geháthyrt ðurh his unstæððignysse, and hét hine áweg faran, Homl. Th. ii. 176, 18. want of sedateness, levity, wantonness Of gálnysse cumaþ ungemetegod lufu and eágena unstæððignys, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 7.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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Homl. 175,7. Sume hí wyrcaþ heora wógerum drencas, ðæt hí hí tó wífe habbon; ac ðyllíce sceandas sceolan síðian tó helle, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 159

Linked entry: sceond

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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a cutting off, amputation Hwæt getácnaþ ðæs fylmenes ofcyrf, Homl.

ǽfnung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfnung, e ; f.

Eveningvespera

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Evening; vespera Heó com ðá on ǽfnunge eft to Nóe illa venit ad eum [Noe] ad vesperam, Gen. 8. 11 : Homl. Th. ii. 266. 5. 6

Linked entry: ǽfenung

leásettan

(v.)
Grammar
leásettan, p. te

To feignpretend

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To feign, pretend Leásetende ðæt hí woldon hine eft tó lífe árǽran pretending that they would raise hint to life again, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 10