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tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detractionevil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemyscorn, mock, derision, reproachblame, censure, reproof

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Lamb. 43, 14. blame, censure, reproof Ða bóceras ðæt tǽldon; ac heora tál næs of rihtwísnysse, Homl. Th. i. 338, 20. Adjectiva getácniaþ oððe herunge oððe tál (tále, MS. V.: tǽl, MS. T.), Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 12, 11

Linked entry: tǽl

healf-slǽpende

(adj.)
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Him þúhte on healfslǽpendon líchoman, eallinga swylce on swefne, Vis. Lfc. 3. Add:

lár-leást

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cunnan náþor þurh lárleáste ne lǽdan ne lǽran, Wlfst. 276, 6. Add

singallíce

(adv.)
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Add: — Sáwl seó sinngallíce (assidue) byð féd mid Godes worde, Scint. 50, 17

un-oferswíþed

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Hé ne lét of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

ge-lícnes

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Add: the quality of being like or equal Swá micel gelícnys is on ðyssere Hálgan Ðrynnysse, þæt se Fæder nis máre þonne se Sunu on ðǽre godcundnysse, ne se Sunu nis máre þonne se Hálga Gást; ne nán heora án nis lǽsse þonne eall seó Ðrynnys, Hml

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Be heofenes gesetenissum de statu cæli, Nar. 1, 16

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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A HOUND, a dog; applied to persons as a term of abuse in English and in other dialects Ðá hé ðider com ðá sceolde cuman ðære helle hund ongeán hine ðæs nama wæs Ceruerus when he came thither, it is said, that then the dog of hell, whose name was Cerberus

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

(adv.)
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má, ; adv.
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Þá menn magon geseón heora freónd, and ne magon heom þeáh náne góde ne beón, ne hí hym þe má, Solil. H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?

tweónian

(v.)
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tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Ús ne þearf twýnian, ðæt wé gebyrian ne sceolon oððe heofonwarena cyninge oððe hellewítes deóflum, Wulfst. 151, 19. with nom. of person, to feel doubt, to doubt, absolute Se ðe twýnaþ on heortan his ac gelýfþ qui non hesitauerit in corde suo sed

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

wesan

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wesan, I a.
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Add Nán óþer ne móste gyldenne hring werian, búton hé æþeles cynnes wǽre, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 190, 10. <b>III b.</b> add :-- Nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016. <b>Ill c.

wiþ-cweþan

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

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Ne mæg ic wiþcweþan ne andsacigan ðæt ðe ðú mé ǽr sǽdest, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 24. Ic ne mæg nó wiþcweþan, ne furþum ongeán ðæt geþencan, 34, 1; Fox 134, 29.

bisenung

(n.)
Grammar
bisenung, e; f.

exampleexampleproof

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Náþor ne hí mid bodengum wel lǽraþ ne mid bisnuncgum wel tǽcaþ, Wlfst. 376, 25. Hí mid bysnungum wel ne lǽdað, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 2. example, proof Bysnung documentum, An. Ox. 4539

þing

(n.)
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þing, es; n.
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Nán man nán þing ne bycge ofer feówer peninga weorð ne libbende ne licgende, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 2. Breng ðing offer munus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 4.

un-meahtig

(adj.)
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un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Ne bepǽce nán man hine sylfne, ðæt hé secge, ðæt ǽnig hád sý unmihtigra ðonne óðer, Homl. Th. i. 284, 17. Swá hwæt swá unmihtigre bið, ðæt ne bið God, 228, 27: Hexam. 3; Norm. 6, 7, 5.

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Goth. ga-laþón to take in a stranger Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan gelógian (gelaðyan, v. l. ) ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24

Linked entry: laþian

ge-uferian

(v.)
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Gif wé fæstað and ꝥ underngereord tó þám ǽfengifle healdað, þonne ne biþ ꝥ nán fæsten, ac bið seó metetíd geuferad and bið ꝥ ǽfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 30. [O. H. Ger. ge-obarón differre.] Cf. ge-yferian

plúm-feðer

(n.)
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plúm-feðer, e; f.
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Down Plúmfeðera hnescnyss geonglíce lima gehlýwe plumarum mollities iuuenilia membra non foveat, Scint. 43

dwelsian

(v.)
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dwelsian, p. ode
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To stray, wander Of ðinum bebodum ic ne dwelsode ( erravi ), Ps. L. 118, 110

tó-blǽdan

(v.)
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tó-blǽdan, p. de

To inflate,puff up

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To inflate, puff up Sóð lufu byþ tóblǽdd caritas non inflatur, Scint. 82, 10

Linked entry: blǽdan