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nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Bibeód him ðæt nǽniht (ne ǽniht, Lind.) hiǽ gilǽdde on woeg praecepit ne quid tollerent in via, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 8. Náneht ł ne óht (nǽniht ł nóht, Rush.) nullam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 22.

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609.

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Fægen voti compos, 124, 11. with cause of gladness given, in genitive Hilarius nine underféng, fagen his cymes, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 19. Fægen (fagen, v. l.) his gecyrrednysse, Hml. S. 26, 133.

eáþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-mód, adj.

Humble, lowly, obedienthŭmĭlis, obēdiens

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He eáþmóde him eorlas funde he found men obedient to him, Menol. Fox 195; Men. 99. His ætgiefan eáþmód weorþeþ he becomes obedient to his feeder, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 27; Vy. 91

Linked entry: eæþ-mód

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Eall þæt manncynnes elles wæs, eall hit ádranc, Wlfst. 10, 13. Ꝥ man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, sí hit Ymbrenfæsten, sí hit Lengctenfæsten, sí hit elles óðer fæsten, Ll. Th. i. 368, 22. Elles óðre fæstena healde man, 308, 18.

beald

(adj.)

boldconfidentboldimpudent

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þý baldran and þý unforhtran wǽron, 3, 18; Sch. 274, 21. Ðæt hié (elati) ne sién bealdran and orsorgran ðonne hié scylen ne plus quam decet sint liberi, Past. 302, 14.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Ðe his sylfes sáwle hafaþ deáþe geteohhad who hath assigned his own soul to death, 183, 33. Eall ðæt yfel, ðæt him geteohod hæfdon all the evil that they had determined against him, Ps. Th. 9, argument: 14: 16, 13.

for-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]

To lie greatlybelievalde mentīriementīri

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To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon they would lie with false witnesses, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16. Leáse gewitan hine forlugon false witnesses belied him, Homl. Th. i. 44, 28.

Linked entry: for-logen

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.
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Add Þá áþenede Benedictus his hand and áwrát Crístes róde táken þǽr tóweard extensa manu Benedictus signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 4. 3. Add Hig eódon tó Sodoman weard abierunt Sodoman, Gen. 18, 22. flugon tó heora lande weard, Hml.

wærþu

(n.)
Grammar
wærþu, (-o); indecl. f.

Sagacity, cunning, cleverness

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Sagacity, cunning, cleverness Gif him lífes weard of móde ábrít ðæt micle dysig ðæt hit oferwrigen mid wunode lange, þonne ic wát ðæt ne wundriaþ mæniges þinges ðe monnum nú wærþo and wunder þynceþ (many a thing that now seems very clever and wonderful

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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Ðæt heofonlíce wolcn leát wið his and hine genam the cloud from heaven stooped towards him, and received him, 296, 2. Hé forþ leát on his andwlitan procideret in faciem, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 11.

in-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
in-cund, adj.

Internalinwardintimate

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Internal, inward, intimate Ða óðre werod brúcaþ ðære incundan embwlátunge his godcundnysse swá ðæt náteshwón fram his andweardnysse ásende ne gewítaþ the other hosts enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, so that on no account do they depart

ge-læccan

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ús gegripon ł gelahton him nos diripiebant sibi, Ps. L. 43, 11. Þæt folc his cépte and hine gelæhton, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 7. Hé wolde Wulnóð gelæccan cucene oððe deádne take him alive or dead, Chr. 1009; P. 138, note 9.

ealdor-mann

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, and þonne seó tíd gewinnes cóm, þonne hluton mid tánum tó þám ealdormannum, and swá hwylcne heora swá him se tán ætýwde, þonne gecuron hi þone him tó heretogan, and him hýrdon.

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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Gilíffæsted gáste vivificatos spiritu, Rtl. 21, 34. to keep alive Drihten hine gehylt, and hine gelíffæst, and gedéð hine gesǽligne on eorðan, Ps.

sweord-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bora, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 76, 46. one who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer Swá swá Eádmundes sweordbora hit reahte Æþelstáne cyninge, Swt. A. S. Prim. 83, 7. Totila ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 12

á-læccan

(v.)
Grammar
á-læccan, p. -læhte
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To get hold of, catch Se kyng álehte him betwux his earmes, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 9

Linked entry: læccan

gilp-lic

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Add:: arrogant Pharao him filigde æt ðám hón mid his gilplicum riddum, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 23

un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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Hé ábát his suna . . and unfæderlíce macode heora flǽsc him tó mete, Sal. K. 121, 17. Add