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self-cwala

(n.)
Grammar
self-cwala, an; m.
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A suicide Wé sceolan witan ꝥ nán sylfcwala, ꝥ is ágenslaga, ne becymð tó Godes ríce, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 14. Sylfcwalan and hǽðene men ne ðurfon tó þám dóme; ac hié bióð sóna fordémede, Verc. Först. 172. Sylfcwalan biothanatas, An. Ox. 7, 181

Linked entry: cwala

geán-cyme

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Him wildeór ne dereþ ne ǽnig yfel geáncyme, Lch. i. 176, 5. Fram geáncyme ab occursu Scint. 188, 6. Þú bewruge mé fram gemétinge (géncyme, MS. T.) áwyrgedra protexisti me a conventu malignantium Ps. Spl. 63, 2. Géncymas adinventiones Ps.

á-wildian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 322, 15. of uncultivated growth Gif se wíngeard ne bið on riht gescreádod, ne bið hé wæstmbǽre, ac for hraðe áwildað, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 15

Linked entry: -wildian

ge-stíran

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Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge impudentes ab impudentiae vilio non nisi increpaíio dura compescit, Past. 205, 22. with gen. of action and means Ðætte hie mid hiora onwalde gestieren,(-stíran, v.l.) ðára scylda, Past. 116, 14

swigian

(v.)
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swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Ne swiga (swuga, Th.: suwa, Lamb.) ðú ne sileas, Ps. Spl. Surt. 38, 17. Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.) ðú ne taceas, Ps. Th. Surt. 82, 1. Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.: swuga, Th.). . . ne suga ne sileas . . . ne taceas, Ps. Lamb. 27, 1. Ne swuga, Ps. Spl. 34, 25.

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L. 18, 22. (2 a) mostly with negative questions :-- Hú nys seó sáwl sélre þonne mete? nonne anima plus est quam esca?, Mt. 6, 26: Lk. 17, 17. Hú lá ! ne wurpe wé þrý cnihtas intó þám fýre?, Hml. Th. ii. 20, 12. Lá hú ne gewídmǽrsude?

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge and miclum ðreán impudentes ab impudentiae vitio non nisi increpatio dura compescit, Past. 31; Swt. 205, 23.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

beót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beót-líce, adv.

In a threatening mannerthreateninglyminaciter

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In a threatening manner, threateningly; minaciter Jos. 8, 10 : Num. 14, 44

frician

(v.)
Grammar
frician, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To dancesaltāre

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To dance; saltāre Gé ne fricudun non saltastis, Mt. Bos. 11, 17

wynsum

(n.)
Grammar
wynsum, es; n.

The pleasant

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The pleasant Ðæt nán wiht ne sý ðæs wynsumes, Wulfst. 184, 20

á-derian

(v.)
Grammar
á-derian, p. ede
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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19

Linked entry: derian

for-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gilpan, pp. -golpen

To boast of

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To boast of Ne récð God þǽre forgolpenan ælmessan, Wlfst. 234, 16

Linked entry: gilpan

un-wita

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[U]nw[i]t[a]n stolidi, An. Ox. 56, 229. Add

wácness

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Ne sceole wé forseón þearfena wácnysse. Hml. Th. I. 336, l. Add

wang

Grammar
wang, <b>. I.</b>
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Wongas ne bryngað mete arua non afferent cybum, Cant. Ab. 17. Add

freót-mann

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Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes ne freótmannes, E.S. 49, 344. Add

á-tǽlan

(v.)

to blame

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to blame Þte átǽled sié ut non viluperetur, Rtl. 11, 31

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

ge-efenlǽcan

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Ne ðú ne geefenléc nec imiteris (vias ejus ), Kent. Gl. 59. Se abbod geefenlǽce þá bysene þæs árfæstan hyrdes pastoris boni piunt imitetur exemplum, R.

cúða

(n.)
Grammar
cúða, an; m. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan; -a , termination, q. v.]

One known, an acquaintance, a familiar friend, a relation notus, cognātus

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Ne clypa ðú ðíne frýnd ne ðíne cúdan noli vocare amicos tuos neque cognātos, 14, 12: 1. 58

Linked entry: cýþling