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fácenful-lic

(adj.)
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fácenful-lic, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Náht ne sprece wé fácenfullices nichil loquamur subdolum, Hy. S. 24, 19

hálga

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Wé sungon be eallum m

paradís

(n.)
Grammar
paradís, es; m.
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Paradise Ðæt wé inn móton gaan tó ðám upplican paradíse, Hex. 28, 9

syn-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
syn-cræft, es; m.

A sinful art

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A sinful art Ne syncræftas (scyn-, other MS. ) wé ne onhyrgen, Wulfst. 253,10

forþ-gestígan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestígan, p. -gestáh, pl. -gestigon; pp. -gestigen

To go forth or forwards ⬩ to advance ⬩ ascend ⬩ prodīre ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ ascendĕre

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Ðæt we eáðe mágon upcund ríce forþgestígan that we may easily ascend to the realm on high, 93 a; Th. 348, 28; Sch. 35

bóc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bóc-líc, adj.

BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books ⬩ biblicus

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Ðæt we ða bóclícan láre smeágan that we consider the book-lore, 284, 24

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldorbeágian, p. ode; pp. od

To crown

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Stephanus is on Leden coronatus ðæt we eweðaþ on Englisc gewuldorbeágod Stephen is in Latin 'coronatus,' which we express in English by crowned, Homl. Th. i. 50, 12; 52, 20

Linked entry: wuldorbeágian

á-tendan

to light up ⬩ to expose to severe trial ⬩ to excite ⬩ inflame

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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial Wé wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr wé mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is covered ⬩ to reveal

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Unwreóh (revela) Drihtne weg ðínne, Ps. Spl. 36, 5. Nǽnig gedégled ðæt ne sé eft unwrigen (nihil opertum quod non revelabitur), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 26. Unwrigen retectum, discoopertum, Germ. 389, 11.

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; m.[?]: e; f.
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The people of a country Se wer gebiraþ mágum, and seó cynebót ðám leódum; other reading:-- Ðam were habbaþ ða mǽgas and ðam cynebót se [seó?] landleód, L. Wg; Th. i. 190, 9, and note 14.

ge-sceapennys

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Seó ðridde gesceapennys is þæt men beóð gestrýnede þurh wer and þurh wíf, Seó feórðe gesceapennys wæs swá þæt Críst wearð ácenned of mǽdene búton were, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 22-30. Genesis ne spricð ná be þǽra engla gesceapenisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 23, 8.

bócere

(n.)
Grammar
bócere, es; m.

A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor ⬩ scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus

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A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor; scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus Ðá cwæþ se bócere, Láreów, well ðú on sóþe cwǽde then the scribe said, Master, thou in truth hast well said, Mk. Bos. 12, 32.

Linked entry: bécere

cunnan

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Sumne wyrhtan þe wel cunne on cræfte, Hml. S. 36, 24. On cunnende wæs expertus sit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 13. to be able Wé him ne cunnon æfter*-*spyrigean, Past. 5, 16. Hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33.

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ alone ⬩ singular ⬩ one ⬩ each one ⬩ solivagus ⬩ solitarius ⬩ privatus ⬩ solus ⬩ singularis ⬩ unus ⬩ singulus

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Going alone, solitary, private, alone, singular, one, each one; solivagus, solitarius, privatus, solus, singularis, unus, singulus Nis nán ðe eallunga wel dó, nó forðon ánlépe non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 13, 2.

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

wiþer

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþer, prep. adv.

Against ⬩ Against

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Against, in opposition Wiþer infensus, Germ. 394, 366 Similar entries cf. he wæh Wiðer king þe wiðer wes an compe Laym. 9287

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, I.
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Þá þrydedo (ðreodedon, v.l.) his freónd and þóhton ꝥ his líchama sceolde beón álegd in Prenestino þám wege deliberauim fuerat, ut Praenestina via ejus corpus poni debuisset, 297, 15. Add

neáh-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-wæter, es; n.

A piece of water that is near

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A piece of water that is near Wé gewícodon be ðǽm neáhwætrum, Nar. 22, 24

spitel

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Þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), Gr. D. 201, 20. Add

gestig

(adj.)
Grammar
gestig, adj.

Strange

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Strange Huonne ðec we ségon gestig quando te vidimus hospitem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 38