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glædlíce

(adv.)
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tódǽlað þá dagas þurh seofon, and swá glædlíce becumað tó þám andgite swá myceles gerénes, Angl. viii. 302, 39. of ready, willing action, cheerfully, with alacrity Ꝥ Crístes lofu neádwíse gelǽstan glædlíce ( alacriter ), Hy.

trahtnung

(n.)
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trahtnung, e; f.

Expositionexplanationcomment

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Exposition, explanation, comment Uton nú fón on ðæs godspelles trahtnunge ðǽr hit forléton let its resume the exposition of the gospel, where we left it, Homl. Th. i. 114, 35: ii. 72, 22.

weoruld-lufu

(n.)
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weoruld-lufu, e, an; f.
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Love of the world, love of worldly things nellaþ búgan fram ðyssere andweardan woruldlufe, Homl. Th. i. 580, 3.

ge-wyldan

(v.)
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ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Mid ele wel gewylde well tempered with oil, Herb. 12, 3; Lchdm. i. 104, 6. Ic me gedó allophilas ealle gewylde mihi allophyli subditi sunt, Ps. Th. 59, 7

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mægden-hád

(n.)
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mægden-hád, es; m.

Maidenhoodvirginity

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Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 1

Linked entry: mægþ-hád

un-gímende

(adj.)
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un-gímende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Carelessnegligent

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Careless, negligent Ða ðing ðe se Dryhtnes wer geseah nales eallum monnum suongrum and heora liifes ungémendum [ungemyndum for(?) ungýmendum, Bd.

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æt-styntan

(v.)
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æt-styntan, p. te.
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Þat ufel wes atstunt. Lay. 31903.]

Linked entry: á-styntan

ge-hyspan

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Ox. 1474. to reproach, upbraid Se wer þe wæs Gode gehálgod gehyspte Arrianum þone gedwolbiscop swá swá hit gebyrede ( exprobravit ut debuit ), Gr. D. 238, 15

un-leás

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Se unleásesta wer vir veracissimus, 193, 10

hnitu

(n.)
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hnitu, e; f.

A nit

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Hnite and wyrmas on weg tó dónne ðe on cildum beóþ to remove nits and worms that are on children, L. Med. ex Quadr. 9, 15; Lchdm. i. 364, 6

nosu

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'Ðæt is ðæt oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon. Mid ðǽm nosum (per nasum) tósceádað góde stincas and yfele. Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá nosu ( per nasum) . . . ?, Past. 433, 19-22.

éste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éste-líce, ést-líce; adv.

Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintilybĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte

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We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

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flód-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
flód-wudu, m.

Flood-wooda shipmărīnum lignumnāvis

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Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sǽ flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854

hér-ongemong

(adv.)
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hér-ongemong, adv.

Here-among,amongst the restmeanwhile

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Gif Æfneres dǽda sume hérongemong secgaþ si Abner factum ad medium deducamus, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 13. Gif Salamones cuida sumne hérongemong eówiaþ si Salamonis ad medium verba proferantur, 49, 5; Swt. 385, 33

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sangere

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add: a church-singer; cantor Sceole healdan úrne palm oð þæt se sangere onginne ðone offringsang, Hml. Th. i. 218, 9. Bútan Iácóbe ðám songere, be þám ǽr sǽdon, wæs hé sanges mágister Norðhymbra cyricum, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 345, 21

maþelian

(v.)
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Fela mihton ymbe þissum þingum maðelian, Angl. viii. 332, 34. Þás þing þe ymbe sýn maðeligende, 307, 31. Add

un-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelíc, adj.

Unlikedifferentdissimilardiverse

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syndon ungelíce ðonne ðe in heofonum hæfdon wlite we are different from what we were when we had beauty in heaven, Cd. Th. 274, 7; Sat. 150.

in-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
in-beornan, p. -bearn

To burn

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To burn, be on fire Inbiorne inardescamus, Rtl. 95. 27

ed-níwinga

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ed-níwinga, -niówunga.
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ðǽr eft edniówunga hæfdon micel gefeoht, Nar. 17, 21. Add

Linked entry: níwunga

ofer-drettan

(v.)

to take with violence

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to take with violence oferdryttan praeoccupemus, Ps. Spl. 94, 2

Linked entry: drettan