in-seglian
To seal
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To seal, place a seal upon Hig innseglodon ðone stán signantes lapidem, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 66. Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30
lítan
to bend ⬩ incline
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to cause to bow, to bend, incline Ðæt ingeþonc ǽlces monnes ðone líchoman lít ðider hit wile the mind of every man inclines the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119
rǽd-geþeaht
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Héht gefetigean tó rúne ðone ðe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe miht georne cúðe, 2322; El. 1162
ge-scénan
To break, bruise, wound ⬩ contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre
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Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15
swipian
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To scourge, strike, beat, lash Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd sweopaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185, MS. A.; Sal. 92. Rodor swipode meredeáða mǽst the destroying sea lashed the skies, Cd. Th. 207, 8; Exod. 463
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þri-scíte
Triangular ⬩ three-cornered
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On ðone þryscýtan crundel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 26
gímeleáslic
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That is done without care, careless, thoughtless Unwærlicu and giémeleáslicu sprǽc menn dweleð incauta locutio in errorem pertrahit Past. 89, 8. In manegum gýmeleáslicum wordum þe steór-leáslicu cildru gewuniað tó sprecanne. Gr. D. 289, 9
un-gerýde
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Se egeslica swég ungerýdre sǽ eall manna mód miclum gedréfeð mare terribili confundet murmure mentes, Dóm. L. 102. Ðá gehýrde hé ungerýdelic gelýd . . . and wæs áfre swá leng swá hlúddre and ungerýddre, Vis. Lfc. 50. Add
á-þecgan
to take food ⬩ consume
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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7
smedema
Fine flour, meal
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Bere is swíðe earfoþe tó gearcigenne, and ðeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann, ðonne hé gearo biþ. Swá wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoþe tó understandenne, ac ðeáhhwæðere ðonne wé cumaþ tó ðam smedman, ðæt is tó ðære getácnunge, ðonne gereordaþ heó fire mód Homl.
on-gitan
To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)
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Wið ðæs ðú wilt higian ðon ǽr ðe ðú hine ongitest towards that thou wilt strive as soon as thou dost recognise it, Bt. ll, 2 ; Fox 34, 8. Se man ðe swereþ man and eft his gilt onget, Lev. 5, 4: Met. 22, 16.
on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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Se ðe mé onsaekeþ (sæccas, Lind.) beforan monnum, onsaece ic ðone beforan fæder mínum, Mt.
hláford-scipe
Lordship, ⬩ rule; ⬩ dominatio
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Ðonne wé ágyltaþ wið ða hláfordas, ðonne ágylte wé wið ðone God ðe hláfordscipe gescóp cum præpositis delinquimus, ejus ordinationi, qui eos nobis prætulit, obviamus, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 201, 3: 29; Swt. 201, 22.
hyrdan
to embolden ⬩ encourage ⬩ brace
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To make hard, strong or bold, to embolden, encourage, brace Sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierde [hirde, Cott. MS.] ða ðe hé unfæsðráde wisse caute monendo postmodum, quæ infirma sunt, roborat, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 213, 8.
ele-fæt
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Gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þám þrým elum, for ðan ðe wé ne durran dón hí tógædere on ánum elefate, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 8. Ampellan oððe elefæt legithum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 76.
fore-genga
an attendant ⬩ a predecessor ⬩ a leader ⬩ ruler
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Hí gesáwon heora foregengan swá dón, Hml. Th. ii. 534, 1. a leader, ruler Gemunað eówerra foregengena ðára ðe eów bodedon Godes word mementote praepositorum vestrorum, qui vobis locuti sunt verbum Dei, Past. 205, 14
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for-þryccan
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Ic wille mé segnian, ac ic ne mæg, for ðon ðe ic eom forseted and forðrycced ( premor ) mid þám scyllum þisses dracan, 325, 5. to torture Beóð þá earman sáwla áhangene ofer þá hátestan lígeas, and þǽr þonne beóð forþriccende (-ede?)
heáp-mælum
In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flocks ⬩ catervatim
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Ne wæs ðá ylding tó ðon ðæt hí heápmǽlum, cóman máran weorod of ðám þeódum ðe wé ǽr gemynegodon non mora ergo confluentibus certatim in insulam gentium memoratarum catervis, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483. 31.
hord-cófa
A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart
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A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl
feórþling
A fourth part of a thing ⬩ FARTHING ⬩ quadrans
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Ǽr ðú agylde ðone ýtemestan feórþling [MS. feórþlingc] dōnec reddas nŏvissĭmum quadrantem, Mt. Bos. 5, 26: Lk. Bos. 12, 59. Geseah he sume earme wudewan bringan twegen feórþlingas vīdit quandam vĭduam paupercŭlam mittentem æra mĭnūta duo, Lk.