ge-sceádan
To separate, distinguish, discern, decide ⬩ to separate
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He biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud gesceáden he will be assigned at the separation to the band on the left hand, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 23; Dóm. 75
ge-neát
A companion, associate, vassal
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A companion, associate, vassal Big-standaþ me strange geneátas ða ne willaþ me æt ðam stríðe geswícan strong companions stand by me who will not fail me at the strife, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 36;Gen. 284. Geneát inquilinus, Cot. 108: parasitus, 152.
sinc-þegu
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eówrum cynne álicgean . . . syððan æðelingas gefricgean eówerne dómleásne dǽd for your kin shall receiving a lord's costly present and gift of sword be no more . . . after men learn your inglorious deed (the desertion of their lord, Beowulf, at
brýd-lác
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7, 61. in pl. marriage ceremony, nuptials Is ǽlcum preóste forboden, þæt hí beón ne móton on þá wísan, þe hí ǽr wǽran æt þám brýdlácum, þǽr man óðre síðe wífað where a man marries a second time, priests are forbidden to attend in the way they did at
deóp
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Deópum ceápe at a high price, Ll. Th. i. 370, 10. Ꝥ hé swá deópe friðsócne ( so inviolable a sanctuary ) geséce, 340, 10. For ðínum deópum gyltum for your grievous sins, Hml. S. 22, 177.
heáfod-segn
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It would seem, then, to have been an ensign, which had at the head of its shaft ( hilte ) the figure of a boar. Perhaps the poet of the Exodus had the same kind of ensign in mind where he says that the tribe of Judah, ' '
oþ-íwan
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Otiéwe (at-, v. l. ), 84, 16. Hé wolde otiéwan (æt-, v. l. ) his árfæstnesse, 100, 9. Wearð Rómánum an yfelum tácne oþiéwed . . . þæt þæs folces sceolde micel hryre beón, Ors. 4, 1; S. 156, 33.
rúmedlíce
liberally ⬩ at large, fully
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MS.) selþ, 44; Swt. 326, 20. at large, fully Ðis ðæt wé nú feám wordum árímdon wé willaþ hwéne rúmedlícor ( paulo latius ) áreccean, 12; Swt. 75, 17. Rúmerlícor [rúmed ?] latius, multiplicius, Hpt. Gl. 420,30.
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wilder
A wild beast
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At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10; Pa. 43.
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créda
The creed ⬩ belief ⬩ symbolum fidei
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We andettaþ on úrum crédan ðæt Drihten sitt æt his Fæder swiðran we confess in our creed that the Lord sits at the right hand of his Father i. 48, 28; 274, 23.
á-wundrian
to wonder ⬩ be astonished ⬩ to wonder at ⬩ admire ⬩ magnify
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L. 2, 18: ammirati sunt, 48: 11, 14. to wonder at, admire, magnify Áuundradon God magnificabant Deum, Lk. L. 5, 26. ¶ in El. 581 áwundrad seems corrupt; Zupitza suggests áwended
ETAN
EAT, consume, devour ⬩ ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre
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He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6. Fuglas ǽton ða vŏlucres cŏmēdērunt ea, Mt. Bos. 13, 4. Ðeáh ðe gé of ðam treówe eten [MS. eton] though ye should eat of the tree, Gen. 3, 4. Ðæt gé ne ǽton ut non cŏmĕdĕrētis, 3, 1. 3
GYLT
Guilt ⬩ crime ⬩ sin ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ wrong ⬩ debt ⬩ fine ⬩ forfeiture
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Ath. 1, 11; Th. i. 206, 3: L. Edg. S. 2, 2; Th. i. 266, 13. Gif he ðǽr gylt gewyrce if he there do wrong, L. Ath. 1, 8; Th. i. 204, 8. Gylt ceápes crime in business, Lchdm. iii. 198, 10.
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Denisc
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Æfter þǽm him becóm on þæt Deniscæ gewinn mid eallum Germánium cum insurrexissent gentes innumerabiles, hoc est, Marcomanni atque omnis pene Germania, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 10. Add
ofer-gesett
placed above
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placed above (others) On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða underþióddan on óðre ða ofergesettan aliter admonendi sunt subditi, atque aliter praelati Past. 28, 1; Swt. 189, 15, 23
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bed-reda
One BEDRIDDEN ⬩ clinicus
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Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam bedredan [def. adj.] men, ðá feól he to ðæs apostoles fótum when the pharisee Josias saw that miracle in the bedridden man, then fell he at the apostle's feet, ii. 422, 11.
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bén-ríp
The reaping of corn by request ⬩ ad preces messio
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Originally the tenant came to reap corn etc. at his lord's request : in time, it grew into a custom or duty, but its old designation bén-ríp was still used Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and
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hremming
A hindering ⬩ hindrance ⬩ obstruction ⬩ obstacle ⬩ impediment
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Mycele swýðor sceal se sóþa Godes cempa búton ǽlcere hremminge hræðe gehýrsumian Cristes sylfes bebodum much more shall the true soldier of God, without any hindrance, at once obey the commands of Christ himself, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 34, 23
hyge-leás
Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish
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G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom and dignity are becoming to their rank, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 41.
ge-wítnian
To punish ⬩ chastise
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To punish, chastise Se ðe mihte hine sóna on helle gewítnian he that could at once punish him in hell, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 22. Ic gewítnige punio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 57. Hwí wurdon ða synfullan mid wætere gewítnode?