scyld
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Rush. 28, 25. Hé ða scyld forlét wið hine debitum dimisit ei, 27: 30
Linked entry: GYLT
wrǽt-líc
wondrous ⬩ curious ⬩ of wondrous excellence ⬩ beautiful ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant
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Th. 476, l; Ruin. l. Wrǽtlíc is see womb neoþan, wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 14; Ph. 307: 356, 29; Pa. 19. Heofoncyninges stefn wrǽtlíc, Andr. Kmbl. 185 ; An. 93. Syndon ða foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrǽtlícu wǽgfaru, Cd.
ofer-gán
to overspread ⬩ to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer ⬩ to pass a point or limit ⬩ to pass a moral limit, to transgress ⬩ to pass across, traverse, cross ⬩ to pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an end ⬩ To be over ⬩ to come upon, attack
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Rush. 15, 2. to pass across, traverse, cross Hé ofereode steáp stánhliþo, Beo. Th. 2820; B. 1408. Hí ða Reádan Sǽ ofereodon, Homl. Th. ii. 200, 27: Beo.
Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan
springan
To spring ⬩ to leap ⬩ bound ⬩ to burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., ⬩ to fly ⬩ to grow as a plant ⬩ to rise as the sun ⬩ to move as a spring moves ⬩ to spread ⬩ be diffused ⬩ to spring as blood from a wound ⬩ to spring as water ⬩ to burst ⬩ crack
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Rush. 1, 28: Beo. Th. 36; B. 18 : Apstls. Kmbl. 12; Ap. 6. Ða sprang ðæt word the report spread, Homl. Th. i. 384, 8: Ap. Th. 25, 13. Wíde springende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 519, 37: 513, 21
Linked entry: sprincan
ge-swícan
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L. 18, 1. of things Bléda gedreósað, wynna gewítað, wǽra geswícað, Rún. 29. Geswicen euanuerunt, An. Ox. 3980. Geswícan mitescere, 3852. Hé hire swingele behét gif heó suwian nolde.
wiþ-cweþan
to reply ⬩ to gainsay ⬩ contradict ⬩ maintain an opposite opinion ⬩ to contradict ⬩ oppose ⬩ resist ⬩ to refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ not to allow
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., -cweoða>, Rush. contradicere ), Lk. Skt. 21, 15. Hé begann tó wiðcweðenne ðam geleáfan ðe se apostol tǽhte, Homl.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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Rush. 6, 49. Wiht unhǽlo ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 241; B. 120. Werge wihta ( devils ), Exon. Th. 455, 29; Hy. 4, 57. Unfǽle men, wudewásan, unfǽle wihtu satiri vel fauni Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 20.
Linked entries: eall-wihta uht wuht ǽnig-wiht Wiht-land
wang
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Hryre wong gecrong the ruin sank to earth, 477, 30; Ruin. 32. Done wlitigan wong Paradise, 228, 16; Ph. 439. Wangas blóstmum blówaþ fields bloom with flowers, Menol. Fox 178; Men. 90. Wangas gréne, 410; Men. 206.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Færeð æfter foldan fýrswearta lég the flame shall run along the ground, Cri. 984. Færþ se mete út þurh ðone líchomon, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 35.
Linked entry: farnian
tó-sceádan
to divide in two, ⬩ separate one thing from another ⬩ to divide into parties ⬩ cause division ⬩ dissension among ⬩ to separate contending parties or claims ⬩ judge, ⬩ decide between ⬩ to make a distinction between things ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ treat or regard differently ⬩ to separate one thing from another with the mind, ⬩ to discern, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ discriminate ⬩ to separate things from one another, ⬩ to order, ⬩ dispose, ⬩ appoint ⬩ to separate the parts of a confused whole, ⬩ to expound, ⬩ interpret, ⬩ render intelligible ⬩ to discuss ⬩ to send in different directions, ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ To be separated, ⬩ to differ
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Rush. 10, 9. On ðæm dæge God tóscéd on twá eorðan and sǽ, Shrn. 63, 24: 62, 35.
Linked entries: sceádan tó-gesceádan tó-scádan
ge-sund
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Stópon úp weras of wǽge and hyra wicg gesund, Ru. 23, 21. of things, that escapes danger Gesund salua (reverentia), An. Ox. 5269. that averts danger (?) Mid gesunde cum tuta [v. (?) cum tuta pelta. Ald. II, 28], Wrt.
GÁT
A she-GOAT ⬩ capra
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Wæterbuca vel gát tippŭla [ = an insect that runs swiftly over the water, the water-spider, water-spinner ], Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 10; Wrt. Voc. 24, 14
HEFIG
HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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Hí eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne wé him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.
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land-riht
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Unc módige ymb mearce sittaþ .. ne willaþ rúmor unc landriht heora round our border sit bold ones, who will not more largely allow us their landright, i.e. will not allow us to possess more land in their country, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 28; Gen. 1911.
ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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Rush. 20, 7. Geboht þeówa emptitius, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 33; Wrt. Voc. 50, 16 : Gen. 17, 12
ge-byrd
birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum
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Rush. 14, 6. Wítgan cýþdon Cristes gebyrd prophets announced Christ's birth, 8 b; Th. 5, 5; Cri. 65. Bearnes gebyrda the infant's birth, 18 b; Th. 45, 24; Cri. 724 : L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22.
slǽp
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. , Rush. de dor*-*mitione somnii ), Jn. Skt. 11. 13. Mid ðý heó ðý slǽpe tðbrǽd somno excussa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3053; An. 1529: Cd. Th. 161, 15; Gen. 2655. Of slǽpe onwóc æþeling, 249, 2; Dan. 524.
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streón
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Ða ðe geléfeþ in striónum (on gistrión, Rush.) confidentes in pecuniis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 24. Of striónum hiora de facultatibus suis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 3. Strióna thesauros. Mt. Kmbl.
ge-efenlǽcan
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Ben. 51, 16. to act in accordance with a rule followed by another Hí geefenlǽcað þone cwide þe Drihten be him sylfum cwæþ hi illam domini imitantur sententiam, R. Ben. 20, 14.
sacan
to fight, strive, contend ⬩ to disagree, ⬩ to wrangle ⬩ to bring a suit ⬩ to accuse, blame ⬩ to refuse, deny.
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Rush. 14, 56. Swá hwæt þwyr and gebolgen mód ... sacendes hátheortnys hit is ná lufu þreáginge quicquid protervus et indignus animus protulerit, objurgantis furor est, non dilectio correctionis, Scint. 36. to refuse, deny.