ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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Ðonne ic ðas ilcan óðre síþe wíc geséce when I seek this same dwelling a second time, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 23; Gen. 2394. He óðer líf eft geséceþ he shall seek another life hereafter, Cd. 218; Th. 277, 30; Sat. 212: Salm.
freórig
freezing ⬩ chilled ⬩ frigid ⬩ frozen ⬩ frīgens ⬩ frīgŏre rīgens ⬩ frīgĭdus ⬩ gĕlĭdus ⬩ chilled with fear or sorrow ⬩ trembling ⬩ sad ⬩ trĕmens ⬩ tristis
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Kmbl. 2520; An. 1261. chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis He gefeóll freórig to foldan he fell trembling to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281.
ge-frætewian
To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre ⬩ redĭmīre
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Ðǽr is geat gylden, gimmum gefrætewod there is a golden gate decked with gems, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 20; Sat. 649 : 220; Th. 283, 21; Sat. 308. Fiðrum gefrætwad adorned with wings, Elen. Kmbl. 1482; El. 743 : Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 14; Ph. 239.
tin-treg
Torment
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Hié ealle worldlíce tintrega and ealle líchomlícu sár oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 19. Ðý læs ðe ðú þurh tintrega forwurðe, Homl. Th. i. 432, 9. Ic geseó, ðæt ðú ðás tintregan gebysmerast, 426, 5.
Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg
tó-drífan
To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to
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Salm. Kmbl. 928; Sal. 463. Se ðe æfter rihte wille æfter spyrian swá deóplíce, ðæt hit tódrífan ne mæg monna æenig ne ámerran ǽénig eorðlíc þincg quisquis vestigat verum, cupitque nullis ille deviisfalli, Met. 22, 3. Ða tódrifenan actos, Wrt.
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wearg
Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,
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Th. 309, 17; Sat. 711. Wið ðone wergan gǽst, Exon. Th. 373, 30; Seel. 117. Weregan, Cd. Th. 306, 24; Sat. 669. Hí sculon >werge wihta wræce þrowian, Exon. Th. 455, 29; Hy. 4, 57. Werige, Cd. Th. 6, 18; Gen. 90: 304, 15; Sat. 630.
ge-wendan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ incline ⬩ bring about ⬩ To turn [one's self] ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return
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He gewendeþ on ða wyrsan hand he turns to the worse side, Salm. Kmmbl. 997; Sal. 500. Hwílum hie gewendaþ on wyrmes líc sometimes they turn into the body of a snake, 305; Sal. 152.
þeóstre
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Niht biþ wedera þeóstrost, Salm. Kmbl. 621; Sal. 310. metaphorically, of absence of spiritual or mental light, or of cheerfulness Gif ðín eáge byþ deorc, eall ðín líchama byþ þýstre (ðióstor, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 11, 34.
weallan
of water, &c. issuing from a source ⬩ to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow ⬩ of the source, to well with, ⬩ flow with, ⬩ with a noun ⬩ absolute ⬩ implying abundance ⬩ to swarm, exist in large numbers ⬩ of production in large numbers or great quantity, ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ flow with ⬩ of violent movement, ⬩ to boil, rage, heave ⬩ of movement in liquids caused by heat, ⬩ to boil (intrans.), ⬩ to be hot ⬩ used of a vessel in which a liquid boils ⬩ of other than liquids, ⬩ to be hot, burn, blaze, rage ⬩ figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, ⬩ to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved ⬩ trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn
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To roll, turn Hine on lyfte lífgetwinnan sweopum seolfrenum swíðe weallaþ, óð ðæt him bán blícaþ, blédaþ ǽdran, Salm. Kmbl. 288; Salm. 143. [O. Sax. wallan to well; to boil, burn (fig.): O. Frs. walla: O. H.
Linked entry: for-weallen
a-feorran
To remove ⬩ take away ⬩ expel ⬩ removere ⬩ elongare ⬩ amovere ⬩ auferre
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C. 87, 19: Cd. 219; Th. 282, 9; Sat. 284
deóp
Depth, the deep, abyss ⬩ prŏfundum
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Depth, the deep, abyss; prŏfundum Ne me forswelge sǽ-grundes deóp ne me absorbeat profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Adó me of deópe deorces wæteres libĕra me de profundo aquārum, 68, 14.
eóred
Cavalry, a band, legion, troop ⬩ equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma
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Cavalry, a band, legion, troop; equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma Hie gesáwon eóred lixan they saw the band glittering. d. 149; Th. 187, 28; Exod. 157. Eórod sceal getrume rídan a troop shall ride in a body, Exon. 90a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63.
feorh-gifa
Giver of life ⬩ vītæ dător
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Geségon on heáhsetle heofones waldend, folca feorhgiefan they saw on his throne heaven's Ruler, Giver of life to nations, 15 b; Th. 35, 10; Cri. 556
in-stæppan
To step in ⬩ enter
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Hí sume gesáwon englas instæppende some of them saw angels entering, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 23
mǽl-dæg
A day ⬩ season ⬩ an appointed time
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A day, season, an appointed time Hé ðæs mǽl-dæges self ne wénde ðæt him Sarra bringan meahte on woruld sunu he himself never hoped for the day when Sarah could bring him a son into the world, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 4; Gen. 2339.
Linked entry: mál-dæg
óþ-beran
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Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær (bore off) ofer heánne holm, 291, 13; Wand. 81
glæsen
Made of glass ⬩ grey ⬩ vitreus
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Sǽ glæsen mare vitreum, Mt. Kmbl. p 10, 3
rinnan
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Th. 309, 20; Sat. 712. Wǽn æfter ran, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 32; Rún. 22. Gif lioþole út rynne, Lchdm. ii. 12, 24. Blód and wæter út bicwóman rinnan fore rincum, Exon. Th. 69, 3; Cri. 1115
te
To
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Sax. te: O. Frs. te, ti: O. L. Ger. te, ti: O. H. Ger. za, ze, zi.] Cf. tó
be-sittan
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Sax. bi-sittian to besiege: O. L. Ger. bi-sittian circumsedere, circumdare: O. H. Ger. pi-sizzen possidere.] Add