ge-hweorfan
To turn ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn ⬩ go away ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ pass as property ⬩ fall as a lot ⬩ verti ⬩ abire ⬩ redire ⬩ excidere
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act. To turn; convertere Manige sindon ðe ðú gehweorfest to heofonleóhte there are many whom thou shalt turn to the light of heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 1947; An. 976. Gehweorf úre hæftnéd converte captivitatem nostram, Ps. Th. 125, 4. Gehweorf us, mægena God
Linked entry: ge-hwearf
ge-springan
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Substitute: To spring. to burst forth, of a fluid to spirt out, of sparks, drops, &c. (lit. or fig.), to fly Þæt blód gesprang, B. 1667. Of þám wróhtdropan wíde gesprungon, Gn. Ex. 196. of energetic speech, to burst forth in words In ðæt mearda
Wéland
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A character in old Teutonic legends celebrated for his skill as a smith. Allusion to him is found in Middle English poetry: 'My sword . . . thorrow Velond wroght yt wase,' Torrent of Portugaled. Halliwell, l. 428 (v. preface, pp. vii sqq.), and a trace
Linked entry: Weolud
ǽg-hwilc
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Add: as substantive, absolute Egsan sceal ǽghwylc habban, Ps. Th. 75, 9. Ǽghwylc gecwæð, B. 987. His brúcan mót ǽghwylc on eorðan, Sch. 66. Hé tó ǽghwylcum sóð sprecende wæs, Bl. H. 223, 29. Fýr biþ ymbútan on ǽghwylcum, þeáh hé uppe seó, Sat. 265: An
Tíw
the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly corresponded ⬩ in the name of one of the days
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the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly corresponded Tiig Mars, Martis, Txts. 77, 1293. Tíg, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 56. Tuu (Tíw?), 58, 40. Ðone Syxtum nédde Decius se cásere Tíges (Martis) deófolgylde, Shrn. 114, 9.
tyllan
To draw ⬩ attract
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To draw, attract. Found only in the compound for-tyllan, but see the following passages from later English, [Mi liht onswere tulde him upon me, A.R. 320, 13. Ne tulle ȝe to þe ȝete none unkuðe harloz, 414, 5. As muche place as myd a þong ich may aboute
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land-riht
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the law of the land, the rights and privileges belonging to the inhabitant of a country or to the owner of land[?] Londrihtes mót ðære mǽgburge monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan shall each man of the family wander lacking the rights of those who live in the
ágen
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Add: , ǽgen. as adj. Þæt is ágen cræft ( a property ) wætres and eorðan. Met. 20, 122. Ǽnigum folce his ǽgenu ǽ gelícade tó healdenne, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 19. Þæs wæteres ágnu cýþ is on eorþan, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 14. Þis is mín ágen cýð, Met. 24, 49
sceáwung
a looking at, contemplation, consideration ⬩ respect,regard ⬩ reconnoitring, surveying, examination ⬩ a spectacle, show ⬩ a show, appearance, pretence
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a looking at, contemplation, consideration Embeþonc vel sceáwung circumspectio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 27. Tó dígolnesse and tó stilnesse becom ðære godcundan sceáwunge ancorlífes ad anachoreticae contemplationis silentia secreta pervenit, Bd. 4, 28; S.
swín
a swine. ⬩ the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.
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a swine. [As may be seen from the charters and the laws, swine were an important item in the livestock of the English. They were owned in large numbers (contract the number held by the Norwegian Ohthere, v. infra), as appears from the passages given below
dihtere
An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward ⬩ auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor
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An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward; auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor Ic wríte swá me ða dihteras sǽdon ðe his líf geornost cúðon I write as the informants who knew his life most accurately told me, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 4, 23
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meagol
Earnest ⬩ strenuous ⬩ firm
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Earnest, strenuous, firm Ðæt ic Gode and Sancta Marian meaglum móde on éce yrfe geseald hæbbe what I, with mind immovable, have given as a perpetual inheritance to God and St. Mary (cf. the form 'Ego donationem indeclinabiliter consensi,' 322, 6), Cod
þrym-fæst
Glorious ⬩ majestic ⬩ illustrious ⬩ mighty
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Glorious, majestic, illustrious, mighty, as epithet of the Deity Mægencyninga Meotod, þrymfæst þeóden, Exon. Th. 58, 31; Cri. 944. Se brego mǽra, þeóden þrymfæst ( Christ ), 29, 3; Cri. 457: Andr. Kmbl. 645; An. 323. in other connections Eorl unforcúð
clerc
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Add: one of the secular (as opposed to monastic) clergy Ic secge þé, lá cleric, on þín eáre, Angl. viii. 300, 14. On gewittnesse Byrhtstánes mæssepreóstes and on clerices þe þis gewrát, Cht. E. 255, 30. Wolde ic ꝥ þá ǽðela(n) clericas ásceócon fram
grǽg-hama
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Add: If the word denotes a living creature the verb gylleð would point to a bird rather than to the wolf. The verb þeótan (q.v.) and the noun geþot are the words used for the howl of the wolf, while gellan (q.v.) is used of the scream of a bird. As the
-iht
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Add: -eht; -ihte, -ehte, -ehti, -ecti. As wost adjectives with one or other of these forms occur in the oblique cases only, it is impossible to say which form should be given in the nominative; but the -iht is found in þorniht, and the -ihte (-ehte, -
meolc
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Add: milk as food, ( ) of an animal Gehǽt scene fulne cúwearmre meolce, Lch. ii. 354, 2. Wyl on eówe meolce, 144, 22,, Sceal mon lácnian mid cú meolcum oððe gáte . . . Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 21-24. Hé
mete
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Add: food Gif mete sý áwyrd, Lch. ii. 142, 14. Nys ríce Godes meta ( esca ) and d inc, Scint. 153, 7. Ǽgþer ge hrægles ge metes ge drinces, Bt. 26, 2 ; F. 94, 4. Wið genumenum mete, Lch. ii. 142, 7. Wermód drincan ǽr þon þe hié mete þicgan, 32, 1. Ne
namian
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Add Swá swá Abraham dyde . . . and ꝥ wíf Anna . . . and fela óðre men ðe wé ne magan namian, Hml. A. 34, 261. substitute: to call by some title or epithet Hwí namode Críst on his godspelle Abel rihtwísne tóforan óðrum ? cur Abel in evangelio singulariter
ge-ánlǽcan
to unite ⬩ unite ⬩ To join together ⬩ to get together, collect, assemble
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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon tó hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte tó ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107. Hé wearð geánlǽht mid geleáfan tó ðám hálgan were, 19