heán
low ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ ignoble ⬩ base ⬩ humbled ⬩ depressed ⬩ dejected ⬩ cast down ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched ⬩ mean ⬩ base ⬩ low
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Voc. ii. 59, 14. of little worth, mean, ignoble, base Heán waes lange, swá hyne Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon, ne hyne micles wyrðne Drihten gedón wolde, swýðe wéndon þæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom, B. 2183.
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Drihten dóm forgeaf ðám ðe his spel beraþ the Lord gave glory to those that bear his messages, Cd.
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sleán
to strike an object ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike coin ⬩ to stamp money ⬩ to forge a weapon ⬩ to sting ⬩ to strike so as to kill ⬩ to slay ⬩ to make by striking ⬩ to strike fire ⬩ to make a mark, sound, signal by a stroke ⬩ to strike a bargain ⬩ to strike ⬩ drive so as to cause impact ⬩ to pitch a tent ⬩ drive a stake into the ground ⬩ to cast into chains ⬩ to move by a stroke ⬩ to strike off a limb ⬩ to strike with disease ⬩ punishment ⬩ to strike ⬩ make a stroke ⬩ to strike as a smith does ⬩ to kill ⬩ to move rapidly ⬩ rush ⬩ dash ⬩ break ⬩ take a certain direction
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Ðá beáh hé sleánde his breóst, H. R. 107, 11. Áhsa hwæðer hé ǽfre wǽre slegen on ða sídan. Lchdm. ii. 258, 23. Biþ slaegen percellitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 3.
FOLDE
the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum
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Foldan bearm or fæðm the bosom of the earth, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137: 2790; B. 1393: Exon. 93b; Th. 351, 4; Sch. 75: 125b; Th. 482, 20; Rä. 67, 4.
LECGAN
to lay ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to slay
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Wé on bearm lægdon we put them into our laps, Salm. Kmbl. 864; Sal. 431. Gé on his wergengan wíte legdon ye imposed pain upon his pilgrim, 43 a; Th. 144, 29; Gú. 685.
eald
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Bearn Ælfríces ... cwæð ... 'Wæs mín ealda fæder Ealhelm háten, By. 218. Ruth wearð geǽwnod Iessan ealdan fæder ( Boaz was Jesse's grandfather ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 32. Eádmund is byrged mid his ealdan fæder Eádgár, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 12.
heord
keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ care ⬩ guard
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Herde bearn filii, Ps. Th. 126, 4. keeping, custody, care, guard.
weder
weather, condition of the atmosphere ⬩ good weather ⬩ wind, storm, breeze, air ⬩ weather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.
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Styrmendum wederum, 7, 3; Fox 22, 5. in reference to sailing, weather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.v. weder-fæst Ðá gestód hine beáh weder and storm sǽ, wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond vela Neritii ducis eurus appulit insulae, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194
crisma
χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.
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In the Liturgy of Edward VI, 1549, it is said, 'Then the minister shall put upon the child the white vesture Wǽron eác gefullade æfter-fyligendre tíde óðre his [Eádwines] bearn of Æðelburhge ðære cwéne aceude, Æðelhfún, and Ædeldriþ his dóhter, and óðer
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þicgan
to take ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take food, poison, medicine, etc., ⬩ to eat or drink, ⬩ consume
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Se æðeling gehwilcan feoh and feorh beád, and heó nǽnig þicgan noldan, Chr. 755; Erl. 51, 5. to take food, poison, medicine, etc., to eat or drink, consume Hú ðæt ne gemylt, ðæt se maga þigeþ, Lchdm. ii. 158, 16. Þigð, 186, 21.
HEARM
HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult ⬩ pain, grief ⬩ grief, sorrow, harm ⬩ calamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuria ⬩ grief, sorrow
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Hé onfunde Godes ierre on ðam hearme ðe his bearne æfter his dagum becom in damnationem secuturæ prolis ex eo iram judicis pertulit, Past. 4, 1; Swt. 39, 4. Nó hé mid hearme gæst ne grétte not with insult did he greet the guest, Beo.
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hwilc
which ⬩ who ⬩ any one ⬩ any ⬩ some
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Cwén frignan ongan on hwylcum ðara beáma bearn wealdendes hangen wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1698; El. 851. Dó mé wegas wíse ðæt ic wite on hwylcne ic gange notam mihi fac viam, in qua ambulem, Ps. Th. 142, 9.
sittan
to sit ⬩ be seated ⬩ to stay ⬩ dwell ⬩ sojourn ⬩ abide ⬩ reside ⬩ remain in a place ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ to encamp ⬩ to continue in a state or condition ⬩ live ⬩ remain ⬩ to sit or bear heavy on ⬩ weigh ⬩ press ⬩ rest ⬩ to sit in authority ⬩ preside ⬩ To occupy a seat
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S. 74; Th. i. 416, 6. with the idea of oppression (cf. colloquial to sit on a person, Icel. sitja á sér to restrain one's self), to sit or bear heavy on, weigh, press, rest Ne mé wiht an siteþ egesan áwiht ǽniges mannes nou timebo quid faciat mihi homo
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INNOÞ
the inside ⬩ stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ bowels ⬩ the breast ⬩ heart
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Eádige synt ða innoþas ðe ne cendun beati ventres qui non genuerunt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29. Wið innoþa wræc for pain of intestines, L. Med. ex Quadr. 2, 18; Lchdm. i. 338. 9. Wiþ tóbrocenum innoþum for ruptured bowels, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 23.
un-wís
unwise ⬩ foolish ⬩ stupid ⬩ ignorant ⬩ ignorant of something
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si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest ignorantiae caecitate? Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 26 note. Unwíse láreówas cumaþ for ðæs folces synnum.
háwian
To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect
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Nýtene gelíc ðe háwaþ symle tó ðære eorþan like a beast that ever looks to the ground, Homl. Th. ii. 442, 8.
sweora
a neck ⬩ of land, a hause ⬩ a col ⬩ the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, ⬩ the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland. ⬩ of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least
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Is ymb ðone sweoran ( the neck of the phenix ) beága beorhtast, Exon. Th. 219, 10; Ph. 305. Óþ mannes swuran, Blickl. Homl. 245, 33: Gen. 41, 42: Deut. 28, 48. Swiran (swioran) cladam, Lchdm. i. lxx, 1 (see note).
folc
a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk
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Folca bearn (cf. niðða bearn, 1135), . . . burgsittende. Gen. 1087. Folca rǽswa, Caldéa cyning, Dan. 667. Folca gehwylcum (cf. monna gehwám, Jul. 729) Scyppend scrífeð, Cri. 1219.
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FÆÐM
the embracing arms ⬩ brachia amplexa, circumdăta ⬩ A lap, bosom, breast ⬩ quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus ⬩ FATHOM = six feet ⬩ spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum ⬩ An embrace, protection ⬩ amplexus, complexus, protectio ⬩ Grasp, power ⬩ pŏtestas, dĭtio ⬩ An expanse, abyss, deep ⬩ expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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Ðá hét lífes brytta englas síne fæðmum ferigean leófne then the giver of life commanded his angels to bear the dear one in their arms, Andr.
land
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Hé sealde hiora gehwæðrum hund þúsenda landes and locenra beága, B. 2995. Ic þé hneáw ne wæs landes, Gen. 2824. Næbbe ic . . . welan . . landes ne locenra beága, An. 303. Þegenes lagu is ꝥ hé . . . ðreó ðinc of his lande dó, Ll. Th. i. 432, 5.