ge-swíðan
To make strong ⬩ confirm ⬩ comfort
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To make strong, confirm, comfort Mín earm hine mid mycle mægene geswýðeþ brachium meum confortabit eum, Ps. Th. 88, 18. He twelf apostolas mid his gástes gife geswíðde he strengthened twelve apostles with the gift of his spirit, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 29;
geþwǽr-lǽcan
To agree ⬩ assent to ⬩ concordāre ⬩ assentīre
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To agree, assent to; concordāre, assentīre He sǽde ðæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte geþwǽrlǽcan he said that their manners could not accord with his disposition. Homl. Th. ii. 158, 7. Se ðe sóþlíce God lufaþ nele he wiðerian ongeán his bebodum ac
wil-fægen
Having ones desire ⬩ satisfied ⬩ glad
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Having ones desire, satisfied, glad Wilfægen voti compos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 59 : compos Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31; Zup. 58, 1. Wilfangen (l. -fægen) voti compos . Engl. Stud. xi. 67, 96. Ongan hé wilfægen æfter ðam wuldres treó eorðan delfan, ðæt hé funde behelede
Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig
bǽtan
To bridle ⬩ rein in ⬩ restrain ⬩ curb ⬩ bit ⬩ frenum equo vel asino injicere ⬩ frenare ⬩ cohibere
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To bridle, rein in, restrain, curb, bit; frenum equo vel asino injicere, frenare, cohibere Esolas bǽtan to bridle asses, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 25; Gen. 2866. Gif he ǽr þweores windes bǽtte if he first restrained the perverse wind, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16
bán-hús
The bone-house ⬩ the chest ⬩ body ⬩ ossea domus ⬩ pectus ⬩ corpus
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The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body, Beo. Th. 6285; B. 3147. Hence bánhúses weard the body's guard, the mind, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523
beorhte
Distinctly ⬩ clearly ⬩ lucidly ⬩ brightly ⬩ clare
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Distinctly, clearly, lucidly, brightly; clare He geseah Egypta heábyrig beorhte blícan he saw the Egyptians' cities brightly glitter Cd. 86; Th. 109, 13; Gen. 1822. Ðonne seó sunne beorhtost scíneþ when the sun shines brightest Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15 : Beo
deóran
To hold dear, love ⬩ cārum habēre
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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257
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elcian
To put off, delay ⬩ mŏrari, differre, cunctāri, tempus trăhĕre
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To put off, delay; mŏrari, differre, cunctāri, tempus trăhĕre Ic latige on sumere stówe, oððe ic elcige mŏror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 14. Ðæt he leng ne elcode to his geleáfan that he no longer delayed his belief, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 1
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fen-land
Fen-land ⬩ marshy land ⬩ pălustris terra
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Fen-land, marshy land; pălustris terra Hí ealle Egypta awéston, bútan ðǽm fenlandum they laid waste all Egypt, except the fen-lands, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 26. He þurh ða fenland reów he rowed through the fen-lands, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 13
feormend-leás
Wanting a polisher ⬩ pŏlītōre cărens
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Wanting a polisher; pŏlītōre cărens Geseah he orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu, feormendleáse, ðǽr wæs helm monig eald and ómig he saw bowls standing, vessels of men of yore, wanting a polisher, there was many a helmet, old and rusty, Beo. Th. 5516, note
fór-syngian
To sin greatly ⬩ multum peccāre
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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1
friðo-webba
A peace-weaver ⬩ an angel ⬩ pācis tector ⬩ angĕlus
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A peace-weaver, an angel; pācis tector, angĕlus He up lócade swá him se ár abeád, fǽle friðowebba he looked up as the messenger commanded him, the faithful weaver of peace. Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88. v. Grm. And. u. El. pp. 143-5
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leód-burh
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A people's town, a town of a country, town occupied by a people Of ðysse leódbyrig [Sodom], Cd. 116; Th. 150, 33; Gen. 2501. Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471
pyngan
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To prick Punctus a pungendo dicitur; forðan ys se prica gecweden, forðan hé pingþ oððe pricaþ, Anglia viii. 317, 18. Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere mid scearpum pricele, 308, 1. Hé wærlíce hine pynde mid sumum wordum animum pungant, Past. 40, 5 ; Swt
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ge-lísian
to slip ⬩ slide
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to slip, slide Be ðæm is awriten se ðe nylle onscúnian his lytlan scylda ðæt he wille gelísian to máran it is written that he who will not shun his little sins will glide into greater, Past. 57, 2; Swt. 437, 20; Hat. MS
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un-leoþuwác
Inflexible ⬩ intractable ⬩ implacable
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Inflexible, intractable, implacable Unlioþuwác (-lidouuác, -liuduuác) intractabilis, Txts. 69, 1079. Unliþewác (in-, MS.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 72. Ðá wæs mín hláford in micle hátheortnysse, and hé wæs swíðe unlioðewác geworden wið mé, and hé gebrægd his
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eást-weardes
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Eastwards. of direction Án scínende weg mid rihte stige eástweardes wæs áþæned tó heofonum, Gr. D. 176, 2. of position Hé oðstód eástweardes wendende, Hml. S. 33 b, 162. Hé geseah þæs wífes líchaman orsáwle licgende, and þá handa . . . eástweardes gewende
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ge-sǽliglíce
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Add: — Nǽron hi (the Innocents) gerípode tó slege, ac hí gesǽliglíce þeáh swulton tó lífe, Hml. Th. i. 84, 6 : Bl. H. 171, II. Þá þá hé þám biscope þá fremdan hǽlo forgeaf, þá becóm hé gesǽliglíce tó his ágenre hǽle, Gr. D. 190, 30
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ge-sinlíce
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Substitute: continually, very often Þes regul ic wille þæt gesinlíce (sepius) sié gesǽd, R. Ben. 127, 9. Hé breác gesinlíce Dúnstánes rǽdes, Lch. iii. 440, 4. diligently Hé georne behogige and gesinlíce (georne, v.l.) gíme hwæþre . . . curiose intendat
hegian
to hedge ⬩ fence
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to hedge, fence Hega eáran þíne mid þornum sepi aures tuas spinis, Scint. 80, 3. Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan. . . grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19. Geneát sceal . . . burh hegegian (v. burg-hege), LI. Th. i. 432, 16