sigel-beorht
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sun-bright, bright with the sun, sunny Wintres dæg sigelbeorhtne genimþ hærfest mid herige hrímes and snáwes winter's day takes captive sunny autumn with its army of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 404 ; Men. 203.
teofonian
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Swá teofenede se ðe teala cúþe dæg wiþ nihte ... fisc wið ýþum, 351, 18; Sch. 82
hosp-sprǽc
Contemptuous, insulting language
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perverse people, and their contemptuous language did not vex him, but he cheerfully bore with it, though he was reviled, Homl.
ge-hladan
to load ⬩ burden ⬩ freight ⬩ heap up ⬩ onĕrāre ⬩ impōnĕre ⬩ congĕrĕre ⬩ cŭmŭlāre ⬩ to draw [water] ⬩ haurire
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Biþ seó módor wistum gehladen the mother is laden with provisions, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 16; Rä. 81, 16. Ða wǽron ofætes gehlædene which were laden with fruit. Cd. 23; Th. 30, 4; Gen. 461. to draw [water]; haurire To gehladanne haurire, Jn. Skt.
ge-líhtan
To lighten ⬩ mitigate ⬩ assuage ⬩ alleviare
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To lighten, mitigate, assuage; alleviare Mid ánre mæssan man mæg alýsan xii daga fæsten and mid x mæssan man mæg gelíhtan iiii monða fæsten and mid xxx mæssan man mæg gelíhtan xii monða fæsten with one mass a man may redeem a xii days' fast, and with
á-settan
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</b> to put into a position or condition, place, with complement Ic hine ásette ealra heáhstne, Ps. Th. 88, 24. with adv. or prep, phrase Þú ús ásettest on sárcwide úrum neáhmannum, Ps. Th. 79, 6. Hine nyðor ásette Metod, Dan. 493.
gader-tang
Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexion ⬩ continuous
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D. v. 401, 25. with dat. Se milte bið emlang and gædertenge þǽre wambe, Lch. ii. 242, 15.
áter-tán
A poisonous rod ⬩ twig ⬩ vimen venenosum
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A poisonous rod, twig; vimen venenosum Ecg wæs íren, átertánum fáh the edge was iron, tainted with poisonous twigs, Beo. Th. 2923; B. 1459
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be-hlígan
To dishonour ⬩ defame ⬩ infamare
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To dishonour, defame; infamare Oft hí mon wómmum behlíþ man often defames her with vices Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 29; Gn. Ex. 101
ége
An eye
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An eye Mid égum with eyes, Cd. 229; Th. 310, 18; Sat. 728. Gif ðín ége if thine eye, Mt. Rush. War. 5, 29
freónd-lár
Friendly instruction ⬩ fămĭliāris instructio
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Friendly instruction; fămĭliāris instructio He hine on folce freóndlárum heóld he maintained him among his people with friendly instructions, Beo. Th. 4744; B. 2377
hreódeum
reedy
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reedy, covered with rough grass [?] In heágum mórum and in hreódeum [other MS. hréþum] in arduis asperisque montibus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 27
lim-nacod
naked
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With uncovered limbs, naked Se eádega wer [Noah ] him selfa sceáf reáf of líce; læg ðú limnacod, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 23; Gen. 1566
be-wefan
To cover over, envelope ⬩ obtexere, obducere
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To cover over, envelope; obtexere, obducere Biþ ðæt brægen mid reáman bewefen the brain is covered over with a membrane, Lchdm. iii. 146, 4
ge-dwol-cræft
A deceptive art ⬩ deception
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A deceptive art, deception Mid heora gedwolcræftum with their deceptions, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25. Ða ðe gedwolcræftas begangaþ those who practise divination, 63, 14
ge-nǽstan
To contend
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To contend Se ðe wiþ mægenðisan mínre genǽsteþ he that contends against my main force, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 3; Rä. 28, 10
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-scígan
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in ge-scígan Heora ǽlc sceal án .c. þearfendra manna fédan and ealle ða gescýgean ( provide them all with shoes ), Chart. Th. 616, 26
þúsend-líc
Numbered by thousands
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Ðæt hé ús gescylde wiþ ða þúsendlícan cræftas deófles costunga, Blickl. Homl.19, 16
ge-rímian
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To calculate, compute Understand þú p. ic wyð þé nú gerímige understand the computation that I am making with you, Angl. viii. 307, 40
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hætsan
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Perhaps the word may be connected with hǽts(e) ( v. hægtesse), cf. (?) later English hag to incite, urge. v. N. E. D