ge-neahhe
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Ic Drihten sóhte swýðe geneahhe Deam exquisivi, Ps. Th. 76, 2 : 85, 13. Singað him sealmas swíðe geneahhe; 146, l. Swá hwylc mon swá þis godspell hæbbe on his gewealde, þæt hé hit cýðe Godes folce swýðe genehhe, Wlfst. 213, 28
þearf
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Ús is mycel ðearf, ðæt wé teolian, Blickl. Homl. 125, 11. Him wæs þearf micel, ðæt..., Cd. Th. 123, 32; Gen. 2054.
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Úre Álýsend ne elcode ná ongeán ðone deáþ ac hé hine oferswíðde Enoch and Elias delay to meet death, and do not at all avoid it . . . Our Redeemer did not delay to meet death, but he overcame it, Homl. Th. i. 308, 2-8.
irfe-weard
an heir
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Ic landes sumne dǽl sumum wífe hiere dæg forgæaf and æfter hiere dæge twám yrfeweardum I granted a certain portion of land to a certain woman for her life, and after her death to be held for two other lives, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 5, 10.
georne
Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, well ⬩ cŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne
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Hæleþ hinfúse hýrdon to georne wráðum wǽrlogan the death-devoted men too readily listened to the furious pledge-breaker, Andr. Kmbl. 1224; An. 612: Exon. 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95.
storm
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Swelce eác tóætécte ðisse gedréfnisse storm Sǽberhtes deáþ, Bd. 2, 5 ; S. 507, 6. Ða strongan stormas weoruldbisgunga, Met. 3, 3. uproar, tumult Storm up árás æfter ceasterhofum, cirm unlytel hǽðnes heriges, Andr. Kmbl. 2474 ; An. 1238.
Linked entry: stearm
tácnung
Signification ⬩ an indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom ⬩ an indication, evidence, proof ⬩ an indication of what is future, a presage, prognostic ⬩ figurative representation, an emblem ⬩ direction, ordering
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for ðam se deáþ ne cymþ tó nánum óþrum þingum bútan ðæt hé ðæt líf áfyrre; swá eác ða woruldsǽlþa cumaþ tó ðam móde tó ðam ðæt hí hit beniman ðæs ðe him leófast biþ ðisse worulde, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6. direction, ordering Ðás feówer heáfodrícu sindon on
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wiþerweard-ness
hostility ⬩ contention ⬩ opposition ⬩ perversity ⬩ frowardness ⬩ depravity ⬩ arrogance ⬩ unfavourable condition ⬩ adverse circumstance ⬩ adversity ⬩ contrariety ⬩ diversity
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Hé wearð grǽdig ðæs gódan deáþes bútan ǽlcre scylde and ǽlcre wiðerweardnesse wið hine he (David) was greedy for the death of the good man (Uriah), who was without any crime against him and had shewn no hostility to him, Past. 3; Swt. 37, 2.
hreówsian
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Is micel ðearf . . . ðæt hé sóna hreówsige necesse est, ut apud se semper ad poenitentiam recurrat, 165, 21. Ðæt hí mægen be ðǽm ilcan gemete hreówsian ut mensura lamentationis erigantur, 417, 34.
sóna
Soon, immediately, directly, at once
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Hí wǽron sóna deáde they died at once Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 22. Lege ðǽrtó, ðonne biþ hit sóna gebét Lchdm. i. 116, 13: 118, 11. Ǽlc cræft biþ sóna forealdod Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10. And sóna (statim) gást hine on wésten genýdde Mk. Skt. 1, 12, 10.
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gierende
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taxauerat
ǽr
Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus
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Of deáþe woruld awehte in ðæt ǽrre líf awoke the world from death into the former life, Elen. Kmbl. 609; El. 305: Exon. 113b; Th. 436, 11; Rä. 54, 12. On ðysse ǽrran béc præcedente libro, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 18. Ǽrran dagas dies antiqui, Ps.
for-niman
To take away ⬩ deform ⬩ plunder ⬩ destroy ⬩ ransack ⬩ waste ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ rapĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre ⬩ vastāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ devŏrāre
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Swylt ealle fornom secga hlóþe death destroyed all the band of men, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 5; Jul. 675: 59 b; Th. 216, 15; Ph. 268. Se Brytta þeóde fornom qui gentem vastāvit Brittōnum, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 20.
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geond
Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyond ⬩ per, trans, inter, post, ultra ⬩ κατά
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Hí ealle beweópon Aarones forðsíþ geond ðrítig daga they all mourned Aaron's death during thirty days, Num. 20, 29. Ðé we þanciaþ geond ungeendode worulde we will thank thee to all eternity, Homl. Th. i. 76, 7.
Linked entries: gind giond gond eond giend geond-innan be-geondan geondan gynd
á-fédan
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L. 48, 15 áfédan glosses depascere Ðeáþ áfédeþ hig mars depascet eos
wel-dǽd
a good deed ⬩ a benefit ⬩ favour ⬩ kindness ⬩ an office ⬩ service
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Hé ús gelǽde tó his Fæder, ðe hine sealde for úrum synnum tó deáðe. Sý him wuldor and lof ðære weldǽde Homl. Th. ii. 282, 27. Weldǽdum beneficiis Scint. 16, 5. Uton brúcan godcundum weldǽdum 133, 6: Anglia xiii. 370, 74: Homl. Th. i. 562, 7.
ofer-swíðan
To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass
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Ðú oferswíðest deáþ, Blickl. Homl. 141, 13. Hé on his mægenes weorþunga oferswíð ealra óðerra Godes martira wuldor, 167, 25. Gyf strengra hine oferswýð (-swíð, MSS. B. C. ) si fortior vicerit eum. Lk. Skt. MS. A. 11, 22. Oferswýðeþ, Beo.
be-witan
watch over
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Add: in a general sense, to take charge of, watch over Wén is ꝥ hé wille bewitan á his menn ge on lífe ge on deá ðe, Hml.
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FÁCEN
Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime ⬩ dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio
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Eorl óðerne spreceþ fægere befóran, and ðæt fácen swá ðeáh hafaþ in his heortan one man speaks another fair before his face, and nevertheless hath evil in his heart, Frag. Kmbl. 9; Leás. 5: Menol. Fox 574; Gn. C. 56.