hróðor
Solace ⬩ comfort ⬩ benefit ⬩ pleasure
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Forðon ðé hróðra oftíhþ gréne folde therefore shall the green earth withdraw from thee her delights [fruits ], Cd. 48; Th. 62, 21; Gen. 1017. Gehwæðer óðrum hróðra gemyndig each to other was mindful of benefits, Beo. Th. 4349; B. 2171.
land-búend
husbandman ⬩ a native
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Lind. 21, 34. an inhabitant of a country, a native, a dweller on earth Hæleþ wǽron irre landbúende the men were angry, the inhabitants of the land, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 36; Jud. 226. Ælda bearn, londbúendra, Exon. 130 b; Th. 500, 23; Rá. 89, 11.
Linked entry: búend
ge-béd
a prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ supplication ⬩ ōrātio ⬩ prĕces ⬩ supplĭcātio ⬩ a religious service ⬩ an ordinance ⬩ verbum legĭtĭmum ⬩ cærĭmōnia
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Wesan ðíne eáran eác gehýrende and beheldende on eall gebédd esnes ðínes fiant aures tuæ intendentes in orātiōnem servi tui, Ps.
úhta
the last part of the night ⬩ the time just before daybreak ⬩ the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns ⬩ De nocturna celebratione.
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On úhtan very early in the morning; ualde mane (Mk. 16, 2), ualde diluculo (Lk. 24, 1), Exon. Th. 459, 17; Hö. 1: 460, 14; Hö. 17.
hál-wende
Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome
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Se middangeard wæs mannum hálwende the earth was healthful for men, Blickl. Homl. 115, 8: 209, 10.
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mán-full
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ flagitious ⬩ producing an evil effect ⬩ dire
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Becom ðæt tó eáran ðæs mánfullan (nefandi) ealdormannes, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 6. Ðone mánfullan flagitiosum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 52. Mánfulle anð syn*-*fulle publicani et peccatores, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 10, 11: Mk. Skt. 2, 15, 16.
ge-blissian
To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ lætāri ⬩ gaudēre ⬩ To maie to rejoice ⬩ gladden ⬩ fill with bliss ⬩ bless ⬩ lætĭficāre ⬩ benedīcĕre
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Ðú ðisne middangeard milde geblissa do thou kindly bless this mid-earth, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 7; Cri. 249. Iudas wæs miclum geblissod Judas was greatly rejoiced, Elen. Kmbl. 1749; El. 876: 2249; El. 1126.
éce
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Hé on feorhgebeorh foldan hæfde eallum eorðcynne éce láfe frumcneów gehwæs túddorteóndra he (Noah) to save life for all that lives on earth had a remnant that should perpetuate it, to wit, the primal generation of everything that has offspring (i. e.
heolstor
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Bláce stódon scíre leóman (the brilliant light from the pillar of fire) . . . neowle nihtscuwan ne mihton heolstor áhýdan the shades of night could not hide the secret places of the earth because of the light from the pillar of fire, Exod. 115.
fæder
a parent ⬩ a step-father ⬩ forefather ⬩ fathers ⬩ ancestors ⬩ father ⬩ a god-father ⬩ a patron
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H. 155, 24: 157, 21. the heavenly Father of men Fæder úre þú þe eart on heofenum, Mt. 6, 9. Úre se heofonlica Fæder, Bl. H. 131, 27. Úre gǽsta Fæder, Past. 255, 9. On ðæs Fæder húse, 409, 5. Þínum Fæder (Federe, L.), Mt. 6, 18
for-wyrcan
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Ðurh mænigfealde synna heora eard hý forworhton, Wlfst. 166, 30. Seó mennisce gesceaft þe ðurh Adam forworht wæs, 34, 1. Hæfdon hý forworhte hý sylfe and wurdon of þǽre myrhðe áworpene, 9, 11. Wé wǽron forwyrhte, Hml.
ge-swícan
To leave off ⬩ desist ⬩ stop ⬩ cease ⬩ rest from ⬩ turn from ⬩ withdraw ⬩ relinquish ⬩ fail ⬩ deceive ⬩ betray ⬩ intermittere ⬩ desistere ⬩ cessare ⬩ quiescere ⬩ requiescere ⬩ deserere ⬩ discedere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ deficere ⬩ fallere ⬩ prodere ⬩ with the genitive ⬩ with the dative
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Earm biþ se him his frýnd geswícaþ miserable is he whom his friends betray, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 22; Gn. Ex. 37. Ne ǽnig iuih giswíca nemo vos seducat, Rtl. 13, 29.
þearfa
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Ðearfena and earmra manna inopum, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 17. Ic sylle ðearfum ( pauperibus ) healfe míne ǽhta, Lk. Skt. 19, 8. Syllan þearfon ( egenis ), Jn. Skt. 12, 5. Him gebyrode tó ðám þearfon (ðorfum, Lind.: ðarfum, Rush.), 12, 6.
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yfel
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Earmne gehýnan yflum yrmþum, 280, 24; Jul. 634. Ic wíte þolade, yfel earfeþu, 89, 6; Cri. 1453
ge-beorgan
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Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.
sculan
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Eart ðú ðe tó cumenne eart, hwæðer ðe wé óðres scylon (sceolon, MS. A.: sculon, MSS. B. C.) onbýdan ( expectamus ), Lk. Skt. 7, 19, 20. Sceolon, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 3. Forðon wit sculon unc staðolwangas rúmor sécan, Cd. Th. 114, 29; Gen. 1911.
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Him fleáh on lást earn ǽtes georn, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 27; Jud. 209. Gescoh nú seolfes swæðe ... Ðá on lást beseah leóflíc cempa 'see now thine own track.' ... Then the good warrior looked behind, Andr. Kmbl. 2880-90; An. 1443-48.
Linked entry: lǽst
stíþ
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Th. i. 46, 23. of persons, hard, stern, inexorable, severe, austere Ðú eart stíð man homo austerus es, Lk. Skt. 19, 21, 22. Heard ł stíð durus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 24 : Past. proem. ; Swt. 23, 24.
ÁC
OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons
helpan
To help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist ⬩ succour
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Wé sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37