hǽlnes
haleness, salvation ⬩ a sanctuary
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haleness, salvation Nú sint hǽlnesse dagas now are the days of salvation, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 246, 14. a sanctuary On circan and on hǽlnessan in churches and sanctuaries, L Eth. 7, 25; Th. i. 334, 26
ofer-mete
Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess
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Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess :— Se ofermete ne befæst ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 316, 19. Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note
cnuwian
To knock, ⬩ pound ⬩ pinsere
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To knock, pound; pinsere Genim læfre neoðowearde, cnuwa and wring take the netherward part of a bulrush, pound it and wring Lchdm. i. 382, 18. Cnua beolenan pound henbane L. M. 3, 50; Lchdm. ii. 340, 15
Linked entry: cnuian
orgel-líc
proud, arrogant, disdainful ⬩ deserving scorn or disdain
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Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15
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for-súwian
To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre ⬩ tăcēre ⬩ retĭcēre
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To pass over in silence, keep silent; sĭlentio prætĕrīre, tăcēre, retĭcēre We wyllaþ sume forsúwian we will pass some in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 26.
un-geþyldig
Impatient
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Ðǽm ungeðyldegum ( impatientibus ) is tó sæcganne, Past. 33; Swt. 214, 3,-6. Se ðe ungerádum oððe ungeðyldigum stýrð, Homl. Th. i. 306, 5.
Linked entry: ge-þyldig
for-dwínan
to vanish ⬩ to pass ⬩ to fade away ⬩ dwindle away ⬩ pass away ⬩ decay
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Th. i. 378, 1. to pass from knowledge, become unknown: Bemiþe, fordwine delitesceret, i. diu lateret, An. Ox. 2089.
hreówsian
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Ðǽt mód innan hreówsað ðæs unnyttes þe se líchoma ǽr dyde magis intus quod fecimus, dolemus, Past. 259, 23. Ðæt mód ðæs hreówsað, 415, 27.
BEÓ
A BEE ⬩ apis
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While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas, v. beó-ceorl] enjoyed their own privileges, they had to pay an especial tax for the keeping of bees Swá swá seó beó sceal losian as the bee shall perish Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 26.
Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió
here-strǽt
A military road ⬩ one allowing the passage of an army ⬩ highway ⬩ high road
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Cf. here-paþ, -weg
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fæc
distance ⬩ room
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Ymb lytel fæc paulo post, Past. 283, 1. Ymb tela micel fæc (mycelne fyrst, v. l. ), Chr. 942; P. 110, 26. Facum spatiis, i. intervallis, An. Ox. 3723: lustris, Wrt.
folc-leásung
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Th. i. 82, 'Sunt quaedam atroces injuriae . . . sicut de inventoribus malorum rumorum, unde pax possit exterminari.
in-cund
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Déman on hira ágnum inngeðonce lícian ut interno judici in semetipsis placere studeant, Past. 195, 22.
seofon
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S. 23, 137. (2 a) where age is marked :-- Wæs án twelf geára, óþer nigan geára, and se þridda seofan geára, Shrn. 58, 12. forming part of an ordinal On ðǽm siofan-and-hundsiofantiogoðan psalme, Past. 465, 4. Se seofan-and-hundeahtatigeða, R.
be-hleápan
To leap upon ⬩ in ⬩ to fix ⬩ insilire
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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9
forþ-gefaran
To go forth ⬩ go by ⬩ pass ⬩ transīre
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To go forth, go by, pass; transīre Nymne seó clǽnsunge tíd forþgefare nĭsi purgātiōnis tempus transiĕrit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 39. Wulfríc forþgefaren wæs Wulfric was departed [dead ], Chr. 1061; Th. 329, 37: 560; Erl. 17, 16: Nar. 40, 9
mentel
A mantle ⬩ cloak
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Hé forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 197, 21. Mid twyfealdum mentle diploide, Ps. Spl. 108, 28. Hyre beteran mentel, Chart. Th. 537, 32
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greátian
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To GREATEN, to become great or large; grandescere, grossescere On ðæs siwenígean eágum beóþ ða æpplas hále, ac ða brǽwas greátigaþ in lippi oculis pupillæ sanæ sunt, sed palpebræ grossescunt, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 2; Hatt. MS. 15 a, 18
ge-healdsum
Keeping ⬩ sparing ⬩ frugal ⬩ parcus
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Keeping, sparing, frugal; parcus Ðæt he síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe he healdan scyle oððe dǽlan that he is frugal in what he ought to keep or give away, Past. 20, 2; Swt. 149, 18; Hat. MS. 29 b, 9
Linked entry: healdsum
swátan
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[Jamieson gives swaits new ale or wort; but also swats new ale; the thin part of flummery.]