nídan
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Hí hiene niéddon tó leornunga, þéh hé gewintred wǽre, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 21. with dat. infin. Hié hié selfe nídað (niédað, v. l. ) tó healdonne swígean, Past. 271, 16.
wyrd
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add: what is done, a deed, an action Gif hé ó wǽre gecnysseð mid mænniscre herenesse fram þám mægne þyssere wyrde in virtute facti (a miracle just performed) favore humano pulsatus, Gr. D. 59, 31.
sǽ-flód
an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,
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Voc. ii. 48, 27. the sea, the water of the sea Ðá fandode forþweard scipes ( Noah )hwæðer sincende sǽflód wǽre, Cd. Th. 86, 28; Gen. 1437. Heofen and eorþe síde sǽflódas coeli et terra, mare, Ps. Th. 68, 35.
openian
to open, to become open ⬩ to become manifest ⬩ to open, unclose ⬩ to disclose, manifest
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He cýðde and openade ðæt hé Cristen wǽre se Christianum esse prodiderat, Bd. i. 7 ; S. 477, 22. Ðæt hé nǽnigum má openade ne cýðde (pałefacereł), 5, 9; S. 623, 15. Hord openian to discover the treasure, Beo. Th. 6105 ; B. 3056.
wealdend
one who exercises power over persons or things, ⬩ a controller ⬩ master ⬩ one who exercises dominion ⬩ a ruler ⬩ governor ⬩ sovereign ⬩ applied to the Deity ⬩ a possessor ⬩ master ⬩ lord
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Ðú wéndest ðæt steórleáse men wǽron gesǽlige and wealdendas ðisse worulde nequam homines potenteis felicesque arbitraris, Bt. 8, 3; Fox 14, 1.
Seaxe
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Ðá wǽron Seaxan sécende intingan, S. 483, 36. On Germanie ðanon Engle and Seaxan cumene wǽron, 5, 9; S. 622, 14. Engle and Seaxe, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 19: Menol. Fox 368; Men. 185. Sexna kyning, 459; Men. 231.
flocc
a company ⬩ a troop ⬩ band ⬩ legion ⬩ a band ⬩ a flock ⬩ herd
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Swá fela manna (6666) wǽron on þám eórode . . . On þám flocce wǽron þá fyrmestan menn . . . Hml. S. 28, 17. a band of robbers Sceaðan áflígdon ðá lícmenn, ꝥ hí urnon áweg swá hraðe swá hí besáwon on ðone réþan floc. Hml.
ge-bytlu
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Hé befrán hwám ðá gebytlu gemynte wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 354, 32-35. Wǽron þá gebytlu on ðám dæge geworhte, 356, 8. Þis synd gástlices cræftes tól and gebytla, R. Ben. 19, 3.
of-sleán
to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slay ⬩ to slay
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Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15. Hê (the elephant) ofslôg micel ðæs folces, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 156, 12. Ofslôh, Cd. Th. 60, 18; Gen. 983. Ðû ofslôge (percussisti) ealle ða ðe mé wiðerwearde wǽron, Ps.
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aldor
life ⬩ the vital parts of the body ⬩ vita ⬩ age
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Ðæt se wǽre his aldre scyldig that he with his life should pay [be liable ], Cd. 196; Th. 244, 19; Dan. 450. Ðæt him on aldre stód here-strǽl hearda so that the hard war-shaft stood in his vital parts, Beo.
clíða
A plaster, salve, poultice ⬩ emplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα
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Swylce ðǽr clýða togelǽd wǽre as if a poultice were laid there, Herb. 51, 2; Lchdm. i. 154, 18.
hrór
Stirring ⬩ active ⬩ agile ⬩ nimble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Sǽde ðæt his byrne ábrocen wǽre heresceorpum hrór [heresceorp unhrór, Th.] said that his byrnie was broken, strong [though it was] as armour, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45.
leáf-ness
Leave ⬩ permission ⬩ licence
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Leave, permission, licence Gif him léfnys seald wǽre if leave had been given him, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8. Lýfnes licentia, 4, 18; S. 586, 34: 2, 1; S. 501, 32: 5, 19; S. 640, 10.
be-sceran
To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere
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Iulianus ðeáh to preóste bescoren wǽre though Julian had been shorn for a priest, Homl. Th. i. 448. 29.
á-gǽlan
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L. 88, 35. to neglect, delay doing Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne piger necessaria agere negligit , Past. 283, 25. Ic ágǽlde þæt tó mínre sáwle frætwum belumpe, Angl. xi. 98, 29: 99, 63.
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brǽþ
odour ⬩ exhalation
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Þes brǽð is of Críste, 42. hot vapour Ðá brǽðas ðæs flǽsces stigon up eall swilc hit mist wǽre. Hml. S. 23, 36. in a medical sense: Ne æppla ne wín nis tó sellanne, for ðon ðe hié habbað hátne brǽþ.
hálian
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Wyrc him sealfe ðæt hit hálige, iii. 40, 16. to be saved. v. hál; 2 Geþencean wé eác, gif óþer nýten wǽre tó háligienne and geteód tó þon écan lífe, þonne onfénge hé ( Christ ) heora híwe, Bl. H. 29, 5
hreóf
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Seó fágung wæs tóbrǽded geond eallne his líchaman, ꝥ hé wæs geþúht swylce hé hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 159, 2.
mǽl
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Æthelthryð) is áwrytan ꝥ heó wel drohtnode tó ánum mǽle fæstende, bútan hit freólsdæg wǽre (cf. seldon bútan máran symbelnesse má þonne ǽne síðe on dæge (semel per diem ) ꝥ heó wolde mete þicgan, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 17), 20, 42.
weall-stellung
The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall.
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Similar entries v. burh-bót Tó ánes æceres brǽde on wealstillinge (cf. weall-geweorc) and tó ðære wære gebirigeaþ xvi. hída; gif ǽlc híd byþ be ánum men gemannod, ðonne mæg man gesettan ǽlce gyrde mid feówer mannum.
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