ge-selda
One of the same dwelling, a companion, comrade ⬩ contŭbernālis, sŏcius
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One of the same dwelling, a companion, comrade; contŭbernālis, sŏcius Ic eom cyninges geselda I am a king's companion, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 5; Rä. 78, 3. Higelác ongan sínne geseldan fricgean Hygelac began to question his comrade, Beo.
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fíc
a fig ⬩ a fig-tree
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Add: a fig Hé sæh treów fíces videns fici arborem, Mt. R. 21, 19: 24, 32. Of unberendum trées fíc de sterili arbori fici, Lk. p. 8, 3. Fíca carisarum, An. Ox. 8, 209. a fig-tree Forwisnade se fíc arefacta est ficulnea, Mt. R. 21, 19, 20.
hefig-mód
troublesome ⬩ vexatious ⬩ sad-hearted
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T. 54, 3. sad-hearted, having a heavy heart, Similar entries v. hefig; XIII. 1 a Þǽr (in heaven) him nǽfre ne hingrað, ne hé hefigmód ne bið, Nap. 36
hornnaap
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; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]
samod-wist
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Cf. sam-wist
gás-ríc
An impetuous creature, a furious animal
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creature, a furious animal (used of the whale ; cf. the description in Wal. 5 : Se micla hwæl biþ unwillum oft geméted frécne and ferðgrim fareðlácendum) Fisc (a whale) flódu áhóf on fergenberig; warþ gásríc grorn þǽr hé on greút giswom (the whale was sad
BYRÐEN
A BURTHEN, load, weight, bundle ⬩ onus, sarcina, fascis
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Sorh biþ swǽrost byrðen sorrow is the heaviest burthen, Salm. Kmbl. 623; Sal. 311. Seám oððe byrðen onus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 14. Byrðen fascis, 9, 28; Som. 11, 44: Mt. Lind. Stv. 13, 30
gelíce
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His sáwl bið gelíce ( aeque ) clǽne, ealsuá ꝥ cild bið, Ll.
nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Kmbl. 1971; An. 988 : Salm. Kmbl. 867; Sal. 433. Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd, ne his heáhfædera . . . ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ nemþe . . . Blickl. Homl. 161, 9. Nis ðæt mín miht ne nǽnges úres ( = úre nǽniges), 151, 29.
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liþ
A joint ⬩ lith ⬩ limb
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Leomena liþ, Salm. Kmbl. 205; Sal. 102
mǽnan
To lament ⬩ mourn ⬩ complain
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Ealle wordum mǽndon, Cd. 222: Th. 288, 24; Sae. 386. followed by a clause Ða welan ðe dú mǽndest ðæt ðú forlure the wealth which you complain of having lost, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 18.
for-weorþan
to become ill ⬩ to go bad ⬩ to come to a bad end ⬩ to perish
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Sax. far-werðan : O. H. Ger. fer-werdan.]
GIM
GEM ⬩ jewel ⬩ gemma ⬩ used metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.
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C. 22: Salm. Kmbl 570; Sal. 284. Gimmas líxton jewels glittered, Elen. Kmbl. 180; El. 90. Seó gesomnung ðara deórwyrþra gimma the collection of the precious gems, Blickl. Homl. 99, 28.
GRÓWAN
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Fox 22, 84; Met. 22, 42: Salm. Kmbl. 969; Sal. 484. Spritte seó eorðe grówende gærs germinet terra herbam virentem, Gen. 1, 11: Ps. Spl. 64, 11: Cd. 5; Th. 6, 13; Gen. 88. Ic grówe frondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42.
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cear-wylm
agitation ⬩ sollicita perturbatio, agitatio
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Á wæs sæc cnyssed cearwelmum the contest was ever tossed with waves of sorrow, Elen. Kmbl. 2513; El. 1258. Æfter cear-wælmum after anxious emotions, Beo. Th. 4138; B. 2066
egsa
Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror
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Spl. 54, 5 : Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 26; Cri. 839: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 12; Sat. 379. Beóþ egsan of heofene ĕrunt terrōres de cælo, Lk. Bos. 21, 11: Cd. 148; Th. 186, 10; Exod. 136
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fore-spræc
A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio
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A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, excūsātio, astipŭlātio Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads
blód-hreów
Blood-thirsty, cruel ⬩ sanguinolentus, crudelis
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[hreów cruel] Blood-thirsty, cruel; sanguinolentus, crudelis Me wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle save me from the wickedness of the blood-thirsty man, Ps. Th. 58, 2. Blódhreówe weras ge bebúgaþ me viri sanguinum declinate a me, 138, 17.
ge-hǽlan
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ save ⬩ sanare ⬩ salvare
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To heal, cure, save; sanare, salvare Untrume gehǽlan to heal the sick, Lk. Bos. 9, 2. He gehǽlde manega folc he saved much people, Gen. 50, 20.
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bóc-cest
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Ox. 27, 19. of books for sale Bóccest taberna (libraria ), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 7