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spere

(n.)
Grammar
spere, es; n.

A spear ⬩ lance ⬩ pike ⬩ javelin ⬩ shooting pain ⬩ stitch ⬩ hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta

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Ða speru sóðfæsðnesse veritatis jacula, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 9; 38, 6; Swt. 277, 22. Spera sparorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 33. Mid sperum tósticad confossum vulneribus, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14. Spiorum (swiorum, Wrt.) contis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 57.

DRINC

(n.)
Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.

DRINK, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus

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Swá hwylc swá sylþ ánne drinc cealdes wæteres ánum ðyssa lytylra manna quicumque potum dedĕrit uni ex minĭmis istis calĭcem aquæ frigĭdæ, Mt. Bos. 10, 42. We ðé drinc sealdon dedĭmus tibi potum, 25, 37; Bt. Met. Fox 8, 43; Met. 8, 22.

Linked entries: drænc drync dryngc

ge-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorpan, -worpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to throw ⬩ cast ⬩ jacere ⬩ projicere ⬩ to turn one's self away ⬩ go away ⬩ depart ⬩ pass by ⬩ averti ⬩ abire ⬩ transire

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to throw, cast; jacere, projicere Hí habbaþ ingang swá mycelre brǽdo, swá mon mæg mid liðeran geworpan they have an entrance of so much breadth, as one can throw with a sling, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 11.

Linked entry: ge-worpan

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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For ðý hí habbaþ swá sceortne ymbhwyrft, for ðí hí sint swá neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe, ðe eall ðes ródor on hwerfþ, swá nú Boéties déþ who wonders not that some constellations have a shorter course than others have?

wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
wracnian, wræcnian; p. ode

To be ⬩ travel in a foreign country ⬩ be a pilgrim ⬩ stranger

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Gif mæssepreóst manslaga wurðe. ðonne þolige hé ǽgðres, ge hádes ge eardes, and wiæcnige swá wíde swá pápa him scrífe, L. Eth. ix. 26; Th. i. 346, 6. Þolige hé éðeles, and wræcnige, L. C. S. 41 ; Th. i. 400, 15.

Linked entry: wræcnian

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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II. honourably, in a way that deserves honour, creditably p ic unfracodl. ce and gerisenlice mihte steóran þone anweald þe mé befæst wæs, Bt. 17; F. 58, 27. in a way that shews honour or respect pxs bisceopes ban . . . swá swá hit wel swá árwyrðum bisceope

stíþ

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Swá swá gód láreów . . . swá ꝥ hálige word is swýðe stíð úrum stuntnyssum, Hml. A. 6, 133. Add Stíþre dirae (mortalitatis), An. Ox. 1271. Stíð wíte ðolian, Wlfst. 39, 3. Hé gemét swíðe stíðne dóm on ðám tóweardan lífe, Hml.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, pres. and p. hátte, pl. hátton

To be called or named, have for a name ⬩ I am called

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Ðe swá hátte that was thus called, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 17: Dan. 172: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 105; Met. 1, 53. On ðǽm bócum ðe hátton Apocalypsin in the books called the Apocalypse, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 35: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 42, 34

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.

Vain speech, ⬩ evil speaking without cause, ⬩ calumny, ⬩ slander

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Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander Hól and hete and rýpera reáflác ús derede slander and hatred and the rapine of robbers hath harmed us, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Hól calumnia, Off. Episc. 8, Lye.

Linked entries: hel hoelan hólian

senatus

(n.)
Grammar
senatus, the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional. The Latin form senatus occurs in the nom. and acc. , but in the former senatas, senatum, and in the latter senatum, senatos are also used; in the gen. senatuses, senatusa are found, and in the dat. senatum; in every case but one (?) the word is plural. The Latin senator is also used, though the word
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Hé sette senatus, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 28. Ðæt hé sprǽce wið ða senatos (-us other MSS. ), 4, 11; Swt. 206, , 29: 4, 13; Swt. 210, 16: 5, 5; Swt. 226, 16

ge-beorglic

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Gefadige man þá steóre swá hit for Gode sý gebeorhlic ( the lat. versions have erga Deum clementius, propter Deum parcibilis), 376, 17. Man dóm æfter dǽde medemige be mǽðe swá for Gode si gebeorhlic, 318, 6.

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic

ge-timbru

(n.)
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Swá swá spearwa on getimbre ( aedificio ), Ps. Vos. 101, 8. Swá swá hýg getimbrena ł þæcena sicut foenum tectorum, Ps. L. 128, 6. Getimbra aedificiorum, Ps. Rdr. Ps. Vos. 128, 6.

Sicilie

(n.)
Grammar
Sicilie, pl.
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Hit Sicilia fela ofslóg, 2, 6 ; Swt. 88, 32. Sicilia folc, burh, 4, 6 ; Swt. 170, 20, 30. Sicilia íglond insulas Siciliae, Swt. 172, 30. On Sicilium in Sicilia, 4, 4; Swt. 164, 23: 5, 3; Swt. 222, 27. Of Sicilium ex Sicilia, 4, 6; Swt. 174, 20.

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthily ⬩ very honourably ⬩ dignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

To believe

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Swá is tó lýfenne ðæt ... Blickl. Homl. 11, 12

meoto

(n.)

thought

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in Site nú tó symle and onsǽl meoto secgum swá ðín sefa hwette sit now at the feast, let loose thy thoughts to men, as thy mind prompts thee, Beo. Th. 983; B. 489

un-mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-mǽþ, e; f.

Transgression ⬩ wrong

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Ða discipulas wǽron on heora módgeþance swíðlíce áfyrhte and gedréfde, swá hit nǽnig fyren wæs (unmǽþ næs, MS. F. i.e. it was perfectly right that they should be troubled ), Homl. Ass. 162, 234

blác-ern

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Swá is án micel blácern sicut lucerna, Nar. 37, 18. Ðonne þú blácernes behófige, Tech. ii. 126, 1. Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfær, blácern, Angl. ix. 264, 22. Add

heán-líce

(adv.)
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Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft heánlíce mid heardum bendum and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 17. Sume hí man heánlice hættode, Chr. 1036; Th. i. 294, 7, col. 2. Add

hræglung

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Heó him andswarode: '. . . se gegyrla þe ic hæfde sóna swá ic Iordanen oferfór mid swíðlicre ealdunge tótorene forwurdon,' Hml. S. 23 b, 567. Add

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