swingan
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Homl. Th. i. 426, 22. Ðæt hé swá lange swungen wǽre óþþæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 4. metaphorical, to chastise, afflict, plague Ic ðreáge and suinge (swinge, Cote. MSS. ) ða ðe ic lufige . . God suingeþ (swingeþ, Cole.
þingung
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Ðurh ða bróþorlícan ðingunge per intercessionem fraternam, Bd. 4, 22; S. 593, 22: 5, 19; S. 640, 42: Homl. Th. i. 76, 22. Ðǽr nǽnige þingunga ne beóþ, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30. Wé biddaþ þingunga æt hálgum mannum, Homl. Th. i. 174, 9.
wel-willende
of good will ⬩ benevolent ⬩ benignant ⬩ kind
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Hé hit þearfum dǽlde mid wellwillendum móde Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 59. Tó ðam welwillendan Hǽlende Homl. Th. ii. 230, 11: Homl. Ass. 80, 186: 101, 329. Wynsum ús byð ðæt wé welwyllende beón 10, 267.
FLÝS
A fleece ⬩ wool ⬩ vellus ⬩ lānūgo
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A fleece, wool; vellus, lānūgo Dis flýs hoc vellus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 12. Gilde ðæt flýs mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L.
FORST
FROST ⬩ gĕlu
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Fox 407; Men. 205: Homl. Th. i. 84, 15. Forstas and snáwas frosts and snows, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 31; Dan. 378
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gafol-heord
A taxable stock or hive of bees ⬩ grex ad censum
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Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole it behoves a keeper of bees, if he hold a taxable hive [stock of bees], that he then shall pay what shall be ordered in the country.
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lencten-líc
Vernal ⬩ lenten
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Stuntlíce fæst se lenctenlíc fæsten, se ðe on ðisum clǽnum tíman hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Hontl. Th. ii. 100, 13-17
pearroc
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On ðisum lytlum pearroce búgiaþ swíðe manega þeóda hoc ipsum brevis habitaculi septum plures incolunt nationes, Bt. 18, 2 ; Fox 62, 27. Ðis sindon ða landgemǽro. Ǽrest . . . on Bogeles pearruc; of Boceles pearruce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 277, 11.
bétan
to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore ⬩ emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair a fire ⬩ to light ⬩ make a fire, to kindle ⬩ focum reparare ⬩ to remedy, compensate, make amends ⬩ compensare
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Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398, 1. joined with fýr to mend or repair a fire, to light, or make a fire, to kindle; focum reparare; [In this sense böten is used in Low German at the present day Böt füer make
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glæs-fæt
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Hé hóf upp glæsene leóhtfatu . . . þá feóll án of his handum, ꝥ hit wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 49, 18
ofer-hygd
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242, 20. add: magnanimity, highmindedness Geclǽnsa mé ðá hwíle ðe ic on þisse worulde sí, and gedó mé unmódigne; sile mé oferhýda; dó mé gesceádwísne and rihtwísne and foreþancfulne and fulfremedne, and gedó mé lufiende þínes wísdómes jubeas me dum hoc
on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5. Hí ongunnon ða eár pluccigean, 2, 23. where a case follows Se mon ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ. . . Se ðe gód onginneþ and on ðon þurhwunaþ, Blickl. Homl. 21, 34-36.
a-hreósan
To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ irruere ⬩ mere ⬩ corruere ⬩ decidere
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Homl. Th. i. 72, 2, 5. He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20
fór-rynel
A forerunner ⬩ præcursor
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Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28. Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6
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martyr-dóm
Martyrdom
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Martyrdom Mid sige martyrdómes, Homl. Th. i. 374, 24. Hé ( Stephen ) is fyrmest on martyrdóme, ii. 34, 22. His martyrdóme wyrþe ejus martyrio condigna, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 7. Hé gearcodon heora mód tó ðam martyrdóme, Homl. Skt. 5, 150.
ge-fulwian
To baptize
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Homl. 219, 1. Gefulguade baptizabat, Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 22. Gefulwad, Blickl. Homl. 213, 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 2085; El. 1044. Gifulgwado baptizati, Rtl. 26, 9
ge-hwǽde
Little ⬩ moderate ⬩ scanty
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Little, moderate, scanty Hí wǽron gehwǽde acwealde they were killed while little, Homl. Th. i. 84, 21 : ii. 162, 2 : Gen. 19, 20. Úre gehwǽda wæstm our little fruit, Homl. Th. 526, 22.
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weorf
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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. . . . wilde weof mid . xii. Sciłł., oxan mid .xxx. p̃, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 4. Ungewylde weorf, nýten ł hors indomitos subjugales, Hpt. Gl. 458, 1. v. next word
ymb-scínan
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Homl. 7, 36. Seó sunne ymbscínð ðone blindan, and se blinda ne gesihð ðære sunnan leóman, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 32. Berhtnise Godes ymbsceán hiá (him ymbesceán, W. S.) claritas Dei circumfulsit eos, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 9. Hié leóht ymbscán, Andr.
un-gelimp
Misfortune ⬩ mishap
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Wé sceolon ǽgðer ge on gelimpe ge on ungelimpe cweðan: 'Ic herige mínne Drihten on ǽlcne tíman, Homl. Th. i. 252, 13: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 251. Ic andette míne scylda and seófige mín ungelimp, Ps. Th. 21, 2: Homl. Th. i. 584, 5.