ENDE
END ⬩ fīnis, termĭnus
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Ðú eart eallra þinga fruma and ende thou art the beginning and end of all things, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 549; Met. 20, 275 : Andr. Kmbl. 1112; An. 556.
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mæsse
a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas
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Se biscop and se mæssepreóst sceolan húru embe seofon niht mæssan gesingan for eal cristen folc ðe ǽfre ácenned wæs, Blickl. Homl. 45, 31.
séfte
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seó séfte ræst sóðfæstra, Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 132, 34. easy, comfortable, pleasant, without pain or discomfort Rád byþ on recyde rinca gehwylcum séfte, Runic pm.
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Wóden
Woden
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Fram ðan Wódne áwóc eall úre cynecynn, and Súðan-Hymbra eác. Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 20: 547; Erl. 16, 13: 560; Erl. 16, 32: 855; Erl. 70, 9.
herung
praise ⬩ approbation ⬩ praise ⬩ lauds
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Heruncga preconia, i. laudes, 64. praise, extolling of the Deity Sé þe . . . his Drihten, þe is ealra gereorda gifend mid herincge ne ðancað, R. Ben. 69, Dionisius þancode his Drihtne mid herunge, Hml.
saltere
a stringed musical instrument, a psaltery ⬩ the book of Psalms ⬩ a psalter, ⬩ to sing psalms
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Singe eal geférrǽden ætgædere heora saltere ða þrý dagas. Wulfst. 181, 21. Ǽlc bróður singe twegen salteras sealma . . . vi. mæssan oððe . vi. salteras sealma each brother shall sing two portions of psalms from the psalter. Chart. Th. 614, 7, 11
swangorness
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian ðæt mon for his unwísdóme and for his suongornesse ne mǽge ongietan ða unðeáwas ðara ðe him underðiédde beóþ.
wáse
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Of ðære méde út tó Wásan; of Wásan út tó Eá (with mention of Buckland), 392, 32. Eást tó Wásan (with mention of Sandford), vi. 9, 7. On Wáse; of Wǽse (with mention of the Thames and Cumnor), 84, 24
BEÓT
a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ command ⬩ menace ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ ⬩ peril ⬩ periculum ⬩ a boasting ⬩ boasting promise ⬩ promise ⬩ jactantia ⬩ promissio gloriosa ⬩ promissum
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He beót eal wið ðé sóðe gelǽste he truly fulfilled all his promise to thee Beo. Th. 1051; B. 523 : 160; B. 80
CAWEL
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Sele him etan geso-denne cawel on gódum broþe give him colewort to eat sodden in good broth, L. M. 3, 12; Lchdm. ii. 314, 15: 3, 44; Lchdm. ii. 336, 18. Wild cawel wild cole; brassica silvatica, Herb. 130, 1; Lchdm. i. 240, 17.
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ed-wít
A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn ⬩ opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio
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And me eác fela ðínra edwíta on gefeóllon et opprobria exprobrantium tĭbi cecĭdērunt super me, Ps. Th. 68, 9: 73, 21
for-þencan
To misthink ⬩ disdain ⬩ despise ⬩ distrust ⬩ despair ⬩ dedignāri ⬩ diffīdĕre
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To misthink, disdain, despise, distrust, despair; dedignāri, diffīdĕre Ðæt is nú git ðínre unrihtwísnesse ðæt ðú eart fullneáh forþoht; ac ic nolde ðæt ðú ðé forþohtest; forðam se se ðe hine forþencþ, se biþ ormód it is still thy fault that thou art
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freólsian
To keep holy day ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ celebrāre diem festum
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Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbaþ gecoren, ðæt man freólsian sceal ofer eal Engla land the witan have chosen, that St. Edward's mass-day should be celebrated over all England, L. Eth. v. 16; Th. i. 308, 21: L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 7.
innan-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior
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Eal innanweard wæs wynsumra ðonne hit in worulde mǽge stefn áreccan all the interior of the dwelling was more delightful than any voice in the world can declare, 52 a; Th. 181, 16; Gú. 1294.
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mæst
A pole to support a sail ⬩ a mast
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Hé hǽt fealdan ðæt segl, and eác hwílum lecgan ðone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15; Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 5
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ge-untrumian
To enfeeble ⬩ make weak or sick ⬩ infirmāre ⬩ debĭlĭtāre ⬩ To be enfeebled ⬩ be sick ⬩ infirmāri ⬩ ægrōtāre
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Þurh ðæs dracan blǽd eal seó menigu micclum wearþ geuntrumod all the multitude were greatly sickened by the dragon's breath, ii. 294, 23: 296, 9: 516, 17. Ðe wǽron geuntrumode qui infirmābantur, Jn. Bos. 6, 2: Ps. Spl. 17, 38. v. intrans.
Linked entry: un-trumian
geond-wlítan
To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre
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Ðæt ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte that I can see through all his inward thoughts, 71 b; Th. 266, 17; Jul. 399. v. intrans.
weorold-ár
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Gewonie him God his weorldáre ond eác swá his sáwle áre, Chart.
ciric-sceat
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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran ǽr Gode behétan, þæt is . . . cyricsceattas, Wlfst. 113, 11. On ðæt gerád ðet hé gesylle ǽlce geáre . . . cyresceattas and cyresceatweorc, C. D. v. 162, 26. [v. N. E. D. church-scot.]
ge-sóþian
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Gif hit him on gesóðod weorðe, 324, 18. to attest, bear witness to Þæt hé geseah hé gesóðode eác þurh his geséð-nysse, Nap. 32, 3