ofer-fæðman
To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope
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Th. 470, 12; Hy. 11, 14
slíþe
Formed, moulded ⬩ fictus ⬩ graven ⬩ feigned, false
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Hí offrodon ðæ sliððæn sacrificaverunt sculptilibus 105, 35. feigned, false Hé oncneów slíþe mód úre cognovit figmentum (taken by the translator =fictam menlemt) nostrum Ps. Spl. T. 102, 13
Linked entry: slíþness
ge-eówan
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Geówige hé him þá stówe, Angl. xiii. 427, 895. Hwelce hí hié innan geeówigen Gode, Past. 273, 5. Is þé nú genóg openlíce geeówad þára leásena gesǽlþa anlícnes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 19. Add
wlítan
To look ⬩ gaze
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Wlát wítga geond þeódland, óþ ðæt hé gestarode, ðǽr gestaþelad wæs æþelíc ingong, 19, 25; Cri. 306. Hió wlát ofer ealle, Elen. Kmbl. 770; El. 385. Hé tó heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. Hé æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572.
sár
Sore, painful, grievous, distressing
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Wé wieton ðæt sió diégle wund biþ sárre ðonne sió opene, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 22. of mental pain Ðá hé ðæs mannes deáþ swá earmlícne gehýrde ðá wæs him ðæt swíðe sár when he heard the man's death was so miserable, it was very grievous to him, Blickl.
sceran
to cut ⬩ shear ⬩ to shave hair ⬩ to cut the hair of the head ⬩ to shear sheep
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Ne hé his loccas mid sceárum wanode, ne his beard mid seaxe scear, Shrn. 93, 9. Ne gé eów ne efesion ne beard ne sciron neque in rotundum attondebitis comam, nec radetis barbam, Lev. 19, 27.
hálsian
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H. 99, 12. Hé hý hálsode (the accent is in the MS.) þæt hý nánuht þǽra ǽrenda ne underféngon, Ors. 4, 6; Bos 86, 25.
láðettan
odious ⬩ hateful ⬩ be hated ⬩ be hostile ⬩ to abominate ⬩ hate
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Uncer láðette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hé hít óðrum ne sǽde each of us hated the other, though he did not say so to the other, Shrn. 39, 22.
for-dilgian
To blot out ⬩ destroy ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ obnūbĭlāre ⬩ oblītĕrāre
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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.
martyr
A martyr
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Hé wilnade ðæt hé mid ðone martyr þrowian móste, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 18. Hí cóman tó ðæs martyres húse, S. 477, 9. Ðǽr martiras meotode cwémaþ, Cd. 228; 671; Th. 305, 30; Sat. 655. Hé gemynegode ðara eádigra martyra, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 33: Andr.
wiþ-ferian
To carry off ⬩ to rescue
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Ðæt ðú symle sáwle míne álýse, láðum wiðferige liberabit in pace animam meam ab his qui adpropiant mihi, 54, 18. Ðú áwurpe hí ðá hí wéndan, ðæt hí wǽron álýsde, láðum wiðferede dejecisti eos dum allevarentur, 72, 14
ge-reordness
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On þá tide his gereordnysse ad horam refectionis illius, Gr. D. 118, 13 : 145, 14. Hé hí in gelaðode tó gereordnesse, 252, 12, 16. Hé bróhte mé hláf to gereordnesse, 347, 32. Wín tó his heortan gereordnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17.
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á-dún
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Add: á-dún Feall nú ádún, Hml. Th. i. 166, 19: Hml. S. 11, 108. Hé ofdrǽd slóh ádún, 23, 718. á-dúne (-a) Feól hé ádúne, Hml. Th. 1, 316, 29. Hí lédon heora wǽpna ádúne, Hml. S. 29, 171. Clif áscoren rihte ádúne, 31, 316.
sinc-gifa
A treasure-giver ⬩ a prince ⬩ chief who was expected to be liberal in his gifts
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Se ðe wát his sincgiefan holdne beheledne hé sceal heán hweorfan he who knows his gracious lord buried shall wander downcast, Exon. Th. 183, 13; Gú. 1326. Hé his sincgyfan (Byrhtnoth) wrec, Byrht. Th. 139, 62; By. 278
Linked entry: sinc-þegu
be-reáfian
alone
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Aaron hæfde bereáfod (spoliaverat) ꝥ folc æt hira golde, Ex. 32, 25. with acc. of spoil and on with person ꝥ hé him ágeáfe þæt hé ǽr on him bereáfode (ge-, v. l. ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 30
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Hé bebeád eallum his folce be heora lífe þæt hí sceoldon hí gebiddan tó ðǽre anlícnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 24: Hml. S. 11, 6. Hé beád ꝥ ǽlc man be his heáfde deófle sceolde offrian, 23, 29.
óþer
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Hé his líf on nán óðer ne wend, on óðer hé lǽrð, Past. 193, 13: 257, 19. Hí sind óðre, óþre hí wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 574, 2. Add Hí hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 11.
leógan
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Ðeáh hé nyte hwæt hé sóðes secge, him is ðeáh leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit bona de se vel falsa jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 217, 16. Heó wolde hire líf forlǽtan ǽr þan þe heó luge, Hml.
hǽlu
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Sine tó manianneðá hálan ðæt hié ne forhycgen ðæt hié hér on ðǽre hwilendlican hǽlo him geearuigen ðá écan hǽlo, 247, 12. Hond geedníuad wæs tó hǽlo (sanitate), Mt. L. R. 12, 13.
freó
free ⬩ not in subjection to a master ⬩ having liberty of action ⬩ free ⬩ not in subjection to sin ⬩ liberal ⬩ at liberty ⬩ not in confinement or custody ⬩ free ⬩ free from work ⬩ disengaged ⬩ free from guilt ⬩ innocent ⬩ unimpeded ⬩ unhindered ⬩ acting of one's own will ⬩ unforced ⬩ free from trouble ⬩ exempt ⬩ immune ⬩ free ⬩ not liable to a tax ⬩ at one's own disposal
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Hé hét hí unbindan ... ꝥ hí frige móston faran swá hwider swá hí woldon, Hml. S. 23, 191. free from obligation or restraint upon action Grammar freó, (with gen.) Ðá ðe beóð mid synscipe gebundene ..., ðá ðe beóð frió ðára benda, Past. 177, 21.