mǽrþu
greatness ⬩ honour ⬩ glory ⬩ fame ⬩ a great ⬩ honourable ⬩ glorious action ⬩ a wonderful thing ⬩ mighty work
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greatness, honour, glory, fame Gesprang mérþu his in all lond Galileæ processit rumor ejus in omnem regionem Galilaeae, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 28. Lof wíde sprang, miht and mǽrþo, ofer middangeard, þeodnes þegna. Apstls. Kmbl. 13; Ap. 7.
bróðor-sib
brotherhood, the relationship between brothers ⬩ cognatio fraternalis, germanitas ⬩ brotherly love ⬩ fraternus amor
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; fraternus amor Hí bróðorsibbe georne bigongaþ they earnestly cultivate brotherly love, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 10; Gú. 776
heáh-mód
Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty
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Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty Siððan hine sylfne heáhmód hefeþ on heánne beám afterwards exultant raises itself on to a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph. 112.
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aam
A reed of a weaver's loom
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A reed of a weaver's loom. Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 22 ; Rä. 36, 8; Cod. Lugd. Grn
friá
A lord ⬩ master ⬩ dŏmĭnus
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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Ðam ágenan frián to the possessor, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 17
ge-tricce
Faithful
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Gif he biþ eáþhylde and ðære stówe getricce si contentus fuerit consuetudine loci, R. Ben. 61, Lye
sib-geornness
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Eagerness for peace and kindness, love Syb-geornes caritas Dei et proximi, Wulfst. 69, 2. Sihgeornes, 189, 21
wulf-hliþ
A hill where the wolf has its den
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A hill where the wolf has its den Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358
lang-gestreón
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Treasure that had existed long, ancient treasure Wénde hé þæt hé lytel fæc longgestreóna brúcan móste, B. 2240
brád-þistel
A thistle with long leaves, sea-holm, sea-holly ⬩ eryngium = ήρύγγιoν ⬩ eryngium maritimum,
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A thistle with long leaves, sea-holm, sea-holly; eryngium = ήρύγγιoν, eryngium maritimum, Lin Brádþistel eryngion, Cot. 212
ofer-hlýde
Over-loud, noisy
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Over-loud, noisy Hé ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word
háwian
To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect
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Drihten háwa nú mildelíce on ðás earman eorþan Lord, look now mercifully on this miserable earth, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðé ne tówende look that the inward wind do not cast thee down, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.
be-tweonum
BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio
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Léton him ða betweonum tán wisian they let the lot decide between them, Andr. Kmbl. 2199; An. 1101. Ne sceólon unc betweonan teónan weaxan injury shall not wax between us two, Cd, 91; Th, 114, 10; Gen. 1902.
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gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Ne wǽron ðás ealle gelíce lange these were not all alike long, 119, 3. His líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered in accordance with his name, 167, 32.
lifer-læppa
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A lobe of the liver Liferlæppa fibra i. vena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 55. Librlæppan fibræ, 108, 54
þole-byrde
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Bearing patiently, patient, long-suffering Þolo-byrde mann patiens homo ... Wer þolebyrde vir patiens, Scint. 13, 11, 13
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beorgiht
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Hilly Þá lond sindon swíþe beorhtte (beorhte, v. l.) situ terrarum montoso, Ors. I. I; S. 10, 24
ísern-óre
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an ironstone quarry ísernðre ferri fodina, in quo loco ferrumfoditur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, ll. Cf. ísen-græf
á-lísan
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in Dict.). to detach, remove Næs wlóh of hrægle álýsed ne loc of heáfde, An. 1474. to redeem a fault Ðá synna hié mid hira ælmessan áliésað peccata eleemosynis redimunt, Past. 327, 14. Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl.
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