BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Byrgan be deádum to bury with the dead, Exon. 82b; Th. 311, 27; Seef. 98. of, from, about, touching, concerning; de, quoad Be ðam cilde of or concerning the child, Mt. Bos. 2, 8. Be hlísan of or about fame, Bt. titl. xviii. xix; Fox xiv. 1.
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lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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Ðeáh hé him nánra óðerra lǽna [but Cott. MS. leana] ne wéne though he expect no other benefits, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 1. [in connection with land] a grant that may be recalled, lease, fee, fief Landes lǽn precarium, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 6; Wrt.
earfoðe
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., ðeáh hí hí eáþe ádreógan mægen, Bt. 39, 11; F. 228, 26: Sal. 374. Earfoða, Deór. 2. Earfeðu, Cri. 1172. Tó þé ástígan þurh ðás earfoþu þisse worulde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 28: Met. 20, 254. Gemunan eal þá earfeðu, Cri. 1202.
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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H. 243, 35. one of the four elements Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld; and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án þǽra is eorþe, oþer wæter, þridde lyft, feówrþe fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F
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for-beran
to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain
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Hwílum ðeáh hit mon cúðlíce wite hit is tó forberanne aliquando vitia aperte cognita mature toleranda sunt, Past. 151, 10. Míne witan secgað ꝥ ic hit tó lange forboren hæbbe, Ll.
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flǽsc
flesh ⬩ animals ⬩ human beings
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Deád flǽsc, Lch. iii. 292, 3. Heora líchoman licggað on eorðan . . ., and ꝥ flǽsc áfúlað. Bl. H. 101, 3. Gást næfþ flǽsc and bán, Lk. 24, 39. Þæs cealfes flǽsc (carnes) and fell þú bærust, Ex. 29, 14: Ll.
ge-hwá
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Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ꝥ swylces gehwæt (hwæt, v. l. ) unmyndlinga gebyrige, Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 214, 9. some one (thing) Oft gehwá gesihð fægre stafas áwritene, þonne herað hé ðone wrítere, Hml.
ge-munan
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A. 178, 311. the dead On ðá geráð ðe hí gemunen hí and Osmódes sáulæ tó his gemunde dege ea ratione ut memores sint ejus et animae Osmodi ad anniversarium ejus, Cht.
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Se ðe his mondryhten lífe bilidene lást weardian wiste he who knew that his dead lord remained behind, 182, 19; Gú. 1312. Hé his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.
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be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Gif hwylc man mid arwan deór ofsceóte . . . and hit man ymbe. iii. niht deád finde, and þǽr hund oþþe wulf on befangen hæbbe (have had any-thing to do with it; eam occupaverit), Ll.
willa
will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way
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Gif ðé ǽnies willan wana biþ, ðeáh hit lytles hwæt sié, II, I ; Fox 30, 22 : 26, 1; Fox 90, 22. Nǽron hí bescyrede sceattes willan non sunt fraudati a desiderio suo Ps. Th. 77, 29.
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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., 553, 37. after the king's death Hér forðférde Cnut cing ... and Ælfgyfu Imme seó hlǽfdie sæt ðǽr (Winchester) binnan, Chr. 1035; P. 158, 11.
mægen-þrymm
Majesty ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ Christ ⬩ great power ⬩ might ⬩ an instance in which the divine glory or power is displayed ⬩ the glory of heaven ⬩ heaven ⬩ the angels who inhabit heaven
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Hé hine of sáwle deáþe áwehte þurh ðone mægenþrym he raised him from the death of the soul through divine power, Blickl. Homl. 77, 10.
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ge-wundian
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Him is micel ðearf ðæt hé hine selfne gewundige . . . ðætte ðǽr ðǽr hé óðerra monna wunda lácnað, hé self ne weorðe áðunden, Past. 461, 31. of other than bodily injury or pain, to wound with non-material instruments. the subject a person Ðonne of ðǽre
ge-wǽcan
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Wǽron hié mid meteliéste gewǽhte, Chr. 894; P. 295, 2. of the effect of ill-treatment Hí eów tó deáðe gewǽcað morte vos adficient, Hml. Th. ii. 542, 17.
CNIHT
A boy ⬩ youth ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ KNIGHT: ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ servus
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Ðæt hie ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton that they should seek the young man's death Andr. Kmbl. 2243; An. 1123: 1824; An. 914. Ða cnihtas cræft leornedon the youths learned science Cd. 176; Th. 221, 4; Dan. 83: 182; Th. 228, 2; Dan. 196.
spanan
To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ lure ⬩ decoy ⬩ attract ⬩ urge ⬩ suggerere, suadere, persuadere ⬩ to allure
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MSS.) ðe his ðeáwa giémaþ tó ryhte spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet, Past. 14, 2; Swt. 83, 2.
hǽlu
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See next paragraph. ¶ the salvation effected by Christ's death Hǽl ús, wé þe synt on líchomum lifgende, and eác þá þe on helle synt biddaþ þínre onlésnesse and þínre hǽlo, Bl. H. 81, 23.
húru
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Ne húru wundur wyrceað deáde numquid mortuis facies mirabilia ?, Ps. Th. 87, 10: Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 8. Efne sé on hygde húru ne slǽpeð, 120, 4.
óðer
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Uncer láþette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hé hit óðrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22.