riht-scilling
A lawful shilling
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A lawful shilling Se rihtscylling byþ á be .xii. penegum legitimus solidus semper est .xii. denariorum, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 222, 7
on-forhtian
to fear, be afraid
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to fear, be afraid Ne ondrǽdaþ gé eów ne gé ne on-forhtion nolite timere ne paveatis Deut. 31, 6. Onforgtigan timere, Germ. 388, 40
þeóf-sliht
Thief-slaying
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Thief-slaying Be ðeófslihte. Se ðe þeófslihþ, hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 4
forþ-beran
To bear or carry forth ⬩ bring forth ⬩ bring forward ⬩ produce ⬩ proferre ⬩ perhĭbēre
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To bear or carry forth, bring forth, bring forward, produce; proferre, perhĭbēre Ðone æðelan Albanum seó wæstmberende Bryton forþbereþ Albānum egrĕgium fēcunda Britannia profert, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 34. Ðætte ealle openlíce be heora dǽde þurh andetnesse
frum-gild
A first payment or compensation ⬩ the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder ⬩ prīma compensātio
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A first payment or compensation,—the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder; prīma compensātio
un-ácumendlíc
Unbearable ⬩ intolerable ⬩ impossible to be borne ⬩ excessive
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Unbearable, intolerable, impossible to be borne, excessive Be unácumenlícra (-endlíca, 8, 24) ðinga gebode. Gif hwylcum bréþer hwæt hefelíces and unacumenlíces beboden sý si fratri impossibilia jubentur. Si cui fratri aliqua gravia aut impossibilia (
un-tweógende
Undoubting ⬩ unhesitating ⬩ unwavering ⬩ certain
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Undoubting, unhesitating, unwavering, certain Gif wé hæfdon ǽnigne dǽl untwiógendes andgites swá swá englas habbaþ si divinae judicium mentis habere possemus, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 7. Hí óþ heora lífes ende untweógende móde þurhwunodan, Blickl. Homl. 171
leófan
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Dele. The passage given here is in full: Israéla éðelweardas lufan lífwelan þenden hié lét metod. It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line. A word seems missing, and it might
tó-fleótan
To float in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed by water, ⬩ be carried away by water
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To float in different directions, be dispersed by water, be carried away by water Ða brycge ðe forneáh eall tóflotan wæs the bridge that was almost quite carried away, Chr. 1097; Erl. 24, 299. Mid te fleotinde word tofleoteð þe heorte, so ꝥ longe þer
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græfa
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Twælf fóður græfan, Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38. Earle in his note on this word, p. 300, suggests a translation other than that given by previous editors. By them it has been translated 'coal,' he suggests 'gravel.' The word may be of Celtic origin, and so
diht
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Add: order, arrangement, disposition of material God geswác ðæs dihtes ealra his weorca . . . Hé gedihte ealle gesceafta . . . and on ðám deópan dihte stódon ealle þá ðing ðe ðágyt nǽron. Witodlíce wé wǽron on þám dihte, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 8-19. <b
-becc
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river
cwic-ǽht
Live stock, cattle ⬩ pecus
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Live stock, cattle ; pecus Gebéte on cwicǽhtum [cwyc- MS. B.] let amends be made in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12
dreám-healdende
Holding joy, joyful ⬩ lætābundus
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Holding joy, joyful; lætābundus Beó ðú sunum mínum gedéfe, dreámhealdende be thou gentle to my sons, holding them in joy, Beo. Th. 2459; B. 1227
ellor-síþ
A journey elsewhere, departure, death ⬩ ălĭbi ĭter, mors
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A journey elsewhere, departure, death; ălĭbi ĭter, mors Symble biþ gemyndgad eaforan ellorsíþ his offspring's death will always be remembered, Beo. Th. 4893; B. 2451
feorþ
The soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ life ⬩ anĭma ⬩ vīta
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The soul, spirit, life; anĭma, vīta Feorþ biþ on síþe his soul shall be on its journey, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 32; Vy. 26
firnum
Fearfully ⬩ intensely ⬩ formīdŏlōse ⬩ immānĭter
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Fearfully, intensely; formīdŏlōse, immānĭter Nǽre firnum ðæs deóp merestreám the sea-stream would not be so fearfully deep, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 26; Gen. 832
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fram-anýdan
To force from or away ⬩ drive away ⬩ repellĕre
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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13
frohtian
To fear ⬩ to be in danger
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To fear, to be in danger From frohtendum, a periclitantibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 18. Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30