ERIAN
To plough, EAR ⬩ iărāre
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Cot.] propter frīgus pĭger ărāre nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 15. Nylle erigean [erian MS. Cot.] nonvult ărāre, 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 18. Míne æceras ic erige mei agros ăro, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Som. 19, 44. Ðú erast thou ploughest, Homl.
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bócere
A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor ⬩ scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus
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We witan ðæt, þurh Godes gyfe, þrǽl wearþ to þegene, and ceorl wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has become a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has become an earl, a singer a priest, and a
Linked entry: bécere
brengan
To bring, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry; ⬩ ferre, afferre, offerre, proferre
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Ða he hæfde ǽr him to wífe broht whom he had formerly married [lit. he had formerly taken to himself for a wife], Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 30
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ge-sprecan
To speak ⬩ speak with ⬩ agree
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Plato hæfde hine gesprecen Plato had conversed with him, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 70, 443
ge-cryppan
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To crook a finger, close the hand Genim gecrypte hand fulle, Lch. ii. 276, 13
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camp-wered
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Æðelhere mon slóh mid ealle his campweorude ðe he mid him brohte Ethelhere was slain with all the fighting-men whom he had brought with him, 3, 24; S. 556, 33.
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deád-lícnys
Deadliness, mortality ⬩ mortalĭtas
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He hæfde ealle deádlícnyssa aworpen he had cast off all mortalities, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1
Linked entry: deáþ-lícnes
deór-cynn
Animal-kind, beast-kind ⬩ animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus
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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1.
mæðel-hégende
Attending, holding or addressing an assembly or council ⬩ consulting ⬩ conversing
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Ðá wæs tó ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod men came who had to attend the meeting . . Then was the people collected at the meeting-place, 2194; An. 1098. Hwæt se manna wæs meðelhégendra who of men that speak was he, 524; An. 262.
mynian
To have as the object of desire or purpose ⬩ to intend ⬩ direct one's course to an object
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Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe maga sí and manigne wǽn hæbbe ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda I advise every one that is able and has many a waggon, to direct his steps to that same wood. Shrn. 163, 13
Linked entry: menian
óþ-ferian
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to bear off Ic unsófte ðonan feorh ðþferede næs ic fǽge ðágyt not easily thence (the conflict with Grende's mother) did I bring away life, but not then had my hour come (cf. last passage under óþ*-*lǽdan), Beo. Th. 4288; B. 2141.
be-swápan
To clear up, persuade, cover over, clothe, protect ⬩ suadere, cooperire, amicire, munire
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Ðæt he bió wið ǽlce orsorgnesse beswápen that he shall be protected against every pleasure Past. 14, 3; Hat. MS. 17 b, 21
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ge-brec
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17.
Linked entry: ge-bræc
tíd-ege
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.), tó tweón weorþeþ ádl oþþe yldo oþþe ecghete fǽgum fromweardum feorh óðþringeþ ever in every case, before the fear of his end becomes doubtful (before his fear of death has lost any of its certainty?)
beorhte
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His geearnunga wǽron beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, II. clearly, of physical or mental vision Hé wearð hál, beorhte lócigende, Hml. S. 22, 182. His andgit bið tó ðon beorhte scínende, ðæt hé mæge ongietan sóðfæstnesse, Past. 69, 24
weard
Ward in to-ward
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Thw. 23, 1; Jud. 99. v. eást-, for-, forþ-, hám-, hider-, hindan-, norþ-, súþ-, þider-, west-weard
ge-sinscipe
Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,
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Se mægþhád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe virginity is more exalted than marriage, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 24; Hat. MS. He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1.
ge-wealdende
Powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potens ⬩ validus
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Powerful, mighty; potens, validus Mid his gewealdendre hand with his mighty hand, Ps. Th. 113, 8
un-híre
Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful
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Weder unhióre hard weather, Met. 29, 65. Him geblendon drýas drync unheórne, se onwende wera ingeþanc, Andr. Kmbl. 68; An. 34
wræc-líc
strange ⬩ wonderful ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable
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Hé sceóp ðám wérlogan wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 17 ; Gen. 37