on-styrian
to move, stir (of physical motion) ⬩ to move, stir up, excite ⬩ to move, disturb, agitate (a person)
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to move, stir (of physical motion) Se líchoma ná ne onstyreþ siððan seó sáwl him of biþ, Blickl. Homl. 21, 27. Onstyredan, drifan agitabant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 39. Heó nǽnig lim onstyrian mihte, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 4.
Linked entry: in-styrian
fón
to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with
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Hé gestihte his werod . . hú hí on þone huntað fón sceoldon (how they should set about the hunting), Hml. S. 30, 27. Uton fón on óðre bóc forewearde aggrediamur librum secundum, Solil. H. 55, 4: Hml. Th. i. 206, 21. Ic sceal fón on fitte, Met.
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
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.
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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Hé heów oð ðæt hé on hilde gecranc he smote with his sword until in fight he fell, Byrht. Th. 141, 18; By. 324. Heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran he struck the horse with the spurs [cf. Icel. höggva hest sporum], Elf. T. 36, 25.
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.
lilie
A lily
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Genim ða twá wyrta, ðæt is, lilie and róse; ber tó bearneácenum wífe ... gif heó nimþ lilian, heó cenþ cnyht; gif heó nimþ rósan, heó cænþ mǽden, 144, 10-13.
be-sceáwian
To look round upon ⬩ look on ⬩ consider ⬩ regard ⬩ watch ⬩ circumspicere ⬩ intueri ⬩ considerare ⬩ respicere ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ providere
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Ðú ne besceáwast nánes mannes hád non respicis personam hominum, Mt. Bos. 22, 16. Ðæt he Alexandres [wisan] besceáwode that he might watch Alexander's conduct, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 22 : R. Ben. 55
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éðian
to breathe, inspire ⬩ hālāre, spīrāre, inspīrāre ⬩ to smell ⬩ ŏdōrāre
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Hý ealle éðiaþ they all breathe, 4, 3. Éðode him on ðone múþe inspīrāvit ei in as, Martyrol. ad 28 April. to smell; ŏdōrāre Habbaþ opene nóse, ne mágon éðian nāres hăbent et non ŏdōrăbunt, Ps. 113, 14
se
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Sete hí samod anlíce swá se wægnes hweól pone ilos ut rotam, Ps. Th. 82, 10
ge-cwylman
To afflict ⬩ torment ⬩ punish ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ pūnīre ⬩ trucīdāre ⬩ mortĭfĭcāre
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Ðæt hí gecwylmen rihte heortan ut trucident rectos corde, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 15. Ðæt he byþ gecwylmed ut pūniētur, Ps. Lamb. 36, 13. Mid ormǽtre angsumnysse gecwylmed afflicted with excessive pain, Homl. Th. i. 88, 6
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sinc-fæt
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Ides sincfato sealde . . . hió Beówulfe medoful ætbær, 1248 ; B. 622. Forsóc hé ðám syncfatum, beága mænigo, Vald. 1, 28. a receptacle for treasure, a casket, cf. hord-fæt Hé ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt. Beo. Th. 2404 ; B. 1200
teón-rǽden
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Nicanores heáfod hí setton tó tácne for his teónrǽdene ( the wrong he had done to them ), Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 640: Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. Gif hé on gehwylcum teónrǽdennum ( injuriis) geþyld lufige . . .
un-gemyndig
Unmindful ⬩ forgetful
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Hí wurdon ðæs treówes ungemyndige, ac God wæs his gemyndig, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 2
neáhlíce
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D. 336, 23. hardly Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce (cf. earfoðlíce, Hml. Th. i. 508, 20: both passages refer to the same place) gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 22
tó-cwísan
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Dele ¶, and add Hé his heáfod tóbræc and eác his bán tócwýsde, Hml. S. 5, 358. Se áwyrgeda gást tówearp þone wáh, and mid þæs wáges hryre of þryccende tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan ( unum puerulum monachum opprimens ruina contrivit ), Gr. D. 125, 6.
weall-geweorc
Wall-work, ⬩ wall-building ⬩ the destruction of walls
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Hé gesette hí tó his weallgeweorcum, ðæt hí worhton his burga ( in aedificationibus urbium suarum ),Anglia x. 91, 96. the destruction of walls Aries byð ram betwux sceápum and ram tó wealgeweorce, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 12, 5
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tó-lǽtan
To let go in different directions, ⬩ to cause to go different ways, ⬩ to disperse, ⬩ release, ⬩ relax
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Hé forgiet hine selfne ðonne hé tólǽtt and fægnaþ ongeagn ðara óðerra word oblitus sui in voces se spar git alienas, Past. 17; Swt. 111, 10. Tólǽtenum æddrum laxis fibris, Hymn. Surt. 102, 22
gísel
A pledge ⬩ hostage ⬩ obses
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Homl. 9, 5. Hió genam ðone ǽnne to gísle she took the one as hostage, Elen. Kmbl. 1196; El. 600. He him áðas swór and gíslas salde he swore oaths to them and gave hostages, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28.
Linked entry: gýsel
ge-hladan
to load ⬩ burden ⬩ freight ⬩ heap up ⬩ onĕrāre ⬩ impōnĕre ⬩ congĕrĕre ⬩ cŭmŭlāre ⬩ to draw [water] ⬩ haurire
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to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo.