ge-mearcan
To mark, observe, keep ⬩ observāre
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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11
BENC
A BENCH ⬩ scamnum ⬩ abacus
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A BENCH; scamnum, abacus Bugon to bence they turned to a bench Beo. Th. 659; B. 327. On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243
ofer-fæðman
To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope
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To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope Swilce hé oferfæðmed ealne middangeard as if it (the tree of Nebuchadnezzar s vision) would cover with embracing boughs all the world, Cd. Th. 247, 24; Dan. 502.
a-hebban
To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ raise ⬩ elevate ⬩ exalt ⬩ ferment ⬩ levare ⬩ tollere ⬩ elevare ⬩ erigere ⬩ exaltare ⬩ extollere ⬩ fer-mentare
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Ðú ahófe me on écne dreám thou raisedst me to everlasting joy, Exon. 100 a; Th. 376, 12; Seel. 153. Se ðe ródor ahóf who hove up the firmament, Andr. Kmbl. 1042; An. 521.
beótian
to threaten ⬩ minari ⬩ minitari ⬩ to boast ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ magna loqui ⬩ polliceri ⬩ spondere
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Th. 140, 18; By. 290. Ful oft wit beótedan, ðæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne ðeáþ ána full oft we two vowed, that naught should part us save death alone Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 32; Kl. 21
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for-weorpan
To cast ⬩ cast away ⬩ reject ⬩ jăcĕre ⬩ projĭcĕre ⬩ repellĕre
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To cast, cast away, reject; jăcĕre, projĭcĕre, repellĕre Se feónd hogode on ðæt micle morþ men forweorpan the foe thought to cast men into that great perdition, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 16; Gen. 691. Ðú forwurpe mín word tu projēcisti sermōnes meos, Ps.
hyge-leás
Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish
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Th. ii. 220, 6. Hygeleáse lacking wisdom [the rebellious angels ], Cd. 3; Th. 4, 10; Gen. 51. Leahtra hegeleásra of sins committed thoughtlessly, Ps. C. 50, 144; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 144
be-girdan
To begird
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To begird Apol. Th. 12, 17
gancgan
to go
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to go, Ps. Th. 85, 10
on-búgan
to bend ⬩ to bend in reverence or submission, to bow ⬩ to submit, yield ⬩ to bend aside, deviate
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to bend Ðonne ic onbúge when I (a bow) bend, Exon. Th. 405, 16; Rä. 24, 3. to bend in reverence or submission, to bow Heó tó hyre módor cneówum onbeah, Lchdm. iii. 428, 13. Hís gebróðru onbugon tó him proni adorantes Gen. 50, 18.
ge-sénian
to mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless
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to mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 18; Sat 615: Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 25: L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 426, 9, 16: Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 22; Cri. 1342
wilder
A wild beast
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At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10; Pa. 43.
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dryht-sib
Peace between two nations, lordly kinship ⬩ pax vel amīcĭtia inter duas gentes
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Peace between two nations, lordly kinship; pax vel amīcĭtia inter duas gentes Ic Heaðobeardna ne talige dryhtsibbe dǽl Denum unfǽcne I esteem not part of the Heathobeards' lordly kinship to the Danes guileless, Beo. Th. 4142; B. 2068
Élíg-burh
The city of Ely, Cambridgeshire ⬩ urbs Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi
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The city of Ely, Cambridgeshire; urbs Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi Man hine lǽdde to Élígbyrig [Élíbyrig, Th. 294, 15, col. 2] they led him to Ely, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 16, col. 1
a-beofian
To be moved or shaken ⬩ to tremble ⬩ moveri ⬩ contremere
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To be moved or shaken, to tremble; moveri, contremere Ealle abeofedan eorþan staðelas movebuntur omnia fundamenta terrae, Ps. Th. 81, 5
a-þiéstrian
To overcloud ⬩ to be eclipsed ⬩ obscurari
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To overcloud, to be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþiéstrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Th. 28, 6, 11, col. 1
be-reótan
To deplore ⬩ deplorare
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To deplore; deplorare Æðelinges deáþ bereótan to deplore the death of the noble, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 27; Hö, 6
ge-máglíce
Urgently, importunately
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Urgently, importunately He tiht ǽlcne swíðe gemáglíce to gebedum he exhorts everybody very urgently to prayers, Homl. Th. i. 158, 13
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feorh-ner
Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment ⬩ food ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ cĭbus
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Ðe worhte weoroda Dryhten to feorhnere fira cynne which the Lord of hosts wrought for salvation to the race of men, Elen. Kmbl. 1792; El. 898: Cd. 190; Th. 237, 18; Dan. 339.
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to sǽ the barbarians drive us to sea, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609; B. 2808.