ege
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Þysne ege þrowian æt þyssum englum, 93, 34. Ofergytende þisse sǽwe ege, 235, 1. Hú mycelne ege wé sceolon witan (hú micel ege sí tó hæbbenne, v. l.) tó þám hálgum werum quantus sit viris sanctis timor exhibendus, Gr. D. 63, 5.
fetian
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Feta, gif ðú dyrre, æt ðus heaðuwérigan háre byrnan, Vald. 2, 16. Fetige hé him má, Solil. H. 1, 10. Fetod, fettad, feotod arcessitus, Txts. 42, 103: Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 31. Dele 'fet,' and passage from Prov. Kmbl., and add
geornfulnes
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Cf. georne, Mid micelre geornfulnesse æt Gode biddan forgifennesse ealra gylta, Hml. A. 142, 114. diligence, studious care Fyre*-*wittre carfulnysse geornfulnes curiosae sollicitudinis sollertia, An. Ox. 907. Geornfulnes diligentia i. cura, 1328.
hǽþen-nes
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Hé monige wæs gecígende fram hǽþenesse (hǽðennesse, v. l.) and fram gedwolan heora lífes multos ab errore reuocans, 5, 11; Sch. 611, 5. people among whom (or district in which) heathenism prevails: — Wit begétan ðás béc æt haeðnum herge mid uncre claene
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nágan
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Th. i. 372, 34. add Náh man on ǽnigne tíman dæges ne nihtes æt Godes húse unnyt tó dónne, Wlfst. 278, 18: 39, 16. Be þám magon Godes þeówas gecnáwan ꝥ hí nágon mid worldcampe tó farene, ac mid gástlican wǽpnan campian, Ll.
of-spring
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Eádríc hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu æt Ælfsige . . . tó écum freóte, and eall hire ofspring, C. D. vi. 209, 11. Tácnu wurðað on eów and on eówrum ofspringum (in semine tuo), Deut. 28, 46. Ofsprincgum (ofsprincge, Hpt.
spornan
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Th. i. 386, 9. to strike against with the foot, stumble upon Hí spurnon mid hyra fótum æt (on, v. l.) þám hálgan were in ipso impingebat, Gr. D. 16, 22. (2 a) to stumble, totter :-- Spurnende lapsanti, titubanti, An. Ox. 50, 7
weard-setl
A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard
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Æt ðǽm weardsetlum ad excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 16. Weardsetl excubias, 81, 20: 30, 11: 71, 11. Hí ofereodon ða twá weardsetl tranteuntes primam et secundam custodiam (Acts 12, 10), Homl. Th. ii. 382, 11
ǽfen-sang
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Ðone lofsang (the Magnificat) ðe wé singað on Godes cyrcan æt ǽlcum ǽfensange, Hml. Th. i. 202, 26. Sé ðe . . . dæghwámlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, hé húru ðinga on ðám sunnandagnm . . . þider cume tó . . . Ǽfensange, Hml. A. 144, ii.
hefe
Weight
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Hé micelne hefe gefrét æt hys heortan he feels a great weight at his heart, Lchdm. iii. 126, 10. Áwend hefas leahtra evente moles criminum, Hymn. Surt. 23, 7
óra
A border, edge, margin, bank
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Æt Cerdices óran, Erl. 2, 3. Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21.
drinca
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Drince hé betonicam on wætre ǽr óþerne drincan, Lch. ii. 152, 5. Gebryte on drincan . . . swá þú scealt þá óþre ǽtas and drincan sellan, 90, 10-12. Of metta and drincena þiginge, 244, 12. Þára metta cyn ge þone rím þára drincena ( potionum ), Gr.
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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Ðá beféng Ælfsige þone mann æt Wulfstáne, Cht. Th. 206, 23. Gif þiéfefioh mon æt ciépan befó, Ll. Th. i. 118, 13.
full-wyrcan
To do fully ⬩ commit ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complete ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ complēre
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To do fully, commit, accomplish, complete; perfĭcĕre, complēre Se godcunda ánweald hí tostencte ǽr hí hit fullwyrcan móston the divine power dispersed them before they could complete it, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 25
un-inseglian
To unseal
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To unseal Hí ( a casket ) nán man ne uninsæglode ǽr hí ealle þyder cómon ... Se portgeréfa hí uninsæglode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 762. Hig uninseglodon ðæt loc and cǽgan, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 11
ic
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Ic þurh Iúdas ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned eom þurh Júdas eft, El. 922. Add
un-wæstmbǽre
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Wíse láreówas sǽdon ꝥ seó eorþe wǽte micele unwsestmbǽrre æfter þám flóde þonne heó ǽr wǽre tradunt doctores terrae vigorem et fecunditatem longe inferiorem esse post diluvium quam ante, Angl. vii. 36, 348. Add
wráþ
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Þá wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé ǽr wæs milde and iéþe inmutata est Tiberii madestia atque ex mansueiissimo principe saevissima bestia exarsit, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254. 30. Add
swinc-leás
Without labour or toil
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Without labour or toil On ð æm écan lífe wé bútan geswince God heriaþ. Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9
þorfan
To need
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To need Ne ðorfeþ (-æþ,) (Lind.) non indiget, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 10. Ne ðo[r]feþ ða ðe hálo sint tó léce non egent qui sani sunt medico, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 31