on-lútan
to lout, bend down, bow
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Ǽlc gesceaft biþ heald onloten (-locen, Fox) wið hire gecynde, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 7
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in-líce
Inwardly ⬩ internally ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ heartily
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Ðú miht openlíce ongiton ðæt ðæt is for inlíce gód þing ðæt ... you can plainly perceive that that is a very thoroughly good thing that.... Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 32
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þideres
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Hidres þidres, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 21. Hé lange hyderes and þyderes sécende fór, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 730
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un-áberendlíc
Unbearable ⬩ intolerable
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On ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unáberendlícum (unáberiendan, MS. R.) bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 23 note. Unáberendlíce intolerabilem, Ps. Lamb. 123, 5. Unáberendlíce broc, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 4.
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ofer-sǽlþ
Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds
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, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 32) tu si vis cernere verum, gaudia pelle, Met. 5, 27
ge-steppan
To step ⬩ go ⬩ gradi ⬩ ire ⬩ incedere
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Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140. For hwí geunrótsod gesteppe ic oððe gá ic quare contristatus incedo, Ps. Lamb. 42, 10. Gistepe ue gradiamur, Rtl. 51, 9. Gesteped initiatus, Cot. 108
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ASCIAN
to ASK ⬩ to ask for ⬩ to demand ⬩ inquire ⬩ to call ⬩ summon before one ⬩ interrogare ⬩ postulare ⬩ exigere ⬩ to obtain ⬩ experience ⬩ nancisci ⬩ experiri
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to ASK, to ask for, to demand, inquire, to call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere Ðe ðú me æfter ascast which thou askest about, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 26, 29.
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líþ
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Ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes for the man that does not care for his meat or drink, L. M. 1, 19; Lchdm. ii. 62, 16. Of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes from various strong drinks, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 17.
lust-bǽre
desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable
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Ic wæs swíðe lustbǽre hine tó gehýranne me audiendi avidum, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 7. Sió hǽlu hine gedéþ lustbǽrne salubritas videtur praestare voluptatem, 24, 3; Fox 84, 9. Wǽron lustbǽre for ðone leófan drihten wíta tó þrowienne, Homl. Skt. 4, 116.
mægen-cræft
Main force ⬩ great power or might ⬩ mighty power
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Is ðæt mægencræft micel móda gehwylces ofer líchoman (cf. hit is micel cræft ðæs módes for ðone líchoman, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 10), Bt. Met. Fox 26, 209; Met. 26, 105. Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 765; B. 380.
sweót
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Him on láste fór sweót Ebréa sigore geweorþod, Sunu Simeonis sweótum cómon (came in bands), Cd. Fífe fóran folc cyningas sweótum (marched with their squadrons), Moyses bebeád cígean sweót (summon the bands)
hǽmed-þing
Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony
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Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony Sió lufu ðæs hǽmedþinges biþ for gecynde the desire of intercourse is from nature, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 16. Be hǽðenra manna hǽmedþincge de gentilium hominum matrimonio, L. Ecg.
métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4. Gé unæþelne ǽnigne [ne] métaþ (gé nánne ne mágon métan unæþelne, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16), Bt. Met. Fox 17, 34; Met. 17, 17. Moette offendit, Wrt.
fyrest
First ⬩ front ⬩ prīmus
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First, front; prīmus Æt ðám feówer tóþum fyrestum for the four front teeth, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 2
gítsung
Covetousness ⬩ avarice ⬩ cupidity ⬩ desire
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Fox 7, 29; Met. 7, 15: Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 2. Nales he giémde þurh gítsunga lǽnes lífwelan he cared not from covetousness for the frail wealth of this world, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 4; Gú. 121.
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árian
to give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ reverence ⬩ have in admiration ⬩ honorare ⬩ honorificare ⬩ venerari ⬩ to regard ⬩ care for ⬩ spare ⬩ have mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ forgive ⬩ consulere ⬩ propitium esse ⬩ misereri ⬩ parcere
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Fox 10, 89; Met. 10, 45. to regard, care for, spare, have mercy, pity, pardon, forgive; consulere, propitium esse, misereri, parcere He þearfum árede he cared for the poor, Bd. 3, 9 ; S. 533, 25.
ge-wyrht
Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert
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Ǽlcum men wrecan be his gewyrhtum to punish every man according to his deeds, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 26. Búton gewyrhtum undeservedly, 22, 1; Fox 76, 15: 38, 3; Fox 202, 3.
niht-hwíl
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9
ge-stæððig
Steadfast ⬩ firm ⬩ stăbĭlis ⬩ firmus
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Steadfast, firm; stăbĭlis, firmus Se án déma is gestæððig and beorht the only judge is steadfast and bright, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 84; Met. 24, 42: 29, 171; Met. 29, 87.
tude
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Ald. 71, 35] tudu is a more probable form for the nominative