gief-stól
A gift-seat ⬩ throne of grace ⬩ donorum thronus ⬩ gratiæ thronus
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A gift-seat, throne of grace; donorum thronus, gratiæ thronus Wile nú gesécan sáwla Nergend gǽsta giefstól now will the Saviour of souls seek the spirits' throne of grace, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572: 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44
delan
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Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23
hǽtan
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To be warm Haetendae calentes, Txts. 48, 206
weax-berende
bearing a wax candle
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bearing a wax candle; the word (in the form uæx biorende) glosses cerarius in the passage: Accoluthus grece, cerarius ad recitandum evangelium (cf.Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byreþ þonne mann godspell rǽt, Ælfc.
æ-gilde
Unpaid for, applied to a slain man for whom wergild was not paid
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Unpaid for, applied to a slain man for whom wergild was not paid :-- Gyf þrǽl ðæne þegen áfylle, licge ǽgylde (-gilde, v. l. ) ealre his mǽgðe; and gyf se þegen ðæne þrǽl ðe hé ǽr áhte áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wlfst. 162, 8. and add
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fæger
FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis
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FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet; pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis Swá fæger swá swá Alcibiades wæs as fair as Alcibiades was, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 18, 24, 25. Seó wæs fæger which was fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 22, 23.
tídlíce
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</b> seasonably, in a manner appropriate to a season :-- Seó dún wæs tídlíce gréne the hill, as was natural to the season (the date was June 22), was green; mons opportune laetus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 21. in time, in good time, betimes, early, soon
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þætte
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Wíslíce gé dyde, ꝥte mannum bedígled wæs on eorðan þæt gé þæt on heofenas sóhtan, Blickl. HomI. 201, 1. combining antecedent and relative, that which, what On hire wæs gefylled ꝥte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen, Blickl. Homl. 11, 15.
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ǽr
Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus
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Se ǽresta wæs Enos háten the first was called Enos, 50; Th. 64, 24; Gen. 1055. Wæs seó ǽreste costung ofercumen the first temptation was overcome, Exon. 39a; Th. 128, 32; Gú. 408. In ða ǽrestan ældu in the first age, 34a; Th. 108, 29; Gú. 80.
CLÚS
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He fram ðære clúsan afaren wæs wið ðara scipa he was gone from the pass towards the ships, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 26, 22. Ðá hæfdon hý heora clúsan belocene when they had closed their passes, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 4.
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dæg-rím
A number of days, a course of days ⬩ dierum numerus
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A number of days, a course of days;dierum numerus Wiste ðe geornor ðæt his aldres wæs ende gegongen, dógora dægrím he knew the better that his life's end was passed, his days' number, Beo. Th. 1650; B. 823.
fiscere
A FISHER ⬩ piscātor ⬩ the bird king-fisher ⬩ alcēdo
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Ðæra Terfinna land wæs eall wéste, bútan ðǽr huntan gewícodon, oððe fisceras, oððe fugeleras the land of the Terfinns was all waste, save where the hunters, fishers or fowlers encamped, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 9.
ísen
Iron
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Seó gyrd wæs eal ísen the rod was all iron, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 17. Hig hyne on ánum ýsenum scrýne gebrohton on ðære byrig Damascus they brought him in an iron chest to the city of Damascus, St. And. 38, 8.
ge-lácnian
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ sānāre ⬩ mĕdēri
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He wæs gelácnod he was cured, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44. Mon geseah hine laman gelácnian people saw him healing the lame, Blickl. Homl. 177, 16. Hine gelácnode curam ejus egit, Lk. Skt. 10, 34, note
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ge-myntan
To determine, resolve ⬩ stătuĕre, decernĕre
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Him wæs gesǽd ðæt hí wǽron gemynte ánum sutere he asked for whom those buildings were intended. He was told that they were meant for a shoemaker, 354, 35. Hæfdon hie gemynted to ðam they had resolved thereon, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 10; Exod. 197.
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sting
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot
ge-lagian
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Heora yldran heom tealdan hú hit was gelagod syððan Sc̃s.
úþ-genge
Fugitive ⬩ transitory ⬩ not to be retained ⬩ passing out of one's possession
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Ðǽr wæs Æschere feorh úðgenge there life fled from Aschere, Beo.Th. 4253; B. 2123.
wíg-hús
A war-house ⬩ a tower ⬩ fortification
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A war-house, a tower, fortification Ðis wíghús haec arx Ælfc. Gr. 9, 75; Zup. 73, 14: 3 ; Zup. 7, 9. Se híhsta wíghús arx Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41. Wíghús propugnaculum Hpt. Gl. 499, 61.