Boéties
The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs
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For ðý hí habbaþ swá sceortne ymbhwyrft, for ðí hí sint swá neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe, ðe eall ðes ródor on hwerfþ, swá nú Boéties déþ who wonders not that some constellations have a shorter course than others have?
leóht
Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy
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Hý habbaþ ðæs ðe leóhtran gang they shall walk the easier for it, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 12. Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72
folc-gestealla
A noble companion ⬩ gentis cŏmes ⬩ pŏpŭlāris
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A noble companion; gentis cŏmes, pŏpŭlāris Mid swilcum mæg man fón folcgesteallan with such, one may obtain adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 6; Gen. 287
Linked entry: folc-gestælla
timbran
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Þá fór Cradoc tó ... and ꝥ folc eall mǽst ofslóh þe þǽr timbrode, Chr. 1065; P. 191, 27
DRÉFAN
To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble ⬩ commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre
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For-hwí dréfe ge eówru mód why vex ye your minds? Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 24. For-hwý dréfed ic gange, ðonne swencþ me feónd quare contristātus incēdo, dum afflīgit me inimīcus? Ps. Spl. 41, 13
here-geatu
military equipment ⬩ heriot
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Ða beóþ mid gyldenum hyltsweordum and mid manigfealdum heregeatwum gehyrste septos tristibus armis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 17; Met. 25, 9. as a technical term, heriot. The amount of the heriot for various ranks is given L. C.
un-meahtig
not mighty ⬩ weak ⬩ impotent ⬩ of little power or means ⬩ impossible
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Ongit hú unmihtige ða yfelan men beóþ vide quanta vitiosorum hominum pateat infirmitas, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 2: 29, 1; Fox 104, 12: 36, 2; Fox 174, 27. Unmehtige, Met. 24, 62.
fangen
taken ⬩ captus
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taken; captus Hér beóþ fangene seólas and hrónas here are caught seals and whales, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 16; pp. of fón to take
folc-ágende
ruling
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Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, leóf his leódum, lond Brondinga, . . . þǽr hé folc áhte, burh and beágas, B. 522. Add: For force of ágende
líþigian
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Hé his folc gegladode and líþegode him on mislicum geswincum for ðǽre mǽrðe dedit requiem universis provinciis juxta magnificentiam principalem, Hml. A. 95, 107. Add
ǽ-welm
A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ fons
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Fox 29, 161; Met. 29, 81
swangorness
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian ðæt mon for his unwísdóme and for his suongornesse ne mǽge ongietan ða unðeáwas ðara ðe him underðiédde beóþ.
un-þearf
Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment
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Hé gegaderode his folc tó ðæs cynges unþearfe, ac hé wæs gelet (hé gaderode his folc þan cyngce tó unþearfe hé þóhte, ac hit wearð heora seolfan tó mycclan hearme, MS. D.), Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 27.
tigel-ærne
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, a building for making bricks (?), brick-kiln (?) Forð on ða mearce in on ða tigelærnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 29
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ná-wiht
nothing ⬩ naught ⬩ a thing of no value ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ not
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For ðý hit is náuht, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 10-11. Heore þincþ eall náuht (nóht, Cott. MS.) ðæt heó hæfþ, 10; Fox 28, 28. Hú ne is se anweald ðǽr náuht? 16, 2; Fox 54, 7.
unriht-hǽmed
Adulterous
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Adulterous Unrihthǽmede mæn tó rihtum lífe mid synna hreówe tó fón, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18. Mid unrihthǽmedum cum adulteris, Ps. Spl. 49, 19
ful-gemæc
Very suitable ⬩ aptissĭmus
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Very suitable; aptissĭmus Ðá ic me fulgemæcne monnan funde when I found a man very suitable for me, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 25; Kl. 18
Italie
The Italians ⬩ Italy
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The Italians or Italy Pencentes Italia folc, Ors. 4, 2 ; Swt. 160, 27. Pirrus fór of Italium (ab Italia ), 4, 1; Swt.158, 30 : 154, 32
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lǽs-hosum
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Perhaps for fótleáste lǽshosum should be read fótleáse lǽ-acute;sthosan footless hose, hose that did not cover the sole of the foot. v. lǽst; f
wilnian
of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end
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Ða nétenu, and eác ða óþre ge-sceafta, má wilniaþ ðæs ðe hí wilniaþ for gecynde ðonne for willan, Bt. 34, II; Fox 152, 6. Ealle tó ðé ǽtes wilniaþ omnia a te expectant, ut des illis escam, Ps. Th. 103, 25.
Linked entry: willnian