middan-geard
the middle dwelling ⬩ the earth ⬩ world ⬩ the world and they that dwell therein ⬩ mankind
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Ða hwatestan men ealles ðises middangeardes, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 6. Hú gesǽlig seó forme eld wæs ðises middangeardes, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 3.
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morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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Ic bidde ðæt man ðæs morþes (deadly sin, marriage by men in orders) heononforþ geswíce, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 23.
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
scúfan
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Búton man ágeáfe Eustatsius and his men heom tó hand sceofe unless Eustace were given up and his men were handed over to them, Chr. 1052 ; Erl. 179, 22.
Linked entries: æt-sceófan of-scýfende for-scúfan be-scúfan sceófan
un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Ða dwollícan béc rǽdaþ ungeráde menn, ii. 444, 25. Ðeáh ða dysegan and ða ungerádan his gelýfan nyllan, Wulfst. 305, 14. Se ðe ungerádum oððe ungeðyldigum stýrð, Homl.
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án-rǽd
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Th. ii. 336, 11. of things ꝥ man menn blód ne lǽte ǽr þám þe se móna and seó sǽ beón ánrǽde, Lch. iii. 154, 2. of one (unvarying) counsel, steadfast, constant, resolute Gestæþþig, ánrǽde constans, stabilis, Wrt.
eardian
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H. 105, 16. of an in-dwelling spirit Geleáffulle menn gearwiaþ clǽne wununga on heora heortum Críste. Hé cwæþ: 'Ic eardige on him' . . . God sécþ þá clǽnan heortan him on tó eardienne, Bl. H. 73, 13. On his hálgum God eardaþ ( habitat ), An.
firding
military service ⬩ fighting ⬩ marching ⬩ an expedition ⬩ militia ⬩ troops ⬩ armament ⬩ military forces
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Menn wyrcað wíghús him (elephants) onuppan, and of ðám feohtad on heora fyrdinge. Hex. 16, 12, Beó ðé stille dæglanges ðínre fyrdinge stop your march for a day, Hml. Th. ii. 482, 29. Geceás man þá twégen cnihtas . . . tó þǽre fyrdunga, Hml.
ǽrendian
to go on an errand (acc.), act as emissary or advocate in a matter ⬩ to go on an errand to (tó) a person ⬩ to go on an errand for a person (dat.) to (tó) another, intercede ⬩ to go on a mission for an object (gen.), negotiate for
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Gif hwelc forworht monn bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn and him geðingien, . . . Gif hé mé cúð ne bið, ic wille him cueðan: 'Ne mæg ic ðæt ǽrendigean (ǽrendian, Cott.
smirwan
To smear, anoint ⬩ unctus ⬩ to anoint
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Ða menn ðú scealt smerwan mid ðý ele 194, 18: 156, 4. Smirewan 184, 2: 238, 26. Smyrian 118, 16. Smerian Blickl. Homl. 73, 24: 75, 17. Tó smirwanne Lchdm. ii. 244, 19. To smerwanne 288, 16. To smergenne iii. 4, 14.
timber
material for constructing a house, ship, etc., ⬩ timber ⬩ material of which anything is formed ⬩ a structure, ⬩ building, ⬩ edifice ⬩ the building of a house, ship, etc.
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Ða burh manige menn mid heán timbrum frættewodon (augustioribus aedificiis adornarunt), Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 24. the building of a house, ship, etc.
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ceorlisc
CHURLISH, rustic, common ⬩ rusticus, vulgaris
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Sǽton feáwa cirlisce [cyrlisce, col. 2, 3; 165, col. 1, 2] men, a few countrymen remained, Chr. 893; Th. 164, 4, col. 1
eglian
chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL ⬩ molestāre, dŏlēre
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Gif men innan wyrmas eglen [eglien MS. B.] if worms trouble a man within, Herb. 2, 10; Lchdm. i. 82, 22. [Piers P.
hyð
Advantage ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit
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On earmra manna hyððum for the advantage of poor men, L. I. P. 19 ; Th. ii. 328, 11.
Linked entry: hyðe-líc
leahtrian
impeach ⬩ accuse ⬩ blame ⬩ revile ⬩ reproach ⬩ to corrupt ⬩ vitiate
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Man godfyrhte lehtreþ ealles tó swíðe godfearing men are reviled far too much, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 163. Ða ðe ða tída úres cristendómes leahtriaþ hi qui de temporibus Christianis murmurant, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 33.
mann-þwǽre
Gentle ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ not harsh ⬩ courteous
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Manna mildust and monþwǽrost most gentle and courteous of men, Beo. Th. 6345; B. 3182
gold-hord
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Ðæt goldhord, ðæt yldum wæs lange behýded the treasure that was long hidden from men, Elen. Kmbl. 1578; El. 791. Goldhord thesaurarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 23; Wrt. Voc. 58, 63.
twi-hynde
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Be twyhyndum men . . . Gif mon twyhyndne mon . . . ofsleá, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 5-7. Cnut cing grét . . . ealle míne þegnas, twelfhynde and twihynde, Chart. Th. 308, 16. v. six-, twelf-hynde
un-getreów
Untrue ⬩ unfaithful ⬩ faithless
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B.) men ceóse man ánfealdne áð, 22; Th. i. 388, 11. Hit is ungeleáful cynren and ungetreówe bearn generatio perversa est et infideles filii, Deut. 32, 20. Mé áblendan ðás ungetreówan woruldsǽlþa, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9.
weorold-sǽlþa
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This world's goods, earthly blestings Eálá hwæþer gé nétenlícan men ongiton hwelc se wela sié and se anweald and ða woruldsǽlþa ? Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 50, 36 note.
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cwén
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Ðis weará þus gedón æfter þǽre cwéne hǽse . . . þá men ealle grétton þone cyngc and ðá cwéne . . . Apollonius cwæð: 'Ðú góda cyngc . . . and þú cwén.' Hé cwæð: 'Nimað þás þing þe mé seó cwén forgeaf,' Ap. Th. 17, 16—18, 15. v. port-, rihtæþel-cwén