bettrung
A bettering, ameliorating ⬩ emendatio
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A bettering, ameliorating; emendatio To his bettrunge [Cot. betrunge] to his amelioration, Past. 31, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 8
be-wægnan
To offer ⬩ offerre
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To offer; offerre Him wæs freónd-laðu bewægned a friendly invitation was offered to him, Beo. Th. 2390; B. 1193
Linked entry: wægnan
ge-eáþmódian
to humiliate ⬩ condescend ⬩ vouchsafe ⬩ deign
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to humiliate, condescend, vouchsafe, deign Drihten wæs geeáþmódad to onwreónne dominus revelare dignatus est, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 35
ge-hírsumnes
Obedience
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Obedience For his gehírsumnisse ðe he hæfde to Gode for his obedience to God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 62, 181
wiþ-sprecan
To speak against ⬩ to revile
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To speak against, to revile From stefne edwétendes and wiðspreocen[des] a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, Ps. Surt. 43, 17
beót-lic
Threatening ⬩ arrogant
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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende tó þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde tó his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44
eall-rihte
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Quite directly, exactly Ealswá yfel anda lǽt tó helle, ealrihte swá gód anda lǽt tó Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13
hafe-geat
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A gate that has to be raised (?) In tó hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat
ǽc
an oak
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an oak. Dele; the passage belongs to ác, q. v. an oak. Dele: the passage belongs to ác, q. v
ge-swenc
Labour ⬩ trouble
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Labour, trouble Þurh ðæt geswenc to éce reste becom through that suffering came to the eternal rest, Nar. 40, 2
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æft
AFT ⬩ behind ⬩ Afterwards ⬩ again ⬩ postea ⬩ iterum
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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200. Ðæt hí æft to
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hundred-mann
a centurion
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The chief of a hundred men, a centurion Ðá clypode hé ðæne hundredman accersito centurione, Mk. Skt. 15, 44. Sette hig tó ealdrum and tó hundredmannum and tó fíftigesmannum and tó teóðingmannum constitui eos principes, tribunes et centuriones et quinquagenarios
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scyttan
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to cause rapid movement, to shoot a bolt, to shut Ic scytte sum loc sero, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 2. to discharge a debt Ic wille ðæt man selle ðæt land et Fersafeld . . . and recna man iungere Brún án marc gol and mid ðan láue scytte man mína borgas
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eácnian
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Add: to add Þrý eácan synd þe man eácnað tó sumum casum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 107, 3. to conceive, be pregnant Ðá Maria eácnigende wæs, Hml. Th. i. 42, 2. Ðá eácniendan wíf praegnantes, Past. 366, 9. Wá eácniendum vae praegnantibus, Mt.24, 19. to produce, bring
for-sendan
exile ⬩ banish ⬩ to throw away ⬩ cast away ⬩ destroy
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Add: to send away from a country, exile, banish Þisne æþeling Cnut cyng hæfde forsend on Ungerland, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 9. to throw away, cast away. lit. Hét hé hym gebyndan ánne ancran on hys sweoran and hyne forsendan on sǽ, Shrn. 150, 20. fig. to
íre
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A monetary unit. [This form seems to be a singular corresponding to Icel, eyrir, while óran is plural corresponding to aurar. For this entry I hove to thank Professor Max Förster] Ægylsige bohte Wynríc æt Ælfsige abbude mid ánon ýre goldes, C. D. vi.
ofer-lǽfan
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to leave over, not to use up Étun alle and gifylde wérun, and ginimen wæs ðætte oferlǽfed wæs (quod superfuit), Lk. R. 9, 17. [ȝe shulen ouerleeuen hem to the aftercomers transmittetis ad posteros, Wick. Lev. 25, 46.] to be left over Ꝥte oferhlǽfeð
lócian
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Add: intrans. to give a certain direction to one's fight, direct one's eyes upon some object or towards some portion of space, with phrase or adv. expressing the direction or the intended object of vision Lócað geneahhe fram þám unlǽdan
cleopian
To cry, call ⬩ clamare
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To cry, call; clamare Ic nú wille geornlíce to Gode cleopian I will now earnestly call upon God, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 28: Andr. Kmbl. 2796; An. 1400. Ic cleopode to ðé clamavi ad te, Ps. Th. 118, 146, 147
be-horsian
To deprive of a horse ⬩ equo privare
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To deprive of a horse; equo privare Ðá eode se here to hyra scipum ... and hí wurdon ðǽr behorsode then the army went to their ships ... and they were there deprived of their horses Chr. 886; Th. 152, 28, col. 3