scíte
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Heó hire feax gerǽdde and hí mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone). Mt. Skt. 14, 51, 52.
telg
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Voc. ii. 109, 36: 39, 3 (the entry is given, fuscus tægl oððe feax). Telg, deág fucus, telga fucorum, 36, 66, 67: 70, 19: 151, 52. Se weolocreáda tælhg(tægl, MS. C.) tinctura coccinei coloris, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 20. Se reáda telg, Exon.
Linked entries: tægl tælg telg-berend fæx
un-hírlíc
fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ dismal ⬩ doleful
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Homl. 203, 7. dismal, doleful Ic forht and unrót ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange carmina prae tristi cecini haec lugubria mente, Dóm. L. 11
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wésten-setla
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Óþer cyn is muneca, ðæt is wéstensetlan, ðe feor fram mannum gewítaþ, and wéste stówa and ánwunung gelufiaþ. . . Swilce wéstensetlan . . . on wéstenes wununge gelustfulliaþ, R. Ben. 134, 11-16. Óþer cyn is ancrena, ðæt is wéstensetlena, 9, 5
brýd-lác
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Dele 'A marriage gift or feast,' and add: married state, wedlock Bærn né áteoriað on ðam brýdláce; þǽr is ... singallic wæstmbǽrnyss, Hml.
ge-fyrht
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L. 34, 37. to be afraid (of), fear Ꝥte ǽlc man ondréde and gefyrhtiga nome Drihtnes ut omnis homo timeat et contremescat nomen Domini, Rtl. 101, 1. [O. H. Ger. ge-furhten terrere.?
ge-sǽlan
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Dan. 4, 12), Dan. 521. pǽr wæs helm monig . . . earmbeága fela searwum gesǽled (ingeniously strung together?), B. 2764
ge-sceran
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off sheep Sceáp gesihð gescorene hýnðe getácnað, Lch. iii. 208, 26. to cut through. of a person's action Hé him on heáfde helm gescer, þæt hé blóde fáh búgan sceolde, B. 2973. of the operation of a weapon Seó ecg geswác þeódne æt þearfe; þolode ǽr fela
mǽnan
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his earfoða tó Rómána witum, þǽr hié æt hiera gemóte wǽron, hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden ; and ácsade hié for hwý hié nolden geþencan ealle þá brocu and þá geswinc þe hé for hira willan fela wintra dreógende wæs; and hú hé hié ádyde of
notian
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</b> :--- Feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, and on ðǽra yldrena cásera tíman notode, 615. Ðis synd þára bóca tácn þe mon on cyrican tó godcundum þeówdóme notigan sceal . . .
wringan
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Hé þone cniht ásette on þá wíntreddan and hét hine wringan þá feáwa geclystru þǽra byrgena puerulum in calcatorio deposuit, et calcare ipsos paucissimos racemos fecit, 58, 17.
rúmedlíce
liberally ⬩ at large, fully
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MS.) selþ, 44; Swt. 326, 20. at large, fully Ðis ðæt wé nú feám wordum árímdon wé willaþ hwéne rúmedlícor ( paulo latius ) áreccean, 12; Swt. 75, 17. Rúmerlícor [rúmed ?] latius, multiplicius, Hpt. Gl. 420,30.
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weá-láf
A remnant spared by calamity ⬩ those who remain after evil times ⬩ the survivors of calamity
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And ðonne land wurðeþ for sinnum forworden and ðæs folces duguð swíðost fordwíneþ, ðonne féhð seó weáláf sorhful and sárigmód synna bemǽnan erit terra uestra deserta et ciuitates uestre destructe.
brastlian
To BRUSTLE, rustle, crackle, make a noise, murmur; ⬩ crepare, crepitare, strepere, murmurare
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Ðæt treów brastliende sáh to ðam hálgan were the tree fell crackling towards the holy man, ii. 508, 33. Brastligende mid brandum crackling with fire-brands, ii. 140, 16.
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of-torfian
to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles
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Fela mid stánum oftorfod saxis contriti, Ors. 4, ii; Swt. 206, 15. Hér wæs s s Stephanus oftorfod, Chr. 34; Erl. 6, 15: Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 31
on-drysnu
fear ⬩ reverence
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fear Fore ondesne (ondesnum, Rush.) propter metum, Jn. Skt. Lind, 19, 38 : 20, 19. Ðætte sió forsewennes him ege and ondrysnu on gebringe ut ostensa desperatio formidinem incutiat, Past. 37, 2; Swt. 265, 19.
tó-feallan
To fall to pieces, ⬩ fall away, ⬩ collapse, ⬩ fall down
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Him ða lima calic tófeóllan all his limbs fell off, Shrn. 62, 3. Scullen stanwalles biuoren him tofallen, Laym. 18867. Alls þatt temmple oferr hemm all tofelle, Orm. 16185.
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tó-heáwan
To hew to pieces, ⬩ cut to pieces
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Turnus feol mid mechen toheawen, Laym. 178. The helmes thei tohewen and toschrede, Chauc. Kn. T. 1751. To zenne ne ssel he wende ayeu, þaȝ me ssolde hine al toheawe, Ayenb. 178, 7
tó-hreósan
To fall to pieces ⬩ to go to ruin ⬩ to decay, ⬩ rot away
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.), mid fure and mid fehte foruaren. Laym. 9245. Þus Portchestre toræs (toreos, 2nd MS.), & nauere seodden heo ne aras, 9426
spreót
A pole, sprit (in bow-sprit) ⬩ contus ⬩ sprit
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Ánes mannes lenge ðe healt ánne spreót on his hand and strecþ hine swá feor swá hé mæg árǽcan intó ðere sǽ statura unius hominis tenentis lignum quod Angle nominant, spreot et tendentis ante se quantum potest, Chart. Th. 318, 10.