swǽlan
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Onǽl ł swǽl ł bærn lændenu ure renes Ps. Lamb. 25, 2. Hé sende of heofonum swǽlende lég, Wulfst. 213, 6
gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Gelíce swá swá heó bebeád likewise as she commanded, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 19 : Blickl. Hom. 17, 4. He dyde swá gelíce fecit similiter, Mt. Bos. 20, 5.
ge-limpan
To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre
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Gregorius Gode þancode ðæt Angelcynne swá gelumpen wæs, swá swa he sylf geornlíce gewilnode Gregory thanked God that it had so happened to the English nation, as he himself had earnestly desired, Homl. Th ii. 130, 28 : Beo. Th. 1653; B. 824
teran
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Ne sceal hé teran ne bítan swá swá wulf, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 9. Tó teorenne lacerandum, Txts. 172, 2. Terende weleras mordens labia, Scint. 78, 14. Teorende hine discerpens eum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 26.
fremian
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Ne mihte se éhtere mid nánre ðénunge þám lytlingum swá micclum fremian, swá micclum swá hé him fremode mid þǽre éhtnysse hætunge, i. 84, 11. [Ne ligge e Þing þet ham wolde ureomien, A. R. 284.]
ge-metlíce
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Cf. ge-metgian ; III Nǽron nó swá gewislíce, ne swá endebyrdlíce, ne swá gemetlíce hiora stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum non tam certus naturae ordo pro-cederel, nec tam dispositos motus, locis, temporibus explicaret, Bt
ge-warenian
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Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá! hwæt is se man on lífe búton ... hé ǽr gewarnod þe bet sý, þæt hé þonne ðurh deófol beswicen ne wyrðe, Wlfst, 101, 16-21. <b>I a.
hearpian
To play on the harp, to harp
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Stefen swǽ hearpara hearpandra in hearpum sínum vocem sicut cytharedorum cytharizantium in cytharis suis, Rtl. 47, 24
a-heardian
To harden ⬩ grow hard ⬩ become inured to anything ⬩ to last ⬩ hold out ⬩ endure ⬩ durare ⬩ perdurare ⬩ indurescere
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To harden, grow hard, become inured to anything, to last, hold out, endure; durare, perdurare, indurescere On swá mycelre geþræstnesse and forhæfednesse módes and líchoman aheardode and awunode he hardened and continued in so great contrition and restraint
byrnan
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To burn; urere, comburere Swá fýr wudu byrneþ sicut ignis comburit sylvas, Ps. Th. 82, 10
fyrn-dagas
Days of old ⬩ ancient days ⬩ priscæ dies
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Swá hine fyrndagum worhte wǽpna smiþ as the armourer wrought it in ancient days, Beo. Th. 2907; B. 1451
lísian
to release ⬩ redeem
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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.
Púnice
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The Carthaginians Him cómon ongeán Púnice mid swá fela scipa eo Carthaginienses cum pari classe venerunt, Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 176, 11 : 172, 25: 180, 5. Wæs geendad Púnica ðæt æfterre gewinn bellum Punicum secundum finitum est, 4, 11 ; Swt. 202, 31.
rǽd-líce
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly Hé rǽdlíce slóh swá hé hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5.
strútian
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To stand out stiffly or projectingly Se hálga wer hié ( the robbers who were trying to break into the church ) wundorlíce geband, ǽlcne, swá hé stód, strútiendne mid tóle, ðæt hiera nán ne mihte ðæt moþ gefremman . . .
tæl
A tale, number, series
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A tale, number, series Heora tel biþ swá menigfeald, ðæt hit oferstíhþ sandceosles gerím, Homl. Th. i. 536, 33. Ðæra etendra tal manducantium numerus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 21. Of tale numero, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 10. Tele laterculo, numero, Hpt.
twi-wyrdig
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Making contradictory or discordant statements, at variance in what is said Hié swá twywyrdige sindon they disagree in what they say (ille promisit futura meliora, isti asserunt meliora praeterita), Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 86, 8.
wulfes-camb
Wild teazle
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Heó hafaþ leáf swá wulfes-camb, 278, 14. Wið eágena dymnesse nim wulfes-camb neoðeweardne, iii. 4, 19
and-langes
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Fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan, and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7
brǽd
breadth
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Wæs seó wícstów on lengo .xx-es furlonga long, and swá eác brǽdo, Nar. 12, 17. On lenge and on brǽde, 33, 22. Mið braeda extensione, Mt. p. 15, 13. Mid wudu beweaxen míle brǽdo circumdatum silua mille passus. Nar. 12, 8.