portic
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His líchoma on ðære cyricean norþportice ( porticu aquilonali ) wæs bebyriged; in ðam eác swylce ealra ðæra æfter-fylgendra ærcebiscopa líchoman syndon bebyrged bútan twegra ; heora líchaman sindon on ðære cyricean sylfre gesette, forðan ðe on ðone fore-cwedenan
pínian
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To torment, torture Ðá píneden hié hiene mid ðæm ðæt hié his hand forbærndon, ánne finger and ánne, Ors. 2, 3; Swt. 68, 22. Pínedon excruciabant, 6, 11 ; Swt. 266, 15.
un-hold
unfriendly ⬩ hostile ⬩ unfaithful ⬩ disloyal
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unfriendly, hostile Ðæt dyde uphold mann inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. Kntbl. 13, 28. Hé ástealde swíðe strang gyld ... and him wæs ðá unhold eall ðæt his ǽr gyrnde, Chr. 1040; Erl. 166, 22. Wearð ríces ðeóden unhold þeóden ðám ðe ǽhte geaf, Cd.
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nebb
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Ðá hé fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré(m)ber ofer ðæt nebb. Ðá hé ætsacan wolde, ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne, C. D. ii. 134, 28. Þú gesceáwast ðæs mannes neb, and God sceáwað his heortan, Hml. Th. i. 288, 6.
swíþlíce
very greatly, exceedingly ⬩ powerfully, energetically, strongly ⬩ sternly, strictly, severely
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Th. ii. 146, 7. powerfully, energetically, strongly Mé þincþ ðæt ðín gecynd and ðín gewuna flíte swíþe swíþlíce wiþ ðæm dysige, Bt. 26, 4; Fox 178, 28. sternly, strictly, severely Hwílum líðelíce tó ðreátianne, hwílum suíðlíce and stræclíce tó ðráfianne
ofer-mód
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Dǽlan herereáfu mid ofermódum (superbis), 82, 15. Add
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Sóna ongeat cyning ord and ende ðæs ðe him ýwed wæs, 225, 30; Dan. 162. Ord onstellan to make a beginning, be the source of, 272, 4; Sat. 114: Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 21. Ðæt ðín sprǽc hæbbe ǽgðer ge ord ge ende, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 13
lust
Pleased ⬩ glad ⬩ desirous
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Pleased, glad, desirous Ðæt ðú ne gehýre lustum móde ðæra twýsprǽcena word that thou be not glad or desirous to hear the words of the double-tongued [or does lustum belong to the preceding word?], Wulfst. 246, 10
seonoþ-stów
A place for a synod or meeting ⬩ a place of assembly
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Geseóþ gé ðæt hé ǽrest tó ðære sinoþstówe (ad locum synodi) cymeþ, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 9
ymb-set
Siege, blockade
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Siege, blockade Ðæt gér ymbsetes ðære Beadonescan dúne annum obsessionis Badonici montis, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 22. Hé ne mihte ne mid gefeohte ne mid ymbsete obsidione ða burh ábrecan ne gegán, 3, 16; S. 542, 19
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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Ðá slóg hé ánes monnes hors mid his sweorde, ðæt him wand ðæt heáfod of ad unum gladii ictum caput desecuisset Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 24. Slóh ides ðone hǽþenan hund, ðæt him ðæt heáfod wand forþ on ðá flóre, Judth. Thw. 23, 8; Jud. 110.
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styrung
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, commotion Wearð mycel styrung ( motus ) geworden on ðære sǽ, Mt.
lah-bryce
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A breach of the law Ðæt wæs geworden ðæs ðe hé sǽde þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce that happened, according to him [Gildas], through the violation of their rule by ecclesiastics, and through the breaking of the law by laymen, Swt
dust
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and add: dried earth reduced to powder Dyslicre ðonne hwá lufige hwelcre wuhte spor on ðǽm dúste, and ne lufige ðæt ðætte ðæt spor worhte, Past. 353, 1, Seó eorðe wearð manegum tó bóte. Mid þám dúste wurdon áflígde deófla, Hml. S. 26, 198.
áht
AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ aliquid ⬩ quidquam
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Ðæt án man, ðe himsylf áht wǽre, mihte faran that a man, who himself was aught, might go, 1087; Th. 355, 17
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EÁD
A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss ⬩ possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo
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Niótan ðæs eádes to have enjoyment of the bliss, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 5; Gen. 402
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here-wíc
An encampment ⬩ camp ⬩ dwelling
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Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres herewícum he was told that a man was come from Alexander's camp, Nar. 18, 9: Cd. 95; Th. 123, 26; Gen. 2051
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ídel-georn
lazy ⬩ inert
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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.
Púnice
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Wæs geendad Púnica ðæt æfterre gewinn bellum Punicum secundum finitum est, 4, 11 ; Swt. 202, 31. Ðiss gewearþ Púnicum on ðæm teóþan geáre heora gewinnes, 4, 6; Swt. 176, 5. Claudius fór eft an Púnice, Swt. 178, 31
ge-hende
Neighbouring ⬩ next ⬩ vicinus
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Ðæt hý ðǽr, gehendaste wǽron on gehwylc land ðanon to winnanne that they there should be most handy for waging war thence on every land, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 5