un-sorh
Without care ⬩ without anxiety ⬩ secure
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Homl. 217, 29
wrang
the hold of a ship
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the hold of a ship Wranga (printed pranga) cavernamen (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 50. Wrong, ii. 129, 65
wuldor-þrymm
Glorious majesty
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Homl. 111, 17
wuldor-weorod
The host of heaven
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The host of heaven Ðæt, ðú sié hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes, and worl[d]cundra háda under heofonum, and helwara, Exon. Th. 18, 17; Cri. 285
Scariothisc
Of Scariot
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Homl. 69, 5: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 43
sceaþa
a nail
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Similar entries v. horn-sceaþa
ofer-wacian
to keep watch, over, act as a guard
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to keep watch, over, act as a guard Julianus wýcode wið ða eá Eufraten, and him olerwacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271
of-habban
to keep from, hold back, restrain
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to keep from, hold back, restrain Gif ðú ðæt (letting the people go) git dón nelt and ðæt folc ofhæfst (retines), Ex. 9, 2
Linked entry: of-healdan
costigend
A tempter ⬩ tentator
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A tempter; tentator Se costigend eóde to him the tempter went to him Homl. Blick. 27, 4. Se costnigend tentator Mt. Bos. 4, 3
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tó-cweþan
To forbid, ⬩ prohibit
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To forbid, prohibit Wé nellaþ secgan . . . for ðan ðe hyt tócwǽdon ða wísan láreówas, and . . . ða hálgan bóceras forbudon tó secgenne, Homl. Ass. 24,7
æt-wítan
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Se hálga wer him ætwát ꝥ ꝥ hé on þám wege dyde ei vir sanctus hoc quod in via egerat improperavit , Gr. D. 129, 23. Hé ætwát him sylfum þæt hé ne hreówsode his synna, Ps. Th. 31, arg. Þæt hié ætwite inproperasse , Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 39: 47, 9.
for-lǽdan
destruction ⬩ betray
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Mé þás woruldsǽlða on þis dimme hol forlǽddon, Met. 2, 11. Ðæt mód ongit hine selfne on swelcre frecennesse and on swelcne spild forlǽd mens sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, Past. 441, 27. Add:
Úse
Ouse
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In aliis multis locis; hoc est ... aet Stúre in Úsmérum, 173, 18, 34. Of Úsmere ... on Úsmere, vi. 68, 14
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wræc-síþ
travel in a foreign land ⬩ peregrination ⬩ pilgrimage ⬩ exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness
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travel in a foreign land, peregrination, pilgrimage Hí noldon geþafian ðæt swá getogen mann (Gregory) ða burh forléte, and swá fyrlen wræcsíð genáme, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 15.
cyst
choice, election ⬩ optio, electio ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness ⬩ præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas
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Hú me cynegóde cystum dohten how the noble munificently treated me, Exon. 85b; Th. 322, 1; Wíd. 56. Þurh Godes micclan cyste through the great goodness of God, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 14. For his micclan ciste of his great goodness, Ælfc. T. 9, 1
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DRÝ
A magician, sorcerer, wizard ⬩ magus, malĕfĭcus
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Petrus cwæþ to ðam drý Peter said to the sorcerer, i. 372, 6: 380, 21: Homl. Blick. 173, 2, 9, 33: 175, 25. Hí woldon forbærnan ðone drý they would burn the magician, Homl. Th. i. 372, 30: 374, 22: 376, 10: 380, 23: Homl.
Linked entries: dreá dreóh-lǽcan drý-men
ge-cyrran
to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire
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Homl. 45, 22. Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5. Heora líf he hæfþ to gefeán gecyrred their life he hath turned to joy, Blickl.
tó-berstan
to burst asunder, ⬩ to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, ⬩ be rent asunder ⬩ to break out in sores, ⬩ to break out
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Homl. 189, 13. Án hridder tóbærst on emtwá, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16. Stánas tóburston petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51. Ða scittélsas tóburston, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 348. Tóborstenum bendum ruptis vinculis, Lk.
Linked entries: bersting tó-borstenness
LEÁD
Lead
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Beworhte mid leáde, Homl. Skt. 3, 532. Ðú herast ðone mancgere ðe begytt gold mid leáde, Homl. Th. i. 254, 26
nearu-cræft
An art that confines or imprisons
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earl treasures ... few words he spake : Hold thou now, earth, the possessions of earls, Beo.