burh-loca
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A cily-inclosure, city-barrier or defence, as — a wall, mound or moat; urbis septum, arcis claustrum vel clausura He gelǽdde brýd mid bearnum under burhlocan, in Sǽgor he led his wife with the children within the city-inclosure, into Zoar, Cd. 118; Th
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deóp-líce
DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly ⬩ profunde, subtīlĭter
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Wit sculon deóplícor ymbe ðæt beón we two must inquire more deeply about it, 5, 3; Fox 12, 12. Ðe deóplícost Dryhtnes gerýno reccan cúðon who most profoundly could relate the Lord's mysteries, Elen. Kmbl. 559: El. 280
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FLOCC
A FLOCK ⬩ band ⬩ company ⬩ division ⬩ grex ⬩ căterva ⬩ turma
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Him mon mid óðrum floccum sóhte they were sought by other bands, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 14. Ic híg eft ongeán oferfare mid twám floccum [MS. floccon] cum duābus turmis regrĕdior, Gen. 32, 10
miscian
To mix ⬩ to mix in due proportion
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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7
pinsian
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Pinsige ǽlc mon hiene selfne georne, 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 18. Pinsiende inquirendo, scrutando, Hpt. Gl. 411, 26
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wan-sceaft
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, 329, 10 ; Vy. 32. some form of disease Hú mon sceal ða wǽtan and wonsceafta (ða wonsceaftan in the section, 246, 6, where no other malady than ða wǽtan is referred to except ða áheardodan swilas) útan
candel
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Swá hwelc mon swá condella onbærne on ciricean of his gestreónum on mínum noman, Shrn. 101, 28. Add
hlýde
torrent
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v. hlúd, and cf. hlyn, hlynn), torrent Andlang díc; ꝥ on hlýdan; andlang hlýdan on brádan mór, C. D. B. ii. 374, 14. Andlang cumbes innan hlýdan ǽwylmas; swá andlang hlýdan, C. D. v. 107, 13. In ðá hlýdan; of ðǽre hlýdan, iii. 80, 10: 37.
rúnian
To talk low, whisper, mutter
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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov. Kmbl. 12. Ða rúniendan musitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54. 72 . Rúnigendum stefnum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin, 36, 1. note. His egen to sen, his muð to runien, O.
scearpe
A scarification
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Stande on heáfde, ásleá him mon fela scearpena on ðám scancan, ðonne gewít út ðæt átter þurh ða scearpan, 154, 2-4.
folgian
to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise
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Add: to move behind and in the same direction as another object Petrus folgade hine feorran. Mt. R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4.
hláford
a ruler ⬩ sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ captain ⬩ a master ⬩ a major-domo ⬩ an owner ⬩ a proprietor ⬩ a husband ⬩ the husband ⬩ a ruler ⬩ lord
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Wé cweðað ꝥ mon móte mid his hláforde feohtan orwíge, gif mon on þone hláford fiohte; swá mót se hláford mid þý men feohtan. Æfter þǽre ilcan wísan mon mót feohtan mid his mǽge ... búton wið his hláforde; ꝥ wé ne liéfað, Ll.
FEÁWA
FEW ⬩ pauci
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Be ðissum feáwum forþspellum by these few intimations, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 11; Mód. 47. Ic ðé feáwe dagas mínra mǽttra móde secge paucĭtātem diērum meōrum enuntia mihi, Ps. Th. 101, 21. Feáwa fixa paucos piscĭcŭlos, Mt. Bos. 15, 34: Mk. Bos. 8, 7.
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á-feallan
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Nán mon ne bitt óðerne ðæt hé hine rǽre, gif hé self nát ðæt hé áfeallen bið. Past. 441, 10. ¶ used figuratively :-- Ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor, oð hit mid ealle áfielð . . . hit sceal niédenga áfeallan for ðǽm slide. Past. 279, 2-5.
ge-grípan
To gripe ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ capere ⬩ rapere ⬩ prehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere
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Moys. Surt. 188, 15 : Nar, 44, 13. Ðá gegripon ða únclǽnan gástas ǽnne of ðám mannum then the unclean spirits seized one of the men, Bd. 3,19; S. 548, 47 : Ps. Spl. 39, 16 : Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 17.
ge-þeóde
Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua
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Ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý we má geþeóda cúþon that there might be the more wisdom in the land the more languages we knew, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 25; Hat. MS. Hát todǽlan heora geþeóde divide linguas eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 8.
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forhtra
more fearful
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more fearful Ne beóþ gé ðý forhtran be ye not the more fearful, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 11
ge-tácnung
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Wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoðe tó understondenne; ac þonne wé cumað tó ðám smedman, þæt is tó ðǽre getácnunge, þonne gereordað heó úre mód, Hml. Th. i. 188, 8
tó-slítan
To tear in two, ⬩ tear to pieces, ⬩ tear asunder ⬩ to tear in two, ⬩ in pieces, ⬩ rend material, ⬩ to give a torn appearance to anything ⬩ to serrate ⬩ to rend, ⬩ cleave, ⬩ break asunder that which is hard or bulky ⬩ to tear the flesh, ⬩ rend, ⬩ bite, ⬩ wound ⬩ lacerate ⬩ to tear asunder ⬩ part ⬩ separate what has been joined ⬩ sever ⬩ to pull to pieces ⬩ destroy the existence of an object, abstract or concrete ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dissipate ⬩ to distract the mind ⬩ To be different
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Ðæt God gegeadrade monn ne tóslíte quod Deus conjunxit, homo non separet. Mt. Kmbl.
a-windan
To wind ⬩ bend ⬩ plectere ⬩ torquere ⬩ To strip off ⬩ detrahere ⬩ To whirl or slip off ⬩ labi
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To strip off; detrahere Gif him mon ðonne awint of ða cláþas if any man should strip off the clothes from him, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 44; Met. 25, 22. v. intrans.