ge-wendan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ incline ⬩ bring about ⬩ To turn [one's self] ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return
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Bos. 22, 32. His folc eall to yfele gewend ys this people is all inclined to evil, Ex. 32, 22. Him ðæt heáfod was adúne gewended his head was turned down, Blickl. Homl. 173, 4. Ne biþ ðé nó líf afyrred ac biþ gewenden[?]
ge-secgan
To say, tell, relate, declare, prove ⬩ dicere, narrare, indicere
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Ic sceall ealle forlǽtan ða ðe of Perseo and of Cathma gesǽde syndon I must pass over all things that are said of Perseus and Cadmus, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33. 34. Ðæt is gesǽd that is proved, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 25, 27
Linked entries: ge-sǽccan ge-sagian ge-sæcgan ge-secggan
ge-macian
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Gé habbað ús gedón láðe Pharaone and eallum his folce, and gemacod þæt hig wyllað ús mid hyra swurdum ofsleán foetere fecistis odorem nostrum coram Pharaone et servis ejus, et praebuistis ei gladium ut occideret BOS, Ex. 5, 21. <b>V a.
ge-ortríwan
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D. 261, 18-22. not to trust in something Sý þú nǽfre swá synful þæt þú ǽfre geortrýwe on Godes mildheortnysse, Angl. xii. 517, 26. not to trust to a person (dat.) for doing something (clause) Ne geortriéwe (-trúwige, Bos. 48, 45) ic ná Gode þæt hé ús
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ÉCE
Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus
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Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal praise be to thee, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 10; Cri. 415. Ðæt is écu rest that is eternal rest, Bt. Met.
Linked entry: ǽce
FINDAN
To FIND ⬩ invent ⬩ imagine ⬩ devise ⬩ contrive ⬩ order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ determine ⬩ invĕnīre ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ consŭlĕre
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Bos. 26, 60: Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 39. Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2260; An. 1131: 1960; An. 982. To findanne to find, Ps. Th. 76, 16.
fiðere
A wing ⬩ āla ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ
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Bos. 13, 34. Nabbaþ hí æt fiðrum fultum they have no help from wings, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15; Met. 31, 8. Fleáh ofer fiðera [Th. fiðeru: Lamb. fyðru] winda vŏlāvit sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Spl. 17, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 318, 27.
folgoþ
that which follows ⬩ A train ⬩ retinue ⬩ id quod sĕquĭtur ⬩ cŏmĭtātus ⬩ service of a follower ⬩ A service ⬩ office ⬩ official dignity ⬩ cŏmĭtis servĭtus ⬩ ministĕrium ⬩ offĭcium ⬩ præpŏsĭtūra ⬩ condition of life ⬩ condĭtio vltæ
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wæs him leófre ðæt he forléte his folgoþ ðonne ðone cristendóm Valentinian was chief of Julian's soldiers: he [Julian] commanded him to give up christianity or his office; then it was dearer to him to give up his office than christianity, Ors. 6, 33; Bos
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FYLLAN
To FILL ⬩ replenish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ cram ⬩ stuff ⬩ finish ⬩ complete ⬩ fulfil ⬩ implēre ⬩ replēre ⬩ sătŭrāre ⬩ farcīre ⬩ supplēre ⬩ complēre
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Bos. 6, 13. Fyl nú ða frumspræce fułíl now the saying of old! Exon. 53 b; Th. 188, 7; Az. 42: Cd. 190; Th. 236, 24; Dan. 326. Tudre fyllaþ eorþan ælgréne fill the all-green earth with progeny, 10; Th. 13, 2; Gen. 196: 75; Th. 92, 24; Gen. 1533.
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helan
To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover
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Ealle ða ðe ðone gylt mid him wiston and mid him hǽlon all those who were cognisant of that crime and joined with them in concealing it, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 24.
lyðre
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ base ⬩ mean ⬩ poor ⬩ sordid ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ depraved
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Se ealdorman hí betǽhte liðrum mannum tó behealdenne the aldorman entrusted it to base [cf. ða wǽron yfele and earge l. 27] men to hold, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 23. Eár lyðre and forscruncene spicæ tenues et percussæ uredine, Gen. 41, 6.
blissian
To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare
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Bos. 15, 9. Blissie [Lamb. blissige] heorte sécendra Drihten lætetur cor quærentium Dominum, Ps. Spl. 104, 3. Blissian [blissien, Th. 66, 4] and fægnian híg þeóda lætentur et exultent gentes, Ps. Lamb. 66, 5.
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óþ
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Th. i. 146, 32. with a pronoun Hé wæs winnende oð ðe him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþeóded, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 14. Gýt oð ðis on wundrum scínende, Hml. Th. ii. 188, 13.
ge-staðelian
To found ⬩ establish ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ place ⬩ settle ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ fortify ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ fundāre ⬩ stăbĭlīre ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ collŏcāre ⬩ lŏcare ⬩ confortāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ restaurāre
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Bos. 18, 15. Meotud him ðæt mód gestaðelaþ the Creator strengthens his mind, Exon. 83 a; Th. 312, 11; Seef. 108. He gestaðolaþ and gemetgaþ ealle gesceafta he establishes and regulates all creatures, Bt. 25; Fox. 88, 4.
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ge-þeaht
counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ advice ⬩ thought ⬩ a determination ⬩ resolution ⬩ device ⬩ plan ⬩ purpose ⬩ consĭlium ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ a council ⬩ an assembly ⬩ concĭlium
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Bos. 7, 30: Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 32, 40. Hí án geþeaht ealle ymbsǽtan cōgĭtāvērunt consensum in ūnum, Ps. Th. 82, 5. Ðæt he him geþeaht sealde ut consĭlium sibi dăret, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 38.
hlǽfdige
A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,
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Him tó wífum dydon ða ðe ǽr wǽron heora hlǽfdian those who before had been their mistresses, they made their wives, Ors. 4, 3; Bos. 80, 6
HEBBAN
To HEAVE, lift up, raise ⬩ levare, extollere
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Hé wæs upp hafen engla fæðmum he was lifted up in angels' bosoms, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 5; Cri. 651: 756; Th. 284, 7; Jul. 693. Wæs wóp hæfen then was a cry raised, Andr. Kmbl. 2311; An. 1157: Beo. Th. 6038; B. 3023
hlóþ
spoil, ⬩ booty ⬩ a band, ⬩ troop, ⬩ company, ⬩ gang, ⬩ crew, ⬩ body of robbers ⬩ the crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ
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Heó ðæt weorud ágeaf hlóþe of ðam hátan hreþre she gave up that multitude, troops from her hot bosom, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 29; Cr. 1163: 75 b; Th. 283, 6; Jnl. 676.
Linked entries: hlóþ-bót hlóþ-sliht
wunung
dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living
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Tó móderlícum wununge ł bósme ad maternum gremium, 504, 12. Ðæt hí sceoldon habban ða fægeran wununge ðe se feónd forleás, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 6. Hé him ðǽr wununge getimbrode, Shrn. 13, 16. Spyrian hwár ða mánfullan wununge habban, L.
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ge-beran
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Voc. ii. 29, ii. 29,61. to bear young. to carry in the womb þú wuldres þrym bósme gebǽre, Cri. 84. to bring forth: — þ ín wíf þé gebereþ (pariet ) sunu. Bl. H. 165, 9. Gif hió cwic bearn gebyreð, Ll. Th. i. 22, 4 : 24, 1.