inwidda
Guileful ⬩ deceitful ⬩ evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ malicious
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Wordum inwitum with guileful words, Cd. 229; Th. 310, 22; Sat. 731
ísern
Iron
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Hét gebindan beám ðone miclan ǽrenum clammum and ísernum he bade bind that great tree with brazen bands and with iron, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 29; Dan. 520
metsian
to feed ⬩ to furnish with provisions
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Him man metsod they were furnished with provisions, 1006; Erl. 141, 11
Linked entries: metian ge-metsian
earfoþ-líce
With difficulty, reluctantly, sorely, hardly ⬩ diffĭcĭle, invīte, ægre
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With difficulty, reluctantly, sorely, hardly; diffĭcĭle, invīte, ægre Earfoþlíce wæs gúþ getwǽfed the contest had been parted with difficulty, Beo. Th. 3318; B. 1657: 3276; B. 1636: Mk. Bos. 10, 23.
ge-wǽpnian
To arm ⬩ furnish with weapons ⬩ armāre
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To arm, furnish with weapons; armāre Ic gewǽpnige armo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 41: 36; Som. 38, 36, 37. He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. i. 72, 23.
Linked entry: ge-wǽmnod
þeód-wrecan
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-, which is compounded with verbs, and has the force of per-; see the verbs in the Dictionary.
á-scilian
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As a gloss to enucleare the verb seems connected with scealu; cf. á-scealian:as a gloss to dividere, it seems cognate with Icel. skilja. Áscilian enucleare (the corresponding gloss in An. Ox. 3898 is: enucleare i. manifestare spyrian), Wrt.
fágettan
to quibble
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(why do you use this word treasures with double meaning?), Hml. Th. i. 422, 34. Similar entries Cf. fágian
ge-sǽlan
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Add: I. to bind a living creature. with a material bond Satan læg símon gesǽled (cf. rídeð racentan sal, 372), Gen. 765; to restrain, confine with non-material bonds Susie gesǽled, . . wttum gebunden, Jud. 114.
ge-titelian
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Dict. to place a mark above a letter or syllable Þes que is sceort mid þrým stafum gewriten oððe getitelod (is written with three letters (que) or with a mark ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 265, 8.
ge-twǽfan
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B. 1433 (in Dict.). to take something (acc.) from a person (dat. ) Þý lǽs him wéstengryre ferhð getwǽfde, Exod. 119. with acc. only, to end a dispute.
brastlian
To BRUSTLE, rustle, crackle, make a noise, murmur; ⬩ crepare, crepitare, strepere, murmurare
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Brastligende mid brandum crackling with fire-brands, ii. 140, 16. Ge begeáton þéosterfulle wununga afyllede mid brastligendum lígum ye have obtained dark dwellings filled with crackling flames, i. 68, 5.
Linked entry: bærstlian
hæft
A haft, handle ⬩ manubrium ⬩ manubrium ⬩ a haft or kilt ⬩ capulum, manubrium ⬩ handle
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Folc Ebréa fuhton hæfte guldon hyra fyrngeflítu fágum sweordum the Hebrew folk fought with the haft [ = sword, a part put for the whole, cf. ord, ecg ?] with stained swords repaid their quarrels of old, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263
hagal
Hail ⬩ grando ⬩ hail
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Mid hagole with hail, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 8. Gesihþ hreósan hrím and snáw hagle gemenged sees rime and snowfall mingled with hail, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 15; Wand. 48
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hlýda
The month noisy with wind and storm, ⬩ March
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The month noisy with wind and storm, March Hagolscúrum færþ geond middangeard Martius réðe Hlýda with hail-showers passes through the earth rude March [which we call] Hlyda, Menol. Fox 74; Men. 37.
Linked entry: hlýd-mónaþ
tíran
To run with tears, ⬩ to water (of the eyes)
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Wiþ ðon ðe eágan týren (cf. wið eallum tiédernessum eágena, 2, 6), Lchdm. ii. 32, 28. Gif eágan týren, 34, 1: 308, 19: iii. 4, 23. Wið týrendum eágan, 4, 6: i. 374, 3. Wið týrende eágan, i. 72, 14
BYLD
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Constancy, boldness; constantia Bídeþ þurh byldo awaiteth with constancy, Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 5; Cri. 113. He sceolde ða byldo anescian poterat emollire constantiam, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, note 43
Linked entry: beld
cyrf
A cutting off, an instrument to cut with ⬩ abscissio, ferrum abscissionis
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A cutting off, an instrument to cut with; abscissio, ferrum abscissionis Cyrf abscissio, R. Ben. 28. Be ðisum cyrfe of this cutting, Homl. Th. ii. 406. 33. Cyrf ferrum abscissionis, C. R. Ben. 40
deór-wyrþnes
Preciousness, a precious thing, treasure ⬩ res prĕtiōsa
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Preciousness, a precious thing, treasure; res prĕtiōsa Mid eallum deórwyrþnessum with all precious things, Bt. 7, 4; Fox 22, 31. Ðe ða frécnan deórwurþnessa funde who found the dangerous treasures, 15; Fox 48, 24
folc-gestreón
A public treasure ⬩ pŏpŭli dīvĭtiæ
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A public treasure; pŏpŭli dīvĭtiæ Ða leóde leng ne woldon Elamitarna aldor swíðan folcgestreónum those nations would no longer strengthen the Elamites' prince with the public treasures, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 17; Gen. 1981