droppetian
To drop, fall by drops, distil ⬩ distillāre
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Fór ansýne Drihtnes heofonas droppetaþ the heavens drop before the face of the Lord, Ps. Th. 67, 9
stoccen
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Made of logs Andlang Teóburnan tó ðære wíde herestrǽt ; æfter ðære herestrǽt tó ðære ealde stoccene sancte Andreae cyricean to the old wooden St. Andrew's church, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 73, 20. Cf. Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire, Stokenham in Devonshire
un-gefyrn
At no distant date ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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At no distant date, before long, soon Ðú áfindst his mihte ungefyrn on ðé sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 153. Eallum folce ðæs swíðe ungefyrn ( very soon after that ) hé geswutelian wolde hwæs gehwá gelýfan sceolde, i. 23, 405
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wrixlung
change ⬩ alternation ⬩ a loan.
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Homl. i. 207, 3.] a loan. Similar entries v. wrixlan, IV Wrixlung mutuum, Wrt.Voc. i. 21, 3: 58, 60
mótian
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Þá gehýrdon hí mótian wið Martine lange ( they heard a long conversation being carried on with Martin ), and he wæs ána ǽr innan þám húse belocen, 31, 694. Add
wrenc
a trick ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ stratagem ⬩ a stratagem ⬩ a modulation of the voice
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Ðæt lease lot, ðe beoþ mid ðám wrencum bewrigen fraus, mendaci compta colore. Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 4, 47. Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.
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spell-boda
one who delivers a message ⬩ brings intelligence ⬩ a messenger ⬩ an ambassador ⬩ one who delivers a discourse ⬩ a public speaker
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Godes spellbodan (the angels who came to Lot), Cd. Th. 150, 19; Gen. 2494. Spelbodan (those who should have brought the news of Pharaoh's overthrow), 210, 10; Exod. 513. Spelbodan oratores, Wrt.
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æfte-weard
After ⬩ back ⬩ late ⬩ latter ⬩ full ⬩ posterior
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Drihten ðé gesett ná on æfteweard the Lord will not set thee in the after-part, Deut. 28,13
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efen
Evenly, equally, just so ⬩ æque
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Evenly, equally, just so; æque Wunedon ætsomne efen swá lange swá him lýfed wæs they dwelled together just so long as was permitted to them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 487; Met. 20, 244: Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 24; Gú. 564
fíftig
FIFTY ⬩ quinquāginta
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Se wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang he was fifty feet of measure long, 6076; B. 3042
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geócre
Harshly, roughly
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Harshly, roughly Ðá Babilone weard yrre andswarode eorlum onmǽlde grimme ðám gingum and geócre oncwæþ then the lord of Babylon angrily answered to the men, announced fiercely to the youths, and harshly spoke, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 3; Dan. 211
freólsian
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H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue tó wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134
níd-niman
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Se biscop eóde tó þǽre cyste and árfullícenýdnimende (neódnymende, v. l. ) hé tóslóh þá locu þǽre cyste, and þǽr genam þá .xii. mancossas accessit ad arcam, et pie violentus claustra arcae comminuit, duodecim aureos tulit, Gr. D. 64, 13. Add
un-witod
Uncertain
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Wel mon sceal wine healdon on wega gehwylcum; oft mon féreþ feor bí túne, ðǽr him wát freónd unwiotodne (where he cannot look for a friend), Exon. Th. 342, 23; Gn. Ex. 146
hand-scyldig
Liable to the penalty of losing the hand
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Liable to the penalty of losing the hand Se ðe gewundaþ man binnan ciricwagum se biþ handscyldig he that wounds a man within church walls shall be liable to lose his hand, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332; 9
heard-módness
Hardness of mind or heart
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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18
hláford-sócn
The 'seeking' a lord for the purpose of being in his service, and under his protection
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The 'seeking' a lord for the purpose of being in his service, and under his protection Ne dominus libero homini hlafordsoknam interdicat si eum recte custodierit, L. Ath. ii. 4; Th. i. 216, 25: iii. 5; Th. i. 218, 25
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þǽr-ofer
Thereover ⬩ over that
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Thereover, over that Se fnobeám ofersceadaþ ðæt lond, ðæt hit under him ne mæg gegrówan, ne hé self nánne wæsðm dǽrofer ne bireþ, Past. 45; Swt. 337, 12. Hig tódðldon hys reáf, and wurpon hlot þǽrofer, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 35
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mǽg-sibb
kinship ⬩ relationship ⬩ Love between kinsmen ⬩ affection
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Love between kinsmen, affection Mégsibbe affectui vel dilectione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 52. Mégsibbi, Ep. Gl. 3 b, 9
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be-hleápan
To leap upon ⬩ in ⬩ to fix ⬩ insilire
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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9