tó-heáwan
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Wé synd ealle beléwde tó úre lífleáste, ðæt wé beón tóheáwene mid heardum swurdum, Homl. Ass. 99, 255
eneleác
An onion ⬩ cæpe
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An onion; cæpe We hæfdon porleác and eneleác in mentem nobis vĕniunt porri et cæpe, Num. 11, 5
un-áwriten
Unwritten
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Unwritten Thomes ðrowunge wé forlǽtaþ unáwritene, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 9. Unáwritten cautionem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 6
Linked entry: á-wrítan
be-þerscan
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to thrash thoroughly: þurh þé wé beþurscon úre fýnd in te inimicos nostros ventilabimus, Ps. Th. 43, 7
ge-byrþen
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What is borne or born, a child Þurh þæt gebyrðor (gebyrðene, v.l. ) wé wurdon álýsede, Wlfst. 251, 14
Linked entry: byrþen
lætlíce
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Add: latlíce Þane latlíce ( morose ) wé wyllað beón gesǽd, R. Ben. I. 76, 4. Lætlícor tardius 68, 3
offrung-dæg
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ná ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23
yfele
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Ðý læs wén sié ðæt wé yfele forweorþon lest perhaps we perish miserably, Blickl. Homl. 247, 2: Ps. Th. 79, 15: 106, 26. Hé ðá yfele and earmlíce geendode, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 546. On ðære fare heom yfele gelamp, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 22.
wilder
A wild beast
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Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10; Pa. 43. Ðæt fiǽsc, ðæt wildro ábiton carnem, quae a bestiis fuerit prae-gustata Ex. 22, 31.
Linked entry: wildor
leás
loose ⬩ destitute ⬩ void of ⬩ without ⬩ vain ⬩ false ⬩ lying ⬩ deceitful ⬩ deceptive ⬩ faulty
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Náge wé náne þearfe ðæt wé ðyses weorþan leáse ac utan dón swá ús þearf is gelǽstan hit georne we have no need to fail in this; but let us do, as there is need for us, diligently perform it, Wulfst. 38, 13. vain, false, lying, deceitful, deceptive, faulty
Linked entry: -leás
wealdend
one who exercises power over persons or things, ⬩ a controller ⬩ master ⬩ one who exercises dominion ⬩ a ruler ⬩ governor ⬩ sovereign ⬩ applied to the Deity ⬩ a possessor ⬩ master ⬩ lord
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Wé witon hé úre wæs wealdend we knew he was master of us, Blickl. Homl. 243, 18. Se ðe ðæs weddes waldend sý, L. Edm. B. 6; Th. i. 254, 22.
æt-fæstan
To fix ⬩ fasten ⬩ drive into ⬩ afflict with ⬩ inflict on ⬩ impingere ⬩ infigere
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Ne mágon we him láþ ætfæstan we cannot afflict him with pain, Andr. Kmbl. 2694; An. 1349
Linked entry: æ-fæstan
coorta
A band of soldiers, cohort ⬩ cohors
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A band of soldiers, cohort; cohors He hæfde eahta ond hund-eahtatig coortena MS. coortana, ðæt we nú truman hátaþ, ðæt wæs, on ðám dagum, fíf hund manna, and án þúsend he had eighty-eight cohorts, which we now call bands, each of which was, in those
Mónan-dæg
Monday
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Monday Útgangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Aprelis hátaþ, se nýhsta Mónandæg & ingangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Agustus hátaþ se ǽresta Mónandæg ... se ǽresta Monandæg æfter útgange ðæs mónþes Decembris the last Monday in April ... the first Monday in August
Linked entry: Món-dæg
glengista
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; cf. glengan; III
íð-belig
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Easily made angry Ne wé tó ýðbelige [eáðbylige, MS. D.] ne sýn, ne tó langsum yrre hæbben, Wulfst. 253, 11
léc
Look ⬩ sight
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Look, sight Wé sceolon áwendan úrne léc fram yfelre gesihþe, urne hlyst fram yfelre sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 3
un-freóndlíce
In an unfriendly manner
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In an unfriendly manner Wé ðé freóndlíce wíc getǽhton, ðú ús leánest nú unfreóndlíce, Cd. Th. 162, 30; Gen. 2689
for-hrædlíce
Very quickly ⬩ suddenly
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Very quickly, suddenly Wé hí forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1
Linked entry: hrædlíce
for-hwerfan
To transform ⬩ pervert ⬩ transformāre ⬩ pervertĕre
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To transform, pervert; transformāre, pervertĕre Cnihtas wurdon ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the men were all transformed to some beast, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2.