wearme
Warmly
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Warmly Genim þreó snǽda, gerest æfter wearme take three slices, go to bed afterwards and keep warm, Lchdm. ii. 52, 23. Bewreóh ðé wearme wrap yourself up warmly, 116, 20: 118, 10. Bebinde þonne genóh wearrne, 270, 9. Beþe ðæt heáfod swá wearme use as
háte
Hotly
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Hotly Háte glówende hotly glowing, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383: 38; Th. 50, 18; Gen. 810: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 94. Swá hé hátost mǽge as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 34, 10: Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Add: to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with a person or thing Ðú findst (fintst, v. l.) wið hwone ðú meant flítan contra quos valeatis vos extendere, semper invenitis, Past. 331, 5. Ic gehátan dearr þæt þú þǽr treówe
þanne
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add: þanne hwæþere yet Hwæt is ꝥ ... ꝥ se ælmihtiga God swá forlǽteþ sweltan his gecorenan, þá þonne hwæþre ( tamen ) hé ne lǽteþ ná beón forholene, Gr. D. 294, 5: 292, 3: 283, 14. Cwyþst þú ꝥ þé nǽre cúð ꝥ ic ne cúðe Grécisc geþeóde? And þonne hwæþre
rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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a whisper, hence speech not intended to be overheard, confidence, counsel, consultation On hyne nǽnig monna cynnes mihte wlítan nymþe se módiga hwæne neár héte rinca tó rúne gegangan (cf. gangan te rúnu, an rúna, Hel. 1273, 5064), Judth. Thw. 22, 7;
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an-sýn
a face ⬩ countenance ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ a view ⬩ aspect ⬩ sight ⬩ form ⬩ figure ⬩ aspectus ⬩ conspectus ⬩ visus ⬩ visio ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ figura ⬩ a thing to be looked upon ⬩ a sight ⬩ spectaculum ⬩ a view or sight producing desire or longing ⬩ a desire of anything ⬩ want or lack of anything ⬩ desiderium ⬩ defectus
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a face, countenance; facies, vultus His ansýn sceán swá swá sunne facies ejus resplenduit sicut sol, Mt. Bos. 17, 2. Befóran ðíne ansýne ante faciem tuam, Lk. Bos. 7, 27. Gúþlác wæs wlitig on ansýne Guthlac was handsome in countenance, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin
leng
Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature
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Length [of time or space], height, stature Mannes leng statura, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 4. Nǽfre ne sý se hálga eásterdæg gemǽrsod ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge [lencge MS. P; lenge, MS. L.] oferstíge ða niht never let the holy Easter-day be celebrated, before
inwit-full
Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil
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Deceitful, guileful, malicious, evil Inwitfull dolosus, insidiosus, fraudulentus, callidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 66. Ne mæg ðǽr inwitfull ǽnig geféran womscyldig mon there may none guileful come, none guilty of sin, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 18; Gen. 498. From ðære
morgen-gifu
The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage
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The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage Morgengifu dos, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 53. Hit (five hides of land) wæs hire morgengifu ðá heó ǽrest tó Aðulfe com, Chart. Th. 170, 24. Gif heó(a widow) binnan geáres
side-ful
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of good behaviour or manners, honest, modest, virtuous, sober Sideful pudicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 33. Se árfæst snoter eádmod sidefull séfre clǽne wæs qui pius, prudens, humilis, pudicus, sobrius, castus fuit, Hymn. Surt. 137, 1. Sidefull mann and mid
un-fæst
Not firm ⬩ unstable ⬩ unsteady ⬩ weak
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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non
hefe-lic
heavy ⬩ grave ⬩ serious ⬩ grievous ⬩ oppressive ⬩ hard to do ⬩ laborious ⬩ grievous
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Add: of fighting, heavy Similar entries (cf. hefig; III), with great bodies of troops, Chr. 868; P. 70, I. (in Dict.). grave, serious Hefolices gyltes gravioris culpe, R. Ben. I. 56, 17. hard to bear, grievous, oppressive Gewearð swíðe hefelic and swíðe
up-lendisc
Uplandish ⬩ country (as opposed to town) ⬩ rural ⬩ rustic
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Uplandish, country (as opposed to town), rural, rustic Uplendisc forensis (forensis Migne), qui foras est, Germ. 389, 41. Eft begann sum uplendisc mann egeslíce hrýman tó ðám árleásum burhwarum ... Ð á arn se ceorl geond ealle ða strǽt hrýmende, Homl
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scipe
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pay, stipend Scipe vel bigleofa stipendium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 33. [Hi nolleþ paye þet hi ssolle, and hi ofhealdeþ þe ssepes of ham þet doþ hare niedes, Ayenb. 39, 5 (the word occurs several times in this work). Withholdyng or abrigging of the schipe
sýl
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A pillar, column Sc̃s Arculfus sagaþ ðæt hé gesáwe on Hierusalem áne sýle . . . ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle ðonne nafaþ seó sýl nǽnige sceade . . . and swá ða dagas forð on sceortiaþ, swá byþ ðære sýle sceade lengra. Ðeós sýl cýþeþ ðæt
dragan
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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18. Wildu
or-sorg
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Add Ne onhyre þám þe byð orsorh on his wege (qui prosperatur in via sua ), Ps. Th. 36, 7. Cum orsorg and ríxsa prospere procede et regna, 44, 5. Drihlen wæs hire forespeca, and heó sæt ðí orsorhgre, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 21. <b>I a.</b> with
spearca
A spark
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A spark. literal Spærca scintella, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 21. Spearca scintilla, i. 66, 39 : 284, 14. Ne biþ ðǽr leóhtes án lytel spearca, Wulfst. 139, 11. Sleá hé him ánne spearcan, Lchdm. ii. 290, 17. Hí ásprungan up swá swá spearcan, Homl. Th. ii. 350
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HOL
A HOLE, ⬩ hollow, ⬩ cavern, ⬩ den
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A HOLE, hollow, cavern, den Tó ðám ealdan hole; of ðám hole, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 423, 22. Swá swá leó déþ of his hole quasi leo in cubile suo, Ps. Th. 9, 29. Mec hæleþ út týhþ of hole hátne a man draws me out hot from a hole, Exon. 125 a; Th. 480,
be-fealdan
to fold up ⬩ roll up ⬩ to bendthe body ⬩ to fold up in something ⬩ wrap up ⬩ to entwine; ⬩ implicare ⬩ to involve ⬩ implicate ⬩ to attach
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Add: to fold up, roll up Heofon biþ befealden swá swá bóc, Bl. H. 91, 25. Befalden swé swé geteld convoluta quasi tabernaculum, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 184, 30. to bendthe body (?):-- Befealden (-feallen?) tó Hǽlendes cneówum hé cwæþ, Bl. H. 87, 36. to fold