fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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III. 3 Hé wið ðon won fore (for, v. l.) geornfullnesse and for lufan þæs árfæstan gewinnes renitentem studio et amore pii laboris, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, Þú fore monna lufan þínre módor bósm gesóhtes, Hö. 110; Fa. 78.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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Hí feallan lǽtaþ seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wombe, Exon. Th. 385, 21; Rä. 4, 48. Wǽtum hé ( snow ) oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305. a liquid Wynsum wǽta ( water ) út flówende, Blickl.
heáfod
HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.
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Ða heáfda wǽran ofácorfena the heads were cut off, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7. Nim ðes leáces heáfda take the heads of this leek, Lchdm. i. 376, 3. Heáfdu, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 20.
full
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Þes moncwealm wæs on Rómánum full (fulle, Bos. 55, 24) II geár (per biennium), Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 9. [See full; adv.] <b>V a.
on-fón
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Add Þý syxtan mónþe þæs þe Sanctus Ióhannes on his módor bósm onfangen wæs, Bl. H. 165, 25. Add Ðonne eft on ðone herpað ðǽr wé ǽr onféngan (cf. ǽrest of Noddre andlang ðes portherpaðes, 453, 29), C. D. iii. 454, 9. <b>B.
FEORH
life ⬩ soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ vīta ⬩ ănĭma ⬩ a living being ⬩ person ⬩ hŏmo ⬩ persōna
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S. 26; Th. i. 392, 3: Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 23: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 2; Æðelst. 36. Ymb cyninges feorh sierwian to plot against the king's life, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 15. Ðú ðín feorh hafast thou hast thy life, Beo.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Bos. 22, 16. Cyninges naman hæfde and wæs ðæs hádes well wyrþe regis nomine ac persona dignissimus, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 40, MS. B. Weorþian wé ða cláþas his hádes let us honour the clothes of his person, Blickl. Homl. 11, 9.
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 30. [Ðæt is ungeliéfedlíc tó gesecganne] hwæt ðæs ealles wæs what there was of it all, 5, 12; Swt. 240, 16: Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 3.
bunda
a wedded or married man, a husband ⬩ maritus, sponsus ⬩ the father or head of a family, a householder ⬩ paterfamilias, œconomus ⬩ wedlock, marriage, ⬩ lawfully born, born in wedlock ⬩ wedlock breaker, an adulterer ⬩ marriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband: ⬩ to wed, take a wife ⬩ a wedded man, husband, householder ⬩ one wedded or bound, a husband ⬩ to bind ⬩ person ⬩ agent ⬩ a hammer ⬩ a hammerer ⬩ rule, government, ⬩ a ruler, governor ⬩ bound ⬩ one bound, a husband
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Bos. pp. ix-xii.] As the three preceding Gospels were most likely translated before St. John, then the following sentence was written before 735. Se hús-bonda [hús-bunda in MS. Camb.
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friþ
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Þ góde frið þe hé macode on þisan lande, swá ꝥ án man mihte faran ofer his ríce mid his bósum full goldes ungederad, 1086 ; P. 220, 12. peace as opposed to war. agreement settled between two peoples previously at war, peace after war Æt þám hearmum þe
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Sceal faran flóde blód blood shall flow in streams (from wounds), An. 956. that move by artificial means, to go (of a machine), fly (of a missile) Mé (a bow) of bósme fareð ǽtren onga, Rä. 24, 3.
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heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Srt.) and libbað á worlda world vivet eor eorum in seculum seculi, Ps Th. 21, 25. the region of the heart, breast, bosom Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Gen. 636. the heart as seat of feeling, will, intellect, mind Hwæt getácniað
CYRICE
in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum
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Ða cyrce the churches, 1070; Erl. 209, 36. a heathen temple; templum paganum Gebletsode Romulus mid ðara sweora blóde ða cyrican Romulus consecrated the temples with the blood of their fathers-in-law, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 7
mód
the inner man ⬩ the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man ⬩ spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ heart ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ disposition ⬩ mood ⬩ Courage ⬩ high spirit ⬩ Pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ pride
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in a good sense, Courage, high spirit Æfter ðam ðe his mód wæs mid ðam bismre áhwæt hé fór eft on Perse and hí geflýmde after his courage had been sharpened by this disgrace, he again marched against the Persians, and put them to flight, Ors. 6, 30; Bos
micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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C. mǽstne) ǽlcne heora flána on heora feóndum áfæstnian, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 132, 10. great in a metaphorical sense God, ðú eart se miccla kyning, Hy. 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.
sum
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Ic sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, Exon.
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sleán
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Mann slihþ ðínne oxan bos tuus immoletur. Deut. 28, 31. Ic slóg niceras, Beo. Th. 847; 6. 421: Exon. Th. 272, 4; Jul. 494. Ðonne God hié slóg (occideret), ðonne sóhton hié hine, Past. 36, 3; Swt. 251, 20: Beo. Th. 217; B. 108.
teón
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' Teóh eft ðíne hand on ðínne bósum.' Ðá teáh hé hig ongeán, Ex. 4, 7. Héht eorla hleó eahta mearas on flet teón, Beo. Th. 2077; B. 1036. <b>II a.
heofon
firmament ⬩ happiness ⬩ a ceiling
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Sceáwa heofon, hyrste gerím, rodores tungel, Gen. 2180. considered as a revolving sphere: Seó heofon belýcð on hyre bósme ealne middaneard.
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wunian
To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont
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Hé on his módor bósme wunigende wæs, 165, 18. Wǽron ealle ða apostolas wunigende on ánre stówe, 133, 15. Grammar wunian, with dat. (inst.) Hé wícum wunode, Cd. Th. 108, 26; Gen. 1812. Abraham wunode éðeleardum Cananéa, 116, 32; Gen. 1945.