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hírsum-ness

obedienceobediencehumilityservice

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., and add: obedience (Peter) eádmódnysse wiðsóc, and hwæðere for hýrsumnysse geðafode he refused to allow Jesus to humble himself by the washing of feet, and yet in order that he might be obedient he consented, Hml.

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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Wiste his fingra geweald on grames grápum ðæt he wæs geócor he [Grendel] knew that his fingers' power was in the gripe of the fierce one, so that he was sad, Beo. Th. 1535. Similar entries v. B. 765 for a different reading.

be-windan

girdleencirclesurround

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Bewindan (involvant) hi þæs cildes hand on weofodsceate, R. Ben. 102, 14. Hét bewindan heora handa mid flexe, Hml. S. 4, 392. He forðférde, and his lie bewunden læg, Hml.

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Wé ne récað (recceað, v. l. ) hwæðer wé hit ongieten, Past. 195, 6. ne reccað hwæt him mon ymbe rǽswe mala de se opinari permittunt, 447, 27: 449, 22. ne reccað (-eað, v. l. ) ðeáh menn wénen ðæt hié yfel dón, 179, 9

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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, ðonne hit mid weorcum ne ðorhtióð, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 4.

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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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

scirdan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
scirdan, p. de
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To hurt, injure Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man geþencan on his móde, ðæt tó sacerdan heáfod áhylde, . . . and hrædlíce siððan scyrde oððe scynde mid worde oððe weorce, L. , Eth. vii. 27 ; Th. i. 334, 35.

wíd-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-síþ, es; m.
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A far journey, long travel Módor ne rǽdaþ, ðonne heó magan cenneþ, him weorðe geond woruld wídsíð sceapen, Salm. Kmbl. 744; Sal. 371. Wérig winneþ, wídsíð onginneþ, Exon.

west-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
west-sǽ, f. m.
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A west sea, sea on the west coast of a country ( a Norwegian ) búde on ðæm lande norþweardum wiþ ða westsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3.

eást-weg

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Substitute: A way to or in the east; in pl. eastern parts, the east Þonan mæg on eástwegum síð behealdan hwonne swegles tapur hǽdre blíce (cf. hwan sie ( the Magi ) an óstarwegun gisáhin kumbal liuhtian hédro, Hél. 634), Ph. 113.

ge-árweorþian

(v.)
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God geárwurðað tóforan óðrum mannum on þám écan wurðmynte, Hml. A. 22, 192. Giárwyrðigeð ( honorificabit ) ðec sáwel mín, Rtl. 1, 5. Seó hálige Maria mid hire geneósunge hine geárwurðode, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 18.

sǽ-deór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-deór, es; m.

A sea-beast

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hét his ágene men hine sændan on ðone sǽ, and ða sǽdeór hine sóna forswulgon, Shrn. 54, 27. mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáþ, 133, 11. Gif hit on Frigedæig þunrige, ðæt tácnaþ sǽdeóra cwealm, Lchdm. iii. 180, 17

gealga

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Þá gefæstnodon hine on róde gealgan . . . þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 16-19: Bl. H. 27, 28: 97, 11. On galgan geworhtre eculei (cf. eculei, cruci, 81, 49), Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 76. Gealgan labaro (Christi An. Ox. 1860. Add

wilsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wilsumness, e; f.

devotiondevoutnessa vow

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ánre wilsumnesse wǽron erant unius devotionis, 5, 10; S. 624, 14: 5, 20; S. 642, 14. smyltre willsumnesse (tranquilla devotione) Drihtne ðeówde, 4, 24; S. 599, 9.

Linked entry: wynsumness

or-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
or-ildu, (o); f.

Extreme old age

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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.

Linked entries: or-yldu or-eldo

torn-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
torn-cwide, es; m.

A speech that causes grief,bitter, grievous, distressing words

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Ongunnon gromheorte (the evil spirits) Godes orettan in sefan swencan, swíþe gehéton, ðæt in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde ...; woldun geteón mid torncwidum in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon. Th. 36, 25; Gú. 546

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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wæs wilniende ðæt ðæs gewinnes mehte máre gefremman he was desirous to carry on the struggle, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 8. Hit máre ðæs landes forbærnde ðonne hit ǽfre ǽr dyde, 5, 2; Swt. 220, 16.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Francan, gen. Francena, Francna; dat. Francum; pl. m: France; gen. Franca; pl. m.

The FranksFranci

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Ymb ii geár ðæs ðe he of Francum com, he gefór two years after he came from the Franks, he died, Chr. 855; Th. 126, 2, col. 2, 3: 890; Erl. 86, 32. Franca cyng king of the Franks, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7: 1077; Th. 351, 14. v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. cap. xx

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Wilniende ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce mid árum on beón mehte desiring that they should provide him such an estate as he might reside on with dignity, Chart. Th. 47, 21.

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Gif næfdon ǽnne God ðe him eallum stiórde and racode and rǽdde, 34, 12; Fox 154, 5. sceal rǽdan and racian (reccean, MS. T.) óðra manna sáulum, R. Ben. 14, 6. þeódum sceal racian(rǽdan, Kmbl.) mid rihte, Andr.