hírsum-ness
obedience ⬩ obedience ⬩ humility ⬩ service
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., and add: obedience Hé (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
Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sad ⬩ strife, 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
girdle ⬩ encircle ⬩ surround
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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
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Wé ne récað (recceað, v. l. ) hwæðer wé hit ongieten, Past. 195, 6. Hí ne reccað hwæt him mon ymbe rǽswe mala de se opinari permittunt, 447, 27: 449, 22. Hí ne reccað (-eað, v. l. ) ðeáh menn wénen ðæt hié yfel dón, 179, 9
þurh-teón
to carry through ⬩ get a proposal accepted, a request granted ⬩ to carry out a plan, orders, etc. ⬩ give effect to an intention ⬩ to carry through ⬩ carry on to a (successful) end ⬩ to accomplish ⬩ perform ⬩ to perpetrate ⬩ to carry on ⬩ continue ⬩ to bring to a successful issue ⬩ to achieve ⬩ bring about ⬩ bring to pass ⬩ to afford ⬩ to go through ⬩ undergo ⬩ to draw ⬩ drag
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, ðonne hí hit mid weorcum ne ðorhtióð, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 4.
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
scirdan
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To hurt, injure Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man geþencan on his móde, ðæt hé tó sacerdan heáfod áhylde, . . . and hí hrædlíce siððan scyrde oððe scynde mid worde oððe weorce, L. , Eth. vii. 27 ; Th. i. 334, 35.
Linked entries: scyrdan ge-scirdan sceard
wíd-síþ
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A far journey, long travel Módor ne rǽdaþ, ðonne heó magan cenneþ, hú him weorðe geond woruld wídsíð sceapen, Salm. Kmbl. 744; Sal. 371. Wérig winneþ, wídsíð onginneþ, Exon.
west-sǽ
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A west sea, sea on the west coast of a country Hé ( 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 hé 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
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God hí 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
A sea-beast
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Hé hét his ágene men hine sændan on ðone sǽ, and ða sǽdeór hine sóna forswulgon, Shrn. 54, 27. Hý 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 hí hine on róde gealgan . . . Hé 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
devotion ⬩ devoutness ⬩ a vow
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Hí ánre wilsumnesse wǽron erant unius devotionis, 5, 10; S. 624, 14: 5, 20; S. 642, 14. Hé smyltre willsumnesse (tranquilla devotione) Drihtne ðeówde, 4, 24; S. 599, 9.
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or-ildu
Extreme old age
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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt hé ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hí hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.
torn-cwide
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 hé in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde ...; woldun hý geteón mid torncwidum in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon. Th. 36, 25; Gú. 546
micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Hé wæs wilniende ðæt hé 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.
Francan
The Franks ⬩ Franci
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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
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Wilniende ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé 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
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Gif hí næfdon ǽnne God ðe him eallum stiórde and racode and rǽdde, 34, 12; Fox 154, 5. Hé sceal rǽdan and racian (reccean, MS. T.) óðra manna sáulum, R. Ben. 14, 6. Hé þeódum sceal racian(rǽdan, Kmbl.) mid rihte, Andr.