on-bindan
To unbind, set free, disclose
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Wæs onbunden enodaretur, Hpt. Gl. 490, 73. Onbund[en?]-um exertis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 50
ge-stæððignes
Gravity ⬩ consistency ⬩ steadiness ⬩ maturity ⬩ grăvĭtas ⬩ constantia ⬩ mātūrĭtas
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Gravity, consistency, steadiness, maturity; grăvĭtas, constantia, mātūrĭtas Wæs he mycelre gestæððignysse wer multæ grăvĭtātis ac vērĭtātis vir, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 21. On lífes gestæððignesse in consistency of life, Past. 13, 1: Swt. 77, 14; Hat.
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geswinc-ful
Full of labour ⬩ laborious ⬩ troublesome ⬩ wearisome ⬩ lăbōriōsus ⬩ incommŏdus
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Ðis wæs geswincfull this was troublesome, Chr, 1097; Erl. 234, 24. Sint hí ðé geswincfulran they are more troublesome to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22, MS. Cot
ge-temian
To tame; ⬩ domare
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Se getemeda assa hæfde getácnunge ðæs Iudéiscan folces, ðe wæs getemed under ðære ealdan ǽ the tamed ass betokened the Jewish people that was tamed under the old law, Homl. Th. i. 208, 20
toln
Toll
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Toll Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga æt Steorran, ðe ðá wæs ðæs kinges rædesman, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc, Chart. Th. 339. 13: 340; 35.
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carl
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Arcton hátte án tungol on norðdǽle . . . þone hátað lǽwede menn carles wǽn, Lch, iii. 270, 11. Dele bracket, and add
smirwung
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Add: smearing, greasing, rubbing with grease Sceóna smyruncg and reáfa wæsc calciamentorum unctio uestimento*-* rumgue ablutio, Angl. xiii. 441, 1084
wræc
wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment
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Wilfriþ æfter langum wræce (post longum exilium) wæs eft onfangen on bisceophád. Bd. 5, 3; S. 615, 37. Dauid sang ðysne sealm gebiddende tó Drihtne for his hámcyme of ðam wræce and of ðám earfoðan, ða hé ðá on wæs, Ps. Th. 30, arg.
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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Hit is láð and hefitýme lǽwedum tolce tó gehiranne . . . hwæt on hálgum bócum áwriten is, Wlfst. 304, 15. of a period in which weather or other conditions are unfavourable: On þám tíman wæs swíðe hefigtíme wynter, and se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht
swilc
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Th. 6309; B. 3165. containing both antecedent and relative, such as Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum, ic wæs swelc hié, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 6. Gestreón swilc ðǽr funden wæs, Cd. Th. 220, 5; Dan. 66.
úþ-wita
a philosopher ⬩ scribe ⬩ geo metrician
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Ðá wolde se wísa mon his fandigan, hwæðer hé swá wís wǽre swá hé self wénde ðæt hé wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 27-33. Án úðuutta unus scriba, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 19. Úðwitan sophistae, Hpt. Gl. 449, 46. Ðá clypode se apostol ðone úðwitan Graton, Homl.
a-gén
AGAIN ⬩ anew ⬩ also ⬩ itenim ⬩ denuo ⬩ et
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Wæs forworht agén was punished anew, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 21; Sat. 76
a-wreðian
To support ⬩ underprop ⬩ sustain ⬩ sustentare
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To support, underprop, sustain; sustentare Agustínus fram Gode awreðed wæs Augustin was sustained by God, Bd. 2, 3 ; S. 505, 1.
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bed-ryda
A bedridden man ⬩ clinicus
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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church
bæftan
After ⬩ behind ⬩ hereafter ⬩ afterwards ⬩ postea
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Mycel ðæs heres ðe mid hyre bæftan wæs much of the army that was behind with her, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 23
CLUGGE
A bell, small bell ⬩ campana
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A bell, small bell; campana Hleóðor heora cluggan, ðære hí gewunedon to gebédum gecígde and awehte beón, ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geféred wæs the sound of their bell, by which they were wont to be called and awaked to prayers, when any of them had
be-hýdan
To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ cover ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occultare ⬩ operire
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Ðæt wæs lange behýded which was long concealed Elen. Kmbl. 1582; El. 793. Heolstre behýded covered with darkness Elen. Kmbl. 2161; El. 1082. Behýdd absconditum Mk. Bos. 4, 22
dóm-georn
Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous ⬩ justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus
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Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous; justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, dear and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310.
ende-byrdes
Orderly, for order ⬩ per ordinem, ordĭnātim
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Ðú ðysne middangeard todǽldest swá hit getǽsost wæs endebyrdes thou hast divided this middle earth as it was most suitable for order, 20, 23; Met. 20, 12
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frigenes
An asking ⬩ inquiry ⬩ a question ⬩ inrerrogatio ⬩ quæstio
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Wæs Édwine bealdra geworden on ðære frignesse Edwin was become bolder on that inquiry, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 10. Be monigum frignyssum ða ðe him nýdþearflíce gesewen wǽron de eis quæ necessāriæ vĭdēbantur quæstiōnĭbus, 1. 27; S. 488, 33
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