fóre-sprecen
FORE-SPOKEN ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus
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He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29
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fór-rynel
A forerunner ⬩ præcursor
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Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28. Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6
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hroden
Laden ⬩ ornamented ⬩ adorned
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Ðá wæs heal hroden feónda feorum then was the hall burdened with the lives of his foes [filled with the slain ], Bec. Th. 2307; B. 1151. Hroden ealowæge the ornamented ale-cup, 995; B. 495: 2048; 1022
líf-wela
life
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Riches that confer or possess life, heavenly riches, wealth belonging to this, or to the next, life Him wæs wuldres dreám, lífwela leófra ðonne ðás leásan godu, Apstls. Kmbl. 97; Ap. 49.
mearc-stapa
One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land
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Hié gesáwon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan móras healdan; óðer wæs idese onlícnes óðer on weres wæstmum wræclástas træd ... Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, windige næssas, frécne fengelád, 2698-2722; B. 1347-1359. v.
níwness
Newness ⬩ novelty
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Ðá wæs se déma mid ða neównysse ( novitate ) swá monigra heofonlícra wundra swýðe gedréfed, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478. 44. Míne níwnysse juventutem meam, Ps. Lamb. 42, 4
norþ
In a northerly position
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On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt norþmeste [ríce] micliende, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 12. Sciþþie ða norþmestan 1, 7; Swt. 40, 6. Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan, Met. 9, 43
ge-týnan
To shut up ⬩ hide ⬩ opĕrīre ⬩ inclūdĕre
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Getýned wæs ðe dura clausa est janua, 25, 10
be-sorg
Anxious, careful, dear, beloved ⬩ sollicitus, carus
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Papinianus wæs ealra his deorlinga besorgost Papinianus was the most beloved of all his favourites Bt. 29, 2; Fox 104, 25. Besorh carus R. Ben. 72
bícnian
to beckon, nod ⬩ innuere ⬩ to indicate, signify, announce, shew ⬩ indicare, significare
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to beckon, nod; innuere He wæs bícniende him erat innuens illis, Lk. Bos. 1, 22.
botl-gestreón
Household property, goods, or treasure ⬩ domesticæ opes
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Household property, goods, or treasure; domesticæ opes Chus wæs brytta bróðrum sínum botlgestreóna Cush was a dispenser of household treasures to his brothers, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 32; Gen. 1621.
ge-cwid-rǽdden
An agreement ⬩ a contract ⬩ statute ⬩ conspiration ⬩ ratio ⬩ pactorum ⬩ conventio ⬩ conspiratio
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Ðæt wæs seó gecwydrǽden that was the agreement, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 26
ge-hýrsum
Obedient ⬩ obliging ⬩ ready to serve ⬩ obĕdiens ⬩ offĭciōsus
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Obedient, obliging, ready to serve; obĕdiens, offĭciōsus Wæs Abraham Gode gehýrsum Abraham was obedient to God, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 4 : Homl. Th. ii. 162, 26 : Mt. Bos. 6, 24. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54; Wrt.
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ge-lagian
To establish by law ⬩ constitute ⬩ decree ⬩ lēge sancīre
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Hú hit gelagod wæs how it was constituted, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 17. Ðe gelagod is to gedwolgoda weorðunge that is appointed for the worship of false gods, Swt. Rdr. 105, 27
ge-mitting
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A meeting, an assembly; congressus Heora gemitting wæs æt Trefia ðære eá their meeting was at the river Trebia, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 90, 2: 5, 7; Bos. 106, 20, 43. Æt heora gemittinge in their meeting, 4, 6; Bos. 85, 26.
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Wódnes-dæg
Wednesday
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Wednesday Wódnesdæges nama wæs of Mercurio, Anglia viii. 321, 16. On Wódnesdæg, Mt. Kmbl. Rubric 3, I. 13 and often;Homl. Skt. i. 12, I : R. Ben. 155, 16: Wulfst. 180, 25. On ðone óðerne Wódnesdæg ofer Pentecosten, Mt. Kmbl. Rubric 5, 17. . iiii.
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wrǽþu
Wrath ⬩ anger
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Hí wǽran intinga ðare wrǽðe ðe wæs betwyx him and ðan cinge, Chr. 1051; Erl. 182, 28. Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7
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cwudu
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Swín wæs unclǽne for ðan þe hit ne ceów his cudu, Hml. S. 25, 80, 46: Lch. iii. 120, 27. ¶ hwít cwudu mastich :-- Huuít quidu, huít cudu mastice, Txts. 78, 655. Hwít cweodu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 53. Hwit cudu mastica, i. 286, 33.
earm-heort
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Substitute: poor-spirited, faint-hearted On óðre wísan sint tó monianne ðá ofermódan and ðá úpáhæfenan on hira móde, on óðre wísan ðá earmheortan and ðá wácmódan ( pusillanimes ), Past. 209, 2. pitiful, tender-hearted Hé wæs tó þám earmheort (swá mildheort
ge-stillan
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., and add: To reach by leaping (v. stellan to leap), to assail, attack (of disease) Hé wæs gestelled (correptus) mid feferádle, Gr. D. 276, 13. Gestelled and geðreád, 286, 16: 288, 8.