néðan
To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture
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To have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture Néþeþ hwílum meówle ðæt heó on mec grípeþ the maiden has at times the courage to lay hold on me, Exon. Th. 407, 15; Rä. 26, 5.
Linked entry: ge-néðan
hírsum-ness
obedience ⬩ obedience ⬩ humility ⬩ service
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Þá elreordegan kyningas ðe ic mid néde tó hýrsumnesse gedyde, Nar. 32, 19. readiness to obey or serve, humility Hérsumnisse mið bisene ædeáwed (cf. sié hé íwer héra ł embehtmonna (minister), Mk.
scerran
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to harness an animal to something [ Se yrþlingc unscenþ (-scerþ ?) ða oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 27. Cf. Ger. an-, aus-schirren to harness, un-harness.] (?) (
Linked entry: scennan
sweltend-líc
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Ready to die, about to die Se wæs sweltendlíc erat moriturus (ready to die, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Wambe sweltendlíces flǽsces uentrem moriture carnis, Scint. 53, 2
Dene-mearc
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Sume férdon tó Dænmarce (tó Dænmercan (Denmarcon, v. l. ), 30), Chr. 1070; P. 207, 16. On Denemearcon, 1036; P. 159, 18. Tó Denemarcon, 1076; P. 211, 22, 36. Tó Dænemearcon (Denmearcan, v. l. ), 1005; P. 136, 5. Tó Denamarcon, 1049; P. 167, 19.
ge-gán
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Th. 57, 2. to contribute to a result Ic ágǽlde þæt tó mínre sáwle frætwum belumpe, and mé tó éces lífes earnunge gegán sceolde, Angl. xi. 98, 30. special uses with preps. or adverbs, út gegán to go to the closet, have an evacuation Gif mon ne mæge út
DEORFAN
To labour ⬩ laborāre
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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13
Linked entry: mán-deorf
beód-lǽs
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6.
Linked entry: lǽs
heáfod-beorg
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. ; swá tó heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre tó Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá tó herpaðe; andlang herpaðes tó Imman beorge ; of Imman beorge eft on heáfodbeorge, 300, 7-22
on-wille
Desired
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Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145, 25; Gú. 700
a-scealian
To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare
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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79
hwítan
to polish
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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62
óþ-clífan
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to cleave to, adhere Him sár óclífeþ, Exon. Th. 78, l; Cri. 1267
óþ-ícan
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to add to Ótéctun addiderunt. Ps. Surt. 68, 2 7. Cf. æt-ýcan
beald
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Tó beald (bald, v.l.) and tó scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add
be-windan
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Add: Heáfe bewindan to encompass with grief, to grieve about, Gn. Ex. 150
gafol-hwitel
a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax.
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a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax
á-smúgan
to investigate
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to investigate Hí synt tó ásmúganne mid scrútniendre scrutnunge, Angl. viii. 302, 35
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hlípe
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. Tó hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29.
ge-ánlǽcan
to unite ⬩ unite ⬩ To join together ⬩ to get together, collect, assemble
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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon tó hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte tó ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107.