cwiþ
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Wiþ wífes cwiþan tó feormienne, Lch. i. 54, 15. Add
bryrdan
stimulus, cuspis ⬩ To prick, goad, incite, urge, constrain ⬩ compungere, stimulare, instigare, urgere, compellere
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[brord stimulus, cuspis] To prick, goad, incite, urge, constrain; compungere, stimulare, instigare, urgere, compellere Se Ælmihtiga ealle gesceafta bryrþ mid his bridlum the Almighty constrains all creatures with his bridles, Bt. Met.
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ge-swǽs
Dear ⬩ familiar ⬩ kind ⬩ cārus ⬩ fămĭliāris ⬩ blandus
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Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34
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selfe
In the same way
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In the same way, in combination with swá: cf. gelíce, same Hé forlǽt lífes frumsceaft and his ágene æðelo swá selfe. Met. 17, 25. Hæfþ ða wilnunga welhwilc néten and ða yrsunga eác swá selfe, 20, 192, 199
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cásering
A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin ⬩ drachma ⬩ didrachma
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A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin; drachma = δραχμή didrachma Gif wíf losaþ cásering si mulier perdiderit drachmam. Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 15, 8. Ne unband cásering non solvit didrachma, Mt. Lind. Stv. 17, 23
be-fylgan
To follow up ⬩ persevere with
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To follow up, persevere with Gif þú him (a medicine) ǽnige hwíle befylgest, þú ongitst ꝥ hé ys frymful tó begánne, Lch. iii. 60, 2. Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12
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gelíce
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H. 25, 18. with pronominal forms and clauses, equivalent to the later like as with the clauses introduced by these two words, in the same way as; in hypothetical clauses, just as if Wé gelíce sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé weorcum hlódun, Cri. 783.
Cerdices óra
Cerdic's shore ⬩ Cerdăci lítus
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D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came to Britain, with five ships, at the place which is called Cerdic's shore, Chr. 495; Th. 24, 31, col. 1, 2, 3: 514; Th. 26, 16, col. 1
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for-wúndian
To wound badly ⬩ ulcerate ⬩ grăvĭter vulnĕrāre
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Forwúnded mid wommum wounded with sins, Rood Kmbl. 27; Kr. 14. Ða men wǽron forwúndode the men were badly wounded, Chr. 882; Erl. 83, 11: 897; Erl. 96, 13
ge-blandan
to blend ⬩ mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ miscēre ⬩ turbáre ⬩ to stain ⬩ colour ⬩ corrupt ⬩ infĭcĕre
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Wæs seó hǽwene lyft heolfre geblanden the azure air was corrupted with gore, Cd. 166; Th. 208, 1; Exod. 476
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ge-nearwian
To narrow, straiten, constrain, confine, oppress, afflict
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Mid eofer-spreótum hearde genearwod hard pressed with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2881; B. 1438. Mid weres egsan hearde genearwod with the fear of man sorely oppressed, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 32; Gen. 921: 123; Th. 157, 9; Gen. 2603.
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teónlíce
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Ðencan hú hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7
wrǽc
Vengeance
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Þatt was mikell wræche, þatt all follc for till helle, Orm. 19 ; don wreche (rimes with speche, leache, teche), Misc. 143, 56 ; tak wreche (rimes with preche), Alis. 2858: but there appears to be no instance in Old English of a nominative wrǽc which is
cwealm
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Mid hungre oþþe mid cwealme with famine or with pestilence, Hml. S. 13, 143. Generian from þon écan cwealme, Bl. H. 25, 28. Hé lécnode monigo of cualmum ( plagis ), Lk. L. 7, 21.
gyrwan
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ make ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ adorn ⬩ părāre ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ vestīre ⬩ ornāre
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Cyning mec gyrweþ since and seolfre the king adorns me with treasure and silver, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 10; Rä. 21, 9. Wer and wíf bearn mid bleóm gyrwaþ man and wife adorn their child with colours, 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3
glæd-mód
Glad-minded ⬩ cheerful ⬩ of good cheer ⬩ joyous ⬩ pleasant ⬩ kind ⬩ courteous
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Guman glædmóde god wurðedon the men with cheerful mind worshipped God, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260. Gongaþ glædmóde go with gladsome mind, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 14; Cri. 576.
ge-myndig
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H. 25, 26. with dat. Gemyndig winemǽga hryre, Wand. 6. with prep.
be-þencan
consider
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Thi ii. 424, 15. with clause Oð ꝥ hí beðóhton hú hí hine ácwealdon, Hml. S. 15, 59. Beþence hé hine sylfne, and beðence hwæðer hine ne mæge ǽnig man getǽlan, Wlfst. 233, 22. with prep.
on-ginnan
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. ¶ with almost the sense of the auxiliary do. Cf. later gan with infinitive :-- Ongan ic steppan forð, Sat. 248.
torfian
to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like; ⬩ to throw. ⬩ to throw at an object, ⬩ strike with a missile, ⬩ to stone a person ⬩ to throw, ⬩ cast,
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In the first instance to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like; so Icel. has tyrfa með grjóti ok með torfi, and Swed. tyrva med stenom.
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