á-þráwan
to twist ⬩ twine ⬩ curl ⬩ to twist ⬩ give a different direction to a moving body
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Ox. 2, 34. to twist, give a different direction to a moving body Seó flá wende ongeán swilce mid windes blǽde áðráwen. Hml. Th. i. 502, 19. ¶ for a proposed emendation to áþrowen in An. 1427 Similar entries v. á-dreópan in Dict
seolh
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Ðá cómón twégen seólas of sǽlicum grunde, and hí mid heora flýse his fét drýgdon, and mid heora blǽde his leoma beðedon venere duo de profundo maris quadrupedia, quae vulgo lutrae vocantur.
wyrt
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Swá swá wyrta felda ł blǽda wyrtena quemadmodum olera herbarum, Ps. L. 36, 2. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Gehwylce wyrte (þá wyrta, v.l. olera) þe hé ǽr mid stale gewilnode, hé him ꝥ sealde, Gr. D. 25, 15.
þoden
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Þurh ðæs windes blǽs, ðe swýðlíce ða heánnyssa ðæs roderes scecð mid his þodenum, Anglia viii. 320, 34. Lageflódum þodenum ceruleis turbinibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 38. [Swa þode
eáþ-médu
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., and add: humility, lowliness Hé his blǽd Gode þurh eáðmédu ealne gesealde, Gú. 74: Cri. 1443. Eádmédu, Gú. 748. Þæt wé mid eáðmédum úrum Drihtne hýron, and mid eádmédum úrum scrifte úre synna andetton, Wlfst. 134, 12-16.
FEAX
Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus
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He hæfde blæc feax he had black hair, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34
betera
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Geseóð hí þá betran blǽde scínan, Cri. 1292. of things Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349. [Goth. batiza : O. Sax. O. Fr. betera: O. H. Ger. pezziro.]
líf-líc
living ⬩ vital
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God ábleów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 26
LEÁF
A LEAF
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.; his leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ ne ne seariaþ folium ejus non decidet, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Leáf antes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 16. Leáf folia, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 19: 24, 32: Mk. Skt. 13, 28: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 114; Met. 11, 57.
gítsian
To covet ⬩ desire
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Ðá ðú gítsiende blǽda náme when thou coveting didst take the fruit, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 7; Gen. 890. Ðú gítsigenda and ðú welega thou covetous and wealthy man, Blickl. Homl. 51, 1. Gýtsiendre heortan insatiabili corde, Ps. Spl. 100, 6.
ge-hnǽgan
To bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ cast down ⬩ subdue ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ subĭgĕre
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Blǽd is gehnǽged glory is humbled, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 7; Seef. 88 : Ps. Th. 142, 3. Wǽron ða mǽgþe mid hefigran þeówdóme gehnǽgde provincia grăviōre servĭtio subacta, Bd. 4, 15; S. 583, 30
ge-feohtan
to fight ⬩ pugnare ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ pugnando acquirere
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Hæfde ðá gefohten foremǽrne blǽd Judith Judith had gained exceeding great glory, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15; Jud. 122
gér
a year ⬩ annus
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Recd. 139, 23. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gér a year, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gér a year, as,- RUNE [gér] byþ gumena hiht, ðonne God lǽteþ hrusan syllan beorhte blǽda beornum
GIM
GEM ⬩ jewel ⬩ gemma ⬩ used metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.
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a GEM, jewel; gemma Se stán bið blæc gym the stone is a black gem, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 24. Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 25; Ph. 300.
æðelo
Nobility ⬩ pre-eminence ⬩ origin ⬩ family ⬩ race ⬩ nature ⬩ talents ⬩ genius ⬩ nobilitas ⬩ principatus ⬩ origo ⬩ natales ⬩ prosapia ⬩ natura ⬩ indoles ⬩ ingenium
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Ealdaþ eorþan blǽd æðela gehwylcre earth's produce of every nature grows old, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 28; Gú. 14. Hwæt his æðelu síen which his origin is, 69b; Th. 259, 23; Jul. 286.
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fóre-mǽre
Fore-great ⬩ very honourable ⬩ illustrious ⬩ eminent ⬩ famous ⬩ celebrated ⬩ præclārus ⬩ illustris ⬩ excellens ⬩ fāmōsus ⬩ celeberrĭmus
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Hæfde gefohten fóremǽrne blǽd Iudith Judith had gained illustrious honour, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15; Jud. 122. Fóremǽre Simon and Iudas symble wǽron Drihtne dýre the celebrated Simon and Jude were always dear to the Lord, Menol. Fox 378; Men. 190.
ge-wealden
Subject ⬩ under the power ⬩ control of any one ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ small
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Meahtig dryhten scyreþ sumum gúþe blǽd gewealdenne wígplegan the mighty Lord assigns to one glory in war, battle under his control, i.e. successful, 88 a; Th. 331, 16; Vy. 69.
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up-spring
an upspringing ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ coming of day or night ⬩ a rising of water ⬩ breaking forth ⬩ birth ⬩ what springs up
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Eásterne wind, subsolanus geháten, for ðan ðe hé blǽwð fram ðære sunnan upspringe, Lchdm. iii. 274, 15. Nihte of upspringe noctis exortu, Hymn. Surt. 2, 20. Ná manega dagas, ac án, se nát nǽnne upspring ne náne geendunge, Homl. Th. i. 490, 18.
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ge-sellan
To give, give up, betray, sell ⬩ dare, tradere, vendere
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Me ða blǽda Eue gesealde Eve gave me the fruits, 42; Th. 54. 27; Gen. 883: Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 31; Deór. 41. Ðú me ge-sealdest sweord thou gavest me a sword, 120 b; Th. 463, 18; Hö. 72.
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wíd-mǽre
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Wídmǽre blǽst (the fire that shall consume the world), 60, 27; Cri. 976. Swá gé sweotolran and wídmǽrran gedóð eówre tǽlweorðlícnesse tanto foedior vestra reprehensibilitas appareat, Past. 8 ; Swt. 53, 15. Hafaþ se cantic wídmǽrost word, Salm.