weste-weard
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Þæt feórþe heáfodríce is Rómáne, and on westeweardum, Ors. 2, I; S. 60, 5. Andlang mearcæ on ðá wíðegas westewearde, C. D. v. 319, 23. Add
for-bærnan
To burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ ŭrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre
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To burn up, consume; ŭrĕre, combūrĕre Nerón hét forbærnan ealle Róme burh Nero commanded to burn up all the city of Rome, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 3: Cd. 138; Th. 173,8; Gen. 2858: Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 21; Cri. 1543: Beo. Th. 4258; B. 2126.
Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan
hám-weard
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Hí fóron tó Róme and gebidan mycele earfoðnysse þá hí hámward fóran, Chr. 1061; P. 191, 2
seglan
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Witodlíce ðú becymst tó Rómebyrig, ofer sǽ ðú seglast (equidem Roman ingressurus es, mare transiturus, Gr. D. bk. 2, c. 15), Hml. Th. ii. 168, 31. Add
tún-geréfa
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Skt. 16, 8. a praetor. v. tún, 2 Ypolitus wæs túngeréfa on Róme, Shrn. 117, 9: 116, 9: Homl. Th. i. 422, 11. Hé hét betǽcan ðone diácon ðam túngeréfan Ypolite, 426, 35
GÁN
To go ⬩ come ⬩ walk ⬩ happen ⬩ īre ⬩ grădi ⬩ evĕnīre
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To go, come, walk, happen; īre, grădi, evĕnīre Uton gán and feligean fremdum godum cāmus et sequāmur deos aliēnos, Deut. 13, 1. Gearo to gánne ready to go, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 7. Ðú gǽst on ðínum breóste sŭper pectus tuum grădiēris, Gen. 3, 14. He on flet
ge-timbran
to make of wood ⬩ to build ⬩ to build up ⬩ construct ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ construĕre ⬩ exstruĕre ⬩ to build up the mind ⬩ instruct ⬩ edify ⬩ instruĕre
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Ðe Róme burh getimbredon who built Rome, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 41. Naman mínne on ferhþlocan fæste getimbre fast build up my name within their hearts, Andr. Kmbl. 3339; An. 1673.
geáro
Of yore ⬩ formerly ⬩ of old ⬩ ōlim
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Of yore, formerly, of old; ōlim Be ðam wealle, ðe geáro Rómáne Breotone eálond begyrdon juxta mūrum, quo ōlim Rōmāni Brittaniam insŭlam præcinxēre, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 30
besta
the BEST ⬩ optimus
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the BEST; optimus Scipio, se besta Rómána witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 38; Cot. MS. Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b
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þǽr-ymbútan
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Thereabouts Hé ( the Roman name ) com tó Parþum ... hé wæs ðǽrymbútan manegum folce swíþe egefull, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 13. On gehwylce healfe ðǽrymbútan circumquaque, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 26
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weorþness
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wyrðnise qui humanam naturam supra prime originis reparas dignitatem, Rtl. 35, 13. dignity, honourable office Hæfde se cyning efenhlétan ðære cynelícan wurþnysse ( regiae dignitatis ), Bd. 3, 14 ; S. 539, 30. dignity, state, imposing show Hé férde tó Róme
on-weald
Power
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Hié hiere onwaldes hié ( Rome ) beniman woldon; and heó hwæðere onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 22-24. Se geeode ðæt eálond and Rómána onwealde underþeódde, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 18.
firmetan
To request ⬩ pray ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ rógāre
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To request, pray; pĕtĕre, rógāre Rómáne hí firmetton ðæt hí ðæt gewin forléton the Romans requested them that they would leave off the siege, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 21
ofer-hlæstan
to overload
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to overload Mid ðære herehýþe Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 176, 18, 27. Hié (the ships) mon ne mehte mid monnum oferhlæstan 5, 13; Swt. 246, 11
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Augustus
the first Roman Emperor ⬩ the month of August ⬩ mensis Augustus
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the first Roman Emperor. Similar entries v. Agustus. the month of August; mensis Augustus On ðam monþe ðe man Augustum nemneþ in the month which is named August, Herb. 7, 1; Lchdm. i. 96, 23
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neáh-hergung
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harrying in one's neighbourhood Ne mihte ic gangan tó eástdǽlum for Rómwarena cempena neéhhergunge I could not go East because the Roman soldiers were harrying in the neighbourhood, Hml. A. 200, 174
Sardinie
The Sardinians,
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The Sardinians, the people or the island of Sardinia Hú Sardinie wunnon on Rómáne, Ors. 4, 7, tit.; Swt. 4, 16. On Sicilium and on Sardinium ðǽm íglondum, 4, 7; Swt. 164, 23
stihtian
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Hé wæs wrítere in þissere hálgan Rómáne cyrican, þǽre íc þeówige Gode stihtigendun mínum ordfruman (þǽre ic þeówie under Godes anwealde, v. l.) sanctae Romanae ecclesiae, cui Deo auctore deservio, notarius fuit, Gr. D. 52, 5. Add
fóre-gilpan
To boast greatly ⬩ valde jactāre
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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13
færeld
a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation ⬩ via, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta ⬩ The passover of the Jews ⬩ transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus
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On ðissum geáre næs nán færeld to Róme in this year there was no journey to Rome, Chr. 889; Th. 158, 33, col. 1. On færelde in ĭtĭnĕre, Past. 4, 1; Hat. MS. 9 b, 6. Ða habbaþ færeld they have a course, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 22; Met. 28, 11.