sweart
swart, swarthy, black, dark ⬩ of absence of light or brightness, dark, black, gloomy ⬩ of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal
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Hræfn sweart and sealobrún, Fins. Th. 70; Fin. 35. On ðæm clife hangodan manige swearte sáula . . . and ðæt wæter wæs sweart under ðæm clife neoðan, Blickl. Homl. 209, 34-211, 1.
wendan
To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed
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To wend, go, proceed (lit. and fig.) Se ðe bið on æcere, ne went hé on bæc qui fuerint in agro, nan redeant retro Lk. Skt. 17, 31. Went nú fulneáh eall moncyn on tweónunga Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 13, 55.
EÁC
EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and ⬩ etiam, quoque, et ⬩ Nevertheless, however ⬩ nihilōmĭnus ⬩ So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ⬩ parimŏdo, tamquam ⬩ Quin et ⬩ So also, even so, likewise
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Fíf and syxtig wintra hæfde and eác þreó hund he had five and sixty winters, and also three hundred, 62; Th. 74, 4; Gen. 1217: 74, 34; Gen. 1232. Ne his wordum eác woldan gelýfan et non credĭdērunt in verbis ejus, Ps.
á-rǽdan
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Under dele last passage, under dele last two passages; and add: to determine, fix Hié þæt fæstnodon mid áþum swá swá hé hit áréd, Chr. 921 ; P. 103, 20. Aethelnóth and his wíf árǽddan hiora erfe, C. D. i. 234, 26.
ge-limplíce
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Substitute: in a physical sense, fitly, so as to fit Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh . . . and ꝥ hlyd ðǽrtó gelimplíce geféged, Hml.
ge-rídan
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Se king . . . swór ꝥ hit nǽfre næs ná his rǽd ná his dǽd ꝥ man sceolde Sandwíc dón fit of ipes cyrð, 57, 9-17
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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Ez. 12. in a more general sense, lit. or fig. to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive Swá ðæt wuldor wifeþ, Exon. Th. 493, 8 ; Rä. 81, 27. Ðus ic fród wordcræft wæf and wundrum læs, Elen. Kmbl. 2473 ; El. 1238.
muscelle
A muscle ⬩ mussel ⬩ a shell-fish
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A muscle or mussel, a shell-fish Muscle muscula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 76. Muxle, i. 77, 71: geniscula, 281, 62. Mucxle, 65, 68: ii. 41, 19. Musclan scil conca, 15, 35. Of muscellan de conca, 26, 39: 75, 71: 89, 35. Musclan, Hpt. Gl. 417, 9.
ge-innian
To bring in ⬩ include ⬩ to fill ⬩ supply ⬩ charge ⬩ præstare ⬩ includere
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To bring in, include, to fill, supply, charge; præstare, includere Wolde God geinnian ðone lyre God would supply the loss, Homl. Th. i. 12, 24 : 180, 18 : L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 4 : Th. Apol. 23, 7.
teofonian
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Swá teofenede se ðe teala cúþe dæg wiþ nihte ... fisc wið ýþum, 351, 18; Sch. 82
snaca
A reptile, a snake
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Sý Dan snaca on wege fiat Dan coluber in via Wulfst. 192, 20. Snace colubro Hpt. Gl. 409, 72. Gif ðú gesihst snacan ongeán ðe cuman, ongeán yfele wýfmen ðé bewerian mynegaþ Lchdm. iii. 214, 9. Snacan colubros Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 37: scorpiones Lk.
stíþ-ferhþ
of firm, strong mind ⬩ of stern mind
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of firm, strong mind Hálig Drihten, stíðferhð cyning, Cd. Th. 16, 10; Gen. 241. Stíðfrihþ, 7, 16; Gen. 107. Standaþ stíðferhðe (Cherubim and Seraphim), Andr. Kmbl. 1443; An. 722.
be-neoðan
BENEATH ⬩ below ⬩ under ⬩ infra
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BENEATH, below, under; infra Hió biþ swíðe fior hire selfre beneoðan she is very far beneath herself Bt. Met. Fox 20, 444; Met. 20, 222. Gif se sconca biþ þyrel beneoðan cneówe if the shank be pierced beneath the knee L.
fǽringa
Suddenly, quickly, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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Fǽrincga fýr wudu byrneþ fire quickly burneth a wood, Ps. Th. 82, 10
ge-axian
To find out by asking ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ exquīrĕre ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ audīre
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To find out by asking, learn, hear; exquīrĕre, resciscĕre, audīre Swá hwá swá ðæt geaxaþ, he hlihþ eác mid me quicumque audiĕrit, corrīdēbit mihi, Gen. 21, 6.
nearu-cræft
An art that confines or imprisons
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Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure entrusted to it) ; therein bore the
heofon-cund
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Mid ðǽm heofoncundan fire wǽron ðá lác forbærndu on ðǽm altere, 222, 23. Gé ne ongitaðþone heofoncundan anweald, Bt. 16, l; F. 48, 31. Þú gemengest þá heofoncundan hider wið eorðan sáula wið líce, Met. 20, 235.
swaþul
That which swathes or wraps ⬩ vapour ⬩ cremare
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v. sweþel) Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte nymþe líges fæðm swulge on swaþule unless the flame's embrace swallowed up the house in its swathing fire, i.e. unless the house were completely wrapt in flames (Thorpe
bétan
put right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation for
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Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D. D.), to attend to a fire, lamp: Hé þá leóhtfatu gýmeleáslícor bétte, Gr. D. 237, 1. Ná bete nán man ꝥ fýr ná læncg þonne man þá hálgunge onginne, Ll. Th. i. 226, 25.