meornan
To care ⬩ feel anxiety ⬩ trouble one's self about anything ⬩ reck
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Wódon wælwulfas for wætere ne murnon ( cared nought for water ), Byrht. Th. 134, 39; By. 96
first
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ tempŏris spătium ⬩ tempus
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Óþ ðone first ðe hie wurdon swíðe meteleáse until the time that they were very destitute of food, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 12: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 27
ge-bétan
to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge
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to make better, improve, mend, amend, repair; emendāre, repărāre Gimmas ne scearpnesse gebétaþ gems do not improve sharpness, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 33. Ðæt hí gebétton that they repaired, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 15: Bt. 20: Fox 70, 35.
ende-byrdes
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Substitute for 'for order' in order, and for the second passage
géman
To care for, regard, heed, cure ⬩ cūrāre
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To care for, regard, heed, cure; cūrāre Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7 : Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 39.
Linked entry: GÝMAN
æl-tæw
All good ⬩ excellent ⬩ entire ⬩ sound ⬩ healthful ⬩ perfect ⬩ honest ⬩ omnino bonus ⬩ sanus
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Næfþ nó æltæwne ende has no good end, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 29. Full æltæwe geboren born quite [full] sound or healthy, 38, 5; Fox 206, 22. Oððe ǽnig þing ǽr wǽre oððe æltæwre if anything were before or more excellent, Bt. 34, 2; Fox 136, 8.
Linked entries: æl-tæwlíce æl-teaw
ge-sceádwís
Reasonable, rational, discriminating, intelligent, prudent, cautious ⬩ rationalis
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Reasonable, rational, discriminating, intelligent, prudent, cautious; rationalis God gesceóp twá gesceádwísan gesceafta God created two rational creatures, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 30: 42, 1; Fox 256, 9.
Linked entries: sceád-wís ge-scádwís
un-wynsum
Unpleasant
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Hit ðe unwynsum (injucundum) bið, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 13. Ǽlc wyrd, sam hió sié wynsum, sam hió sié unwynsum omnis fortuna vel jucunda vel aspera, 40, 1; Fox 236, 2. Réþu wyrd and unwynsumu, 40, 2; Fox 238, 2.
gyden
A goddess ⬩ dea
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Sceolde bión gydene was said to be a goddess, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 19; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53. Óþ he gemétte ða graman gydena until he met the fierce goddesses, 35, 6; Fox 168, 24.
ánfeald-nes
Oneness ⬩ unity ⬩ simplicity ⬩ singleness ⬩ simplicitas
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Oneness, unity, simplicity, singleness; simplicitas Ymbe ða ánfealdnesse ðare godcundnesse concerning the oneness of the divine nature, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 18: 39, 5; Fox 218, 19.
be-hwerfan
To turn ⬩ prepare ⬩ instruct ⬩ vertere ⬩ instruere
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Fox 13, 154; Met. 13, 77. Ic wolde mid sumre bísne ðé behwerfan útan I would instruct thee further [útan from without] by some example Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 27
emb
about, round, around
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Fox 418; Men. 210: 76; Men. 38: 188; Men. 95: 109; Men. 54: 259; Men. 131: 449; Men. 226. Embe fíf niht about five nights, Menol. Fox 21; Men. ii: 30; Men. 15: 38; Men. 19: 82; Men. 41: 385; Men. 194
frécenlíc
Dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Fox 19, 3; Met. 19, 2: Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 13
Linked entry: frécendlíc
mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod.
ge-sceádwíslíce
Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctly ⬩ rationabiliter
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Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctly; rationabiliter Ðú ðe gesceádwíslíce heora welst thou that rulest them rationally, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 6: 21; Fox 74, 20.
Linked entry: sceádwíslíce
gér
a year ⬩ annus
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Fox 477; Gn. C. 9. Wintras oððe gér winters or years, Glos. Prudent.
ríce
power ⬩ authority ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ empire ⬩ reign ⬩ bishops ⬩ consuls ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ realm ⬩ a diocese ⬩ a nation
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Ðæt is ðæt hí (men) swíðost wilniaþ tó begitanne, wela and weorðscipe and ríce, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 28. Nán man for his ríce ne cymþ tó cræftunt ac for his cræftum he cymþ tó ríce and tó anwealde, 16, 1; Fox 50, 20-22.
ge
And ⬩ also ⬩ et
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Ǽgðer ge ... ge both ... and, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 5. Ǽgðer ge on spræce, ge on þeáwum, ge on eallum sidum both in speech, and in manners, and in all customs, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 29 : 41, 5; Fox 254,19-21
Linked entries: irfeweardian ge-stirian
a-driógan
to bear
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to bear, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 22; MS. Cott. The Bodl. MS. has a-drióhan
ǽrer
Before
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Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, note 8