blódig
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Ealle him brimu blódige þuhton all the waters seemed bloody to them, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 20; Exod. 572. Ða hwettaþ hyra blódigan téþ who whet their bloody teeth, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 396, 6.
CEORFAN
To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave ⬩ secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere
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Híg curfon ðone ram eall to sticceon they cut the ram all to pieces, Lev. 8, 20. Corfen cut, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 24; Rä. 29, 4. Treówa ceorfan to hew trees, Obs. Lun. § 11; Lchdm. iii. 188, 24: Cd. 200; Th. 248, 11; Dan. 511.
deór-wyrþe
Precious, dear, of great worth or value ⬩ prĕtiōsus
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Ealra gecorenra hálgena deáþ is deórwurþe on Godes gesihþe the death of all the chosen saints is precious in the sight of God, Homl. Th. i. 48, 34, Ofer gold and stáne deorwyrþum super aurum et lapĭdem prĕiōsum, Ps. Lamb. 18, 11: 20, 4.
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FIREN
a wicked deed ⬩ sin ⬩ crime ⬩ scĕlus ⬩ crīmen ⬩ peccātum ⬩ tribulation ⬩ torment ⬩ suffering ⬩ pain ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ tormeutum ⬩ crŭciātus
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Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum they were all glad in their sufferings, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 3; Sae. 435
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ge-beorgan
To save ⬩ protect ⬩ defend ⬩ secure ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ arcēre ⬩ parcĕre
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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 2. Ðú him yfele dagas ealle gebeorgest mītĭges eum a diēbus mălis, Ps. Th. 93. 12. Scyldweall gebearg líf and líce the shield-wall secured life and body, Beo. Th. 5134; B. 2570.
hangian
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Manega sind beboda mannum gesette ac hí ealle hangiaþ on ðisum twám wordum many are the commandments appointed to men, but they all depend upon these two sentences, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 21.
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irþ
ploughing ⬩ tilling ⬩ a crop ⬩ ploughed land
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Ic sello ðás land mid cwice erfe and mid earþe and mid eallum þingum ðe tó londum belimpaþ I give these lands with the live stock, and crops and all things that belong to the lands, Chart. Th. 481, 3.
neát
A neat ⬩ an ox or a cow ⬩ cattle ⬩ beast ⬩ animal
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Alf. pol. 24; Th. i. 78, 9. Nán neát nyste nǽnne andan tó óðrum, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 10. Ne ligeþ hé eallinga on ðære eorþan suá ða creópendan wuhta, ac biþ hwæthwugu upáhæfen suá ðæt neát from eorþan, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 1.
neód-líce
Diligently ⬩ sedulously ⬩ zealously ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly
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Neódlíce on naman ðínum ealle eorþbúend egsan habbaþ greatly do all dwellers on earth stand in awe of thy name, 101, 13. Mé neódlíce tó forsceape scýhte, Cd. Th. 53, 21; Gen. 897.
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ge-wrecan
To wreak ⬩ avenge ⬩ revenge ⬩ punish ⬩ ulcisci ⬩ vindĭcāre ⬩ pūnīre
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Ic ðæt eall gewræc I have avenged all that, Beo. Th. 4015; B. 2005: 215; B. 107. Ðæt mǽg-winas míne gewrǽcon my kinsmen avenged that, 4952; B. 2479: Cd. 94; Th. 123, 1; Gen. 2038.
ge-wǽcan
To weaken ⬩ affect ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ oppress ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ affīgĕre
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Hig eall ðæt ríce myd forspyllednysse gewǽhton they destroyed all that kingdom, St. And. 32, 32. Mid fefore gewǽht suffering from fever, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 30. Gewǽht ic eom afflictus sum, Ps. Spl. 37, 8.
scirian
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Gif ðé Alwalda scirian wille ðæt ðú móte if the All-ruler be pleased to grant thee opportunity, 171, 12 ; Gen. 2827. Sceolde him beón deáþ scyred should death be the lot doomed him, 31, 15; Gen. 485.
ge-sceþþan
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Ǽr him fǽr Godes þurh egesan gryre aldre gesceóde, 593. Add
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ge-tyngnes
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Hí eallra gereorda getingnesse hæfdon they had skill to speak in all tongues, Btwk. 214, 32. Þurh getingnesse per facundiam, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 12. elegance of speech, v. ge-tynge; 2 Mid þæslicere race getinnysse (getignysse, Hpt.
lád
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All the following passages occur in charters of Oswald, bishop of Worcester Sí hit ǽlces þinges freoh bútan ferdfare and walgeworc and brycggeworc and circanláde, C.D. iii. 5, 14: 159, 31.
in-gehygd
Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose
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Se Hálga Gǽst him forgeaf ingehýd ealra gereorda the Holy Ghost gave them knowledge of all languages, Homl. Th. i. 318, 13.
níd-bádere
One who exacts toll
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One who exacts toll Ic him álýfde alle nédbáde tuegra sceopa, ða ðe ðǽr ábǽdde beóþ from ðǽm nédbáderum in Lundentúnes hýðe, and nǽfre ic ne míne lástweardas ne ða nédbáderas geþrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit onwenden, Chart. Th. 29, 7-14
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stód-fald
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An enclosure for a stud of horses Tó ðam aldan stódfalde ; and ðonne fram ðam stódfalde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 21. Of ðam wylle on ðone stódfald ; of ðam stódfalde, vi. 213, 21. Be norðan stódfaldan, iv. 66, 8
un-fægere
Unpleasantly ⬩ ungently ⬩ terribly ⬩ cruelly
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Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.) 1224
cwíðend-líc
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Cf. also genuina matrice glossed by ácennendlicum cildhaman, 1243), Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 49