ge-streónan
To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre
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Ðæt he manige þeóde úrum Drihtne þurh his láre gestreónde so that he gained many a nation for our Lord by his teaching, Blickl. Homl. 121, 10
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hlígan
To allow one a reputation for anything, ⬩ to give one glory
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To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory Ne forlét ðú úsic éce drihten for ðám miltsum ðe dec men hlígaþ forsake us not, eternal Lord, because of those mercies for which men account thee glorious, Cd. 190; Th. 235, 25; Dan. 311.
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mǽrsian
to make great ⬩ extend ⬩ to make known ⬩ spread the knowledge of anything ⬩ declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ announce ⬩ celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ perform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnity ⬩ to magnify ⬩ exalt ⬩ praise ⬩ glorify
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Ðǽr gǽsta gedryht Hǽlend hergaþ, and heofoncyninges meahte mǽrsiaþ, singaþ Metude lof, Exon. 64b; Th. 239, 6; Ph. 617. Sceal manna gehwylc weorc Godes wíde mǽrsian (annuntiaverunt), Ps. Th. 63, 8. Wuldur ðín wíde mǽrsian (cantare), 70, 7.
lócian
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Lóca ofer londbúende, 684. Lócian ongeán þá sunnan oculos ad lucem solis attollere. Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 204, 27.
wynsumness
pleasantness ⬩ agreeableness ⬩ delight ⬩ pleasantness ⬩ fairness ⬩ beauty ⬩ pleasantness ⬩ joyousness ⬩ exultation ⬩ devotion
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On ðære stówe wynsumnesse in amoenitatem loci, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 39. Geseón ealles ðysses middangeardes wynsumnessa, ge on golde, ge on deórwyrþum hræglum, Blickl.
a-wácian
To grow weak or effeminate ⬩ to languish ⬩ decline ⬩ fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ relax ⬩ to be indolent ⬩ infirmari ⬩ deficere ⬩ recedere
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Ðæt ne awácodon wereda Drihtne that they might not fall away from the Lord of hosts, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 20; Dan. 220. Gif he ná ne awácaþ if he never relax, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 29
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cýp-man
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Drihten adrǽfde of ðam temple ða cýpmen the Lord drove the chapmen from the temple, i. 406, 1. Sume synt cýpmenn alii sunt mercatores, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 7. Be cýpmanna fóre of the journeying of chapmen, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11, note 27, B. G
linnan
To cease ⬩ leave off ⬩ desist ⬩ lose
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To cease, leave off, desist, part from, lose Blǽd his blinniþ blisse linniþ [-aþ MS.] listum [lissum?] linneþ his glory comes to an end, he ceases from joy, desists from delights, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 30; Reim. 53.
mǽgþ-hád
Kinship ⬩ relationship
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Let no man presume on kinship without true love. Homl. Th. i. 54, 6-11
ge-búan
To dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ versāri alĭquo lŏco ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ occupy ⬩ inhabĭtāre ⬩ incŏlĕre
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To dwell, abide; habĭtāre, versāri alĭquo lŏco Hí gebúdon betweoh Capadotiam and Pontum they abode between Cappadocia and Pontus, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 36. v. a. acc.
fóre
before ⬩ cōram ⬩ ante ⬩ in conspectu ⬩ præsente vel audiente ălĭquo ⬩ ante ⬩ before ⬩ ante
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Fóre Waldende before the Lord, 23 b; Th. 66, 12; Cri. 1070. Fóre onsýne écan Dryhtnes standaþ stíþferhþe the stout-hearted stand before the face of the eternal Lord, Andr. Kmbl. 1441; An. 721.
æ-rist
A rising up ⬩ the resurrection ⬩ resurrectio
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A rising up, the resurrection; resurrectio Drihtnes ærist the resurrection of the Lord, Menol. Fox 116; Men. 58. Æfter æriste after resurrection, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 18 ; Ph. 559.
hyge-cræft
Mental power ⬩ intellect ⬩ wisdom
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Mental power, intellect, wisdom Ealle þeóde écne Drihten mid hygecræfte herigan let all nations praise the Lord with the powers of their minds, Ps. Th. 116, 1: 118, 61, 73.
ge-forþian
To carry out ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ further ⬩ promote
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He hæfde geforþod ðæt he his freán gehét he had performed what he promised his lord, Byrht. Th. 140, 16; By. 289 : Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 24.
á-blácian
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Hept. p. 30, at end). of material, to get dull or tarnished, lose colour Ðæt fægere híw ðæs goldes sié áblácod ( pallescit ), Past. 135, 2
for-hergian
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Add: of action by persons, to lay waste a country, carry captive people Æfter þǽm þe hé Egyptum forhergede, hé gefór siþþan on Judana lond and hiera fela forhergeade; siþþan on Ircaniam hé heora fela gesette post transactum in Aegypto bellum plurimos
tó-sleán
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Add Hé tóslóh (tóbræc, v.l.) þá locu þǽre cyste claustra arcae comminuit, Gr. D. 64, 14. Hit wæs tódǽled on twá sticcu ... his fóstormodor gemétte hit swá tóslagen (-sleg-, v.l. ), 97, 9.
Wætlinga-ceaster
St. Alban's
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In loco qui solito æt Uueatlingaceastre nuncupatur uocabulo, 297, 7
hǽðen-dóm
Heathendom, paganism
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Heathendom, paganism Hí gecwǽdon ðæt hí ǽnne God lufian woldon and ǽlcne hǽðendóm georne áweorpan they agreed that they would love one God and zealously put away every kind of heathendom, L. E. G. pref; Th. i. 166, 12.
hlimman
To sound, ⬩ roar [as the sea], ⬩ clang, ⬩ clash
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Scildas hlúde hlummon loud clanged the shields, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 34; Jud. 205. Ic ne gehýrde bútan sǽ hlimman I heard nought but the sea roaring, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 4; Seef. 18