weard-setl
A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard
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Æt ðǽm weardsetlum ad excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 16. Weardsetl excubias, 81, 20: 30, 11: 71, 11. Hí ofereodon ða twá weardsetl tranteuntes primam et secundam custodiam (Acts 12, 10), Homl. Th. ii. 382, 11
ǽfen-sang
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Ðone lofsang (the Magnificat) ðe wé singað on Godes cyrcan æt ǽlcum ǽfensange, Hml. Th. i. 202, 26. Sé ðe . . . dæghwámlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, hé húru ðinga on ðám sunnandagnm . . . þider cume tó . . . Ǽfensange, Hml. A. 144, ii.
gyrdel
A GIRDLE, ⬩ belt ⬩ zone ⬩ purse ⬩ cingulum
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Him bebeád ðæt hí ne námon feoh on heora gyrdlum præcepit ne tollerent in zona æs, Mk. Skt. 6, 8
hám-fæst
Resident, dwelling at home
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Gif mon becume on his gefán and hé hine ǽr hámfæstne ne wite si quis superveniat in hostem suum, et eum antea residentem nesciat, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 15
hefe
Weight
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Hé micelne hefe gefrét æt hys heortan he feels a great weight at his heart, Lchdm. iii. 126, 10. Áwend hefas leahtra evente moles criminum, Hymn. Surt. 23, 7
wind
Winding ⬩ wrapping
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Beón þreó niht ǽr man ða hand undó, i. 23; Th. i. 212, 4) let him make 'bót,' L. N. P. L. 39, 40; Th. ii. 296, 9-10
óra
A border, edge, margin, bank
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Æt Cerdices óran, Erl. 2, 3. Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21.
tó-geótan
to diffuse ⬩ spread ⬩ to pour away, ⬩ to exhaust
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Ǽr ðon sió yfele wǽte, se de on wintra gesomnad biþ, hié tógeóte geond óþera lima, Lchdm. ii. 228, 9. Tógoten is geofu in weolerum ðínum diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. Ps. Surt. 44, 3.
Linked entry: tó-gotenness
metgung
moderation ⬩ temperance ⬩ meditation
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moderation, temperance Wísdóm is se héhsta cræft, and se hæfþ on him feówer óðre cræftas, ðara is án wærscipe, óðer metgung, þridde is ellen, feórþe rihtwísnes, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 34. meditation Mé is metegung hú ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde lex tua meditatio
Linked entry: ge-metgung
þeorf-dæg
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Eásterdæg wæs se forma dæg on ðære ealdan ǽ, þonne se móna wæs .xiiii., and ða seofon dagas, ðe ðǽr æfter wǽron, wǽron gecíged dies azimorum, Anglia viii. 330, 19
þeów-boren
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Add: cf. ǽht-boren
pening
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Þæt mon ne sparige nǽnne þeóf þe æt hæbbendre handa gefangen sý ofer eahta peningas (penegas, v. l. ), 198, 18.
sib
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Hé (Augustus) bebeád ðæt ǽlc mǽgþ tógædere cóme, ðæt ǽlc man ðý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe (sibbe, MS. C.) hæfde, Ors. 5, 14 ; Swt. 248, 17, Sibbo ł cúðo menn (gisibbe, Rush.) cognatos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12. v. ge-, neáh-sib[b]
a-cyrran
To avert ⬩ avertere
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Acyrred from Cristes ǽ turned from Christ's law, 71 b; Th. 267, 6; Jul. 411
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swá
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Swá gelíc swá ðú æt swǽsendum sitte, Bd. 2, 13; S. 556, 15. Suá suíðe suá hé of ðære ǽwe ne cerre so as he turn not from the law, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 4. Búton hé suá monige gecierre suá hé mǽsð mǽge, 28; Swt. 191, 9.
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Búte him ǽr cume hreáw tó heortan, Met. 18, II Wǽron heaðowylmas heortan getenge, Exod. 148: Dan. 629: Ps. Th. 101, 4. Him wæs leóht sefa heortan néh, An. 1254. Hit wyrs ne mæg on þínum hyge hreówan þonne hit mé æt heortan déð, Gen. 826.
cearig
Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire ⬩ sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus
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Ne þurfon wyt beón cearie æt cyme Dryhtnes we need not be anxious at the Lord's coming, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 29; Seel. 162
gearwe
Clothing ⬩ attire ⬩ GEAR ⬩ adornment ⬩ arms ⬩ armour ⬩ vestītus ⬩ hăbĭtus ⬩ arma
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Clothing, attire, GEAR, adornment, arms, armour; vestītus, hăbĭtus, arma Enoch cwic gewát mid Cyning engla of ðyssum lǽnan lífe, on ðám gearwum ðe his gást onféng, ǽr hine to monnum módor brohte Enoch alive departed with the King of angels from this
nyt
use ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ office ⬩ duty
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Nebb biþ hyre æt nytte it has a face for use, 416, 23; Rä. 35, 3. Tó nyttum ad pensas, Wrt. ii. 4, 40 : ad expensas, 7, 30 : ad penses, 99, 23. office, duty Ðegn nytte beheóld, se ðe on handa bær hroden ealowǽge, Beo. Th. 993; B.494 : 6228; B. 3118
pyle
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Hit wæs þeáw mid him ðæt mon ymbe .xii. mónaþ dyde ǽlces consules seti áne pyle hiérre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, Ors. 5, 11 ; Swt. 236, 7