heofon-beácen
the sun
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Lang. Rev. vi. 164 Prof. Napier makes the very probable suggestion that ll. 86-107 and ll. 108-124 in the Exodous should be transposed. If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun
sǽ-wiht
A sea-animal
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A sea-animal Ðeós eorþe is Berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta this land is productive of divers fowls and sea-animals (the Latin has insula ... avium ferax terra marique diversi generis), Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 15
híran
to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told
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Hérde from ðǽm menigum lá hǽl úsic audit a turbis osanna, Mk. p. 4, 17. Gíé hérdon efolsungas audistis blasphemiam, Mt. L. R. 27, 65. Ðá ðing gié hérdon, Lk.
heall
A stone ⬩ rock
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In loco ubi nominatur Hallingas, i. 194, 15 (the last two passages are parts of the same charter). De Heallingan, 264, 11. Hallinga homme, weallan, iii. 389, 7, 19 (the last three occur in the same charter, which refers to Halhagan).
freá-beorht
Exceedingly bright ⬩ glorious ⬩ præclārus ⬩ clarissĭmus
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Lamb. fol. 183 b, 15. Blickl. Homl. 229, 28
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mægen-leás
Without strength ⬩ powerless ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble
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Seó sáwul, gif heó næfþ ða hálgan láre, heó biþ ðonne weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33. Icel. megin-lauss.]
mirgen
that which causes delight ⬩ poetry
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Him wæs lust micel ðæt hé ðiossum leódum leóþ spellode, monnum myrgen great his (Alfred) delight was lays to relate, matter of mirth for men, Bt. Met. Fox introd. 9; Met. Einl. 5
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un-pleólíce
Without danger ⬩ without risk ⬩ safely
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Without danger, without risk, safely Ða óðre apostoli be Godes hǽse leofodon be heora láre unpleólíce; ac ðeáh hwæðere Paulus ána nolde ða álýfdan bigleofan onfón, ac mid ágenre teolunge his neóde foresceáwode, Homl. Th. i. 392, 20
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be-strícan
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Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13
or-sáwle
Without soul, lifeless
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Saga ðæt heó láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan. Exon. Th. 173, 28; Gú. 1167
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tó-déman
To judge between, ⬩ distinguish ⬩ dijudicare
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Lamb. 81, 1. Mihtig Freá eall manna cynn tódǽleþ and tódémeþ the mighty Lord will divide and will distinguish in his judgement between all mankind, Dóm. L. 20
under-niman
to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal ⬩ to take into the mind ⬩ receive what is said, taught ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to blame ⬩ resent
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[Hire fader hefde iset hire to lare and heo undernom (-ueng, MS. R.) hit wel, Kath. 117.] to take upon one's self Gif ðú leornian wille hú ðæt gewurðan mæge, ðonne undernim ðú leorningcnihtes híw, Homl. Th. i. 590, 20.
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fór-neáh
Very nearly ⬩ nigh ⬩ nearly ⬩ almost ⬩ about ⬩ prŏpe ⬩ fĕre ⬩ pæne ⬩ paulo mĭnus ⬩ circĭter
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Lamb. 72, 2. Fórneán þreó þusend circĭter tria millia, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 42, 43
fót-mǽl
A foot-mark or print ⬩ foot-space ⬩ signum vel mensūra pĕdis
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He næfde ðá ealles landes búton seofon fótmǽl he had not then but seven feet of all his land, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 2. Ðæt he nolde fleógan fótmǽl landes that he would not flee a foot-space of land, Byrht. Th. 139, 57; By. 275.
burh-scír
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A city-boundary, city-liberty; urbis territorium Ða yfelan leóda fíf burhscíra ðæs Sodomítisces eardes the evil people of the five city-boundaries of the Sodomitish land, Ælfc. T. 7, 20: Jos. 13; Thw. 152, 9: Cot. 148
be-hreówsian
To repent ⬩ feel remorse ⬩ make amends or reparation ⬩ pœnitere ⬩ compungi ⬩ satisfacere
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Lamb. 4, 5. Ic behreówsige satisfacio Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40. Behreówsigende pœnitens Scint. 9
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rápincel
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Lamb. 138, 2
teón-líg
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Hurtful, destructive flame, of the conflagration at the last day Eall þreó nimeþ fýres wælm . . . teónlég somod bærneþ þreó ( earth, sea, and sky ) eal on án, Exon. Th. 60, 14; Cri. 969. Tiónlég, Elen. Kmbl. 2556; El. 1279
be-irfeweardian
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Þí lǽs hé ús beyrfewerdige (-weard-, v. l. ), swá swá fæder déþ his bearn, R. Ben. l, 16
heals-gund
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Læcedómas wið healsgunde, and þæs lácn hwæðer hé hit sié . . . wið healsgunde, þonne ǽrest onginne se healsgund wésan . . . Wiþ þone ilcan . . . dó on þone gund, Lch. ii. 44, 7-26. Gif se gund biþ onginnende, 46, 3. Add:
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