sleahe
A slay ⬩ a weaver's reed ⬩ an instrument of a weaver's loom that has teeth like a comb
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A slay (or sley), a weaver's reed, an instrument of a weaver's loom that has teeth like a comb Slahae pectica. Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 23. Slǽ pe[c]tica i. 282, 6
ymb-tyrnan
to turn round ⬩ to surround
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to turn round Feówer and twéntig tída beóð ágáne, ǽr ðan ðe heó beó ǽne ymbtyrnd, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15. to surround Mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede circumlutus locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15
eáster-feorm
Easter-feast or repast ⬩ paschālis firma
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Easter-feast or repast; paschālis firma On sumere þeóde gebýreþ winter-feorm [and] eáster-feorm in quĭbusdam lŏcis dătur firma nātālis Dŏmĭni, et firma paschālis, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26
fér
Fear ⬩ terror ⬩ tĭmor
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Fear, terror; tĭmor Mid fére foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes bihlǽmeþ the great day of the mighty Lord shall strike earth's inhabitants with fear, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 13; Cri. 868
fór-lustlíce
Very willingly ⬩ gladly ⬩ lĭbentissĭme
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Very willingly, gladly; lĭbentissĭme Ic wille fórlustlíce, for ðínum lufum I will gladly [do so], for love of thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. [Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]
Linked entry: lust-líce
land-gesceaft
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360
mód-lufu
Heart's love ⬩ affection
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Heart's love, affection, Beo. Th. 3650; B. 1823: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 25; Cri. 1262: 71a; Th. 264, 26; Jul. 370: 76a; Th. 284, 18; Jul. 699: 123a; Th. 473, 3; Bo. 9
hoppian
To hop, ⬩ leap, ⬩ dance
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To hop, leap, dance Ðá blissode mín cild on mínum innoþe and hoppode ongeán his Drihten then rejoiced my child in my womb, and leaped towards his Lord, Homl. Th. i. 202, 18
Linked entry: hoppetan
freó-riht
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Wǽron nú lange freóriht fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde now for long the rights of the free have been taken away and the rights of the thrall have been curtailed, Wlfst. 158, 15. Add
mann-dryhten
A lord of men ⬩ liege lord
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A lord of men, liege lord (cf. mann, II.) Mandryhten, Beo. Th. 3961; B. 1978. Úre mandryhten (Beowulf ), 5287; B. 2647. Mondryhten, 5722; B. 2865. Mondrihten, 876; B. 436.
un-geára
not long ago ⬩ lately ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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of past time, not long ago, lately Ic wæs ungeára on niht ábysgod on wæccum nuper occupatus noctu vigiliis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 39. Ðæt wæs ungeára, ðæt ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, Beo.
ilding
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Gif fǽrunga cymð se ýtemesta dæg, þonne bið losod seó yldi[n]g if the lost day comes suddenly to the man who has deferred his conversion, the time during which he has delayed will be lost (?), Archiv cxxii. 257, 17. Ylding dilalionis, Wrt.
cyme
Becoming, convenient, suitable, lovely, beautiful, splendid ⬩ commŏdus, conveniens, aptus, splendĭdus
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Ðæt ðú sí cymast ceastra Drihtnes that thou may be the most beautiful of the cities of the Lord, Ps. Th. 86, 2
ge-drífan
To drive ⬩ go adrift ⬩ be driven ⬩ cast away or lost ⬩ agere ⬩ agi ⬩ ventis jactari ⬩ naufragare
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To drive, go adrift, be driven, cast away or lost; agere, agi, ventis jactari, naufragare Ð-eh scyp gedrifen [MS. gedriuen] beó though a ship be driven, L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 286, 1.
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hergian
To harry ⬩ pillage ⬩ plunder ⬩ ravage ⬩ waste ⬩ devastate ⬩ make an incursion or a raid ⬩ make war
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Fór Willelm cyng into France mid fyrde and hergode uppan his agenne hláforde Philippe king William marched with an army into France and made war upon his own lord Philip, 1086; Erl. 220, 25: Homl. Th. ii. 58, 5.
BRÝD
A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, woman ⬩ sponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier
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Loth gelǽdde brýd mid bearnum in Sǽgor Lot led his wife with their children into Zoar, 118; Th. 153, 11; Gen. 2537: 129; Th. 164, 22; Gen. 2718. Neron his brýde ofslóg self mid sweorde Nero himself slew his wife with a sword, Bt. Met.
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in-seglung
A sealing ⬩ seal
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A sealing, seal Ic bidde ðé for godes lufan ðæt ðú mé unlýse ða insæglunge I pray thee for the love of God that thou unloose for me the seal, Homl. Skt. 3, 537
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eardung-stów
A dwelling-place, a tent, tabernacle ⬩ habitātiōnis lŏcus, tabernācŭlum
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A dwelling-place, a tent, tabernacle; habitātiōnis lŏcus, tabernācŭlum On eallum eówrum eardungstówum in cunctis habitācŭlis vestris, Ex. 12, 20: Ps. Th. 106, 6: Jn. Bos. 14, 2: Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 19
ge-beát
A beating ⬩ blow
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A beating, blow Drihten worhte áne swipe of rápum, and hí ealle mid gebeáte útascynde the Lord made a scourge of ropes and hurried them all out with beating, Homl. Th. i. 406, 8
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ǽ-mynde
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Cf. myne love