Wiltún-scír
Wiltshire
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Hereman biscop forðférde; se wæs biscop on Beorrucscíre and on Wiltúnscíre and on Dorsǽtan, 1078; Erl. 215, 32
ge-clipian
to call out, cry, exclaim ⬩ to call so as to attract attention, call to a person ⬩ to announce loudly, declare ⬩ to call a person, bring by calling ⬩ to call, name
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Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, 1057; P. 187, 36. Wyrðe ꝥte ic sé gicliopad érendwraca dignus uocari apostolus, Rtl. 60, 7. Is geclioppad appellatur, 43, 37
lǽwe
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A betrayer Him wǽre betere ꝥ hé geboren nǽre þonne hé his lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l.) wǽre. Nǽron þa Iúdéiscan ne se dyrna lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l. ) þurh God geneádode, Hml. S. 27, 163-166. Cf. (?) ge-fére, ge-síþ for declension
irfe-numa
an heir
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Hit wǽre geþuht ðæs ðé máre gemynd ðæs fæder, ðá ðá se sunu, his yrfenuma, wæs gecíged ðæs fæder naman, Homl. Th. i. 478, 11.
Linked entry: -numa
hoh-mód
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Sé ðe wǽre hohmód, weorðe sé glædmód, Wlfst. 72, 8. Add
á-sígan
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Se wǽta ásigí (labitur) tó ðám lime, Past. 72, 10. Add
bæc-slitol
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Sé ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe sé wærsagol, Wlfst. 72, 16. Add
un-eáðe
difficult ⬩ hard ⬩ troublesome ⬩ unpleasant ⬩ grievous
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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swá hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre ... and him wæs swá uneáþe amang ðám, and him þa eágan floterodon, and bitere teáras áléton, 23, 654.
hladan
to load ⬩ to load ⬩ freight ⬩ cargo ⬩ to load ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ obtain ⬩ to scoop out
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L. 4, 7. to draw breath Swá þæs hálgan wæs ondlongne dæg oroð úp hlæden, Gú. 1252. to draw, obtain favour, inspiration, &c. Hé hlet hauriet (salutem), Kent.
on-hweorfan
To change, reverse ⬩ To change, turn, revert
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Eft is ðæt onhworfen, is nú swá hit nó wǽre freóndscipe uncer, 443, 2; Kl. 23. Hwý is ðis gold ádeorcad and ðæt æðeleste hiew hwý wearþ hit onhworfen quomodo obscuratum est aurum, mutatus est color optimus, Past. 18, 3; Swt. 133, 11. intrans.
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lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Hengest se ðe wæs ǽrest ládteów and heretoga Angelcynnes on Breotene Hengist qui Brittaniam primus intravit, 2, 5; S. 506, 34. Hé sende fyrd ðære wæs Beorht ládteów and heretoga misso cum exercitu duce Bercto, 4, 26; S. 602, 5.
Linked entries: lǽttewestre lǽd-teów láteów látwa
ge-lecgan
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Hé wæs on ðissere beðunge geléd, i. 86, 24. On scríne geléd in sarcofago delatum, An. Ox. 2905. Gelegdum jactatis, Wrt.
or-mód
Without courage, hopeless, despairing
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Wæs ðá ormód eorl, áre ne wénde, ne on ðam fæstene frófre gemunde, Met. l, 78: 5, 30. Mín sylfes gást wæs ormód worden defeat spiritus mens. Ps. Th. 76, 4. Ðý læs hé ormód sý ealra þinga. Exon. Th. 294, 12; Crä. 14.
Linked entry: for-þencan
wánian
To lament ⬩ deplore
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Hé him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause Hé him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt hé to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4
MILDE
MILD ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ benign ⬩ liberal ⬩ merciful ⬩ clement ⬩ propitious
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Se wæs milde wer and monþwǽre vir omnium mansuetissimus ac simplicissimus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 603, 35. Heora cining cynseþ milde and monþwǽre ( mansuetus, cf. Mt. 21, 5), Blickl. Homl. 71, 4.
for-gán
to forgo ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ go without ⬩ to abstain from
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Wæs ǽlc þæs wordes ꝥ him leófre wǽre ꝥ hé land foreóde þonne hé þæne hád underfénge every one declared that he would sooner go without the land than take orders, Cht. Th. 167, 33. Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, Ll. Th. i. 420, 25.
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heofon
firmament ⬩ happiness ⬩ a ceiling
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Mon geseah swelce hit wǽre án gylden bring on heofonum brǽdre þonne sunne; and wæs from þǽm heofone brádiende niþer oþ þá eorþan, and wæs eft farende wið þæs heofones, 5, 10; S. 234, 8-11.
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ge-hwyrfan
To change ⬩ turn ⬩ convert ⬩ mutare ⬩ convertere
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Ic wæs gehwyrfed on mínne líchoman I was restored to my body, 155, 25
ge-weorc
work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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work; ŏpus, ŏpuscŭlus Eue wæs geweorc Godes Eve was God's work, Cd. 38; Th. 51, 6; Gen. 822: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 4; Cri. 112.
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swát
- Lchdm. iii. 98, 17,
- ii. 296, 18,
- iii. 72, 28,
- v. ii. 56, 15.
sweat, perspiration ⬩ that which exudes like sweat ⬩ that which lies on anything as sweat lies on the skin(?) ⬩ used of other moisture that comes from the body, ⬩ foam ⬩ blood ⬩ sweat that comes from labour, hence labour, toil ⬩ sweat; blood
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sweat, perspiration Seofoðe (the seventh of the constituents from which Adam was made) wæs deáwes pund, ðanon him (Adam ) becom swát, Salm. Kmbl. 180. 15. Suát, Rtl. 192, 17. His swát ( sudor ) wæs swylce blódes dropan, Lk. Skt. 22, 44.