á-sceacan
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Ben. 98, 14. Hé of þám slǽpe ásceacen wearð, Hml. 8. 31, 891. to shake (trans.) Hé wæs hyne ásceacende eal swá earn þonne hé myd hrædum flyhte wyle forð áfleón, Nic. 14, 35
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fǽr-lic
sudden ⬩ sudden ⬩ fortuitous
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Ben. I. 69, 3. Fǽrlicum gelimpum fortuitis casibus, An. Ox. 4185. Þá fǽrlican áwendennissa fortuitas permutationes, 190
full-fremed
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Ben. 134, 22. Fulfremedum leornerum, 21, 16. of complete excellence Wæs hé on gódum for Gode swíþe fulfremed, Bl. H. 217, 10. Gyf þú wylt fullfremed (ful-, v. l.) beón si vis perfectus esse, Mt. 19, 21: Hml. Th. i. 62, 3.
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up-stige
ascension ⬩ mounting ⬩ the ascension ⬩ an ascent ⬩ a way of ascending
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Ben. 23, 6-9. Hé becom tó ðæm heáhsetle ðære róde; on ðæm upstige (by the ascent of the cross) eall úre líf hé getremede, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36.
gýmen
Care ⬩ heed ⬩ solicitude ⬩ diligence ⬩ superintendence ⬩ rule ⬩ cura
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Ben. interl. 27, Lye
ófost
Haste, speed
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Ben. 3, 11. Swá hwylc preóst swá wyrne (refuses to baptize a man) for ófste his fóre qui-cunque presbyter festinandi itineris sui causa deneget L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 21.
on-hebban
to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) ⬩ to raise (as barm does), to leaven ⬩ to take up, begin ⬩ to take away ⬩ metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)
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Ben. 22, 11-19. Ða de God ondrǽdaþ, and hý þurh heora gódan dǽda ne anhebbaþ, 4, 2. Héo éðelþrym onhóf, rýmde and rǽrde, Cd. Th. 98, 23; Gen. 1634. Ic tǽhte ðám rícan, ðæt hí ne onhófon hí, Homl. Th. i. 378, 18.
tó-þindan
To swell ⬩ grow big ⬩ to swell with pride ⬩ be puffed up ⬩ be arrogant
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Ben. 46, 16. Gif hwylc bróðor ongyten biþ tóþunden (contumax), 48, 3. Tóðunden oððe módig contumax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Zup. 69, 4. Is tóþundon (inflammatum) mín heorte, Ps. Lamb. 72, 21. Tóþundenys gylpes tumentis jactantiae, Hpt. Gl. 527, 36.
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be-lúcan
To lock up ⬩ inclose ⬩ surround ⬩ shut ⬩ shut up ⬩ concludere ⬩ recludere ⬩ includere ⬩ circumcludere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ obserare ⬩ claudere
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Belocen leoðu-bendum locked up in limb-bonds Andr. Kmbl. 327; An. 164. Wealle belocen inclosed with a wall Cd. 209; Th. 259, 24; Dan. 696. Ðæt man belúce ǽlc deofulgyld-hús that one should close every idol-temple Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36
BEORNAN
To BURN ⬩ be on fire ⬩ ardere ⬩ exardere ⬩ comburi ⬩ To BURN ⬩ urere ⬩ comburere
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Se ðe ǽfre nú beorneþ on bendum he who now ever burns in bonds Cd. 222; Th. 290, 12; Sat. 414. Bearn [MS. beorn] breóstsefa [their] spirit burned Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540.
sceamol
A bench, stool.
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A bench, stool. The word remains in the form shambles properly stalls or benches on which butchers expose meat for sale Sceamul ¨scabellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 24. Scamol subsellium 289, 24. Scamel, sceamul, sceamol scabellum Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 31, 7.
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híw-rǽden
A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house, ⬩ a religious house
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For bénum abbodes and ðære heórǽdene æt Bercleá for the prayers of the abbot and of the brethren at Berkeley, Chart. Th. 129, 30: 168, 24. Sib sí ðisse híwrǽddenne pax huic domui, Lk. Skt. 9, 5: 19, 9: Gen. 28, 2: Ex. 2, 1.
drý
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Hé wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 24: 412, 30. Ánes drýes folgere, i. 468, 8. Þá deóflu gecyrdon tó ðám drýe ... Cwæð se apostol tó ðám drý, 416, 9-13. Drýas marsi, An. Ox. 4476.
hreáw hreów
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Be hreáwum fixum hý libbað and þá etaþ pisces crudas manducant, Nar. 35, 4. of hides, undressed. v. hreáwness Wǽtum [and] hreáwum sina [bendum] udis et crudis neruorum nexibus, An. Ox. 3241. Hreáwum crudis (neruorum flagris, Ald. 58, 3), 4113: Wrt.
geap
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Take all together under <b>geáp,</b> and add: curved, bent Geáp curfa Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 46. Geápum pandis, 116, 23 : curvis 21, 16. of a line Geápum ł gebígedum pando, curvo (arcu ), Hpt. Gl. 405, 69. Geáp, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 70.
sárig
feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad ⬩ expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter
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Ne forseoh sáriges béne, Ps. Th. 54, 1. On salig wé sárige úre organan áhéngan, 136, 2. Ðá wurdon hiora wíf swá sárige on hiora móde, and swá swíðlíce gedréfed, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 29. Hig wæron sárie ( dolentes ¨ ) for hira geswince, Num. 11, 1.
tól
a tool, ⬩ implement, ⬩ instrument ⬩ tools, ⬩ machinery, ⬩ apparatus
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Ben. 133, 9. Ðis synt ða lára and ða tól gástlíces cræftes, L. E. 21; Th. ii. 418, 17. Ðú wást ðæt nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan ne nǽnne anweald reccan bútan tólum and andweorce ...
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níwan
Recently ⬩ lately ⬩ newly
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Ben. 96, 3. Gelamp nýwan it happened lately, Nicod. Thw. 8, 27 : 19, 37. Seó núgyt neówan is becumen and gelǽded tó Godes geleáfan quae (ecclesia Anglorum) nuper adhuc ad fidem adducta est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 12.
ge-rǽdan
to arrange, dispose, direct, advise, determine, ordain, consult for, provide for ⬩ decernere, statuere, edicere, consulere, providere ⬩ to enjoin ⬩ to arrange ⬩ to read ⬩ legere
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Ben. 22. Hit is gerǽd on gewyrdelícum racum it is read in historical narratives, Homl. Th. i. 58, 9. Ðonne gerǽde gé ðás word beforan him ðæt híg gehíron then read these words before them that they may hear, Deut. 31, 11
seax
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Ben. 47, 10. Wirc ðé stǽnene sex fac tibi cultros lapideos, Jos. 5, 2. as a weapon, a short sword, dagger Ðǽr gebrægd ðara hǽðenra manna sum his seaxe; ðá hé hineðá stingan mynte, ðá nyste hé fǽringa hwǽr ðæt seax com, Blickl. Homl. 223, 16.