geofu
A gift, grace ⬩ donus, gratia
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Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.
be-sorg
Anxious ⬩ careful
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Eall ꝥ deórwyrðoste ðætte þú ðé besorgost hæfdes quod in omnifortunae tuae censu pretiosissimum possidebas, Bt. 10; S. 22, 2. þeóda hláford, ús se besorgesta. Hml. S. 23, 143. substitute cared about, and add
deóre
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L. 17, 5. of great value He ús swá dýran cépe gebohte, Angl. xii. 517, 35. Ic bidde þé þæt ðú lǽte húru ðé ðín líf þonne ðíne sceós I pray thee at any rate set thy life higher than thy shoes, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 18.
Eáster-tíd
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Nú is his ðrowung and his ǽrist úre Eástertíd, Hml. Th. i. 312, 8, 19. Hyt wæs gehende heora ( the Jews ) Eástertíde, Hml. A. 67, 60. v.
fóster-fæder
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Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan .... of a teacher or tutor Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, v.l.) Sanctus Petrus pastor et nutritor noster beatus Petrus, Gr. D. 228, 22.
ge-þingan
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ge-þong = ge-þeáh. v. ge-þéon; 4 a) injungebatur urso euro pastoralis, Gr. D. 206, 15. to fix a time Se kalendus cymeð geþincged on þám ylcan dæge ús tó túne, Men. 7. Þæs ymbe þreó niht ... þætte hálig mónð hæleðum geþinged féreð tó folce, 164
wil-fægen
Having ones desire ⬩ satisfied ⬩ glad
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Crist ús écum gefeánum dó beón wilfægene Christus nos sempiternis gaudiis faciat esse compotes 123, II
Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig
hǽlan
To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, save ⬩ sanare, salvare ⬩ sanare, curare, salvare
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Hǽl ús on heánessum Hosanna in the highest, Blickl. Homl. 72, 12 : Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 13. Hǽlaþ untrume heal the sick, Mt. Bos. 10, 8. Ic offrige míne lác Hǽlendum Criste I will present my offerings to Jesus Christ, Homl. Th. i. 416, 17.
ge-brytan
To break up ⬩ destroy ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre
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To break up, destroy; confringĕre, extermĭnāre Gebrytte hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper. de sylva, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14. Gebryted wið ecede broken up with vinegar, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 3
ge-hebban
To heave up ⬩ raise up ⬩ ferment ⬩ elevare ⬩ fermentare
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To heave up, raise up, ferment; elevare, fermentare Gehafen hláf fermentatus panis, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Wrt. Voc. 41, 15. Gehebbes ða ilco levabit eam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 11. Gehefen biþ exaltabitur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 11
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Coln
The river COLNE, Essex ⬩ Colnius, in agro Essexiensi
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The river COLNE, Essex; Colnius, in agro Essexiensi Hie flugon ofer Temese, ðá up be Colne on ánne íggaþ they fled over the Thames, then up by the Colne to an island Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 28
be-cnáwe
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4
leóf
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used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir' Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20: 3, 10 : Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14.
nágan
not to have ⬩ not to be allowed ⬩ ought not
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Nágan wé ðæs heolstres, ðæt wé ús gehýdan mágon, Cd. Th. 271, 5; Sat. 101. not to be allowed, ought not Náh náðer tó farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land, ne Ænglisc man on Wylisc, L. O. P. 6; Th. i. 354; 23.
stíþness
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Ne hý mid weorces stíðnesse ofsette sýn ut . . . ne violentia laboris opprimantur, 75, 9. Ðæt wé mid sumere stíðnysse tó ðam gástlícum gefeohte ús gegearcian, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 12, 26 : 374, 15.
full-fremman
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Add: to bring to an end, complete, finish Tó þon ꝥ hé sceolde gegearwian and fulfremman þone wáh mid þám óþrum bróþrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. Þá fulfremedan (full-, v. l.) weorc perfecta opera, R.
tó-lúcan
To tear to pieces, ⬩ wrench asunder, ⬩ dislocate ⬩ to root out, ⬩ destroy
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Wá is us ꝥ we iseoð þi softe lich toluken swa ladliche, 6, 7. Ȝef mi lich is toloken, 6, 12. Heo toluken þene king, and his leomen todrowen, Laym. 2602. Wilde deor limmel toluken ham, & tolimeden eauer euch lið from þe lire, Jul. 79, 5.
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irþling
a husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ ploughman ⬩ a cuckoo
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Eorþtilþ forðam se yrþling ús ealle fétt qualis tibi videtur inter seculares artes retinere primatum? Agricultura, quia arator nos omnes pascit, 30, 23-8.
teóða
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Alf. 38; Th. i. 52, 31. (2 a) used substantively, a tithe :-- 'Ic ðé wille gesyllan míne teóðan (decimas )' . . . Gif wé úre teóðan gesyllan nyllaþ, ús ða nygon dǽlas biþ ætbrǽdene, and se teóða án ús biþ tó láf[e], L.
tyslian
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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.