ge-blǽdfæstness
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Prosperity, success Ðá gemétte ic sumne man þe mé þrý penegas sealde, mid þám ic mé þrý hláfas bohte; þá ic mé hæfde genóh gehýðe tó mínes síðfætes geblǽdfæstnysse ( I had abundantly what was of advantage to the success of my journey.
tó-weorpan
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</b> add :-- Se áwyrgeda gást tówearp þone wáh (parietem evertit ), Gr. D. 125, 4. Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund Pompeius muros everti, aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 12
sceáda
The top of the head, parting of the hair
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Crulle was his heer, and as the gold it schon . . . Ful streyt and evene lay his joly schood. Miller's Tale, 130. The nayl y-dryven in the schode a-nyght. Knight's Tale, 1149. schodynge of the heede discrimen Prompt. Parv.:
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forhtian
To fear
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Þý lǽs wá . . . lǽs Godes dóm forhtige, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 503, 18. Þone forhti[g]endan (tremendum) dóm, 1, 27; Sch. 71, 5: Wlfst. 239, 6. with gen. Ꝥ þú mé ne genýde tó áreccenne míne gescyndnysse; God wát ꝥ ic heora forhtige, Hml. S. 23 b, 361
lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Eádgár ðis wáce forlét líf ðis lǽne, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 32. Suelce hé cwǽde ic eów onlǽne ðás gewítendan and ic eów geselle ða þurwuniendan.
dolh-swæþ
A trace of a wound, a scar ⬩ cicatrīcis vestīgium, cĭcātrix
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Ðæt seó þynneste dolhswaðo and seó læste ætýwde that the thinnest and the least scar was to be seen, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 19
freónd-leás
FRIENDLESS ⬩ absque amīcis
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Ic findan meahte ðone ðe mec freóndleásne fréfran wolde I might find one who would comfort me friendless, Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 8; Wand. 28: L. Eth. ix. 22; Th. i. 344, 22: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 18. Be freóndleásan of the friendless, L. C.
teón-cwide
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Þurh teóncwide by their blasphemous language (saying that a miracle was wrought by magic), 1541; An. 772. Godscyld wrecan, teóncwide, Exon. Th. 254, 30; Jul. 205. Tióncwida conviciorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 44. Mið teáncuidum contumelia, Lk. Skt.
teón-word
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Næs heó swá nú æðelborene men synt mid oferméttum áfylled . . . ne mid teónwordum she was not, as nobly born men now are, filled with haughtiness . . . or with insolent words, Lchdm. iii. 428, 33
heaðu-sceared
blade of a sword, ⬩ war-share
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In the former case may not the word be connected with scear [q. v. share in ploughshare] used here of the blade of a sword, heaðo-scear a war-share, blade? and hearde heaðo-scearede = with hard and deadly blades.
hlynnan
To sound, ⬩ make a noise, ⬩ shout
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To sound, make a noise, shout Gúþwudu hlynneþ scyld scefte oncwyþ the war-wood resounds, shield replies to shaft, Fins. Th. ii; Fin. 6. Gársecg hlynede the ocean roared, Andr. Kmbl. 476; An. 238.
torne
In a way that causes grief or distress, ⬩ grievously, ⬩ distressingly
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In a way that causes grief or distress, grievously, distressingly Hé wíse dómas déþ (ðám) ðe hér deorce ǽr teónan manigetorne geþoledan facit judicium injuriam patientibus, Ps. Th. 145, 6.
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gíme-líst
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Th. i. 84, II. the want of care to do or not to do something, negligence.
wídness
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Ðæs temples længc waes syxtig fæðma, and seó wídnes wæs twéntig fæþma, and his heáhnys wæs þrítyg fæþma, Anglia xi. 9, 27. Ðæt tempel wæs . . . on wídnysse twéntig fæðma. . .
streónan
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Wá ðám mannum þe . . . eorðlicum spédum tiliað and strýnað, Verc. Först. 120, 17
FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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By the simple appellation of fyrd the land-force was to be understood. The naval armament was denominated the scip-fyrd. Similar entries v. folc-land I [c] Be ðon ðe gesíþcund man fyrde forsitte.
open-líce
Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large
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Openly. publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected Eft cymþ God swíðe openlíce (in a way to be seen by all), Ps. Th. 49, 3, Hié openlíce ðæt gesetton (they publicly decreed) ðæt hé swungen wǽre óþ ðæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 3.
welig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent
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Sum weligman wæs homo quidam erat dives Lk. 16, l, 19. Sum weli (welig, MS. A.: wælig, Lind.) mann Mt. Kmbl. 27, 57. Hé wæs swíðe welig (weolig, Rush.) Lk. Skt. 18, 23.
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cuma
A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes
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Gúþlác swýðe blíðe wæs ðæs heofonlícan cuman Guthlac was right glad of the heavenly guest, Guthl. 4 ; Gdwin. 30, 2. Fram eallum ðám cumum a cunctis hospitibus, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 6.
ge-weorþian
to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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to set a price on, value Ðone ðe wæs ǽr geweorþod quem appretiaverunt, Mt.
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