spén
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Dele. For spenas probably uenas should be read. Cf. the consecutive glosses Fibras spenas, ficetula sucga, fibrans hrissende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 52-54, and :-- Fibras uenas, ficetula sugga, fibrans, risende, Corp. Gl. H. 55, 175-178
tó-beran
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add: — Swá hwæt swá fugelas tóbǽron, Wlfst. 183, 14: Verc. Först. 88, 6: 134, 4. to be separate Swá micel tó-bireð eástdǽl fram westdǽle quantum distat oriens ab occasu, Ps. Vos. 102, 12. Cf. tó-berenness
un-genemnendlic
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Not to be named (?), unknown (?) Þá semninga wearð hé mid fǽrlicum and ungenæmnendlicum deáile forþ-féred subita et inopinata (has in(n)ominata been read ? the Greek version has ἀγνώστῳ) morte defunctus est, Gr. D. 341, 13
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reðe-hygdig
Right-minded
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Right-minded Wel biþ ðam eorle ðe him oninnan hafaþ reðehygdig wer rúme heortan well will it be for that man who, being a mortal right-minded, hath a liberal heart within him, Exon. Th. 467, 15
hafenian
To grasp, hold
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To grasp, hold Wǽpen hafenade heard be hiltum he grasped the weapon hard by the hilt, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Bord hafenode he grasped his shield, Byrht. Th. 132, 67; By. 42 : 140, 57; By. 309
a-sceortian
To be short ⬩ to grow short ⬩ shorten ⬩ elapse ⬩ diminish ⬩ fail ⬩ breviare ⬩ effluere
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To be short, to grow short, shorten, elapse, diminish, fail; breviare, effluere Ðæt wæter asceortode the water failed, Gen. 21, 15. Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12
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cyric-hálgung
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Ðys sceal to cyric-hálgungum this shall be for the consecration of a church, Rubc. Jn. Bos. 10, 22; Notes, p. 580. Æt ðære ealdan cyrchálgunge at the old church-hallowing, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 27
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énitre
Of a year old ⬩ annĭcŭlus
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Of a year old; annĭcŭlus Gif seó offrung beó of sceápon oððe of gátum, bring énitre offrunge if the offering be of sheep or of goats, bring an offering of a year old, Lev. 1, 10
eodor-brice
A fence-breaking ⬩ sēpis fractio
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A fence-breaking; sēpis fractio vel violātio Ceorles eodorbryce [Th. i. 88, 10, note 25, edorbryce, edorbrice] biþ fíf scillinga for breaking a churl's fence shall be five shillings, L. Alf. pol. 36; Lambd. 31, 31
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leófian
To be dear ⬩ pleasant ⬩ to delight
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To be dear or pleasant, to delight Him leófedan londes wynne bold on beorhge the pleasures of the country were dear to him, the house on the hill, Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 19; Gú. 110
meter-fers
Hexameter verse
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Hexameter verse Be his lífe wé áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6
metian
to supply with food
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to supply with food Ðá beád hé ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3
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mis-lícness
Diversity ⬩ variety
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Diversity, variety Be swefena mistlícnysse de somniorum diversitate, Lchdm. iii. 198, 4. Mislícnysse varietate, Ps. Spl. 44, 11. Mistlícnesse varietates, diversitates, Hpt. Gl. 431, 75. Ðás ylcan mislícnyssa ðæra foresǽdra tída, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 12
níd-gafol
A tax that must be paid ⬩ tribute
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A tax that must be paid, tribute Nédgaefel ðæm cásere tributum Caesari, Mt. Kmbl. p. 18, 2. Ymbe ðæt neádgafol úres Drihtnes, ðæt sýn úre teóþunga and cyricsceattas, L. Edg. S.; Th. i. 270, 26, 13
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ge-hagian
To please
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To please Swá hwylc swá ðæt sió ðæt hine to ðan gehagige ðæt he ða óðoro lond begeotan wille whoever it be that is ready to take the other lands, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. ii. 120, 24
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wundor-full
Wonderful ⬩ glorious
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Wonderful, glorious Midwundurfulre (wundum-, MS.) wæferséne stupendo spectaculo, Hpt. Gl, 470, 75. Wynsum is seó wunung on ðam wuldorfullum (wunderfullum, v.l. ) dreáme, Homl. Ass. 43, 481. Wundorfulla (gloriosa) gecweden synd be ðé, Ps. Spl. 86, 2
for-warnian
to forewarn
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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160
á-pundrian
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to estimate Eów sceal þæt leás ápundrad (printed á-wundrad, but the facsimile has p not þ) weorðan tó woruldgedále that falseness shall be accounted to you as just cause for parting with life, El. 581
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on-bǽru
Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger ⬩ fastidium, ira, ⬩ rabies.
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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger Hé ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac hé háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827
hirde-leás
Without a shepherd
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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36