godcund
Of the nature of God ⬩ divine ⬩ religious ⬩ sacred
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Hér sende Gregorius pápa wel monige godcunde láreówas in this year pope Gregory sent very many religious teachers, Chr. 601; Erl. 20, 11. In godcundum mægne in divine power, Exon. 40 a; Th. 134, 2; Gú. 501; 17 a; Th. 40, 13; Cri. 638.
tennan
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to incite, encourage to effort Ful oft ðæt gegongeþ, ðætte wer and wíf in woruld cennaþ beorn, and mid bleóm gyrwaþ, tennaþ and tǽtaþ, óþþæt seó tíd cymeþ, ðæt ða geongan leomu, líffæstau leoþu, geloden weorþaþ (the parents try to awaken the child&
be-lǽdan
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Of rihtan wege belǽdan, Btwk. 196, 19. On belǽdan inrogare, ingerere. An. Ox. 3944
for-secgan
accuse
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to say ill of a person, accuse (falsely) Sum wer his wíf forsǽde, swá ꝥ heó sceolde hí sceandlíce forlicgan ... Se cniht forsǽde hí bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198.
fram
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Sum from wer uir strenuissimus, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 471, 21. Fra[m] hys æcerweorce agresti bonus [exhibebat arte ] Germ. 391, 60. Sume ..., frame, fyrdhwate, feorh ofgéfon, Ap. 12. Fromra prestantior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 9: 67, 47.
hlís-ful
famous ⬩ honourable
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Add: famous Sum wer wæs swýðe namcúð and hlísful (nominatissimus) þurh his drohtnunga, Hml. A. 195, 15. Se seofoða heáfodleahter is geháten ídel wuldor, þæt is gylp, þonne se man gewilnað ꝥ hé hlísful sý, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 28.
Tír
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name of the Runic T; it is also the name of the god corresponding to the Latin Mars, and apparently used also of the planet bearing his name; as Grimm notices, the Runic symbol ᛏ resembles that used for the planet ♂ Tír byþ tácna sum, healdaþ trýwa wel
tóh
Tough, ⬩ tenacious, ⬩ holding fast together ⬩ lentus ⬩ tough, ⬩ pliant ⬩ tough, ⬩ sticky, ⬩ glutinous, ⬩ clammy
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Voc. ii. 50, 74. tough, sticky, glutinous, clammy Nim hwetstán brádneand gní dða buteranon ðæm hwetstane mid copore ðæt heó beo wel toh, Lchdm. iii. 16, 22. Makeþ ȝoure speres toȝe and strang, Laym. 5865. Mid toȝen his mæine, 9319.
eástor-wice
Easter-week ⬩ septimāna paschālis
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Easter-week; septimāna paschālis Ealle ða dagas ðære eástor-wican all the days of the easter-week, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 25
ful
Full ⬩ perfectly ⬩ very ⬩ well ⬩ plēne ⬩ perfecte ⬩ valde
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Full, perfectly, very, well; plēne, perfecte, valde Wyrd ne ful cúðe he knew not well her destiny, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 26; Jul. 33
mid-wunung
Dwelling with others
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Ðæt wé on ðam tóweardan lífe diófla midwununga forbúgan mágon, H. R. 17, 29
tæflere
A gamester, dicer, gambler
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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóst ne beó hunta, ne hafecere, ne tæflere, ac plege on his bócum, swá his háde gebiraþ, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 8
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tillan
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Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getillan willaþ ( adtingere ), R. Ben. 23, 2
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þorf-leás
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Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse, Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10. Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word
bul
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Bulas gyldenno gidóe wé ðé murenulas aureas faciemus tibi, Rtl. 4, 3
mis-faran
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Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224. Add
un-gearowitolness
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus
heald
Hold, guardianship, protection, rule ⬩ support ⬩ upholding, support, custody, keeping
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Wit synd ðisra landa hald and mund we two will be a protection and a defence to these lands, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 73, 5
á-scrúdnian
To examine ⬩ investigate
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Ꝥ wé áscrútnion his fare and ápinsiun his síð hwanon hé cóme, Angl. viii. 305, 46. Heora gerýna áscrútnian, 301, 32. Hig habbað áscrútnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmógun Catus cwydas, 321, 28
mód-geþanc
Mind ⬩ thoughts ⬩ thought
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Nú wé sceolan herigean metodes módgeþanc (-gidanc) nunc laudare debemus creatoris consilium, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 20. Monnes módgeþonc, Beo. Th. 3462: B. 1729: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 45; Met. 5, 23.