dægréd-líc
belonging to the morning, early ⬩ matutinus, matutinalis
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We sungon dægrédlíce lofsangas cantavimus matutinales laudes, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27
fóre-gehát
A fore-promise ⬩ vow ⬩ prōmissio
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A fore-promise, vow; prōmissio Ðæt fóregehát forgifenysse, ðe we habbaþ fram Gode prōmissio remissiōnis, quam hăbēmus a Deo, Bd. Whelc. 341, 27. On ðinum fóregehátum in promissiōnĭbus tuis, 341, 26
mis-efesian
to cut the hair improperly
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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13
hand-bæftian
To beat with the hands as an expression of grief[?], to lament
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Wé hondbeafton lamentavimus, 7, 32
ge-ærnan
to reach ⬩ by riding
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to reach a place by riding Wé settað ǽghwelcere cirican . . . þis frið. Gif hié fáh mon geierne oþþe geærne (reach it on foot or on horseback), Ll. Th. i. 64, 9
for-ðam
For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ idcirco ⬩ ĭdeo
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Wæs he sóþfæstnysse wer, and he forðon eallum wæs leóf he was a man of truth, and was consequently dear to all, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 22: Cd. 9; Th. 11, 9; Gen. 172: Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 7; Cri. 148: Beo. Th. 6035;B. 3021: Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192: Ps.
wíd-mǽre
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Wídmǽre wer . . . hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde mægen and strengo, Cd. Th. 98, 14; Gen. 1630. Wídmǽre cynn, 158, 16 ; Gen. 2618. of things Án wundorlíc tácn gelamp, swá wídmǽre ðæt feáwa wǽron on ðære neáwiste ðe ðæt ne gesáwe, oððe ne gehýrde, Homl.
hǽman
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Add: in a not criminal sense. to have sexual intercourse Gif wer and wíf hý gesomnien, and heó secge ꝥ hé ne mæge hǽman (coire) mid hire . . . nime hire óðerne, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 37. to marry Ne beþærfeþ ꝥ mon hǽme non expedit nubere, Mt.
on-þracian
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Þá begann se wer wépan anðracigende ðæs ungelimpes ( the untoward event (ungelimp) was the madness of the man's pious wife: the occasion of his fear on account of it is explained in Vit.
wǽpen-mann
A male ⬩ a man
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Wer oððe wǽpman vir, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 11. Ðes wǽpman hic mas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 15. Ne scríde nán wíf hig mid wǽpmannes reáfe (veste virili) ne wǽpman (vir) mid wífmannes reáfe, Deut. 22, 5. Woepenmon ł hee masculum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 6.
Linked entries: wæp-mann wǽpned-mann
ge-teórian
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Án weorc hé hsæfde . . . nǽfre geteórod one work he had that never failed, Hml. S. . . 23 b, 35
hatian
To hate
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Dóþ ðǽm wel ðe eów ǽr hatedon do well to those that formerly hated you, 33; Swt. 222, 17. Hú ne hatige ic ða ealle, Dryhten, ða ðe ðé hatigaþ? Mid fulryhte hete ic hie hatode.
Linked entry: hættende
tó-drǽfan
To drive asunder, ⬩ drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away, ⬩ expel, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse
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Of þan folak þe wes todrefed, Laym. 330
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be-þencan
To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrust ⬩ considerare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere
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Ðæt we gǽstes wlite biþencen that we bear in mind the spirit's beauty, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 14; Cri. 850 : 51 b; Th. 179, 32; Gú. 1270. Ðá beþohte he hine then he bethought himself; in se autem reversus, Lk. Bos. 15, 17: Ælfc. T. 35, 21.
and-weard
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Ic wæs and*-*weard sumum bréðer, Gr. D. 267, 24. Him biþ beforan andweard engla cynn, Bl. H. 83, 11. Swá swá hé hyre andweardre tó sprǽce, Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 32: 4, 24; S. 597, 30. Þeáh þe wé nú þǽr andwearde ne sýn, Bl.
á-sittan
to sit up ⬩ to remain sitting ⬩ to be aground ⬩ to reduce by siege ⬩ to be apprehensive ⬩ afraid
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A. 107, 171. to be apprehensive, afraid (with gen, or clause) Wé ásittaðꝥ þá bóceras áscunion ꝥ wé þus rúmlíce sprecað, Angl. viii. 332, 34. Wé ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 10
geárlíc
Yearly ⬩ annual ⬩ annuus
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Geárlíce tída gesette wǽron the yearly seasons were fixed, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 25; Lchdm. iii. 246, 23
hyrnan
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hyrnþ into Scylftúne and fram Scylftúne andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped into Scylfton; and from Scylfton along stream until it comes to the mill-weir
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munt-geóf
The Alps
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Hé com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27
fæsting
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. ¶ as a technical term, the quartering of officials upon a monastery when these were travelling on the king's business: Liberabo monasterium a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus Walhfæreld and heora fæsting, C.