hát
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Stæppe on hát col . . . stæppe on swá hát swá hé hátost mæge, Lch. ii. 124, 6. Licgað mé ymbútan heardes írenes háte geslægene ( forged while the iron glowed ) grindlas greáte, Gn. 383. Ær hé bǽl cure, háte heaðowylmas, B. 2819.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Óþer næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, and wilnaþ þeáh tó farenne the other has not the use of his feet so that he can walk, and yet wants to make the journey Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. [On my]nster tó ganganne oðða súð tó faranne, Txts. 447, 17.
Linked entry: farnian
fela
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Má þonne fela manna gelýfan mæge majora quam credi potest, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 306, 23. Feala, Bl. H. 41, 14. Fela wearð tódræ-acute;fed Godes ðeówa, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14: Gen. 1638. Þæ t eówer fela geseah, Dan. 412.
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irnan
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Búton hé tó ǽlcum men mæge gebeácnian ꝥ hé irne on his willan, ll, 1; F. 32, 21. Ðæt hé ierne ðreátigende from ðára unðeáwa ǽlcum tó óðrum, Past. 383, 8. to run for a prize Mon héhþ ǽnne heáfodbeáh gyldenne æt sumes ærneweges ende.
síþ
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</b> the journey of the spirit from this world, cf. forþ-síþ :-- Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ, Salm. Kmbl. 723 ; Sal. 361. Mín dohtor is on ýtemestum síþe ( in extremis ), Mk.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Se anweald ne mæg his wealdend gedón nó ðý weorþron, ac hé hine gedéþ ðý unweorþran (wyrsan, Bod. MS.) si eo abjectior est, quo magis a pluribus quisque contemnitur,... despectiores potius improbos dignitas facit, 27, 2; Fox 98, 8-14.
bísen
an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type
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Ic þé mæg gereccan be sumere bisne, ꝥ þú miht ongiton ..., Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 17. Þis wæs ús gedón tó lífes bysene (as a type of life), Bl. H. 73. 23: 75, 27. Þis eástorlíce gerýno ús æteówed þæs écean lífes sweotole bysene, 83, 8.
fóran
Before ⬩ in front ⬩ in front ⬩ in front ⬩ before all ⬩ opposite ⬩ over against ⬩ Before ⬩ Beforehand ⬩ before ⬩ before ⬩ Before ⬩ in front of
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Wrít þám horse on þám heúfde foran Crístes mǽl Lch. ii. 290, 24. with acc.: Hé wearp his tungan on ðæt neb foran lingnam in os tyranni abjecit, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 25.
Linked entries: fóran-onsettende fóran-to
flǽsc
flesh ⬩ animals ⬩ human beings
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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽron þonne mon hine underþeóde his weregan flǽsce, and nelle his gesceád-wísan sáule voluptariam vitam degas; sed quis non spernat atque abjiciat vilissimae rei, corporis, servum ?, Bt. 32, I; F. 114, 20-24.
for-wyrcan
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Gif hé bócland hæbbe sý ꝥ forworht þám cynincge tó handa, 382, 19. to bring about, cause what is evil Wé geedníwiað and gemyndgiað ðǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on forworhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 312, 15
ge-wita
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Næs ic æt rǽde ne æt dǽde, ne gewita ne gewyrhta, þǽr man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, 180, 1. (3 a) with gen. of crime :-- wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita, Ll. Th. i. 106, 18.
lagu
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Wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, and þá wǽron þeódwitan weorðscipes wyrðe ǽlc be his mǽðe, Ll. Th. i. 190, 11. Ðegenes lagu is ꝥ hé sý his bócrihtes wyrðe, and ꝥ hé ðreó ðinc of his lande dó, 432, 4.
port
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Ic wille ðæt nán man ne ceápige bútan porte, ac hæbbe ðæs port- geréfan gewitnesse oððe óðera manna ðe man gelýfan mǽge. And gif hwá bútan porte ceápige, ðonne sý hé cyninges oferhýrnesse scyldig, L. Ed. 1 ; Th. i. 158, 10-14.
Linked entry: Portes-múþa
yfele
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Nis nán ðe on mínum naman mægen wyrce, and mæge raðe be mé yfele specan ( male loqui de me ), Mk. Skt. 9, 39. Oft mé feala cwǽdon feóndas yfele dixerunt inimici mei mala mihi, Ps. Th. 70, 9
ge-beran
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Man mót feohtan mid his geborene (-um, v. l. ) mǽge; Ll. Th. i. 90, 24. Syndon him twégen beornas geborene bróðorsybbum he has two brothers, An. 690. with a complementary noun or adjective Hé bið mennisc man geboren, Wlfst. 84, 12.
standan
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Add Gange hit intó Scã Marian stówæ æal swá hit stænt mid mæte and mid mannum, C. D. iii. 274, 2: 22: Cht. Crw. 23, 3. Seó sixte yld þissere worulde stynt fram Críste ástreht oð dómes dæg eallum mannum ungewiss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 41. v. stille.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Mǽst þearf is ðæt ǽghwelc mon his áð and his wed wærlíce healde, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 3: Wulfst. 167, 4. Cristendóm wærlíce healdan, 78, 8.
ge-þingian
to determine
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Geþinga us intercede for us, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 29; Cri. 342. to determine Hafaþ nú geþingod to us þeóden mǽra the great prince hath determined [to come] to us, Cd. 226; Th. 302, 12; Sat. 598
torn
Violent emotion of anger ⬩ grief ⬩ anger ⬩ indignation ⬩ wrath ⬩ unrighteous anger ⬩ rage ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ distress
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Lífes leóhtfruma leng ne wolde torn þrowigean would not restrain his wrath, 146, 14; Gen. 2422. unrighteous anger, rage Wǽron teónsmiðas (the evil spirits) tornes fulle, cwǽdon ðæt him Gúðlác earfeþa mǽst ána gefremede, Exon. Th. 114, 22; Gú. 176.
LǼDAN
TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce
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Ðá wæs geond ða werþeóde wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel then was a mighty report carried far and wide among the people, Elen. Kmbl. 1935; El. 969. Feorran lǽded brought from far, Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 2; Rä 29, 6.
Linked entry: be-lǽdan