cwelman
To torture, torment, destroy, kill ⬩ trucidare, cruciare
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He wæs ðæt folc cwilmende he tortured the people, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 36, 25. He eorþ-cyningas yrmde and cwelmde he oppressed and slew the kings of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94; Met. 9, 47.
holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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Eów is holmes hlæst and heofonfuglas and wildu deór on geweald geseald the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth are delivered into your hand, 74; Th. 91, 20; Gen. 1515.
cwyddian
To speak, say ⬩ dicere
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To speak, say ; dicere Ðæt me oferhydige ǽfre ne mótan hearm cwyddian that the proud may never speak evil of me, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Crist hí befran hú men cwyddodon be him Christ asked them how men spake concerning him, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 31
dæg-hwam
Daily ⬩ quotidie
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Lufiaþ ða ðe dæghwam Dryhtne þeówiaþ they love those who daily serve the Lord, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 34; Gú. 51: 38 a; Th. 125, 20; Gú. 357
ge-andwerdian
To present ⬩ bring before one ⬩ præsentāre
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To present, bring before one; præsentāre Ða hét he ðone biscop mid his preóstum samod geandwerdian then commanded he to bring the bishop together with his priests before [him], Homl. Th. i. 416, 4. Geandweardod beón præsentātus esse, præsentāri, R.
glisnian
To glisten ⬩ shine
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Se engel hæfde twegen beágas on hys handa ða glysnodon swa rósan blósman the angel had two rings on his hand, they shone like roses, Shrn. 149, 29
ge-brúcan
To enjoy ⬩ eat ⬩ perfrui ⬩ edere ⬩ manducare
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To enjoy, eat; perfrui, edere, manducare Hí ðæs biǽdes gebrocen hæfdon they had enjoyed the success, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393.Miððý sacerdhád gebréce cum sacerdotio fungeretur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 8. Ðætte hia gebrécon manducarent, Jn. Skt.
Linked entry: ge-brocen
á-blindian
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[Gif þet eȝe ablindað, O. E. Hml. i. 109, 8. Ha ablindeð, ꝥ ha nabbeð sihðe nan, Marh. 15, 23. Heo ablindeð in þe inre eien, A. R. 92. O. H. Ger. ar-blindén : Ger. er-blinden.]
ridda
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There appeared an horse with a terrible rider . . . he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold, 2 Macc. 3, 25), Hml. 25, 773
ge-wesan
to be together ⬩ converse ⬩ discuss
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Ger. have the word 'gawisan, gi-wesan,' in the sense to remain, abide; restare
ge-wider
Weather ⬩ the temperature of the air ⬩ a tempest ⬩ tempestas ⬩ cæli tempĕries
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R.] ðonne se langienda dæg the shortening day hath milder weather than the lengthening day, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 252, 9, MS. L: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 121; Met. 11, 61.
cor-snǽd
A choice or trial piece ⬩ panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta
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The Host was used for this purpose in Christian times Gif man freónd*-*leásne weofod-þén mid tihtlan belecge, gá to corsnǽde if a friendless servant of the altar be charged with an accusation, let him go to the corsnǽd L.
EAX
An axis, axle-tree ⬩ axis
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On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ eall rúma ródor all the spacious sky turns on the same axis, 28, 30; Met. 28, 15. Ymb ða eaxe about the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 23.
hǽte
Heat ⬩ brewing
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Ðá ðá seó hǽte com ðá forscranc hit when the heat came then it withered away, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 30. On ðære hǽtan ðæs dæges in the heat of the day, Gen. 18, 1 : Mt. Kmbl. 20, 12.
Linked entry: hǽtu
Sol-mónaþ
February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia
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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning.
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hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust ⬩ rejoice
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Se þeóda láreów lǽrde ða rícan ðæt hí heora hiht ne besetton on ðám swicelum welum, ac hihton on God ðæra góda syllend the teacher of the gentiles taught the rich that they should not set their hope on deceitful riches, but should hope in God, the giver
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Andred
The name of a large wood in Kent ⬩ the city of ANDRED or Andrida ⬩ Andredes ceaster
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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.
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beótian
to threaten ⬩ to threaten ⬩ to threaten with ⬩ a weapon ⬩ a penalty, ⬩ to promise
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gylpa; forþon oft man cwæð . . . þet hí nǽfre tó sǽ gán ne sceoldan they waited for the great things that had been threatened; for it had often been said. . . that they should never get to the sea, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 5. with dat. infin.
æt-beran
To bear or carry to ⬩ bring forward ⬩ produce ⬩ bear away or forth ⬩ afferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ efferre
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Hí hyne ætbǽron to brimes faroðe they bore him away to the sea-shore, Beo. Th. 55; B. 28: 4261; B. 2127: 5222; B. 2614. Ðæt [wǽpen] to beadu-láce ætberan meahte might bear forth that [weapon] to the game of war, 3127; B. 1561
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clufe
An ear of corn ⬩ a clove of garlic ⬩ A clove ⬩ the bulb ⬩ tuber of a plant ⬩ spica ⬩ Bulbed ⬩ bulbosus
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Bulbed; bulbosus Nim clufehte wenwyrt take the bulbed wenwort, L. M. i. 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 17. Gegníd on twá clufe ðære clufehtan wenwyrte rub them upon two bulbs of the bulbed wenwort, 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3.