hand
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Ben. 20, 3. Forlǽte ǽghwylc swá hwæt swá hé on handa (handum, R.
lǽtan
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Ben. 4, 12. Hé bið tó eáðmód ðám yflan mannan, and lǽt hine him tó gelícne ( regards him too much as an equal ), Past. 121, 21.
heá-lic
lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent
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Ben. 62, 13. Heálicra mildheortnysse summe clementiae, Hy. S. 29, 7. Mid heálicum geþylde, Hml. A. 21, 176. Mid heálicere gecneordnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 46. Hié hæfdon miccle lufan and eác heálico ondrysnu, Bl.
ríce
powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ great ⬩ possessed of power ⬩ rich ⬩ possessed of wealth ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potent
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Ben. 103, 9-11. Rícra grundleás gítsung ǽhta, Met. 7, 14. Rícum mannum divitibus, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. of things, strong, powerful, mighty, potent Wǽron hyra rǽdas ríce, siððan hié rodera waldend wið ðone hearm gescylde, Cd. Th. 245, 3; Dan. 457.
wuldor
Glory ⬩ vainglory
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Ben. 4, 4. Sáule sóðfæstra wuldrum hrémge. Exon. Th. 4, 17; Cri. 54. ¶ in phrases denoting the Deity Wuldres aldor, Cd. Th. 40, 15 ; Gen. 639: 91, 12; Gen. 1511. Wuldres weard, 58, 4; Gen. 941. God, wuldres hyrde, Beo. Th. 1867 ; B. 931.
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fæder
a parent ⬩ a step-father ⬩ forefather ⬩ fathers ⬩ ancestors ⬩ father ⬩ a god-father ⬩ a patron
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Ben. 44, 21. Þá gesetton hálige fæderas and Godes folces láreówas þá tíd þæs fæstenes, Bl. H. 27, 25.
for-beran
to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain
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Ben. 97, 6. Hí wǽron geþyldige and ǽlcne hosp hí forbǽron for þæs Hǽlendes naman . . . wé nellað forberan án bysmorlic word, Hml. S. 28, 131, 136. Gif on gebeórscipe hié gecíden, and óðer hiora mid geþylde hit forbere, Ll.
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sǽl
time, occasion ⬩ a fit time, season, opportunity, ⬩ circumstance, condition ⬩ happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity
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Selden sal he ben on iele (selde wurþ he blyþe and gled, Jes. MS.), Misc. 121, 301] :-- Þá wæs þeód on sǽlum (joyous ), Beo. Th. 1291; B. 643. On sálum, 1218; B. 607. Ðú on sǽlum wes be fortunate, 2345; B. 1170.
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úte
Outside ⬩ without. ⬩ out ⬩ from one's position ⬩ on the outside ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outer side ⬩ out ⬩ out of doors ⬩ in the open air ⬩ out ⬩ away ⬩ at a distance ⬩ out ⬩ away from habitations ⬩ in open country ⬩ out ⬩ from home on service ⬩ out ⬩ not in one's own country ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Ben. 115, 9. out into another's possession Wearð ðæt land úte and hæfdon hit cynegas ablatum est in manibus regum, Chart. Th. 271, 27. on the outside Ic eom úte ego foris sum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 242, 5. outside a house, any enclosed place, etc.
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sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Abram underféng fela sceatta for hire hé hæfde ðá on orfe and on þeówum on olfendum and on assum micele ǽhte Abram bene usi sunt propter illam, fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini et servi et cameli, Gen. 12, 16.
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freó
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., ðá ðe beóð frió ðára benda, Past. 177, 21. Freó, 393, 21. Ic wolde beón þí freóra Gode tó þáwianne, Solil.
ná
No ⬩ not ⬩ non
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Ben. 38, 14 : 84, 1, 10 : 95, 7. Ná tó hwón (ná tó ðæs hwón, MS. T.), 111, 10
wandian
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Ben. 92, 11(c) where that which is turned aside from is given, by a clause Sume synna beóþ swíþe unsýferlíce, ðæt se man wandaþ ðæt hé hí ǽfre ásecgge, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17.
wanian
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Ben. 56, 16. to put in an inferior position Ðú wanodest (minuisti ) hine lytle læs fram ænglum, Ps. Spl. 8, 6. intrans. To wane, become less, decrease, diminish Ne wexþ his welena (wela ná?), ne eác nǽfre ne wanaþ. Bt. 42 ; Fox 256, 29.
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ge-swícan
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Ben. 21, 15. to fail. of persons, to fail in duty, loyalty,&c. to a person, betray, desert, revolt from Ealle Italian, geswicon Rómánum and tó Hannibale gecirdon omnis Italia ad Annibalem, desperata Romani status reparatione, defecit, Ors. 4,
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Mé ðæs hyhtplegan wyrneþ se mec on bende legde, Exon. Th. 402, 13; Rä. 21, 29. Hié wyrnan þóhton Móyses mágum leófes síðes, Cd. Th. 180, 27; Exod. 51.
gift
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Gl. 520, 57 is gifta) bende wǽre gecnyt conubii i. nuptie nexu nodaretur An. Ox. 5003. Gyfte (hǽmedscipes. Hpt. Gl. 482, 7) gewrixle hymenei commercio 7, 235. Swá hwylc sé ðe hafað manual, oððe wíf gifte (geþeódne ? cf.
torht
Bright, ⬩ splendid ⬩ of the brightness of light, ⬩ of splendid appearance ⬩ bright ⬩ beautiful ⬩ splendid ⬩ splendid, ⬩ glorious, ⬩ noble, ⬩ illustrious, ⬩ having splendid qualities or properties, ⬩ bright, ⬩ clear
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Hé benam his feónd torhte tíre, 4, 23; Gen. 58. Ða hálgan duru heofona ríces torhte ontýnan. Salm. Kmbl. 75; Sal. 38. Abraham wordum God torhtum cígde, Cd. Th. 108, 16; Gen. 1807. Noldan hí ða torhtan tácen (Christ's miracles) oncnáwan, Exon.
dæg
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. ¶ in pl. days of a reign :-- On his (Beorhtric ) dagum cuómon ǽrest .iii. scipu, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4. time during which something exists Hé geseah þá ceastre and cwæð: 'Eálá, gif þú wistest on þysum þínum dæge,' Lk. 19, 42. v. ár, bæd-, bebod-, bén-
ge-habban
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Ben. 17, 7. <b>IX a.