rúm-gifa
A liberal giver
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A liberal giver Hé wæs eallum rúmgifa manu omnibus largus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8
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húsel-wer
a communicant
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One who may take the sacrament, a communicant Húsulweras, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 28; Gú. 768
un-berendlíc
Unbearable ⬩ intolerable
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Unbearable, intolerable On ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unberendlícum bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 23
Linked entry: berendlic
á-breóþan
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Ðæt se man ábreóðe on ǽlcere neóde náhtlíce ǽfre, Wlfst. 59, 12. God ús gescylde, ðæt wé ne ábreóðon on ðǽre fandunge, Hml. Th. i. 268, 11. Ábroþen degener, ignobilis, An. Ox. 46, 2.
Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness
drincan
DRINK, imbibe ⬩ bibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre
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Ac wite ðú, leóf man, ðæt se ðe óðerne neádaþ ofer his mihte to drincenne ðæt se mót aberan heora begra gild, gif him ǽnig hearm of ðam drence becymþ. Úre Hǽlend forbeád ðone oferdrenc.
Linked entries: DRENCAN druncennes drynge druncen
firding
military service ⬩ fighting ⬩ marching ⬩ an expedition ⬩ militia ⬩ troops ⬩ armament ⬩ military forces
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Geceás man þá twégen cnihtas . . . tó þǽre fyrdunga, Hml.
eádig
Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect ⬩ beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves
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Seó eádige the blessed [maid ], Elen. Grm. 618. Seó eádge the blessed [maid ], Exon. 67 a; Th. 249, 1; Jul. 105. Forðon se biþ eádig therefore he shall be blessed, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 13; Sat. 304.
un-lǽd
poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ unhappy ⬩ unfortunate ⬩ poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched
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Him mæg eádig eorl eáðe geceósan mildne hláford; ne mæg dón unlǽde swá, 784; Sal. 391.
fyrmest
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Man sealde Godwine his eorldóm swá full and swá forð swá hé fyrmest áhte they gave Godwin his earldom with all the rights and powers that he had ever possessed, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 30
ǽce
Eternal ⬩ æternus
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Eternal; æternus Ðæt we ge-earnian ǽce dreámas that we may obtain eternal delights, Ps. C. 156
forþ-acígan
To call forth ⬩ provŏcāre
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To call forth; provŏcāre He monige forþacígde he called forth many, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 6
gearo-folm
Ready-handed ⬩ promptus mănu
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Ready-handed; promptus mănu He grápode gearofolm he ready-handed grasped [me], Beo. Th. 4176; B. 2085
ge-ǽwirdlian
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to injure Se líg and seó hǽte monine mann swíðe geǽwerdledan, Bd. 3, 16; Sch. 266, 26
Linked entries: -wirdlian -ǽwirdlian
féstran
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Of godcundum spǽcum inra mann byþ féstrud and byð gefédd (nutritur ac pascitur), Scint. 222, 15. Add
hún
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Txts. 635 for many examples
notu
use ⬩ profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ an office ⬩ employment ⬩ the discharge of an office ⬩ conduct of business
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deans be arranged in the monastery, that no single person grow proud, when the conduct of business is committed to many, 125, 8-11
á-drífan
to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare
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Hí sýn fram ðínre handa ádrifene de manu tua expulsa sunt, Ps. Th. 87, 5. heonon Ðá man mæg mid fæstenum heonon ádrífan, Dóm. L. 30, 46. of Hé his bróðer ádráf of éðele, Chr. 380; P. 11, 10: Sat. 201: Bo. 18. Gif man folan of ádrífe, Ll.
un-ǽmtigan
to prevent a person being at leisure ⬩ to deprive of leisure
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to prevent a person being at leisure, to deprive of leisure Ne lyste ðé wífes ðe ðé on nánum þincgum ne ábysige ne ðé ne unǽmtige tó ðínum wyllan do not you desire a wife that may worry you in nothing, and may not prevent you being at leisure to follow
cwide-gied
A song, ballad ⬩ carmen
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A song, ballad ; carmen Fela cúþra cwidegiedda many [of] known songs, Exon. 77a. Th. 289, 28; Wand. 55
dryrmian
to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn ⬩ lugēre
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to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn; lugēre Dryrmyde, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 5; Exod. 40