þreátian
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ exercise ⬩ harass ⬩ to urge a person to something ⬩ press for something ⬩ force to do something ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to threaten
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MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.
óleccan
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Ðú woldest beón foremǽre on weorþscipe . . . þonne scealt þú óleccan swíþe earmlíce þám þe þé tó þám gefultumian mæge dignitatibus fulgere velis ? danti supplicabis, 32, 1; F. 114, 11.
ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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to seek, inquire, ask for; quærere, requirere, inquirere Ne mæg ic aldornere míne gesécan I cannot seek my life's safety, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 30; Gen. 2514. Gif he gesécean dear wíg if he dare seek war, Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684.
swingel
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Ða ðe him ondrǽdaþ Godes swingellan . . . ða ðe suá áheardode beóþ ðæt hié mon mid nánre swingellan gebétan ne mæg, Past. 37; Swt. 263, 1-9. Ic eom nú tó swingellan gearu ego in flagella paratus sum, Ps. Th. 37, 17.
Linked entry: swincgel
heá-lic
lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent
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H. 205, 8. as an epithet of what is evil, deep guilt, grievous sin, profound error Nis nán leahter swá heálic ꝥ man ne mæg gebétan, Hml. S. 12, 157. On þám heálicon gedwylde þæt hí swá fúle [men] him tó godum gecuran, Wlfst. 107, 24.
ríce
powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ great ⬩ possessed of power ⬩ rich ⬩ possessed of wealth ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potent
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Hú mæg ðǽr ánes ríces monnes naman cuman ðonne ðǽr mon furþum ðære burge naman ne geheórþ ðe hé on hámfæst biþ, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 2. Ríccræ wífe hrægl regillum vel peplum vel pella vel amiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 32.
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg ýþelíce gelácnian . . ., and æfter unéð, Lch. ii. 232, 17. Ðá æfter féng tó ðám ercebiscopdóme Iustus, Chr. 616; P. 24, 23. of position His wíf beláf æfter in ðám castele, Chr. 1076; P. 211, 29. of direction, cf.
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Hú mæg ðǽr synderlíce ánes ríces monnes nama cuman non fama hominum singulorum pervenire queat, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 1. Ðæt hors ic ðé synderlíce (specialiter ) tó ǽhte geceás, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 28.
Linked entry: sundorlíce
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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Th. 148, 1; Gen. 2450. force, power, might Ðǽr wæs módigra mægen forbéged, wígendra þrym, Andr. Kmbl. 3142; An. 1574: 6; An. 3. Clang wæteres þrym the water's might withered, i.e. the water was frozen, 2522; An. 1262.
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æt
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Æt hám gebring, Lch. ii. 292, 25. motion from Se sceocca sceall áswǽman æt ús, . . . and Gríst hine ádrǽfð þæt hé ús derian ne mæge, Hml.
þringan
To press ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ to throng ⬩ press round, upon ⬩ crowd together ⬩ to press ⬩ move with violence, eagerness ⬩ hurry ⬩ press on ⬩ press forward ⬩ force a way
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Hí þrungon and urnon ongeán ða ðeódnes mægp, Judth. Thw. 23, 40; Jud. 164. Tó weallgeatum wígend þrungon, Andr. Kmbl. 2408; An. 1205: Beo. Th. 5913; B. 2960. Tó ðam swicce men on healfa gehwone heápum þrungon, Exon. Th. 359, 24; Pä. 67.
weorþung
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Ðæt hé Sanctus Ióhannes lífes weorþunga gesecgan mæge, Blickl. Homl. 163, 36. ornament, decoration Crist com tó wlitignesse and tó weorþunge his brýde, Blickl. Homl. 11, 31.
ge-grípan
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Nim swá mycel swá þú mid þrím fingron gegrípan mæge, Lch. i. 230, 11. Mið ðý gegripen (-grippen, L.) wæs hond his praehensa manu ejus, Mk. R. 1, 31. Gegripen adprehensum, Kent.
ge-dál
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His hírédcnihton eallon v. pund tó gedále ( to be divided amongst them), ǽlcon be þám þe his mǽð wǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 26. a distributing, spending, giving. Cf. ge- dǽlan ; Gedál dispensatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 65. Gedále expenso, 145, 45.
rest
rest, quiet, freedom from toil ⬩ rest, repose, sleep ⬩ a place of rest, resting-place ⬩ a bed, couch
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Nis nán gesceaft gesceapen ðara ðe ne wilnige ðæt hit ðider cuman mǽge ðonan ðe hit, ǽr com, ðæt is tó ræste and tó orsorgnesse. Seó ræst is mid Gode, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 29-32 ; Met. 13, 71.
nimþe
Unless ⬩ except
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Næs monna gemet, ne mægen engla ðæt eów mihte helpan, nimþe Hǽlend God, Cd. Th. 295, 27; Sat. 493. Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl. Homl. 161, 11.
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un-rót
sad ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ troubled ⬩ gloomy ⬩ displeased ⬩ harsh ⬩ angry
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Ða men ( men with pain in the spleen ) beóð mægre and unróte, Lchdm. ii. 242, 3. On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða gladan (blíðan, l. 14), on óðre ða unrótan ( tristes ), Past. 27; Swt. 186, 13.
bismer
infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy
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Hié þá hé tó ðǽm bismre getawade þe on dǽm dagum mǽst wæs, þæt hé hié bereáfade heora cláþa and heora wǽpna ... hié him beforan drifen þá consulas swá swá niédlingas, ꝥ heora bismer þý máre wǽre (oneratos ignominia consules remiserunt).
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ge-sib
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Hé bebeád ꝥ ǽlc mǽgþ ymbe geáres ryne tógædere cóme þæt ǽlc man þý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe hæfde, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 17
cot-setla
A cottager ⬩ casārius
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Sylle his heorþ-pænig on hálgan Þunres dæg, eal swá ǽlcan frigean men gebýreþ, and werige his hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde æt sǽ-wearde and æt cyniges deór-hege, and æt swilcan þingan swilc his mǽþ sý, and sylle his ciric-sceát to Martinus mæssan